MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 39/1116 · Sunrise Dam
M 39/1116 is a Western Australian mining lease held by ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI AUSTRALIA LIMITED (AngloGold Ashanti group). Granted 19 July 2017, expires 18 July 2038. 7,788 ha in the Mount Margaret Mineral Field. Commodities: Gold, Silver. Part of the Sunrise Dam project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- Parent group
- AngloGold Ashanti (matched by name)
- MINEDEX project
- Sunrise Dam J01703 · OperatingOwners: Anglogold Ashanti Limited 100%
- Lodged
- 23 March 2017
- Granted
- 19 July 2017
- Expires
- 18 July 2038
- Area
- 7,788.00 hectares (77.9 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
- Environmental registrations
- 16 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Eastern Goldfields Pipeline Project Not assessed; overlaps 234 ha
- WAMEX data
- 10,269 open-file drill holes, 237 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -29.0743, 122.4304 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 August 2025 | Mining Proposal | SDGM CTD TSF Stage 12 Standalone MP REGID 500660 | Approved | MP_500660.pdf |
| 10 April 2025 | Mining Proposal | Mining Proposal Sunrise Dam Gold Mine - Anglogold Ashanti Australia Ltd | Approved | MP_500182.pdf |
| 11 November 2024 | Mining Proposal | Sunrise Dam Gold Mine Mining Proposal Revision 7 - Neville Open Pit | Approved | MP_127920.pdf |
| 18 December 2023 | Mining Proposal | Sunrise Dam Gold Mine | Approved | MP_121058.pdf |
| 9 May 2023 | Mining Proposal | Sunrise Dam Gold Mine - Revision 5 REGID 115792 | Approved | MP_115792.pdf |
| 2 February 2023 | Mining Proposal | Mining Proposal - Sunrise Dam Gold Mine - Revision 4, Version 3 - REGID114876 | Approved | MP_114876.pdf |
| 6 October 2022 | Mining Proposal | Mining Proposal SDGM Borefields and Village - Revision 3 - REG ID 113132 | Approved | MP_113132.pdf |
| 20 April 2022 | Mining Proposal | Mining Proposal: Sunrise Dam Gold Mine Borefields Revision 2 | Approved | MP_102549.pdf |
| 7 July 2020 | Mining Proposal | Golden Delicious Mining Proposal M 39/1116 and L 38/176 | Approved | MP_83347.pdf |
| 9 May 2019 | Mining Proposal | Sunrise Dam Gold Mine Core Yard Extension Mining Proposal | Approved | mp_79151.pdf |
| 1 April 2019 | Mining Proposal | Sunrise Dam Gold Mine Additional Power Line Mining Proposal | Approved | mp_77664.pdf |
| 10 December 2018 | Mining Proposal | Sunrise Dam Gold Mine CTD TSF Perimeter Road Mining Proposal | Approved | mp_76974.pdf |
| 1 June 2018 | Mining Proposal | Sunrise Dam Gold Mine CTD TSF Borrow Pit Mining Proposal | Approved | mp_73944.pdf |
| 20 November 2017 | Mining Proposal | Growth Medium Stockpile and Sewage Evaporation Pond MP_Rev0 | Approved | no public document |
| 19 September 2017 | Mining Proposal | Sunrise Dam Gold Mine Central Thickened Discharge TSF Stage 11 Embankment Raise Mining Proposal | Approved | mp_68531.pdf |
1 earlier registrations are in MINEDEX.
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.