MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 28/245 · Carosue Dam - Khartoum
M 28/245 is a Western Australian mining lease held by NORTHERN STAR (CAROSUE DAM) PTY LTD (Northern Star Resources group). Granted 12 August 2008, expires 11 August 2029. 100 ha in the North East Coolgardie Mineral Field. Commodities: Gold, Silver. Part of the Carosue Dam - Khartoum project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- Parent group
- Northern Star Resources (matched by name)
- MINEDEX project
- Carosue Dam - Khartoum J02241 · OperatingOwners: Northern Star Resources Ltd 100%; Saracen Mineral Holdings Ltd; Northern Star (Carosue Dam) Pty Ltd
- Lodged
- 28 April 2000
- Granted
- 12 August 2008
- Expires
- 11 August 2029
- Area
- 99.70 hectares (1.0 km²)
- Mineral field
- North 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
- Carosue Dam Expansion: approved 22 May 2018, Carosue Dam Expansion Mining Proposal
- Environmental registrations
- 11 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- WAMEX data
- 299 open-file drill holes, 64 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -30.14285, 122.36585 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 December 2025 | Mining Proposal | CDO EGS MP 5.1 Twin Peaks and WD North UG | Approved | no public document |
| 19 August 2024 | Mining Proposal | Carosue Dam EGS Mining Proposal - R4.0 | Approved | MP_123635.pdf |
| 25 January 2022 | Mining Proposal | Carosue Dam EGS0018887 Mining Proposal - Revision 3.1 | Approved | MP_101504.pdf |
| 22 October 2021 | Mining Proposal | Carosue Dam - EGS S0018887 - Mining Proposal - Revision 2 Version 0 | Approved | no public document |
| 25 February 2021 | Mining Proposal | Carosue Dam EGS S0018887 Mining Proposal Version 1 - December 2020 | Approved | MP_91990.pdf |
| 16 May 2019 | Mine Closure Plan | MINE CLOSURE PLAN - CAROSUE DAM PROJECT - J02241 | Approved | no public document |
| 22 May 2018 | Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan | Carosue Dam Expansion Mining Proposal | Approved | mp_72928.pdf |
| 31 March 2015 | Mining Proposal | Mining Proposal for Whirling Dervish Underground Project | Approved | mp_54101.pdf |
| 9 October 2012 | Mining Proposal | Mining Proposal Whirling Dervish Stage 3 M28/166, M28/245, M31/220 - Saracen Gold Mines Pty Ltd | Approved | mp_35447.zip |
| 5 May 2011 | Mining Proposal | Karari to Montys Dewatering Pipeline and Discharge | Approved | mp_29530.pdf |
| 24 July 2009 | Mining Proposal | WHIRLING DERVISH, LUVIRONZA, KARARI PROCESSING PLANT AND TAILINGS STORAGE FACILITY | Approved | mp_21338_res.pdf mp_21338_res.zip |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.