MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 38/397 · Granny Smith
M 38/397 is a Western Australian mining lease held by GSM MINING COMPANY PTY LTD (Gold Fields group). Granted 20 October 1998, expires 19 October 2040. 972 ha in the Mount Margaret Mineral Field. Commodities: Gold. Part of the Granny Smith project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- Parent group
- Gold Fields (a subsidiary)
- MINEDEX project
- Granny Smith J00134 · OperatingOwners: Gold Fields Limited 100%; GSM Mining Company Pty Ltd
- Lodged
- 12 August 1994
- Granted
- 20 October 1998
- Expires
- 19 October 2040
- Area
- 972.50 hectares (9.7 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
- 14 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 16 ha
Eastern Goldfields Pipeline Project Not assessed; overlaps 26 ha - WAMEX data
- 407 open-file drill holes, 85 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -28.82365, 122.36155 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 February 2026 | Mining Proposal | GSM Gas Power Station Expansion and Vent & Cooling Upgrades - MP | Approved | no public document |
| 23 February 2024 | Mining Proposal | Mining Proposal - GSM - Solar Farm v2.3 | Approved | MP_122553.pdf |
| 28 September 2023 | Mining Proposal | Granny Smith Solar Farm Expansion Project | Approved | MP_118516.pdf |
| 11 August 2022 | Mining Proposal | GSM Gas Power Station Expansion | Approved | MP_112812.pdf |
| 26 September 2019 | Mine Closure Plan | MINE CLOSURE PLAN - GRANNY SMITH MINE - J00134 | Approved | MCP_78664.pdf |
| 19 August 2019 | Mining Proposal | Complete_GSM_PROPOSAL TO EXTEND THE POWER STATION GENERATOR AREA_RevA | Approved | MP_81077.pdf |
| 4 April 2019 | Mining Proposal | MINING PROPOSAL: SOLAR FARM ADDITION TO GSM GAS POWER STATION M38/397; M38/849; | Approved | mp_79025.pdf |
| 29 March 2019 | Mining Proposal | AMENDMENT POWERLINE FROM GSM GAS POWER STATION TO WALLABY UNDERGROUND M38/397; M | Approved | mp_79028.pdf |
| 15 January 2018 | Mining Proposal | Complete_Additional_infrastructure_corridor_for_Wallaby_raw_water_pipe_Rev1 | Approved | mp_70897.pdf |
| 3 August 2016 | Mine Closure Plan | Granny Smith Mine | Approved | mcp_54301.pdf |
| 25 September 2015 | Mining Proposal | MP REG ID 56065 GSM Power Station Gas Pipeline Corridor M38 397 M38 440 | Approved | mp_56065.pdf |
| 11 September 2015 | Mining Proposal | ADDENDUM TO LNG POWER STATION MINING PROPOSAL (REG ID: 55005)_Buffer Zone | Approved | mp_56014.pdf |
| 22 July 2015 | Mining Proposal | Proposal to Construct a Gas Fired Reciprocating Engine Power Station | Approved | mp_55005.pdf |
| 22 September 2000 | Mining Proposal | GRANNY SMITH : WALLABY MINE | Approved | mp_3495.pdf |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.