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

Western Australian mining lease

M 26/60 · Golden Mile / KCGM

M 26/60 is a Western Australian mining lease held by NORTHERN STAR (KLV) PTY LTD; NORTHERN STAR (SARACEN KALGOORLIE) PTY LTD (Northern Star Resources group). Granted 23 July 1984, expires 25 July 2026. 693 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
15 December 1983
Granted
23 July 1984
Expires
25 July 2026
Area
693.30 hectares (6.9 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
Magellan Lead Carbonate Project, Wiluna Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 905; overlaps 0.6 ha
Fire Management Strategies - track upgrading and chaining Not assessed; overlaps 693 ha
WAMEX data
130 open-file drill holes, 89 exploration reports on this ground
Location
-30.7053, 121.4593 (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
19 October 2022Mining ProposalMt Charlotte Little Wonder & Fairplay Exploration & Water Management Part II MPApprovedMP_110768.pdf
14 January 2022Mining ProposalMt Percy Infrastructure SMOApprovedMP_101332.pdf
6 August 2018Mine Closure PlanMINE CLOSURE PLAN - KCGM GOLDEN MILE AND KALTAILS PROJECTS - MINERAL FIELD 26 - J00102 / J00177Approvedno public document
27 November 2015Mine Closure PlanKalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines - Mine Closure Plan March 2015Approvedmcp_54418.pdf
10 March 1994Mining ProposalMT PERCY OPERATIONS : KCGM; M26/60; 61; 261; 53 AND L26Approvedmp_16805.pdf

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