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Western Australian mining lease

M 46/115 · Blue Spec / Novo

M 46/115 is a Western Australian mining lease held by CALIDUS BLUE SPEC PTY LTD (Novo Resources group). Granted 31 January 1991, expires 3 February 2033. 930 ha in the Pilbara Mineral Field. Commodities: Gold, Antimony. Part of the Blue Spec / Novo project (operating).

Type
Mining lease
Status
Granted
Holder
CALIDUS BLUE SPEC PTY LTD
Parent group
Novo Resources (the MINEDEX project owner)
MINEDEX project
Blue Spec / Novo J00126 · Operating
Owners: Novo Resources Corp. 75%; West Coast Gold Pty Ltd 25%; Beatons Creek Gold Pty Ltd; Aim Mining Corporation Limited; Calidus Blue Spec Pty Ltd; Keras (Pilbara) Gold Pty Ltd
Lodged
10 December 1990
Granted
31 January 1991
Expires
3 February 2033
Area
929.50 hectares (9.3 km²)
Mineral field
Pilbara Mineral Field
Commodities
Gold, Antimony
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
2 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
WAMEX data
513 open-file drill holes, 114 exploration reports on this ground
Location
-21.8233, 120.26455 (centre)
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Mining proposals and mine closure plans

DateRegistrationTitleStatusDocument (GeoDocs)
31 August 2023Mining ProposalBlue Spec Gold-Antimony Project Rev 1.4ApprovedMP_113852.pdf
21 August 1991Mining ProposalGOLDEN SPEC : NULLAGINEApprovedmp_760.pdf

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