MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 70/21 · Boddington Gold
M 70/21 is a Western Australian mining lease held by JAPAN ALUMINA ASSOCIATES (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD; SOJITZ ALUMINA PTY LTD; SOUTH32 ALUMINIUM (RAA) PTY LTD; SOUTH32 ALUMINIUM (WORSLEY) PTY LTD (South32 group). Granted 27 March 1986, expires 8 April 2028. 974 ha in the South West Mineral Field. Commodities: Gold, Silver, Copper. Part of the Boddington Gold project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- Holders
- JAPAN ALUMINA ASSOCIATES (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD
SOJITZ ALUMINA PTY LTD
SOUTH32 ALUMINIUM (RAA) PTY LTD
SOUTH32 ALUMINIUM (WORSLEY) PTY LTD - Parent group
- South32 (a joint venture)
- MINEDEX project
- Boddington Gold J00026 · OperatingOwners: Newmont Corporation 100%; Newmont Australia Pty Ltd; Saddleback Investments Pty Ltd
- Lodged
- 7 April 1983
- Granted
- 27 March 1986
- Expires
- 8 April 2028
- Area
- 974.10 hectares (9.7 km²)
- Mineral field
- South West Mineral Field
- Commodities
- Gold, Silver, Copper
- 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
- Newmont Boddington Gold - Life of Mine Extension - (BGM11099_01: approved 20 February 2015, Newmont Boddington Gold - Life of Mine Extension - Mining Proposal (BGM11099_01
- Environmental registrations
- 18 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Newmont Boddington Life of Mine Extension Amendment Proposal Under assessment; overlaps 974 ha
Newmont Boddington Goldmine - Life of Mine Expansion Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 971; overlaps 974 ha
Worsley Mine Expansion - Revised Proposal Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 1237; overlaps 974 ha
Forest Management Plan 2014-2023 Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 952; overlaps 974 ha
Forest Management Plan 2024-2033 Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 1214; overlaps 974 ha - WAMEX data
- 156 open-file drill holes, 77 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -32.69555, 116.3596 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 June 2025 | Mining Proposal | Boddington Gold F1/F3 RDA REVISED 750MT BUTTRESS DESIGN MINING PROPOSAL REV 2 | Approved | MP_121521.pdf |
| 21 February 2022 | Mining Proposal | Revised F1 RDA 600MT Mining Proposal_FINAL | Approved | MP_100489.pdf |
| 24 December 2021 | Mining Proposal | NBG Hedges Dam & Combined Activities Mining Proposal | Approved | MP_99777.pdf |
| 24 December 2021 | Mine Closure Plan | MINE CLOSURE PLAN - NEWMONT BODDINGTON GOLD PROJECT - J00026 | Approved | no public document |
| 5 March 2019 | Mining Proposal | 181221-NBG-Addendum MP - SD Buttresses and Drainage | Approved | mp_77732.pdf |
| 21 November 2017 | Mining Proposal | NBG Addendum MP SD10 and 9 Buttress | Approved | mp_70788.pdf |
| 13 February 2017 | Mining Proposal | MP letter Steep Bench Trial and RDA Fuel Farm | Approved | mp_61493.pdf |
| 20 February 2015 | Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan | Newmont Boddington Gold - Life of Mine Extension - Mining Proposal (BGM11099_01 | Approved | MP_48325.pdf |
| 5 March 2014 | Mining Proposal | Construction Of RDA Earthmoving Workshop | Approved | mp_46024.pdf |
| 29 August 2012 | Mining Proposal | Revised Wandoo North and South Pit Modifications and Additional Waste Rock Storage: Mining Proposal Addendum: ML264SA(2), M70/22, M70/23, M70/24, M70/25, M70/1031, G70/218 - Version 2 - July 2012 | Approved | mp_33764.pdf |
| 10 February 2009 | Mining Proposal | Boddington Hedges M70/21 & M70/22 - Wattle Pit Mining Area Notice of Intent to Close Mining Proposal No. 5461 & NOI No. 2624 | Approved | mp_20956.zip mp_20956.pdf |
| 18 September 2006 | Mining Proposal | BODDINGTON GOLD MINE EXPANSION PROJECT | Approved | mp_5461_res.pdf |
| 29 June 2006 | Mining Proposal | BODDINGTON EXPANSION GATEHOUSE | Approved | mp_5383.zip mp_5383.pdf mp_18750_res.pdf |
| 18 September 2000 | Mining Proposal | BODDINGTON : HEDGES GOLD : PIT M6 | Approved | mp_16883.pdf |
| 11 September 1998 | Mining Proposal | BODDINGTON : HYDRAULIC MINING TRIAL RESIDUE RETURN WATER | Approved | mp_16292.pdf |
3 earlier registrations are in MINEDEX.
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.