MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 70/588 · Boddington Gold
M 70/588 is a Western Australian mining lease held by NEWMONT BODDINGTON PTY LTD; SADDLEBACK INVESTMENTS PTY LTD (Newmont group). Granted 5 June 1990, expires 6 June 2032. 359 ha in the South West Mineral Field. Commodities: Gold, Copper, Silver. Part of the Boddington Gold project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- Parent group
- Newmont (matched by name)
- MINEDEX projects
- Boddington Gold J00026 · OperatingOwners: Newmont Corporation 100%; Newmont Australia Pty Ltd; Saddleback Investments Pty Ltd
Hedges J00151 · Not ApplicableOwners: Alcoa of Australia Ltd 100% - Lodged
- 30 October 1989
- Granted
- 5 June 1990
- Expires
- 6 June 2032
- Area
- 358.80 hectares (3.6 km²)
- Mineral field
- South West Mineral Field
- Commodities
- Gold, 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
- 6 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA Ministerial Statements
- MS 971, MS 453, MS 450, MS 379, MS 299, MS 100, MS 85, MS 49, MS 20, MS 19
- EPA referred proposals
- Newmont Boddington Life of Mine Extension Amendment Proposal Under assessment; overlaps 59 ha
Newmont Boddington Goldmine - Life of Mine Expansion Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 971; overlaps 59 ha
Hedges Gold Project Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 590; overlaps 198 ha
Forest Management Plan 2014-2023 Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 952; overlaps 359 ha
Forest Management Plan 2024-2033 Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 1214; overlaps 359 ha - WAMEX data
- 66 open-file drill holes, 55 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -32.7896, 116.331 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 December 2021 | Mine Closure Plan | MINE CLOSURE PLAN - NEWMONT BODDINGTON GOLD PROJECT - J00026 | Approved | no public document |
| 16 March 2017 | Mining Proposal | Hedges Dam Repairs Mining Proposal | Approved | mp_64142.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 |
| 22 December 2005 | Mining Proposal | HEDGES GOLD TSF MAIN EMBANKMENT FINAL LANDFORM G70/55 G70/56 G70/57 G70/58 G70/175 | Approved | mp_5215_F8C45952154F057991FE37BBA1B82C2F.pdf |
| 9 July 1997 | Mining Proposal | HEDGES:INCREASE IN PLANT THROUGHPUT | Approved | mp_15781.pdf |
| 3 December 1996 | Mining Proposal | HEDGES GOLD PLANT:TAILINGS DAM EXTENSION | Approved | mp_2319.pdf |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.