MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 26/446 · Binduli
M 26/446 is a Western Australian mining lease held by NORTON GOLD FIELDS PTY LTD (Zijin Mining group). Granted 25 November 1994, expires 29 November 2036. 508 ha in the East Coolgardie Mineral Field. Commodities: Gold, Silver. Part of the Binduli project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- Parent group
- Zijin Mining (a subsidiary)
- MINEDEX projects
- Binduli J00019 · OperatingOwners: Norton Gold FIelds Pty Ltd 100%; Bellamel Mining Ltd; Zijin Mining Group; Paddington Gold Pty LIMIted
Historic Gold - East Coolgardie (26) J03525 · ShutOwners: not recorded - Lodged
- 25 May 1994
- Granted
- 25 November 1994
- Expires
- 29 November 2036
- Area
- 508.50 hectares (5.1 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
- Binduli: approved 24 November 2016, Mine Closure Plan Binduli
- Environmental registrations
- 13 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Binduli North Gold Mine Not assessed; overlaps 508 ha
Pilbara to Goldfields Gas Pipeline Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 374; overlaps 3.3 ha
Fire Management Strategies - track upgrading and chaining Not assessed; overlaps 508 ha - WAMEX data
- 612 open-file drill holes, 93 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -30.7736, 121.38435 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 20 April 2017 | Mining Proposal | Janet Ivy and Victory United open pit project | Approved | no public document |
| 24 November 2016 | Mine Closure Plan | Mine Closure Plan Binduli | Approved | mcp_54448.pdf |
| 15 July 2015 | Mining Proposal | Fort Scott Mining Proposal Addendum | Approved | mp_55581.pdf |
| 5 February 2015 | Mining Proposal | Fort Scott Mining Proposal | Approved | mp_48382.pdf mp_48382.zip |
| 13 September 2010 | Mining Proposal | MP - Paddington Gold - Binduli Rail Underpass and Haul Road Project | Approved | mp_27294.pdf |
| 14 November 1995 | Mining Proposal | BINDULI NORTH GOLD JANET IVY RESOURCE | Approved | mp_1970.pdf |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.