MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 26/131 · Golden Mile / KCGM
M 26/131 is a Western Australian mining lease held by NORTHERN STAR (KLV) PTY LTD; NORTHERN STAR (SARACEN KALGOORLIE) PTY LTD (Northern Star Resources group). Granted 22 November 1990, expires 27 November 2032. 232 ha in the East Coolgardie Mineral Field. Commodities: Gold, Silver. Part of the Golden Mile / KCGM project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- Parent group
- Northern Star Resources (matched by name)
- MINEDEX projects
- Golden Mile / KCGM J00102 · OperatingOwners: Northern Star Resources Ltd 100%; Saracen Mineral Holdings Ltd; Northern Star (Klv) Pty Ltd; Northern Star (Saracen Kalgoorlie) Pty Ltd
Central Kalgoorlie - Mt Ferrum J00055 · Not ApplicableOwners: not recorded - Lodged
- 26 November 1986
- Granted
- 22 November 1990
- Expires
- 27 November 2032
- Area
- 232.30 hectares (2.3 km²)
- Mineral field
- East Coolgardie 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
- KCGM Golden Mile / Fimiston / Kaltails - Golden Mile/KCGM and Kaltails: approved 19 September 2025, MINE CLOSURE PLAN - KCGM Golden Mile / Fimiston / Kaltails MCP 2022 Version 2 - J00102 Gol
Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines: approved 27 November 2015, Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines - Mine Closure Plan March 2015 - Environmental registrations
- 18 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Fimiston Gold Mine Operations Extension (Stage 3) and Mine Closure Planning: Revised Proposal- Fimiston South Project. Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 1258; overlaps 69 ha
Fimiston Gold Mine Operations Extension (Stage 3) and Mine Closure Planning Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 782; overlaps 20 ha
KCGM Hidden Secret Project M26/131 and M26/353 Not assessed; overlaps 232 ha
Kalgoorlie Thermal Power Project Under assessment; overlaps 54 ha
Fire Management Strategies - track upgrading and chaining Not assessed; overlaps 232 ha - WAMEX data
- 360 open-file drill holes, 102 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -30.74655, 121.48655 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 May 2026 | Mining Proposal | Fimiston Pit & WRD | Approved | no public document |
| 8 April 2026 | Mining Proposal | Mt Charlotte Eastern Areas | Approved | no public document |
| 12 December 2025 | Mining Proposal | Black St Substation MP | Approved | no public document |
| 19 September 2025 | Mine Closure Plan | MINE CLOSURE PLAN - KCGM Golden Mile / Fimiston / Kaltails MCP 2022 Version 2 - J00102 Golden Mile/KCGM and J00177 Kaltails - S0002103, S0231678, S0236563, S0236564, S0236565, S0223415 | Approved | MCP_115572.pdf |
| 3 October 2024 | Mining Proposal | Mining Proposal for Small Mining Operations: Mt Charlotte Underground - Eastern Areas | Approved | MP_126960.pdf |
| 12 August 2024 | Mining Proposal | Small Mining Operations MP: Underground Exploration Laydown | Approved | MP_127577.pdf |
| 6 December 2023 | Mining Proposal | MINING PROPOSAL (PART II) FIMISTON UNDERGROUND EXPLORATION PROPOSAL - REV 2 - J00102 | Approved | MP_121710.pdf |
| 19 October 2022 | Mining Proposal | Mt Charlotte Little Wonder & Fairplay Exploration & Water Management Part II MP | Approved | MP_110768.pdf |
| 2 November 2021 | Mining Proposal | Mining Proposal Fimiston Waste Rock Dump Capacity | Approved | MP_99415.pdf |
| 10 March 2020 | Mining Proposal | KCGM Mining Proposal - Mt Charlotte Underground Exploration | Approved | MP_85706.pdf |
| 6 August 2018 | Mine Closure Plan | MINE CLOSURE PLAN - KCGM GOLDEN MILE AND KALTAILS PROJECTS - MINERAL FIELD 26 - J00102 / J00177 | Approved | no public document |
| 3 November 2017 | Mining Proposal | KCGM Mining Proposal - Dewatering Infrastructure and Updated WRD Design | Approved | mp_69903.pdf |
| 27 November 2015 | Mine Closure Plan | Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines - Mine Closure Plan March 2015 | Approved | mcp_54418.pdf |
| 23 April 2015 | Mining Proposal | KCGM Hidden Secret Project EPA Section 38 Referral and DMP Mining Proposal | Approved | mp_53099.pdf |
| 31 May 2005 | Mining Proposal | GOLDEN MILE / KCGM /MT CHARLOTTE DEWATERING PIPELINE | Approved | mp_5004.pdf |
3 earlier registrations are in MINEDEX.
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.