MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 24/251 · Paddington - Mt Pleasant
M 24/251 is a Western Australian mining lease held by NORTON GOLD FIELDS PTY LTD (Zijin Mining group). Granted 22 November 1988, expires 24 November 2030. 876 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
Paddington Prospecting / Morgan J02640 · OperatingOwners: a private holder 100%
Kalgoorlie North J02816 · Care and MaintenanceOwners: Genesis Minerals Ltd 100% - Lodged
- 12 April 1988
- Granted
- 22 November 1988
- Expires
- 24 November 2030
- Area
- 875.80 hectares (8.8 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
- Upgrade of Paddington Plant: approved 15 July 2021, Upgrade of Paddington Plant
- Environmental registrations
- 25 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Magellan Lead Carbonate Project, Wiluna Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 905; overlaps 0.5 ha
Fire Management Strategies - track upgrading and chaining Not assessed; overlaps 30 ha - WAMEX data
- 642 open-file drill holes, 127 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -30.47065, 121.34055 (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 |
| 6 December 2022 | Mining Proposal | Golden Cities EGS MP V4 | Approved | MP_111564.pdf |
| 5 April 2017 | Mine Closure Plan | Mine Closure Plan - Paddington - March 2016 | Approved | mcp_58992.pdf |
| 7 July 2015 | Mining Proposal | Kalgoorlie North Gold Project - Mining and Haul Road Proposal | Approved | mp_54297.pdf |
| 28 October 2013 | Mining Proposal | Enterprise Open Cut Mine Mining Proposal- Addendum Haul Road Realignment | Approved | mp_40505.pdf |
| 17 February 2006 | Mining Proposal | CASHMANS EAST PROSPECTING :SCRAP AND DETECT M24/251 M24/194 | Approved | mp_5245_4977ADF4908DB456BA2CA2B57F0304EB.pdf |
| 16 June 2004 | Mining Proposal | PADDINGTON PROSPECTING / SAMBO / SD ON M24/251 | Approved | mp_4668.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 |
| 14 November 2001 | Mining Proposal | PADDINGTON TO KUNDANA HAUL ROAD ADDENDUM | Approved | mp_3832.pdf |
| 21 August 2001 | Mining Proposal | PADDINGTON : KUNDANA HAUL ROAD | Approved | mp_3751.pdf |
| 1 May 2001 | Mining Proposal | PADDINGTON : DEEP LEADS EXTENSION | Approved | mp_3686.pdf |
| 24 January 2001 | Mining Proposal | PADDINGTON : MINE WATER DAM CONSTRUCTION | Approved | mp_16996.pdf |
| 22 November 2000 | Mining Proposal | PADDINGTON : DEEP LEADS PIT | Approved | mp_3519.pdf |
| 14 June 1999 | Mining Proposal | BROAD ARROW PROSPECTING GOLD PROJECT | Approved | mp_16480.pdf |
10 earlier registrations are in MINEDEX.
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.