MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 24/165 · Paddington - Mt Pleasant
M 24/165 is a Western Australian mining lease held by PADDINGTON GOLD PTY LIMITED (Zijin Mining group). Granted 26 November 1987, expires 23 December 2029. 890 ha in the Broad Arrow Mineral Field. Commodities: Gold, Silver. Part of the Paddington - Mt Pleasant project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- Parent group
- Zijin Mining (a subsidiary)
- MINEDEX project
- Paddington - Mt Pleasant J00292 · OperatingOwners: Norton Gold FIelds Pty Ltd 100%; Zijin Mining Group; Keras Resources Plc; Paddington Gold Pty LIMIted
- Lodged
- 15 June 1987
- Granted
- 26 November 1987
- Expires
- 23 December 2029
- Area
- 889.60 hectares (8.9 km²)
- Mineral field
- Broad Arrow Mineral Field
- Commodities
- Gold, Silver
- Rehabilitation liability
- Its rehabilitation liability is in the MCF Mining Index (subscribers): the Mining Rehabilitation Fund estimate, its trend since 2014, company provisions and closure-plan costs
- Mine closure plan
- Mount Pleasant: approved 12 April 2017, Mine Closure Plan Mount Pleasant
- Environmental registrations
- 9 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Fire Management Strategies - track upgrading and chaining Not assessed; overlaps 890 ha
- WAMEX data
- 436 open-file drill holes, 56 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -30.54325, 121.28985 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 July 2024 | Mining Proposal | Mt Pleasant Operations Version 3.1 | Approved | MP_123530.pdf |
| 15 December 2021 | Mining Proposal | Mt Pleasant EGS Mining Proposal Racetrack West Version 2 Revision 2 | Approved | MP_100195.pdf |
| 12 February 2021 | Mining Proposal | Mt Pleasant EGS Mining Proposal Version 1.2 | Approved | MP_92390.pdf |
| 22 May 2018 | Mining Proposal | Mount Pleasant to Paddington Haul Road Realignment Addendum | Approved | mp_73545.pdf |
| 16 March 2018 | Mining Proposal | Paddington Liberty and Stockyard Haul Road Mining Proposal - Version 1 | Approved | mp_72378.pdf |
| 12 April 2017 | Mine Closure Plan | Mine Closure Plan Mount Pleasant | Approved | mcp_58989.pdf |
| 25 October 2013 | Mining Proposal | Golden Flag Open Cut Pit Mining Proposal - ROM Addendum | Approved | mp_39945.pdf |
| 17 May 2013 | Mining Proposal | Golden Flag Open Cut Pit Mining Proposal - Paddington Gold Pty Ltd - M24/165, M24/390 & M24/393 - January 2013 | Approved | mp_38408.pdf |
| 22 December 1999 | Mining Proposal | MT PLEASANT : REOPEN SAND PIT M24/165 | Approved | mp_16585.pdf |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.