MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 24/194 · Ora Banda Dryblowing / Williams
M 24/194 is a Western Australian mining lease held by PADDINGTON GOLD PTY LIMITED (Zijin Mining group). Granted 1 May 1988, expires 4 May 2030. 964 ha in the Broad Arrow Mineral Field. Commodities: Gold, Silver. Part of the Ora Banda Dryblowing / Williams project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- Parent group
- Zijin Mining (a subsidiary)
- MINEDEX projects
- Ora Banda Dryblowing / Williams J02447 · OperatingOwners: a private holder 50%
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
- 9 September 1987
- Granted
- 1 May 1988
- Expires
- 4 May 2030
- Area
- 964.00 hectares (9.6 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
- 17 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Cawse Nickel Project, 50 km north-west of Kalgoorlie Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 429; overlaps 23 ha
Fire Management Strategies - track upgrading and chaining Not assessed; overlaps 964 ha - WAMEX data
- 413 open-file drill holes, 140 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -30.39375, 121.08995 (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 |
| 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 |
| 19 December 2013 | Mining Proposal | Enterprise Open Cut Mine Mining Proposal Addendum - Ora Banda to Bent Tree Haul Road Paddington Gold Pty Ltd L24/208 November 2013 | Approved | mp_43924.pdf |
| 4 July 2006 | Mining Proposal | TIES DREAM :SCRAPING AND DETECTING M24/170 M24/194 239 393 | Approved | mp_5382_res.pdf |
| 17 February 2006 | Mining Proposal | CASHMANS EAST PROSPECTING :SCRAP AND DETECT M24/251 M24/194 | Approved | mp_5245_4977ADF4908DB456BA2CA2B57F0304EB.pdf |
| 29 September 2005 | Mining Proposal | ORA BANDA PROSPECTING / ROB :S AND DETECT M24/170 M24/194 | Approved | mp_5121_68E643FA0CC36BD5BB3C304CBF51BD82.pdf |
| 21 December 2004 | Mining Proposal | BOORARA PROSPECTING/SCRAPE AND DETECT ON M24/227 AND M24/194 | Approved | mp_4885.pdf |
| 13 May 2002 | Mining Proposal | CASHMANS PROSPECTING | Approved | mp_3982.pdf |
| 25 October 2001 | Mining Proposal | ORA BANDA DRYBLOWING : WILLIAMS ON M24/194 AND M24/231 | Approved | mp_3820.pdf |
2 earlier registrations are in MINEDEX.
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.