MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 59/3 · Golden Grove
M 59/3 is a Western Australian mining lease held by GOLDEN GROVE OPERATIONS PTY LTD (29Metals group). Granted 28 November 1983, expires 8 December 2025. 448 ha in the Yalgoo Mineral Field. Commodities: Zinc, Gold, Copper, Silver, Lead. Part of the Golden Grove project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- Parent group
- 29Metals (a subsidiary)
- MINEDEX project
- Golden Grove J00527 · OperatingOwners: 29Metals Limited 100%; EMR Capital Golden Grove Pty Ltd; Golden Grove Operations Pty Ltd
- Lodged
- 29 August 1983
- Granted
- 28 November 1983
- Expires
- 8 December 2025
- Area
- 448.20 hectares (4.5 km²)
- Mineral field
- Yalgoo Mineral Field
- Commodities
- Zinc, Gold, Copper, Silver, Lead
- 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
- Golden Grove TSF3 Raise 4 Upgrade Design: approved 2 July 2020, Mining Proposal Golden Grove TSF3 Raise 4 Upgrade Design Version 6.1
MMG GOLDEN GROVE: approved 9 September 2016, MMG GOLDEN GROVE - MINE CLOSURE PLAN - J00527 - Environmental registrations
- 30 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- WAMEX data
- 218 open-file drill holes, 59 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -28.7435, 116.94175 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 August 2025 | Mining Proposal | Mining Proposal for Small Mining Operations, Golden Grove Operation TSF1 Reclamation | Approved | MP_500467.pdf |
| 13 December 2024 | Mining Proposal | MP Core Yard Extension | Approved | MP_129485.pdf |
| 15 August 2024 | Mining Proposal | Mining Proposal | Approved | MP_127751.pdf |
| 24 May 2024 | Mining Proposal | Golden Grove LOM TSF4 Mining Proposal V5.0 | Approved | MP_121513.pdf |
| 26 April 2023 | Mining Proposal | TSF 3 EMBANKMENT RAISE 5 MINING PROPOSAL | Approved | MP_114827.pdf |
| 1 October 2021 | Mining Proposal | Mining Proposal for Paste Plant Facility & Reclaimed Tailings from TSF2 - Golden Grove | Approved | no public document |
| 28 June 2021 | Mining Proposal | Golden Grove - TSF1 Stage 5A & 5B Lift - Mining Proposal | Approved | MP_96465.pdf |
| 2 July 2020 | Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan | Mining Proposal Golden Grove TSF3 Raise 4 Upgrade Design Version 6.1 | Approved | MP_86886.pdf |
| 5 December 2019 | Mining Proposal | Addendum 5 to Mining Proposal REG ID 23922 - TSF3 Raise 4 - Version 1.0 - J00527 | Approved | MP_83255.pdf |
| 26 July 2018 | Mining Proposal | Mining Proposal for Golden Grove Infrastructure Upgrade 2018 | Approved | mp_74667.pdf |
| 9 September 2016 | Mine Closure Plan | MMG GOLDEN GROVE - MINE CLOSURE PLAN - J00527 | Approved | mcp_60225.pdf |
| 7 September 2016 | Mining Proposal | TSF3 Raise 3 Mining Proposal on M59/03 and M59/90 - Part 1 | Approved | mp_60030.pdf |
| 27 July 2016 | Mining Proposal | Scuddles Open Pit Addendum Mining Proposal | Approved | mp_59933.pdf |
| 8 January 2016 | Mining Proposal | Scuddles Open Pit Mining Proposal and TSF 1 Decommissioning on M59/03 M59/90 | Approved | mp_55745.pdf |
| 11 February 2015 | Mining Proposal | Golden Grove Construction of Tailings Storage Facility 3, Raise 2 | Approved | mp_53173.pdf |
15 earlier registrations are in MINEDEX.
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.