MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 24/193 · Paddington - Mt Pleasant
M 24/193 is a Western Australian mining lease held by PADDINGTON GOLD PTY LIMITED (Zijin Mining group). Granted 1 May 1988, expires 4 May 2030. 866 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 projects
- Paddington - Mt Pleasant J00292 · OperatingOwners: Norton Gold FIelds Pty Ltd 100%; Zijin Mining Group; Keras Resources Plc; Paddington Gold Pty LIMIted
Smithfield Prospecting J02567 · OperatingOwners: a private holder 100% - Lodged
- 9 September 1987
- Granted
- 1 May 1988
- Expires
- 4 May 2030
- Area
- 866.50 hectares (8.7 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
- Lady Bountiful: approved 22 March 2017, Lady Bountiful - Mine Closure Plan
- Environmental registrations
- 9 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Fire Management Strategies - track upgrading and chaining Not assessed; overlaps 866 ha
- WAMEX data
- 434 open-file drill holes, 149 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -30.44015, 121.13755 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 March 2026 | Mine Closure Plan | MINE CLOSURE PLAN - LADY BOUNTIFUL OPERATIONS - VERSION 2 - J00292 | Approved | no public document |
| 22 March 2017 | Mine Closure Plan | Lady Bountiful - Mine Closure Plan | Approved | mcp_52231.pdf |
| 24 March 2016 | Mining Proposal | Accord and Anomaly 22 Laterite Gold Project M24/193 and M24/295 | Approved | mp_58485.pdf |
| 28 October 2013 | Mining Proposal | Enterprise Open Cut Mine Mining Proposal- Addendum Haul Road Realignment | Approved | mp_40505.pdf |
| 4 August 2004 | Mining Proposal | GRANTS PATCH PROSPECTING / MORGAN / SD ON VARIOUS M24 | Approved | mp_4367.pdf |
| 30 April 2002 | Mining Proposal | SMITHFIELD PROSPECTING : SAGGERS M24/193; 495 | Approved | mp_17349.pdf |
| 12 December 1994 | Mining Proposal | ORA BANDA : DARK HORSE | Approved | mp_1806.pdf |
| 4 November 1994 | Mining Proposal | ORBAN LATERITES ANOMALY 22 EXPANSION | Approved | mp_1784.pdf |
| 5 April 1994 | Mining Proposal | ORA BANDA : GIMLET SOUTH : ORBAN JV GROUP SITES | Approved | mp_1295.pdf |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.