Data as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 70/589 · Boddington Gold
M 70/589 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. 120 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 project
- Boddington Gold J00026 · OperatingOwners: Newmont Corporation 100%; Newmont Australia Pty Ltd; Saddleback Investments Pty Ltd
- Lodged
- 30 October 1989
- Granted
- 5 June 1990
- Expires
- 6 June 2032
- Area
- 119.60 hectares (1.2 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
- 5 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Newmont Boddington Life of Mine Extension Amendment Proposal Under assessment; overlaps 120 ha
Newmont Boddington Goldmine - Life of Mine Expansion Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 971; overlaps 120 ha
Worsley Mine Expansion - Revised Proposal Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 1237; overlaps 87 ha
Forest Management Plan 2014-2023 Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 952; overlaps 120 ha
Forest Management Plan 2024-2033 Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 1214; overlaps 120 ha - WAMEX data
- 39 open-file drill holes, 48 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -32.78505, 116.3766 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 19 August 2019 | Mining Proposal | D6 Dam Mining Proposal - CR36343 - J00026 | Approved | MP_80237.pdf |
| 29 April 2016 | Mining Proposal | MP 48325 Amendment - Hotham Farm CommunicationsTower | Approved | mp_59147.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.
MCF Mining Approvals Index