Data as at 28 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data

Western Australian mining lease

M 70/564 · Boddington Gold

M 70/564 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 19 April 1990, expires 26 April 2032. 362 ha in the South West Mineral Field. Commodities: Gold, Bauxite, Copper, Silver. 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 projects: Boddington Gold J00026 · Operating
Owners: Newmont Corporation 100%; Newmont Australia Pty Ltd; Saddleback Investments Pty Ltd

Worsley J00776 · Operating
Owners: South32 Limited 86%; Japan Alumina Associates (Australia) Pty Ltd 10%; Sojitz Alumina Pty Ltd 4%; Alcoa of Australia Ltd; South32 Aluminium (RAA) Pty Ltd; South32 Aluminium (Worsley) Pty Ltd; Alcoa Corporation
Lodged: 25 August 1989
Granted: 19 April 1990
Expires: 26 April 2032
Area: 362.40 hectares (3.6 km²)
Mineral field: South West Mineral Field
Commodities: Gold, Bauxite, Copper, 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
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: 5 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
EPA Ministerial Statements: MS 1237, MS 971, MS 453, MS 379, MS 299, MS 100, MS 85, MS 49, MS 19
EPA referred proposals: Newmont Boddington Life of Mine Extension Amendment Proposal Under assessment; overlaps 56 ha
Newmont Boddington Goldmine - Life of Mine Expansion Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 971; overlaps 56 ha
Worsley Mine Expansion - Revised Proposal Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 1237; overlaps 197 ha
Forest Management Plan 2014-2023 Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 952; overlaps 362 ha
Forest Management Plan 2024-2033 Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 1214; overlaps 362 ha
WAMEX data: 39 open-file drill holes, 75 exploration reports on this ground
Location: -32.77385, 116.40095 (centre)

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Mining proposals and mine closure plans

Date	Registration	Title	Status	Document (GeoDocs)
1 May 2025	Mining Proposal	Worsley_HN Mining Proposal_v3	Approved	MP_500210.pdf
24 May 2024	Mining Proposal	Boddington Bauxite Mine - Hotham North Mining Proposal - South32 Worsley	Approved	MP_120346.pdf
24 December 2021	Mine Closure Plan	MINE CLOSURE PLAN - NEWMONT BODDINGTON GOLD PROJECT - J00026	Approved	no public document
19 August 2019	Mining Proposal	D6 Dam Mining Proposal - CR36343 - J00026	Approved	MP_80237.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

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