MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 63/148 · Lake Cowan Gypsum / Whitfield
M 63/148 is a Western Australian mining lease held by CENTRAL GYPSUM PTY LTD. Granted 8 May 1987, expires 13 May 2029. 91 ha in the Dundas Mineral Field. Commodities: Gypsum. Part of the Lake Cowan Gypsum / Whitfield project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- Holder
- CENTRAL GYPSUM PTY LTD
- MINEDEX project
- Lake Cowan Gypsum / Whitfield J01324 · OperatingOwners: Whitfield Minerals Pty Ltd 100%
- Lodged
- 16 January 1987
- Granted
- 8 May 1987
- Expires
- 13 May 2029
- Area
- 90.80 hectares (0.9 km²)
- Mineral field
- Dundas Mineral Field
- Commodities
- Gypsum
- 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
- LAKE COWAN GYPSUM PROJECT: approved 3 June 2020, MINE CLOSURE PLAN - LAKE COWAN GYPSUM PROJECT - J01324
- Environmental registrations
- 4 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Fire Management Strategies - track upgrading and chaining Not assessed; overlaps 91 ha
- WAMEX data
- 57 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -32.23595, 121.73485 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 June 2020 | Mine Closure Plan | MINE CLOSURE PLAN - LAKE COWAN GYPSUM PROJECT - J01324 | Approved | MCP_83916.pdf |
| 20 January 2017 | Mine Closure Plan | MINE CLOSURE PLAN - M63/85, M63/87, M63/148, M63/170, M63/528, M63/529 - PROJECT NUMBER: J01324 - LAKE COWAN GYPSUM / WHITFIELD | Approved | mcp_60671.pdf |
| 14 May 2013 | Mining Proposal | Mining Proposal For Mining Tenements M63/148, M63/170, M63/528 lake Cowan Whitfield Minerals Pty Ltd Gypsum Project - February 2013 | Approved | mp_38403.pdf |
| 6 November 2000 | Mining Proposal | LAKE COWAN : WHITFIELD REMOVAL OF GYPSUM | Approved | mp_3355.pdf |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.