MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 39/1096 · Tropicana
M 39/1096 is a Western Australian mining lease held by AFB RESOURCES PTY LTD; ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI AUSTRALIA LIMITED (AngloGold Ashanti group). Granted 11 March 2015, expires 10 March 2036. 27,146 ha in the Mount Margaret Mineral Field. Commodities: Gold, Silver. Part of the Tropicana project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- Parent group
- AngloGold Ashanti (a joint venture)
- MINEDEX project
- Tropicana J02723 · OperatingOwners: Anglogold Ashanti Limited 70%; Regis Resources Ltd 30%; Anglogold Ashanti Australia Ltd; Afb Resources Pty Ltd
- Lodged
- 20 December 2014
- Granted
- 11 March 2015
- Expires
- 10 March 2036
- Area
- 27,146.30 hectares (271.5 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
- TROPICANA GOLD MINE - FEB: approved 11 October 2018, MINE CLOSURE PLAN - TROPICANA GOLD MINE - FEB 2017
- Environmental registrations
- 17 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA Ministerial Statements
- MS 839
- EPA referred proposals
- Tropicana Gold Project Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 839; overlaps 27,142 ha
Tropicana Gold Project Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 839; overlaps 2,225 ha
Tropicana Gold Project Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 839; overlaps 85 ha
Eastern Goldfields Pipeline Project Not assessed; overlaps 188 ha - WAMEX data
- 13,568 open-file drill holes, 58 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -29.26665, 124.525 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2025 | Mining Proposal | TGM Rev7 Pastefill Batch Plant REGID500715 | Approved | MP_500715.pdf |
| 17 May 2024 | Mining Proposal | Havana South Stage 2 In-Pit TSF & Waste Landform Height Alignment | Approved | MP_121890.pdf |
| 1 November 2023 | Mining Proposal | Havana Underground Mining Proposal | Approved | MP_120170.pdf |
| 1 September 2023 | Mining Proposal | Tropicana Gold Mine Renewable Energy Project Version 4 Revision 1 | Approved | mp_117623.pdf |
| 13 July 2022 | Mining Proposal | Havana South Stage 2 and Waste Landform Extensions Over Backfilled Pits | Approved | MP_110546.pdf |
| 21 January 2022 | Mining Proposal | TSF Expansion to 378 mRL and Landfill Extension | Approved | MP_101701.pdf |
| 3 June 2021 | Mining Proposal | 20210420 Havana Stage 4 North Backfill and Landfill Extension Mining Proposal | Approved | MP_96496.pdf |
| 9 October 2020 | Mining Proposal | LEA Waste Landform Extension & Havana South Backfill Mining Proposal | Approved | MP_88552.pdf |
| 8 October 2019 | Mining Proposal | Havana Open Pit Cutback Mining Proposal | Approved | MP_82252.pdf |
| 24 May 2019 | Mining Proposal | TGM Operational Area Village and Power Station Expansion MP - M39/1096 - J02723 | Approved | mp_80085.pdf |
| 8 May 2019 | Mining Proposal | Tropicana Gold Mine - Operational Area Boston Shaker Underground | Approved | mp_77242.pdf |
| 8 May 2019 | Mining Proposal | Kamikaze Borefield Expansion | Approved | mp_79131.pdf |
| 11 October 2018 | Mine Closure Plan | MINE CLOSURE PLAN - TROPICANA GOLD MINE - FEB 2017 | Approved | mcp_64407.pdf |
| 12 December 2017 | Mining Proposal | Tropicana Gold Mine Operational Area New 6 MW Ball Mill | Approved | mp_70930.pdf |
| 8 August 2017 | Mining Proposal | Infrastructure Upgrades Mining Proposal MP20170717 | Approved | mp_68698.pdf |
2 earlier registrations are in MINEDEX.
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.