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Western Australian mining lease

M 24/398 · Paddington - Mt Pleasant

M 24/398 is a Western Australian mining lease held by PADDINGTON GOLD PTY LIMITED (Zijin Mining group). Granted 27 January 1993, expires 27 January 2035. 830 ha in the Broad Arrow Mineral Field. Commodities: Gold. Part of the Paddington - Mt Pleasant project (operating).

Type
Mining lease
Status
Granted
Holder
PADDINGTON GOLD PTY LIMITED
Parent group
Zijin Mining (a subsidiary)
MINEDEX project
Paddington - Mt Pleasant J00292 · Operating
Owners: Norton Gold FIelds Pty Ltd 100%; Zijin Mining Group; Keras Resources Plc; Paddington Gold Pty LIMIted
Lodged
21 July 1992
Granted
27 January 1993
Expires
27 January 2035
Area
830.50 hectares (8.3 km²)
Mineral field
Broad Arrow Mineral Field
Commodities
Gold
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
Golden Cities Mulgarrie: approved 26 August 2020, Golden Cities Mulgarrie Mining Proposal Version 2 Revision 1
Environmental registrations
24 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
WAMEX data
1,010 open-file drill holes, 142 exploration reports on this ground
Location
-30.42795, 121.26975 (centre)
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Mining proposals and mine closure plans

DateRegistrationTitleStatusDocument (GeoDocs)
14 November 2024Mining ProposalGolden Cities MP V5ApprovedMP_126780.pdf
21 August 2019Mine Closure PlanGOLDEN CITIES MINE CLOSURE PLANApprovedMCP_79358.pdf
2 December 2016Mine Closure PlanMine Closure Plan - Golden Cities - March 2016Approvedmcp_58985.pdf
13 January 2005Mining ProposalPADDINGTON - MT PLEASANT / ADDENDUM TO CORLAC SUPERNATANT STApprovedmp_4876.pdf
20 February 2003Mining ProposalPADDINGTON : WENDY GULLY UNDERGROUNDApprovedmp_4221.pdf
15 January 2002Mining ProposalPADDINGTON TO MT PLEASANT WATER PIPELINEApprovedmp_3866.pdf
14 November 2001Mining ProposalPADDINGTON TO KUNDANA HAUL ROAD ADDENDUMApprovedmp_3832.pdf
25 May 2001Mining ProposalPADDINGTON : PANGLO PIT TAILINGS DISPOSALApprovedmp_3655.pdf
2 July 1999Mining ProposalPADDINGTON : LEILANI OPEN PITApprovedmp_3098.pdf
5 May 1999Mining ProposalPADDINGTON : TSF3 BORROW PIT EXPANSIONApprovedmp_3065.pdf
27 January 1999Mining ProposalPADDINGTON : TAILINGS NO 3 RAISEApprovedmp_3004.pdf
8 July 1998Mining ProposalPADDINGTON : MINOR MOD TO GOLD PROCESSING PLANTApprovedmp_16232.pdf
21 May 1998Mining ProposalPADDINGTON : WENDY GULLY ADDENDUM 5Approvedmp_16171.pdf
26 February 1998Mining ProposalPADDINGTON : WENDY GULLY SERVICE CORRIDORApprovedmp_2661.pdf
20 October 1997Mining ProposalPADDINGTON : ROAD DIVERSION DEEP LEADS AREAApprovedmp_15991.pdf

9 earlier registrations are in MINEDEX.

Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.