MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 24/302 · Paddington - Mt Pleasant
M 24/302 is a Western Australian mining lease held by PADDINGTON GOLD PTY LIMITED (Zijin Mining group). Granted 5 December 1989, expires 7 December 2031. 983 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
- 16 December 1988
- Granted
- 5 December 1989
- Expires
- 7 December 2031
- Area
- 982.70 hectares (9.8 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
Lady Bountiful: approved 22 March 2017, Lady Bountiful - Mine Closure Plan
Racetrack West Open Pit Project: approved 2 November 2015, Racetrack West Open Pit Project - Environmental registrations
- 13 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Fire Management Strategies - track upgrading and chaining Not assessed; overlaps 983 ha
- WAMEX data
- 884 open-file drill holes, 121 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -30.5329, 121.20635 (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 |
| 15 December 2021 | Mining Proposal | Mt Pleasant EGS Mining Proposal Racetrack West Version 2 Revision 2 | Approved | MP_100195.pdf |
| 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 |
| 30 August 2016 | Mining Proposal | Mining Proposal - Racetrack West (RTW) - Addendum 3 | Approved | mp_60043.pdf |
| 10 March 2016 | Mining Proposal | Racetrack West Mining Proposal Addendum | Approved | mp_58444.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 |
| 2 November 2015 | Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan | Racetrack West Open Pit Project | Approved | mp_56096.pdf |
| 5 August 2014 | Mining Proposal | Quarters O40 Open Cut Mining Proposal | Approved | mp_47232.pdf |
| 29 April 2002 | Mining Proposal | MT PLEASANT : LADY BOUNTIFUL QUARTERS WEST UNDERGROUND | Approved | mp_17360.pdf |
| 15 December 1997 | Mining Proposal | LADY BOUNTIFUL EXTENDED : TUART DEPOSIT | Approved | mp_16023.pdf |
| 23 July 1991 | Mining Proposal | LADY BOUNTIFUL SOUTH GOLD PROJECT | Approved | mp_724.pdf |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.