MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 26/243 · Binduli
M 26/243 is a Western Australian mining lease held by BELLAMEL MINING PTY LTD (Zijin Mining group). Granted 6 June 1990, expires 11 June 2032. 228 ha in the East Coolgardie Mineral Field. Commodities: Gold, Silver. Part of the Binduli project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- Holder
- BELLAMEL MINING PTY LTD
- Parent group
- Zijin Mining (a subsidiary)
- MINEDEX project
- Binduli J00019 · OperatingOwners: Norton Gold FIelds Pty Ltd 100%; Bellamel Mining Ltd; Zijin Mining Group; Paddington Gold Pty LIMIted
- Lodged
- 14 March 1988
- Granted
- 6 June 1990
- Expires
- 11 June 2032
- Area
- 228.00 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
- Binduli: approved 24 November 2016, Mine Closure Plan Binduli
- Environmental registrations
- 14 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Binduli North Gold Mine Not assessed; overlaps 78 ha
Pilbara to Goldfields Gas Pipeline Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 374; overlaps 0.7 ha
Fire Management Strategies - track upgrading and chaining Not assessed; overlaps 228 ha - WAMEX data
- 142 open-file drill holes, 51 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -30.8149, 121.40405 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 January 2026 | Mining Proposal | Mining Proposal for Small Mining Operations: Apache Project | Approved | no public document |
| 17 July 2025 | Mining Proposal | Binduli North Mining Proposal V7 | Approved | MP_500544.pdf |
| 1 May 2025 | Mining Proposal | Binduli North Mining Proposal V6 | Approved | MP_500263.pdf |
| 30 January 2025 | Mining Proposal | Apache Magazine SMP | Approved | MP_129708.pdf |
| 14 November 2024 | Mining Proposal | Binduli North Mining Proposal V5 | Approved | MP_129189.pdf |
| 3 November 2023 | Mining Proposal | BINDULI NORTH HEAP LEACH PROJECT | Approved | MP_120599.pdf |
| 29 March 2023 | Mining Proposal | Apache Project Mining Proposal | Approved | MP_115637.pdf |
| 17 October 2022 | Mining Proposal | Binduli North Mining Proposal Version 3 | Approved | MP_112787.pdf |
| 17 March 2022 | Mining Proposal | Binduli North Heap Leach Project Version 2.1 | Approved | MP_101262.pdf |
| 29 March 2021 | Mining Proposal | Mining Proposal: Binduli North - 1.3 | Approved | mp_92737.pdf |
| 24 November 2016 | Mine Closure Plan | Mine Closure Plan Binduli | Approved | mcp_54448.pdf |
| 3 August 2011 | Mining Proposal | Navajo Chief - Amendment 9 -Low Grade Stockpile and Road Realignment | Approved | mp_30524.pdf |
| 27 July 1995 | Mining Proposal | BINDULI CENTURION SOUTH | Approved | mp_15352.pdf |
| 19 May 1993 | Mining Proposal | BINDULI GOLD PROJECT | Approved | mp_1259.pdf |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.