Data as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data

Western Australian mining lease

M 26/326 · Golden Mile / KCGM

M 26/326 is a Western Australian mining lease held by NORTHERN STAR (KLV) PTY LTD; NORTHERN STAR (SARACEN KALGOORLIE) PTY LTD (Northern Star Resources group). Granted 17 October 1990, expires 22 October 2032. 75 ha in the East Coolgardie Mineral Field. Commodities: Gold, Silver. Part of the Golden Mile / KCGM project (operating).

Type: Mining lease
Status: Granted
Holders: NORTHERN STAR (KLV) PTY LTD
NORTHERN STAR (SARACEN KALGOORLIE) PTY LTD
Parent group: Northern Star Resources (matched by name)
MINEDEX project: Golden Mile / KCGM J00102 · Operating
Owners: Northern Star Resources Ltd 100%; Saracen Mineral Holdings Ltd; Northern Star (Klv) Pty Ltd; Northern Star (Saracen Kalgoorlie) Pty Ltd
Lodged: 15 August 1989
Granted: 17 October 1990
Expires: 22 October 2032
Area: 74.60 hectares (0.7 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: 7 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
EPA Ministerial Statements: MS 1258, MS 782, MS 505, MS 77
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 75 ha
Fimiston Gold Mine Operations Extension (Stage 3) and Mine Closure Planning Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 782; overlaps 75 ha
Fire Management Strategies - track upgrading and chaining Not assessed; overlaps 75 ha
WAMEX data: 10 open-file drill holes, 65 exploration reports on this ground
Location: -30.78465, 121.53055 (centre)

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Mining proposals and mine closure plans

Date	Registration	Title	Status	Document (GeoDocs)
4 May 2026	Mining Proposal	Fimiston Pit & WRD	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
2 November 2021	Mining Proposal	Mining Proposal Fimiston Waste Rock Dump Capacity	Approved	MP_99415.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
9 May 2016	Mining Proposal	Eastern Waste Dump Extension	Approved	mp_59160.pdf
27 November 2015	Mine Closure Plan	Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines - Mine Closure Plan March 2015	Approved	mcp_54418.pdf

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