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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
Holders
NEWMONT BODDINGTON PTY LTD
SADDLEBACK INVESTMENTS PTY LTD
Parent group
Newmont (matched by name)
MINEDEX project
Boddington Gold J00026 · Operating
Owners: 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 Ministerial Statements
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 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)
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Mining proposals and mine closure plans

DateRegistrationTitleStatusDocument (GeoDocs)
24 December 2021Mining ProposalNBG Hedges Dam & Combined Activities Mining ProposalApprovedMP_99777.pdf
24 December 2021Mine Closure PlanMINE CLOSURE PLAN - NEWMONT BODDINGTON GOLD PROJECT - J00026Approvedno public document
19 August 2019Mining ProposalD6 Dam Mining Proposal - CR36343 - J00026ApprovedMP_80237.pdf
29 April 2016Mining ProposalMP 48325 Amendment - Hotham Farm CommunicationsTowerApprovedmp_59147.pdf
20 February 2015Mining Proposal With Mine Closure PlanNewmont Boddington Gold - Life of Mine Extension - Mining Proposal (BGM11099_01ApprovedMP_48325.pdf

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