MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 24/20 · Paddington - Mt Pleasant
M 24/20 is a Western Australian mining lease held by PADDINGTON GOLD PTY LIMITED (Zijin Mining group). Granted 21 September 1983, expires 19 October 2046. 532 ha in the Broad Arrow Mineral Field. Commodities: Gold. 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
- 16 March 1983
- Granted
- 21 September 1983
- Expires
- 19 October 2046
- Area
- 532.00 hectares (5.3 km²)
- Mineral field
- Broad Arrow Mineral Field
- Commodities
- Gold
- 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
- Upgrade of Paddington Plant: approved 15 July 2021, Upgrade of Paddington Plant
- Environmental registrations
- 38 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Magellan Lead Carbonate Project, Wiluna Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 905; overlaps 0.8 ha
Fire Management Strategies - track upgrading and chaining Not assessed; overlaps 209 ha - WAMEX data
- 256 open-file drill holes, 121 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -30.48975, 121.3501 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 July 2025 | Mining Proposal | SMP_Transfer Pipeline - Application Form | Approved | MP_500352.pdf |
| 8 March 2023 | Mining Proposal | Mining Proposal - Modified Activities on M24-20, M24-181, M24-183 V3 | Approved | MP_114564.pdf |
| 15 July 2021 | Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan | Upgrade of Paddington Plant | Approved | MP_87501.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 |
| 5 April 2017 | Mine Closure Plan | Mine Closure Plan - Paddington - March 2016 | Approved | mcp_58992.pdf |
| 24 December 2013 | Mining Proposal | Enterprise Open Cut Mine Mining Proposal Addendum Enterprise Haul Road - Lady Bountiful to Paddington Mill By - Pass Haul Road Paddington Gold Pty Ltd L24/207, M24/270, M24/205, M24/271, M24/393, M24/618, M24/272, M24/423, M24/428, M24/426, M24/417, M24/422, M24/183, M24/20 November 2013 | Approved | mp_43917.pdf |
| 21 September 2009 | Mining Proposal | ADDENDUM TO JANET IVY STAGE 1 AND 2 MINING PROPOSAL | Approved | mp_22334.pdf |
| 2 April 2007 | Mining Proposal | PADDINGTON - TAILNGS DEPOSITION M24/20 24/180 24/181 | Approved | mp_5559.pdf |
| 13 January 2005 | Mining Proposal | PADDINGTON - MT PLEASANT / ADDENDUM TO CORLAC SUPERNATANT ST | Approved | mp_4876.pdf |
| 23 May 2003 | Mining Proposal | PADDINGTON : ACORN PROJECT | Approved | mp_4260.pdf |
| 15 January 2003 | Mining Proposal | PADDINGTON PROSPECTING : MORGAN ADDENDUM | Approved | mp_4192.pdf |
| 26 August 2002 | Mining Proposal | PADDINGTON PROSPECTING/MORGAN : SCRAPE AND DETECT M24/20 AN | Approved | mp_4083.pdf |
| 15 January 2002 | Mining Proposal | PADDINGTON TO MT PLEASANT WATER PIPELINE | Approved | mp_3866.pdf |
| 14 November 2001 | Mining Proposal | PADDINGTON TO KUNDANA HAUL ROAD ADDENDUM | Approved | mp_3832.pdf |
23 earlier registrations are in MINEDEX.
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.