MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 28 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 26/489 · Golden Mile / KCGM
M 26/489 is a Western Australian mining lease held by NORTHERN STAR (KLV) PTY LTD; NORTHERN STAR (SARACEN KALGOORLIE) PTY LTD (Northern Star Resources group). Granted 6 October 2009, expires 5 October 2030. 174 ha in the East Coolgardie Mineral Field. Commodities: Gold, Silver. Part of the Golden Mile / KCGM project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- Parent group
- Northern Star Resources (matched by name)
- MINEDEX project
- Golden Mile / KCGM J00102 · OperatingOwners: Northern Star Resources Ltd 100%; Saracen Mineral Holdings Ltd; Northern Star (Klv) Pty Ltd; Northern Star (Saracen Kalgoorlie) Pty Ltd
- Lodged
- 26 April 1995
- Granted
- 6 October 2009
- Expires
- 5 October 2030
- Area
- 174.20 hectares (1.7 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
- 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 174 ha
Fimiston Gold Mine Operations Extension (Stage 3) and Mine Closure Planning Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 782; overlaps 12 ha
Kalgoorlie Regional Renewable Energy Project Not assessed; overlaps 3.8 ha
Fire Management Strategies - track upgrading and chaining Not assessed; overlaps 174 ha - WAMEX data
- 17 open-file drill holes, 70 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -30.7345, 121.559 (centre)