MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 38/692 · Granny Smith
M 38/692 is a Western Australian mining lease held by GSM MINING COMPANY PTY LTD (Gold Fields group). Granted 2 March 2000, expires 1 March 2042. 899 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 project
- Granny Smith J00134 · OperatingOwners: Gold Fields Limited 100%; GSM Mining Company Pty Ltd
- Lodged
- 14 May 1998
- Granted
- 2 March 2000
- Expires
- 1 March 2042
- Area
- 898.60 hectares (9.0 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
- 23 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 608 ha
- WAMEX data
- 5,350 open-file drill holes, 41 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -28.85705, 122.3097 (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 |
| 25 August 2025 | Mining Proposal | GSM - Cooling Raisebores SMOMP | Approved | MP_500740.pdf |
| 6 January 2025 | Mining Proposal | GSM VR9 and VR10 Small Mining Operations Mining Proposal Application | Approved | MP_129834.pdf |
| 2 September 2022 | Mining Proposal | Wallaby VR7 Chiller Upgrade | Approved | MP_113393.pdf |
| 13 August 2021 | Mining Proposal | Mining Proposal for SMOps - Barminco Workshop (Concrete Pad and Stores) | Approved | MP_98897.pdf |
| 11 May 2021 | Mining Proposal | Mining Proposal for Small Mining Operations - Barminco Workshop | Approved | MP_96502.pdf |
| 19 August 2020 | Mining Proposal | GSM_REGID88646_Mining Proposal_Vehicle Wash Facility_Gatehouse_Rev1a | Approved | MP_88646.pdf |
| 26 September 2019 | Mine Closure Plan | MINE CLOSURE PLAN - GRANNY SMITH MINE - J00134 | Approved | MCP_78664.pdf |
| 29 March 2019 | Mining Proposal | AMENDMENT POWERLINE FROM GSM GAS POWER STATION TO WALLABY UNDERGROUND M38/397; M | Approved | mp_79028.pdf |
| 4 December 2017 | Mining Proposal | Granny Smith - Pastefill and Core Yard Mining Proposal M38/161, M38/205, M38/692 | Approved | mp_69515.pdf |
| 5 October 2016 | Mining Proposal | Wallaby 400RL Intersection Upgrade - Granny Smith Mine - Letter of Notification | Approved | mp_60348.pdf |
| 3 August 2016 | Mine Closure Plan | Granny Smith Mine | Approved | mcp_54301.pdf |
| 15 October 2013 | Mining Proposal | Construction of Pump Station and Sewage Pipeline from Wallaby Minesite Ablution Block to the Granny Smith Waste Water Treatment Plant for Disposal | Approved | mp_42107.pdf |
| 18 April 2013 | Mining Proposal | Letter of Intent - Barrick (Granny Smith Pty Limited - Wallaby Operation: Tenements M38/690, M38/691, M38/692, M38/725 - Installation of Piezometer holes: Tenements M38/692, M38/725 | Approved | mp_39003.pdf |
| 21 September 2012 | Mining Proposal | Wallaby Deeps Project - Barrick (Granny Smith) Pty Limited | Approved | mp_36911.pdf |
8 earlier registrations are in MINEDEX.
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.