MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 31/209 · Carosue Dam - Khartoum
M 31/209 is a Western Australian mining lease held by NORTHERN STAR (CAROSUE DAM) PTY LTD (Northern Star Resources group). Granted 4 June 2002, expires 3 June 2044. 950 ha in the North 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
- 16 November 1996
- Granted
- 4 June 2002
- Expires
- 3 June 2044
- Area
- 950.20 hectares (9.5 km²)
- Mineral field
- North 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
- 8 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- WAMEX data
- 3,271 open-file drill holes, 77 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -30.0681, 122.31885 (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 |
| 5 May 2011 | Mining Proposal | Karari to Montys Dewatering Pipeline and Discharge | Approved | mp_29530.pdf |
| 12 April 2002 | Mining Proposal | OLD PLOUGH DAM (TWIN PEAKS AND MONTY'S) | Approved | mp_3918.pdf |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.