MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 24/557 · Paddington - Mt Pleasant
M 24/557 is a Western Australian mining lease held by PADDINGTON GOLD PTY LIMITED (Zijin Mining group). Granted 24 October 1997, expires 23 October 2039. 599 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
Broad Arrow Alluvials J01112 · OperatingOwners: a private holder 100%
Paddington Prospecting / Morgan J02640 · OperatingOwners: a private holder 100%
Kalgoorlie North J02816 · Care and MaintenanceOwners: Genesis Minerals Ltd 100% - Lodged
- 19 March 1996
- Granted
- 24 October 1997
- Expires
- 23 October 2039
- Area
- 599.30 hectares (6.0 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
- Golden Cities Mulgarrie: approved 26 August 2020, Golden Cities Mulgarrie Mining Proposal Version 2 Revision 1
- Environmental registrations
- 16 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- WAMEX data
- 363 open-file drill holes, 158 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -30.4589, 121.3139 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 January 2025 | Mining Proposal | Small Mining Proposal- Victory Pipeline | Approved | MP_129454.pdf |
| 14 November 2024 | Mining Proposal | Golden Cities MP V5 | Approved | MP_126780.pdf |
| 6 December 2022 | Mining Proposal | Golden Cities EGS MP V4 | Approved | MP_111564.pdf |
| 21 August 2019 | Mine Closure Plan | GOLDEN CITIES MINE CLOSURE PLAN | Approved | MCP_79358.pdf |
| 2 December 2016 | Mine Closure Plan | Mine Closure Plan - Golden Cities - March 2016 | Approved | mcp_58985.pdf |
| 7 July 2015 | Mining Proposal | Kalgoorlie North Gold Project - Mining and Haul Road Proposal | Approved | mp_54297.pdf |
| 16 August 2006 | Mining Proposal | TIES DREAM: SCRAP AND DETECT M24/82 M24/266 M24/710 M24/557 | Approved | mp_5425_res.pdf |
| 9 July 2003 | Mining Proposal | PADDINGTON / MT PLEASANT : NORTH TALBOT PIT RECOMMC | Approved | mp_4320.pdf |
| 17 March 2003 | Mining Proposal | PADDINGTON PROSPECTING/MORGAN SCRAPING AND DETECTING | Approved | mp_4234.pdf |
| 3 September 1999 | Mining Proposal | PADDINGTON : BROAD ARROW PIT S2 EXTENSION | Approved | mp_3144.pdf |
| 30 July 1998 | Mining Proposal | PADDINGTON : BROAD ARROW PIT M24/557 | Approved | mp_2831.pdf |
| 22 December 1997 | Mining Proposal | PADDINGTON : PANGLO DRYBLOWING : STOCKDALE | Approved | mp_16060.pdf |
| 17 March 1997 | Mining Proposal | BROAD ARROW ALLUVIALS : TALBOT ELDORADO | Approved | mp_2439.pdf |
| 3 October 1996 | Mining Proposal | PADDINGTON : TALBOT NORTH | Approved | mp_2303.pdf |
| 14 March 1996 | Mining Proposal | BROAD ARROW : TALBOT NORTH : ELDORADO ALLUVIALS | Approved | mp_15546.pdf |
1 earlier registrations are in MINEDEX.
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.