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Western Australian mining lease

M 46/532 · Beatons Creek / AIM Mining

M 46/532 is a Western Australian mining lease held by KERAS (GOLD) AUSTRALIA PTY LTD (Aim Mining Corporation group). Granted 8 May 2019, expires 7 May 2040. 134 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
9 November 2017
Granted
8 May 2019
Expires
7 May 2040
Area
134.10 hectares (1.3 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 90 ha
WAMEX data
339 open-file drill holes, 61 exploration reports on this ground
Location
-21.8628, 120.0974 (centre)
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Mining proposals and mine closure plans

DateRegistrationTitleStatusDocument (GeoDocs)
9 May 2022Mining ProposalMining Proposal Amendment - Oxide Expansion, Revision 3, Version 2ApprovedMP_100338.pdf
8 December 2020Mining ProposalBeatons Creek Mining Proposal RevFApprovedMP_89775.pdf
10 May 2019Mining Proposal664BT Rev.E Beatons Creek Paleoplacer Gold Project: M46/9, M46/10, M46/11 and M46/532ApprovedMP_71318.pdf

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