MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 51/325 · Cue Gold - Central Murchison
M 51/325 is a Western Australian mining lease held by BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTD (Westgold Resources group). Granted 29 November 1989, expires 3 December 2031. 632 ha in the Murchison Mineral Field. Commodities: Gold, Silver. Part of the Cue Gold - Central Murchison project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- Parent group
- Westgold Resources (a subsidiary)
- MINEDEX project
- Cue Gold - Central Murchison J00017 · OperatingOwners: Westgold Resources Limited 100%; Big Bell Gold Operations Pty Ltd
- Lodged
- 23 May 1989
- Granted
- 29 November 1989
- Expires
- 3 December 2031
- Area
- 631.70 hectares (6.3 km²)
- Mineral field
- Murchison 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
- Mine closure plan
- YALOGINDA PROJECT - A: approved 22 January 2020, YALOGINDA PROJECT - MINE CLOSURE PLAN - JANUARY 2020 Version A Rev 2 - J00025
for Whangamata Open Pit- Bluebird Mine Site- Meekatharra Operations: approved 2 September 2013, Mining Proposal for Whangamata Open Pit- Bluebird Mine Site- Meekatharra Operations - Environmental registrations
- 8 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- WAMEX data
- 139 open-file drill holes, 66 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -26.65445, 118.4504 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 June 2025 | Mining Proposal | Yaloginda Mining Proposal Revision 2.5 | Approved | MP_128155.pdf |
| 18 May 2023 | Mining Proposal | Yaloginda Mining Proposal Version 1.1 | Approved | MP_117227.pdf |
| 2 March 2023 | Mining Proposal | Mining Proposal: Hybrid Power Generation and Powerline Project, Version 1.2 | Approved | MP_114410.pdf |
| 22 January 2020 | Mine Closure Plan | YALOGINDA PROJECT - MINE CLOSURE PLAN - JANUARY 2020 Version A Rev 2 - J00025 | Approved | MCP_77065.pdf |
| 26 May 2017 | Mining Proposal | Big Bell Gold Operations Pty Ltd Revised Gibraltar South and Karangahaki Pits Yaloginda - Version 1 Central Murchison Gold Project M51/28 and M51/325 | Approved | mp_63936.zip |
| 2 September 2013 | Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan | Mining Proposal for Whangamata Open Pit- Bluebird Mine Site- Meekatharra Operations | Approved | mp_38390.pdf |
| 16 May 1996 | Mining Proposal | BLUEBIRD : MARANUI | Approved | mp_15550.pdf |
| 13 November 1990 | Mining Proposal | YALOGINDA GOLD PROJECT | Approved | mp_611.pdf |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.