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

Western Australian mining lease

M 26/778 · Golden Mile / KCGM

M 26/778 is a Western Australian mining lease held by NORTHERN STAR (KLV) PTY LTD; NORTHERN STAR (SARACEN KALGOORLIE) PTY LTD (Northern Star Resources group). Granted 29 August 2012, expires 28 August 2033. 179 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
1 April 2003
Granted
29 August 2012
Expires
28 August 2033
Area
179.10 hectares (1.8 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 80 ha
Fimiston Gold Mine Operations Extension (Stage 3) and Mine Closure Planning Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 782; overlaps 19 ha
Fire Management Strategies - track upgrading and chaining Not assessed; overlaps 179 ha
WAMEX data
11 open-file drill holes, 44 exploration reports on this ground
Location
-30.75935, 121.57635 (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.