MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 37/17 · Gwalia - Leonora
M 37/17 is a Western Australian mining lease held by GENESIS MINERALS (LEONORA) PTY LTD (Genesis Minerals group). Granted 13 December 1983, expires 3 January 2047. 254 ha in the Mount Margaret Mineral Field. Commodities: Gold, Silver. Part of the Gwalia - Leonora project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- Parent group
- Genesis Minerals (a subsidiary)
- MINEDEX project
- Gwalia - Leonora J00330 · OperatingOwners: Genesis Minerals Ltd 100%
- Lodged
- 18 January 1983
- Granted
- 13 December 1983
- Expires
- 3 January 2047
- Area
- 253.90 hectares (2.5 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
- Environmental registrations
- 10 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- WAMEX data
- 109 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -28.9263, 121.3159 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2024 | Mining Proposal | Small Mining Proposal Application Form | Approved | MP_127803.pdf |
| 27 September 2023 | Mining Proposal | Embankment Raise of Tailing Storage Facility 3 - Gwalia Mine Site | Approved | MP_117157.pdf |
| 22 October 2021 | Mining Proposal | St Barbara Ltd - Leonora Operations - TSF 4 Seepage Recovery Infrastructure | Approved | no public document |
| 22 February 2021 | Mining Proposal | Mining Proposal for Small Mining Operations - Gwalia Mine Tailings Storage Facility 3 Buttressing | Approved | MP_92909.pdf |
| 12 August 2019 | Mining Proposal | Amendment_Leonora Operations Gwalia Mine Landfill Works on M37_17 M37_200 M37_25 | Approved | MP_81079.pdf |
| 5 October 2017 | Mining Proposal | Leonora Operations: Gwalia Mine Landfill Works Version 2 | Approved | mp_69103.pdf |
| 27 January 2016 | Mining Proposal | St Barbara Ltd - Gwalia proposed design of TSF4 | Approved | mp_56307.pdf |
| 21 February 2014 | Mining Proposal | Mining proposal Gwalia landfill - M37/17 | Approved | mp_45709.pdf |
| 2 July 2013 | Mining Proposal | Mining Proposal TSF3 Additional Embankment Raising - Leonora Gold Mine | Approved | mp_39254.pdf |
| 8 March 1991 | Mining Proposal | SONS OF GWALIA GOLD PROJECT | Approved | mp_3391.pdf |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.