MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 37/25 · Gwalia - Leonora
M 37/25 is a Western Australian mining lease held by GENESIS MINERALS (LEONORA) PTY LTD (Genesis Minerals group). Granted 26 April 1985, expires 29 April 2027. 821 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
- 29 July 1983
- Granted
- 26 April 1985
- Expires
- 29 April 2027
- Area
- 820.60 hectares (8.2 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
- 32 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Magellan Lead Carbonate Project, Wiluna Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 905; overlaps 1.0 ha
- WAMEX data
- 435 open-file drill holes, 149 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -28.9187, 121.3395 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2025 | Mining Proposal | Tower Hill Project Stage 1 - Revision 2.0 Version 2.0 | Approved | MP_500743.pdf |
| 28 August 2025 | Mining Proposal | Sons of Gwalia North Environmental Group mining proposal | Approved | MP_500792.pdf |
| 27 September 2023 | Mining Proposal | Embankment Raise of Tailing Storage Facility 3 - Gwalia Mine Site | Approved | MP_117157.pdf |
| 20 December 2022 | Mining Proposal | Sons of Gwalia North Environmental Group | Approved | MP_114270.pdf |
| 24 February 2022 | Mining Proposal | St Barbara - Gwalia Mine - Intermodal Facility and Laydown | Approved | MP_103090.pdf |
| 22 October 2021 | Mining Proposal | St Barbara Ltd - Leonora Operations - TSF 4 Seepage Recovery Infrastructure | Approved | no public document |
| 16 September 2021 | Mining Proposal | SBM Leonora MEA 210822 99347 - VR6A Hypersaline water pipeline | 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 |
| 11 July 2019 | Mining Proposal | Complete_MP80806_GWALIA EXTENSION PROJECT MINING PROPOSAL 5_Rev a_MAPS | Approved | mp_80806.pdf |
| 28 June 2019 | Mining Proposal | Mining Proposal - St Barbara Ltd - Gwalia Transportable Offices in Laydown Yards Revision C - J00330 | Approved | mp_80136.pdf |
| 1 May 2019 | Mining Proposal | Gwalia Extension Project MP4 Amendment - Rev C | Approved | no public document |
| 7 March 2019 | Mining Proposal | Complete_Gwalia Coreyard Extension Mining Proposal_Rev a | Approved | mp_78160.pdf |
| 17 July 2018 | Mining Proposal | Complete_Gwalia Extension Project Mining Proposal No3_Rev a | Approved | no public document |
| 5 October 2017 | Mining Proposal | Leonora Operations: Gwalia Mine Landfill Works Version 2 | Approved | mp_69103.pdf |
17 earlier registrations are in MINEDEX.
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.