MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 24/29 · Paddington - Mt Pleasant
M 24/29 is a Western Australian mining lease held by PADDINGTON GOLD PTY LIMITED (Zijin Mining group). Granted 13 December 1983, expires 3 January 2047. 842 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
Ora Banda / Norton J04664 · OperatingOwners: Norton Gold FIelds Pty Ltd 100%; Zijin Mining Group; Paddington Gold Pty LIMIted - Lodged
- 29 June 1983
- Granted
- 13 December 1983
- Expires
- 3 January 2047
- Area
- 841.80 hectares (8.4 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
- ORA BANDA: approved 25 September 2019, ORA BANDA MINE CLOSURE PLAN
- Environmental registrations
- 31 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Fire Management Strategies - track upgrading and chaining Not assessed; overlaps 842 ha
- WAMEX data
- 767 open-file drill holes, 119 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -30.381, 121.05985 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 April 2026 | Mine Closure Plan | MINE CLOSURE PLAN - ORA BANDA - VERSION 5 - J04664 - S0226019 | Approved | no public document |
| 21 December 2022 | Mining Proposal | Ora Banda EGS Mining Proposal Enterprise Version 1 | Approved | MP_103279.pdf |
| 25 September 2019 | Mine Closure Plan | ORA BANDA MINE CLOSURE PLAN | Approved | MCP_79359.pdf |
| 3 May 2019 | Mining Proposal | Mining Proposal Enterprise Underground Version 2 | Approved | mp_78366.pdf |
| 24 October 2017 | Mining Proposal | Enterprise Stage 4 Mining Proposal Version 3 | Approved | mp_68588.pdf |
| 29 September 2016 | Mine Closure Plan | Mine Closure Plan - Ora Banda - March 2015 | Approved | mcp_54447.pdf |
| 6 July 2016 | Mining Proposal | Enterprise Stage 4 Mining Proposal Version 2 | Approved | mp_59568.pdf |
| 28 July 2014 | Mining Proposal | Enterprise Open Cut Mine Mining Proposal - Stage 2 Development | Approved | mp_47736.pdf |
| 7 August 2006 | Mining Proposal | KALGOORLIE OP: CLOSURE PLAN ORA BANDA TSF M24/29 24/194 | Approved | mp_5323_res.pdf |
| 10 April 2006 | Mining Proposal | PADDINGTON-MT PLEASANT:ADDEND TO GIMLET SOUTH PROJECT M24/29 | Approved | mp_18619.zip mp_18619.pdf |
| 28 April 2005 | Mining Proposal | TIES DREAM PROSPECTING :SCRAP AND DETECT M24/29 436 388 170 | Approved | mp_4987.pdf |
| 10 April 2000 | Mining Proposal | ORA BANDA : TSF 1AND 2 DECOMMISSIONING | Approved | mp_16513.pdf |
| 4 April 2000 | Mining Proposal | ORA BANDA ENTERPRISE DEWATERING TO GIMLET SOUTH | Approved | mp_16706.pdf |
| 10 September 1998 | Mining Proposal | ORA BANDA : COCO PIT : ORA BANDA HAUL ROAD | Approved | mp_16276.pdf |
| 13 May 1997 | Mining Proposal | ORA BANDA : GIMLET SOUTH ADDENDUM SLEEPING BEAUTY | Approved | mp_2349.pdf |
16 earlier registrations are in MINEDEX.
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.