MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 39/1117 · Sunrise Dam
M 39/1117 is a Western Australian mining lease held by ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI AUSTRALIA LIMITED (AngloGold Ashanti group). Granted 19 July 2017, expires 18 July 2038. 1,765 ha in the Mount Margaret Mineral Field. Commodities: Gold. 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
- 19 April 2017
- Granted
- 19 July 2017
- Expires
- 18 July 2038
- Area
- 1,765.10 hectares (17.7 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
- Environmental registrations
- 1 mining proposal and closure plan registration (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Eastern Goldfields Pipeline Project Not assessed; overlaps 97 ha
- WAMEX data
- 562 open-file drill holes, 117 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -29.05075, 122.53405 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 July 2017 | Mining Proposal | Sunrise Dam Gold Mine Consolidated Mining Lease Mining Proposal Tenement Application M 39/1116 and M 39/1117 | Approved | mp_66498.pdf |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.