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Western Australian mining lease

M 26/503 · Golden Mile / KCGM

M 26/503 is a Western Australian mining lease held by NORTHERN STAR (KLV) PTY LTD; NORTHERN STAR (SARACEN KALGOORLIE) PTY LTD (Northern Star Resources group). Granted 16 October 2009, expires 15 October 2030. 110 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
24 August 1995
Granted
16 October 2009
Expires
15 October 2030
Area
109.80 hectares (1.1 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
Environmental registrations
2 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 109 ha
Fimiston Gold Mine Operations Extension (Stage 3) and Mine Closure Planning Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 782; overlaps 57 ha
Kalgoorlie Regional Renewable Energy Project Not assessed; overlaps 4.4 ha
Fire Management Strategies - track upgrading and chaining Not assessed; overlaps 110 ha
WAMEX data
99 open-file drill holes, 53 exploration reports on this ground
Location
-30.7439, 121.5676 (centre)
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Mining proposals and mine closure plans

DateRegistrationTitleStatusDocument (GeoDocs)
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
15 December 2020Mining Proposal180920 SER_ENV_MPA2642 Fimiston II Tailings Storage Facility ExtensionApprovedMP_90108.pdf

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