MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 24/234 · Paddington - Mt Pleasant
M 24/234 is a Western Australian mining lease held by PADDINGTON GOLD PTY LIMITED (Zijin Mining group). Granted 7 June 1988, expires 12 June 2030. 369 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 project
- Paddington - Mt Pleasant J00292 · OperatingOwners: Norton Gold FIelds Pty Ltd 100%; Zijin Mining Group; Keras Resources Plc; Paddington Gold Pty LIMIted
- Lodged
- 3 February 1988
- Granted
- 7 June 1988
- Expires
- 12 June 2030
- Area
- 369.20 hectares (3.7 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
- Mount Pleasant: approved 12 April 2017, Mine Closure Plan Mount Pleasant
Lady Bountiful: approved 22 March 2017, Lady Bountiful - Mine Closure Plan - Environmental registrations
- 34 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Fire Management Strategies - track upgrading and chaining Not assessed; overlaps 369 ha
- WAMEX data
- 2,364 open-file drill holes, 82 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -30.5182, 121.2241 (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 October 2021 | Mining Proposal | MP for Small Mining Operations: Tuart Underground Infrastructure | Approved | no public document |
| 12 April 2017 | Mine Closure Plan | Mine Closure Plan Mount Pleasant | Approved | mcp_58989.pdf |
| 22 March 2017 | Mine Closure Plan | Lady Bountiful - Mine Closure Plan | Approved | mcp_52231.pdf |
| 21 September 2016 | Mining Proposal | Quarters 040 Mining Proposal | Approved | mp_60603.pdf |
| 16 February 2016 | Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan | Tuart Underground Mining Proposal Paddington Gold Pty Ltd M24/234, M24/265, M24/266, M24/302 and M24/82 February 2016 | Approved | mp_58503.pdf |
| 5 August 2014 | Mining Proposal | Quarters O40 Open Cut Mining Proposal | Approved | mp_47232.pdf |
| 25 August 2005 | Mining Proposal | PADDINGTON - MT PLEASANT / TUART DEPOSIT M24/234 | Approved | mp_5083_FB7EFC0A6D51C401FD3A614591202CD9.pdf |
| 29 April 2002 | Mining Proposal | MT PLEASANT : LADY BOUNTIFUL QUARTERS WEST UNDERGROUND | Approved | mp_17360.pdf |
| 16 May 2001 | Mining Proposal | MT PLEASANT : SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT | Approved | mp_3694.pdf |
| 5 December 2000 | Mining Proposal | MT PLEASANT : SURFACE WATER HARVESTING | Approved | mp_3554.pdf |
| 8 August 2000 | Mining Proposal | MT PLEASANT QUARTERS UNDERGROUND REVISED | Approved | mp_3385.pdf |
| 10 April 2000 | Mining Proposal | MT PLEASANT : QUARTERS UNDERGROUND LAY DOWN AREA | Approved | mp_16714.pdf |
| 18 February 2000 | Mining Proposal | MT PLEASANT : TSF 2 3 AND 4 DECOMISSIONING | Approved | mp_16633.pdf |
| 22 December 1999 | Mining Proposal | MT PLEASANT : GO LINE | Approved | mp_16586.pdf |
19 earlier registrations are in MINEDEX.
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.