MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 24/266 · Paddington - Mt Pleasant
M 24/266 is a Western Australian mining lease held by PADDINGTON GOLD PTY LIMITED (Zijin Mining group). Granted 21 September 1988, expires 28 September 2030. 122 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
- 16 June 1988
- Granted
- 21 September 1988
- Expires
- 28 September 2030
- Area
- 122.40 hectares (1.2 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
- 28 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Fire Management Strategies - track upgrading and chaining Not assessed; overlaps 122 ha
- WAMEX data
- 1,202 open-file drill holes, 68 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -30.52975, 121.23775 (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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 24 March 2009 | Mining Proposal | HOMESTEAD UNDERGROUND PROJECT | Approved | mp_21248.pdf |
| 16 August 2006 | Mining Proposal | TIES DREAM: SCRAP AND DETECT M24/82 M24/266 M24/710 M24/557 | Approved | mp_5425_res.pdf |
| 28 January 2005 | Mining Proposal | MT PLEASANT PROSPECTING / WALLACE-KENT SCRAPE AND DETECT | Approved | mp_4907.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 |
13 earlier registrations are in MINEDEX.
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.