MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 26/447 · Binduli
M 26/447 is a Western Australian mining lease held by BELLAMEL MINING PTY LTD (Zijin Mining group). Granted 24 January 1995, expires 24 January 2037. 873 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
- 27 May 1994
- Granted
- 24 January 1995
- Expires
- 24 January 2037
- Area
- 873.10 hectares (8.7 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
- Binduli: approved 24 November 2016, Mine Closure Plan Binduli
- Environmental registrations
- 10 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Binduli North Gold Mine Not assessed; overlaps 522 ha
Fire Management Strategies - track upgrading and chaining Not assessed; overlaps 873 ha - WAMEX data
- 584 open-file drill holes, 111 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -30.77225, 121.35605 (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 |
| 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 |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.