MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 46/9 · Beatons Creek / AIM Mining
M 46/9 is a Western Australian mining lease held by KERAS (GOLD) AUSTRALIA PTY LTD (Aim Mining Corporation group). Granted 26 February 1985, expires 5 March 2027. 248 ha in the Pilbara Mineral Field. Commodities: Gold, Silver. Part of the Beatons Creek / AIM Mining project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- Parent group
- Aim Mining Corporation (a subsidiary)
- MINEDEX projects
- Beatons Creek / AIM Mining J04143 · OperatingOwners: Aim Mining Corporation Limited 100%; Tantalumx Pty Ltd; Sumitomo Corporation; Beatons Creek Gold Pty Ltd; West Coast Gold Pty Ltd
Marble Bar and Nullagine Solar-Diesel Power J03973 · Not ApplicableOwners: Horizon Power 100%; ABB Australia Pty Ltd; Sunpower Corporation Australia Pty Ltd - Lodged
- 5 December 1983
- Granted
- 26 February 1985
- Expires
- 5 March 2027
- Area
- 247.50 hectares (2.5 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
- 4 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Beatons Creek Fresh Rock Expansion Not assessed; overlaps 80 ha
- WAMEX data
- 55 open-file drill holes, 106 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -21.87475, 120.12185 (centre)
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 |
| 10 November 1992 | Mining Proposal | BEATONS CREEK:DOMINION; M46/9; 10; 11 AND M46/68 | Approved | mp_1047.pdf |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.