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Data as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data

Western Australian mining lease

M 57/180 · Penny Gold

M 57/180 is a Western Australian mining lease held by PENNY OPERATIONS PTY LTD (Ramelius Resources group). Granted 26 July 1990, expires 10 September 2032. 833 ha in the East Murchison Mineral Field. Commodities: Gold, Silver. Part of the Penny Gold project (operating).

Type
Mining lease
Status
Granted
Holder
PENNY OPERATIONS PTY LTD
Parent group
Ramelius Resources (the MINEDEX project owner)
MINEDEX projects
Penny Gold J05525 · Operating
Owners: Ramelius Resources Ltd 100%; Spectrum Metals Limited; Penny Operations Pty Ltd

Historic Gold - Black Range (57) J03541 · Shut
Owners: not recorded
Lodged
21 March 1990
Granted
26 July 1990
Expires
10 September 2032
Area
833.20 hectares (8.3 km²)
Mineral field
East 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
Environmental registrations
4 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
WAMEX data
2,769 open-file drill holes, 76 exploration reports on this ground
Location
-28.84155, 118.8093 (centre)
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Mining proposals and mine closure plans

DateRegistrationTitleStatusDocument (GeoDocs)
4 February 2022Mining ProposalMining Proposal - Penny Gold Project - Revision 2, Version 1ApprovedMP_101257.pdf
20 August 2021Mining ProposalMining Proposal Penny Project Rev1 Ver1ApprovedMP_97424.pdf
23 April 2021Mining ProposalPenny Gold Project Mining ProposalApprovedMP_92653.pdf
11 February 1991Mining ProposalYOUANMI : PENNY WEST : YOUANGARRA SITEApprovedmp_34.pdf

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