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

Western Australian mining lease

M 26/375 · Golden Mile / KCGM

M 26/375 is a Western Australian mining lease held by NORTHERN STAR (KLV) PTY LTD; NORTHERN STAR (SARACEN KALGOORLIE) PTY LTD (Northern Star Resources group). Granted 14 March 1995, expires 14 March 2037. 7 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
28 June 1991
Granted
14 March 1995
Expires
14 March 2037
Area
7.40 hectares (0.1 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
6 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 7.4 ha
Fimiston Gold Mine Operations Extension (Stage 3) and Mine Closure Planning Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 782; overlaps 7.4 ha
Fire Management Strategies - track upgrading and chaining Not assessed; overlaps 7.4 ha
WAMEX data
8 open-file drill holes, 65 exploration reports on this ground
Location
-30.79005, 121.5354 (centre)
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Mining proposals and mine closure plans

DateRegistrationTitleStatusDocument (GeoDocs)
4 May 2026Mining ProposalFimiston Pit & WRDApprovedno public document
19 September 2025Mine Closure PlanMINE CLOSURE PLAN - KCGM Golden Mile / Fimiston / Kaltails MCP 2022 Version 2 - J00102 Golden Mile/KCGM and J00177 Kaltails - S0002103, S0231678, S0236563, S0236564, S0236565, S0223415ApprovedMCP_115572.pdf
2 November 2021Mining ProposalMining Proposal Fimiston Waste Rock Dump CapacityApprovedMP_99415.pdf
6 August 2018Mine Closure PlanMINE CLOSURE PLAN - KCGM GOLDEN MILE AND KALTAILS PROJECTS - MINERAL FIELD 26 - J00102 / J00177Approvedno public document
3 November 2017Mining ProposalKCGM Mining Proposal - Dewatering Infrastructure and Updated WRD DesignApprovedmp_69903.pdf
9 May 2016Mining ProposalEastern Waste Dump ExtensionApprovedmp_59160.pdf

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