Data as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data

Western Australian mining lease

M 46/10 · Beatons Creek / AIM Mining

M 46/10 is a Western Australian mining lease held by KERAS (GOLD) AUSTRALIA PTY LTD (Aim Mining Corporation group). Granted 7 December 1984, expires 11 December 2026. 121 ha in the Pilbara Mineral Field. Commodities: Gold, Silver. Part of the Beatons Creek / AIM Mining project (operating).

Type: Mining lease
Status: Granted
Holder: KERAS (GOLD) AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
Parent group: Aim Mining Corporation (a subsidiary)
MINEDEX project: Beatons Creek / AIM Mining J04143 · Operating
Owners: Aim Mining Corporation Limited 100%; Tantalumx Pty Ltd; Sumitomo Corporation; Beatons Creek Gold Pty Ltd; West Coast Gold Pty Ltd
Lodged: 5 December 1983
Granted: 7 December 1984
Expires: 11 December 2026
Area: 120.80 hectares (1.2 km²)
Mineral field: Pilbara 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: 3 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
EPA referred proposals: Beatons Creek Fresh Rock Expansion Not assessed; overlaps 118 ha
WAMEX data: 197 open-file drill holes, 68 exploration reports on this ground
Location: -21.88165, 120.1024 (centre)

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Mining proposals and mine closure plans

Date	Registration	Title	Status	Document (GeoDocs)
9 May 2022	Mining Proposal	Mining Proposal Amendment - Oxide Expansion, Revision 3, Version 2	Approved	MP_100338.pdf
8 December 2020	Mining Proposal	Beatons Creek Mining Proposal RevF	Approved	MP_89775.pdf
10 May 2019	Mining Proposal	664BT Rev.E Beatons Creek Paleoplacer Gold Project: M46/9, M46/10, M46/11 and M46/532	Approved	MP_71318.pdf

Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.