MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 37/155 · Darlot
M 37/155 is a Western Australian mining lease held by DARLOT MINING COMPANY PTY LTD (Vault Minerals group). Granted 10 July 1988, expires 17 July 2030. 997 ha in the Mount Margaret Mineral Field. Commodities: Gold, Silver. Part of the Darlot project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- Parent group
- Vault Minerals (the MINEDEX project owner)
- MINEDEX project
- Darlot J00082 · OperatingOwners: Vault Minerals Limited 100%
- Lodged
- 2 October 1987
- Granted
- 10 July 1988
- Expires
- 17 July 2030
- Area
- 996.90 hectares (10.0 km²)
- Mineral field
- Mount Margaret 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
- DARLOT PROJECT: approved 6 February 2023, MINE CLOSURE PLAN - DARLOT PROJECT - J00082
DARLOT GOLD MINE: approved 20 June 2019, MINE CLOSURE PLAN - DARLOT GOLD MINE - J00082 - Environmental registrations
- 25 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- WAMEX data
- 1,606 open-file drill holes, 88 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -27.88675, 121.278 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 February 2025 | Mining Proposal | Darlot Gold Mine Flood Diversion Drain & Abandonment Bund SOMP | Approved | MP_500054.pdf |
| 1 October 2024 | Mining Proposal | Darlot Gold Mine Borrow Pit SOMP | Approved | MP_127968.pdf |
| 6 February 2023 | Mine Closure Plan | MINE CLOSURE PLAN - DARLOT PROJECT - J00082 | Approved | MCP_114639.pdf |
| 10 March 2020 | Mining Proposal | Addendum to Mining Proposal - Eldorado Pit Surface Water Drains | Approved | MP_85069.pdf |
| 20 June 2019 | Mine Closure Plan | MINE CLOSURE PLAN - DARLOT GOLD MINE - J00082 | Approved | mcp_69390.pdf |
| 7 February 2019 | Mining Proposal | Process Plant Throughput Increase From 850ktpa to 1.2Mtpa | Approved | no public document |
| 3 February 2017 | Mining Proposal | Putrescible Landfill & Borrow Pit Extensions M37/252 & M37/155 | Approved | mp_62553.pdf |
| 12 July 2016 | Mining Proposal | Addendum to Mining Proposal Darlot Oxides & Alluvials | Approved | mp_59596.pdf |
| 9 September 2014 | Mining Proposal | Mining Proposal - Airstrip Borrow Pit on M37/155 | Approved | mp_51011.pdf |
| 28 November 2013 | Mining Proposal | Recommissioning of TSF2 and Harvesting of Tails from TSF3 to Underground Cement Paste Fill (CPF) Plant | Approved | mp_43679.pdf |
| 20 May 2011 | Mining Proposal | MP - Barrick Gold - Darlot Gold Mine TSF 4 | Approved | mp_27916.pdf |
| 15 June 2006 | Mining Proposal | DARLOT : PASTE FILL PLANT-HARVESTING OF TAILINGS M37/155 252 | Approved | mp_5276.pdf |
| 29 May 2002 | Mining Proposal | DARLOT: TAILINGS DAM 3 | Approved | mp_3916.pdf |
| 6 June 2000 | Mining Proposal | DARLOT INCREASED PLANT THROUGHPUT | Approved | mp_16739.pdf |
| 3 November 1998 | Mining Proposal | DARLOT : WESTERN DEEP LEAD IN PIT TAILINGS | Approved | mp_2895.pdf |
10 earlier registrations are in MINEDEX.
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.