MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 24/170 · Cashmans Prospecting / Stockdale
M 24/170 is a Western Australian mining lease held by PADDINGTON GOLD PTY LIMITED (Zijin Mining group). Granted 19 October 1987, expires 2 November 2029. 816 ha in the Broad Arrow Mineral Field. Commodities: Gold, Silver. Part of the Cashmans Prospecting / Stockdale project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- Parent group
- Zijin Mining (a subsidiary)
- MINEDEX projects
- Cashmans Prospecting / Stockdale J02613 · OperatingOwners: a private holder 100%
Ora Banda / Norton J04664 · OperatingOwners: Norton Gold FIelds Pty Ltd 100%; Zijin Mining Group; Paddington Gold Pty LIMIted
Ora Banda - Paddy Bore Prospecting J01636 · ShutOwners: a private holder 50% - Lodged
- 29 June 1987
- Granted
- 19 October 1987
- Expires
- 2 November 2029
- Area
- 816.40 hectares (8.2 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
- ORA BANDA: approved 25 September 2019, ORA BANDA MINE CLOSURE PLAN
- Environmental registrations
- 27 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Fire Management Strategies - track upgrading and chaining Not assessed; overlaps 816 ha
- WAMEX data
- 628 open-file drill holes, 90 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -30.37175, 121.08885 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 April 2026 | Mine Closure Plan | MINE CLOSURE PLAN - ORA BANDA - VERSION 5 - J04664 - S0226019 | Approved | no public document |
| 21 December 2022 | Mining Proposal | Ora Banda EGS Mining Proposal Enterprise Version 1 | Approved | MP_103279.pdf |
| 27 January 2021 | Mining Proposal | Powerline Installation - Paddington Operations | Approved | MP_92652.pdf |
| 15 December 2020 | Mining Proposal | Mining Proposal for Small Mining Operations: Ora Banda Landfill | Approved | MP_92496.pdf |
| 25 September 2019 | Mine Closure Plan | ORA BANDA MINE CLOSURE PLAN | Approved | MCP_79359.pdf |
| 3 May 2019 | Mining Proposal | Mining Proposal Enterprise Underground Version 2 | Approved | mp_78366.pdf |
| 24 October 2017 | Mining Proposal | Enterprise Stage 4 Mining Proposal Version 3 | Approved | mp_68588.pdf |
| 29 September 2016 | Mine Closure Plan | Mine Closure Plan - Ora Banda - March 2015 | Approved | mcp_54447.pdf |
| 6 July 2016 | Mining Proposal | Enterprise Stage 4 Mining Proposal Version 2 | Approved | mp_59568.pdf |
| 28 July 2014 | Mining Proposal | Enterprise Open Cut Mine Mining Proposal - Stage 2 Development | Approved | mp_47736.pdf |
| 27 July 2006 | Mining Proposal | ORA BANDA PROSPECTING : SCRAPING AND DETECTING M24/170 | Approved | mp_5411_res.pdf |
| 4 July 2006 | Mining Proposal | TIES DREAM :SCRAPING AND DETECTING M24/170 M24/194 239 393 | Approved | mp_5382_res.pdf |
| 15 June 2006 | Mining Proposal | CASHMANS EAST PROSPECTING:SCRAPING AND DETEC M24/113 M24/170 | Approved | mp_5362_res.pdf |
| 29 September 2005 | Mining Proposal | ORA BANDA PROSPECTING / ROB :S AND DETECT M24/170 M24/194 | Approved | mp_5121_68E643FA0CC36BD5BB3C304CBF51BD82.pdf |
| 30 March 2004 | Mining Proposal | CASHMANS PROSPECTING / SAGGERS AND KIRK / SD ON M24/170 194 | Approved | mp_4575.pdf |
12 earlier registrations are in MINEDEX.
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.