MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 38/532 · Granny Smith
M 38/532 is a Western Australian mining lease held by GSM MINING COMPANY PTY LTD (Gold Fields group). Granted 7 January 2008, expires 9 January 2029. 784 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 October 1996
- Granted
- 7 January 2008
- Expires
- 9 January 2029
- Area
- 783.80 hectares (7.8 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
- Environmental registrations
- 5 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 20 ha
Eastern Goldfields Pipeline Project Not assessed; overlaps 21 ha - WAMEX data
- 101 open-file drill holes, 62 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -28.8396, 122.39775 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 March 2021 | Mining Proposal | GSM_REGID 91496_Mining Proposal_TSF Cell 4_Rev1_complete clean version | Approved | MP_91496.pdf |
| 26 September 2019 | Mine Closure Plan | MINE CLOSURE PLAN - GRANNY SMITH MINE - J00134 | Approved | MCP_78664.pdf |
| 15 January 2018 | Mining Proposal | Complete_Additional_infrastructure_corridor_for_Wallaby_raw_water_pipe_Rev1 | Approved | mp_70897.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 |
| 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 |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.