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Western Australian mining lease

M 38/167 · Granny Smith

M 38/167 is a Western Australian mining lease held by GSM MINING COMPANY PTY LTD (Gold Fields group). Granted 21 August 1988, expires 29 August 2030. 19 ha in the Mount Margaret Mineral Field. Commodities: Gold. Part of the Granny Smith project (operating).

Type
Mining lease
Status
Granted
Holder
GSM MINING COMPANY PTY LTD
Parent group
Gold Fields (a subsidiary)
MINEDEX project
Granny Smith J00134 · Operating
Owners: Gold Fields Limited 100%; GSM Mining Company Pty Ltd
Lodged
21 January 1988
Granted
21 August 1988
Expires
29 August 2030
Area
19.40 hectares (0.2 km²)
Mineral field
Mount Margaret Mineral Field
Commodities
Gold
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
9 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
EPA Ministerial Statements
MS 551
WAMEX data
4 open-file drill holes, 40 exploration reports on this ground
Location
-28.8067, 122.38745 (centre)
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Mining proposals and mine closure plans

DateRegistrationTitleStatusDocument (GeoDocs)
7 January 2022Mining ProposalPhoenix Pit Abstraction Pipeline Site PlanApprovedMP_101958.pdf
26 September 2019Mine Closure PlanMINE CLOSURE PLAN - GRANNY SMITH MINE - J00134ApprovedMCP_78664.pdf
3 August 2016Mine Closure PlanGranny Smith MineApprovedmcp_54301.pdf
10 January 2002Mining ProposalGRANNY SMITH : CLEARING ON REHABILITATED HAUL ROAD AND W/DUApprovedmp_3871.pdf
19 June 1998Mining ProposalGRANNY SMITH : WINDICH CREEK DIVERSIONApprovedmp_16211.pdf
6 December 1994Mining ProposalGRANNY SMITH ADDENDUMApprovedmp_1801.pdf
23 February 1993Mining ProposalGRANNY SMITH:CHILDE HAROLD PITApprovedmp_1217.pdf
5 October 1992Mining ProposalGRANNY SMITH:DISPOSAL OF SALINE PIT WATER INTO SALT LAKEApprovedmp_966.pdf
7 August 1989Mining ProposalGRANNY SMITH GOLDApprovedmp_276.pdf

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