MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 24/616 · Paddington - Mt Pleasant
M 24/616 is a Western Australian mining lease held by PADDINGTON GOLD PTY LIMITED (Zijin Mining group). Granted 18 February 1998, expires 18 February 2040. 981 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
- 28 November 1996
- Granted
- 18 February 1998
- Expires
- 18 February 2040
- Area
- 980.60 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
- Golden Cities Mulgarrie: approved 26 August 2020, Golden Cities Mulgarrie Mining Proposal Version 2 Revision 1
- Environmental registrations
- 10 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Pilbara to Goldfields Gas Pipeline Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 374; overlaps 4.4 ha
- WAMEX data
- 1,307 open-file drill holes, 65 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -30.4123, 121.41795 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 7 January 2021 | Mining Proposal | Golden Cities EGS Mining Proposal Version 3 Revision 1 | Approved | MP_92156.pdf |
| 26 August 2020 | Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan | Golden Cities Mulgarrie Mining Proposal Version 2 Revision 1 | Approved | MP_87117.pdf |
| 21 August 2019 | Mine Closure Plan | GOLDEN CITIES MINE CLOSURE PLAN | Approved | MCP_79358.pdf |
| 4 July 2019 | Mining Proposal | Mining Proposal Golden Cities Revised Version 2 | Approved | no public document |
| 2 December 2016 | Mine Closure Plan | Mine Closure Plan - Golden Cities - March 2016 | Approved | mcp_58985.pdf |
| 29 June 2000 | Mining Proposal | WOODCUTTERS : FEDERAL PIT PIPELINE | Approved | mp_2982.pdf |
| 19 May 1998 | Mining Proposal | WOODCUTTERS : EVAPORATION POND | Approved | mp_16152.pdf |
| 5 May 1998 | Mining Proposal | WOODCUTTERS:FEDERAL PIT | Approved | mp_2724.pdf |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.