Data as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data

Western Australian mining lease

M 37/252 · Darlot

M 37/252 is a Western Australian mining lease held by DARLOT MINING COMPANY PTY LTD (Vault Minerals group). Granted 9 January 1990, expires 13 February 2032. 826 ha in the Mount Margaret Mineral Field. Commodities: Gold, Silver. Part of the Darlot project (operating).

Type: Mining lease
Status: Granted
Holder: DARLOT MINING COMPANY PTY LTD
Parent group: Vault Minerals (the MINEDEX project owner)
MINEDEX project: Darlot J00082 · Operating
Owners: Vault Minerals Limited 100%
Lodged: 14 August 1989
Granted: 9 January 1990
Expires: 13 February 2032
Area: 826.50 hectares (8.3 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: 22 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
WAMEX data: 255 open-file drill holes, 91 exploration reports on this ground
Location: -27.9034, 121.2558 (centre)

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Mining proposals and mine closure plans

Date	Registration	Title	Status	Document (GeoDocs)
6 February 2023	Mine Closure Plan	MINE CLOSURE PLAN - DARLOT PROJECT - J00082	Approved	MCP_114639.pdf
27 January 2021	Mining Proposal	Darlot Landfill	Approved	MP_92612.pdf
10 March 2020	Mining Proposal	Addendum to Mining Proposal - Eldorado Pit Surface Water Drains	Approved	MP_85069.pdf
25 October 2019	Mining Proposal	Addendum to Mining Proposal 13683 - Water Pipeline and Temporary Ore Stockpile	Approved	MP_81929.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
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
8 May 2007	Mining Proposal	DARLOT - UNDERGROUND MINE PROPOSED PWR STATION M37/252	Approved	mp_18886.pdf
29 May 2002	Mining Proposal	DARLOT: TAILINGS DAM 3	Approved	mp_3916.pdf
1 December 2000	Mining Proposal	DARLOT TSF 2 RAISE	Approved	mp_3359.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
18 August 1998	Mining Proposal	DARLOT : PROCESSING PLANT INCREASE	Approved	mp_16272.pdf

7 earlier registrations are in MINEDEX.

Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.