MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 36/27 · Agnew - Emu
M 36/27 is a Western Australian mining lease held by AGNEW GOLD MINING COMPANY PTY LIMITED (Gold Fields group). Granted 16 October 1985, expires 29 October 2027. 610 ha in the East Murchison Mineral Field. Commodities: Gold, Silver. Part of the Agnew - Emu project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- Parent group
- Gold Fields (a subsidiary)
- MINEDEX projects
- Agnew - Emu J00098 · OperatingOwners: Gold Fields Limited 100%; Agnew Gold Mining Company Pty Ltd
Lawlers Gold J00214 · Care and MaintenanceOwners: Gold Fields Limited 100%
Emu Tailings J00099 · Not ApplicableOwners: not recorded - Lodged
- 3 May 1985
- Granted
- 16 October 1985
- Expires
- 29 October 2027
- Area
- 610.50 hectares (6.1 km²)
- Mineral field
- East Murchison 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
- Songvang In-Pit TSF: approved 30 March 2017, Songvang In-Pit TSF Mining Proposal Version 2
- Environmental registrations
- 19 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- WAMEX data
- 1,589 open-file drill holes, 85 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -28.02085, 120.50295 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 February 2026 | Mining Proposal | MP 6.1 Clean Version | Approved | no public document |
| 13 March 2024 | Mining Proposal | Agnew Expansion Mining Proposal Rev 5 | Approved | MP_118700.pdf |
| 20 April 2022 | Mining Proposal | Emu Carpark Expansion | Approved | MP_103891.pdf |
| 20 October 2021 | Mining Proposal | AGM Kath Raisebore EMU Laydown Waroonga Laydown Small Mining Ops MPMCP | Approved | no public document |
| 8 March 2021 | Mining Proposal | Agnew Gold Mine - Changes to Dewatering Discharge Arrangements & New Holland WRL Extensions Mining Proposal - Including Full MCP Assessment | Approved | MP_92409.pdf |
| 10 July 2019 | Mining Proposal | MP - Agnew Gold Mine - Walking Track - J00098 | Approved | mp_80305.pdf |
| 8 May 2019 | Mining Proposal | MINING PROPOSAL AMENDMENT : ACCOMMODATION VILLAGE - REG ID 74915 & 76455 - J00214 | Approved | MP_79176.pdf |
| 12 October 2018 | Mining Proposal | Agnew Gold Mine Mining Proposal Amendment: Accommodation Village Reg ID: 74915 | Approved | mp_76455.pdf |
| 30 July 2018 | Mining Proposal | Agnew Gold Mine - Mining Proposal : Accommodation Village - J00214 | Approved | mp_74915.pdf |
| 12 June 2018 | Mining Proposal | Agnew Gold Mine Mining Proposal: Waroonga Open pit Surface Water Diversions Tenement M36/27 | Approved | mp_72902.pdf |
| 24 May 2017 | Mining Proposal | Cyanide Detoxification - Chemical Storage Mining Proposal on M36/27 | Approved | mp_64952.pdf |
| 30 March 2017 | Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan | Songvang In-Pit TSF Mining Proposal Version 2 | Approved | mp_63802.pdf |
| 8 July 2016 | Mining Proposal | Waroonga North Underground Development Mining Proposal | Approved | mp_59753.pdf |
| 17 June 2003 | Mining Proposal | AGNEW : EMU : RAISING OF TSF2 ON M36/27 | Approved | mp_17675.pdf |
| 7 January 2003 | Mining Proposal | AGNEW : EMU :CORE FARM EXPANSION | Approved | mp_4167.pdf |
4 earlier registrations are in MINEDEX.
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.