MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 24/227 · Paddington - Mt Pleasant
M 24/227 is a Western Australian mining lease held by PADDINGTON GOLD PTY LIMITED (Zijin Mining group). Granted 18 July 1988, expires 26 July 2030. 78 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
Mt Pleasant Prospecting J02444 · ShutOwners: a private holder 100% - Lodged
- 11 January 1988
- Granted
- 18 July 1988
- Expires
- 26 July 2030
- Area
- 77.70 hectares (0.8 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
- 16 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Fire Management Strategies - track upgrading and chaining Not assessed; overlaps 78 ha
- WAMEX data
- 462 open-file drill holes, 57 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -30.5309, 121.25145 (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 |
| 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 |
| 1 April 2014 | Mining Proposal | Mount Pleasant Alternative Haul Road Mining Proposal | Approved | mp_45713.pdf |
| 10 September 2013 | Mining Proposal | Blue Gum and Green Gum Cutback- Mining Proposal | Approved | mp_40164.pdf |
| 14 August 2012 | Mining Proposal | Green Gum Open Cut Mining Proposal (Version 2) - Paddington Gold Pty Ltd - M24/227, M24/265, M24/266 & M24/393 - July 2012 | Approved | mp_36086.pdf |
| 20 July 2012 | Mining Proposal | Violet Mining Proposal | Approved | mp_34576.zip |
| 29 September 2005 | Mining Proposal | NATAL SOUTH PROSPECTING :S AND DETECTING M24/227 M24/705 | Approved | mp_5122_289E097C36B41D435B3E2188CD28CB9B.pdf |
| 12 September 2005 | Mining Proposal | GOLDEN FUNNEL / ROB:S AND DETECTING M24/227 M24/432 M24/393 | Approved | mp_5098_FDEFCF1A17787A06118A179F3BD71C1B.pdf |
| 21 December 2004 | Mining Proposal | BOORARA PROSPECTING/SCRAPE AND DETECT ON M24/227 AND M24/194 | Approved | mp_4885.pdf |
| 25 March 2004 | Mining Proposal | MT PLEASANT PROSPECTING / WALLACE - KENT / SD M24/227 705 | Approved | mp_4559.pdf |
| 19 June 2000 | Mining Proposal | MT PLEASANT PROSPECTING : SCRAPE AND DETECT | Approved | mp_16755.pdf |
| 11 August 1999 | Mining Proposal | MT PLEASANT : REOPEN GRAVEL PIT M24/227 | Approved | mp_3068.pdf |
| 8 February 1999 | Mining Proposal | MT PLEASANT : BLUE GUM ADDENDUM NOI | Approved | mp_3020.pdf |
1 earlier registrations are in MINEDEX.
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.