MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 38/161 · Granny Smith
M 38/161 is a Western Australian mining lease held by GSM MINING COMPANY PTY LTD (Gold Fields group). Granted 22 May 1988, expires 23 May 2030. 785 ha in the Mount Margaret Mineral Field. Commodities: Gold, Silver. Part of the Granny Smith project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- Parent group
- Gold Fields (a subsidiary)
- MINEDEX projects
- Granny Smith J00134 · OperatingOwners: Gold Fields Limited 100%; GSM Mining Company Pty Ltd
North East Goldfields Power Station J02489 · Not ApplicableOwners: Energy Generation Pty Ltd 100% - Lodged
- 17 December 1987
- Granted
- 22 May 1988
- Expires
- 23 May 2030
- Area
- 785.00 hectares (7.8 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
- GRANNY SMITH MINE: approved 26 September 2019, MINE CLOSURE PLAN - GRANNY SMITH MINE - J00134
Granny Smith Mine: approved 3 August 2016, Granny Smith Mine - Environmental registrations
- 32 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA Ministerial Statements
- MS 551
- EPA referred proposals
- Wallaby Gold Mine Project Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 551; overlaps 299 ha
- WAMEX data
- 581 open-file drill holes, 53 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -28.80785, 122.42175 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 May 2024 | Mining Proposal | Mining Proposal - GSM - TSF Cell 2 & 3 Buttresses | Approved | MP_122547.pdf |
| 22 March 2023 | Mining Proposal | Granny Smith Gold Mine - TSF Cell 2 Buttress | Approved | MP_115586.pdf |
| 15 October 2019 | Mining Proposal | Mining Proposal Amendment - Proposal to Construct a Buttress at Tailings Storage Facility Cell 1 - Revision A | Approved | MP_82176.pdf |
| 26 September 2019 | Mine Closure Plan | MINE CLOSURE PLAN - GRANNY SMITH MINE - J00134 | Approved | MCP_78664.pdf |
| 7 September 2018 | Mining Proposal | Addendum to Mining Proposal REGID 36913 Borrow Pit M38/161 | Approved | mp_75661.pdf |
| 4 December 2017 | Mining Proposal | Granny Smith - Pastefill and Core Yard Mining Proposal M38/161, M38/205, M38/692 | Approved | mp_69515.pdf |
| 3 August 2016 | Mine Closure Plan | Granny Smith Mine | Approved | mcp_54301.pdf |
| 27 February 2015 | Mining Proposal | Stage 3 Tailings Seepage Management Project and Discharge to Granny Smith and Goanna Open Pits | Approved | mp_53037.pdf |
| 18 October 2012 | Mining Proposal | MINING PROPOSAL ADDENDUM-BORROW PIT BARRICK (GRANNY SMITH) PTY LTD GRANNY SMITH OPEN PIT PROJECT M38/161 AUGUST 2012 | Approved | mp_36913.pdf |
| 12 July 2012 | Mining Proposal | GRANNY SMITH OPEN PIT PROJECT - MINE DEWATERING TO LAKE CAREY MINING PROPOSAL M38/161, M38/205 & M38/532 - BARRICK (GRANNY SMITH) PTY LTD | Approved | mp_35195.pdf |
| 28 July 2009 | Mining Proposal | CRESCENT GOLD'S LAVERTON GOLD PROJECT: EURO TO BARRICK (GRANNY SMITH MINE) HAUL ROAD MP | Approved | mp_22059.pdf |
| 25 February 2002 | Mining Proposal | GRANNY SMITH : TSF DEVELOPMENT; C2 RAISE AND C3 CONSTRUCTI | Approved | mp_3761.pdf |
| 30 November 2001 | Mining Proposal | GRANNY SMITH : SEWERAGE TREATMENT PLANT | Approved | mp_3846.pdf |
| 21 August 2001 | Mining Proposal | GRANNY SMITH : POWER STATION EXPANSION | Approved | mp_3757.pdf |
| 27 April 2001 | Mining Proposal | GRANNY SMITH TSF 2 SLOPE REHABILITATION | Approved | mp_17065.pdf |
17 earlier registrations are in MINEDEX.
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.