MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 52/6 · Fortnum
M 52/6 is a Western Australian mining lease held by ARAGON RESOURCES PTY LTD (Westgold Resources group). Granted 23 March 1983, expires 19 April 2046. 478 ha in the Peak Hill Mineral Field. Commodities: Gold. Part of the Fortnum project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- Holder
- ARAGON RESOURCES PTY LTD
- Parent group
- Westgold Resources (the MINEDEX project owner)
- MINEDEX project
- Fortnum J00109 · OperatingOwners: Westgold Resources Limited 100%; Aragon Resources Pty Ltd
- Lodged
- 30 September 1982
- Granted
- 23 March 1983
- Expires
- 19 April 2046
- Area
- 478.40 hectares (4.8 km²)
- Mineral field
- Peak Hill Mineral Field
- Commodities
- Gold
- 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
- Fortnum: approved 3 September 2019, Fortnum Mining Proposal and Mine Closure Plan July 2019
- Environmental registrations
- 12 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- WAMEX data
- 59 open-file drill holes, 84 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -25.3107, 118.3046 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 February 2026 | Mining Proposal | Fortnum Mining Proposal, Revision 9.3 | Approved | no public document |
| 17 January 2025 | Mining Proposal | Fortnum Mining Proposal REV 8.2 | Approved | MP_126920.pdf |
| 12 September 2022 | Mining Proposal | Fortnum Mining Proposal Revision 7 | Approved | MP_112969.pdf |
| 29 September 2021 | Mining Proposal | Fortnum Mining Proposal - Revision 6, Version 1 | Approved | no public document |
| 7 January 2021 | Mining Proposal | Fortnum, Mining Proposal, Revision 5 Version 2 | Approved | MP_89299.pdf |
| 3 September 2019 | Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan | Fortnum Mining Proposal and Mine Closure Plan July 2019 | Approved | MP_81517.pdf MCP_81517.pdf |
| 28 February 2019 | Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan | Fortnum Mining Proposal Version 2, Revision 4 | Approved | MP_76509.pdf mcp_76509.pdf |
| 25 August 2017 | Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan | Fortnum Gold Project Mining Proposal (version 8) | Approved | MP_63891.pdf mcp_63891.pdf |
| 13 September 1993 | Mining Proposal | LABOUCHERE/NATHANS : TAILINGS DAM WALL RAISE | Approved | mp_14817.pdf |
| 23 September 1992 | Mining Proposal | LABOUCHERE TRIAL HEAP LEACH | Approved | mp_14471.pdf |
| 8 April 1988 | Mining Proposal | LABOUCHERE : NATHANS GOLD PROJECT | Approved | mp_166.pdf |
| 19 February 1988 | Mining Proposal | LABOUCHERE:NATHANS PILOT HEAP LEACHING OPERATION | Approved | mp_15053.pdf |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.