MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 45/9 · Telfer / Greatland Resources
M 45/9 is a Western Australian mining lease held by GREATLAND PTY LTD (Greatland Resources group). Granted 18 December 1982, expires 17 December 2045. 449 ha in the Pilbara Mineral Field. Commodities: Gold, Copper, Silver. Part of the Telfer / Greatland Resources project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- Holder
- GREATLAND PTY LTD
- Parent group
- Greatland Resources (matched by name)
- MINEDEX project
- Telfer / Greatland Resources J00338 · OperatingOwners: Greatland Resources Limited 100%; Greatland Gold Limited
- Lodged
- 21 July 1982
- Granted
- 18 December 1982
- Expires
- 17 December 2045
- Area
- 449.10 hectares (4.5 km²)
- Mineral field
- Pilbara Mineral Field
- Commodities
- Gold, Copper, 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
- Telfer: approved 3 April 2025, Mine Closure Plan - Telfer Mine Closure Plan - S0000717 - J00338
TELFER MINE PROJECT: approved 1 June 2023, MINE CLOSURE PLAN - TELFER MINE PROJECT - FEBRUARY 2022 - J00338 - Environmental registrations
- 11 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Telfer-Havieron Gold Mining Project Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 1273; overlaps 449 ha
Telfer Project, Expansion of Telfer Gold Mine, Great Sandy Desert Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 606; overlaps 134 ha - WAMEX data
- 6 open-file drill holes, 70 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -21.73475, 122.2482 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 April 2025 | Mine Closure Plan | Mine Closure Plan - Telfer Mine Closure Plan - S0000717 - J00338 | Approved | MCP_500231.pdf |
| 1 June 2023 | Mine Closure Plan | MINE CLOSURE PLAN - TELFER MINE PROJECT - FEBRUARY 2022 - J00338 | Approved | MCP_103474.pdf |
| 14 December 2020 | Mining Proposal | Tailings Storage Facility 8 (TSF 8) Mining Proposal Rev1g and TSF 8 MCP Rev 1 | Approved | MP_89440.pdf |
| 17 March 2011 | Mining Proposal | Height Extension to Southern Waste Dump and Dump Leach Pad 5 on M45/6, M45/9, M45/207 and M45/208 | Approved | mp_28346.pdf |
| 9 July 2004 | Mining Proposal | TELFER EXPANSION WASTE DUMP PLAN | Approved | mp_4724.pdf |
| 27 February 2004 | Mining Proposal | TELFER PROJECT POWER SUPPLY AND INFRASTRUCTURE CORRIDOR | Approved | mp_4071.pdf |
| 26 February 2004 | Mining Proposal | TELFER PROJECT MINE AND BOREFIELD EXTENSIONS | Approved | mp_4070.pdf |
| 26 July 2002 | Mining Proposal | TELFER : VILLAGE AND ROAD UPGRADE | Approved | mp_4025.pdf |
| 18 March 1998 | Mining Proposal | TELFER : WASTE DUMP ADDENDUM (PAD 4) | Approved | mp_2728_res.pdf |
| 8 January 1998 | Mining Proposal | TELFER GOLD PROJECT TAILINGS RAISE 4; 5; 6 | Approved | mp_2641.pdf |
| 22 December 1993 | Mining Proposal | TELFER GOLD MINE : EMP | Approved | mp_3446.pdf |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.