MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 38/849 · Granny Smith
M 38/849 is a Western Australian mining lease held by GSM MINING COMPANY PTY LTD (Gold Fields group). Granted 10 February 2009, expires 9 February 2030. 892 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
- 1 August 2000
- Granted
- 10 February 2009
- Expires
- 9 February 2030
- Area
- 892.00 hectares (8.9 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
- 8 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 30 ha
Eastern Goldfields Pipeline Project Not assessed; overlaps 39 ha - WAMEX data
- 180 open-file drill holes, 75 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -28.8237, 122.34305 (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 |
| 6 June 2025 | Mining Proposal | GSM Mining Company Pty Ltd / Expansion of Swan Lake Borrow Pit | Approved | MP_500480.pdf |
| 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 |
| 26 September 2019 | Mine Closure Plan | MINE CLOSURE PLAN - GRANNY SMITH MINE - J00134 | Approved | MCP_78664.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 |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.