MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 77/175 · Marvel Loch - Southern Cross
M 77/175 is a Western Australian mining lease held by BARTO GOLD MINING PTY LTD (Shandong Tianye group). Granted 5 December 1989, expires 5 December 2031. 663 ha in the Yilgarn Mineral Field. Commodities: Gold, Silver. Part of the Marvel Loch - Southern Cross project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- Parent group
- Shandong Tianye (a subsidiary)
- MINEDEX projects
- Marvel Loch - Southern Cross J00226 · OperatingOwners: Barto Gold Mining Pty Ltd 100%; Minjar Gold Pty Ltd; Shandong Tianye Group Bid Co Pty Ltd
Cygnet Gold J06925 · ProposedOwners: Cygnet Gold Pty Ltd 100%; China Hanking Holdings Limited; Barto Gold Mining Pty Ltd - Lodged
- 25 May 1987
- Granted
- 5 December 1989
- Expires
- 5 December 2031
- Area
- 663.40 hectares (6.6 km²)
- Mineral field
- Yilgarn Mineral Field
- Commodities
- Gold, 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
- MARVEL LOCH - SOUTHERN CROSS OPERATIONS: approved 27 April 2021, MINE CLOSURE PLAN - MARVEL LOCH - SOUTHERN CROSS OPERATIONS - J00226
Southern Cross Operations - B - Mineral Field 77 - Hanking Gold Mining Pty Ltd: approved 22 March 2017, Southern Cross Operations - Version B - Mineral Field 77 - Hanking Gold Mining Pty Ltd - Environmental registrations
- 18 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Fire Management Strategies - track upgrading and chaining Not assessed; overlaps 663 ha
- WAMEX data
- 29 open-file drill holes, 142 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -31.2375, 119.33325 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 November 2024 | Mining Proposal | Frasers South UG MP Stg 2 | Approved | MP_126625.pdf |
| 16 April 2024 | Mining Proposal | MINING PROPOSAL FRASERS SOUTH UNDERGROUND PROJECT - STAGE 1 - J00226 | Approved | MP_122061.pdf |
| 27 April 2021 | Mine Closure Plan | MINE CLOSURE PLAN - MARVEL LOCH - SOUTHERN CROSS OPERATIONS - J00226 | Approved | MCP_84650.pdf |
| 18 April 2018 | Mining Proposal | Mining Proposal Low Grade Stockpiles Bullfinch - Copperhead & Frasers | Approved | mp_72947.pdf |
| 25 October 2017 | Mining Proposal | Mining Proposal - Revised Aquarius Open Pit - Transvaal Gold Project | Approved | mp_69253.pdf |
| 22 March 2017 | Mine Closure Plan | Southern Cross Operations - Version B - Mineral Field 77 - Hanking Gold Mining Pty Ltd | Approved | mcp_58225.pdf |
| 16 March 2017 | Mining Proposal | Mining Proposal: Golden Pig Dewatering | Approved | mp_61143.pdf |
| 16 June 2016 | Mining Proposal | MINING PROPOSAL AMENDMENT (Removal of Various Low Grade Stockpiles) Rev A | Approved | mp_58982.pdf |
| 25 November 2002 | Mining Proposal | MARVEL LOCH : SOUTHERN CROSS LAYDOWN AREA | Approved | mp_4138.pdf |
| 22 August 2002 | Mining Proposal | MARVEL LOCH : CORNISHMAN W/D ADDENDUM | Approved | mp_4056.pdf |
| 11 December 2001 | Mining Proposal | MARVEL LOCH : ADDENDUM TO NEVORIA HAUL ROAD | Approved | mp_3716.pdf |
| 23 May 2001 | Mining Proposal | MARVEL LOCH : NEVORIA HAUL ROAD | Approved | mp_3688.pdf |
| 29 June 1999 | Mining Proposal | MARVEL LOCH : TSF RAISE | Approved | mp_3071.pdf |
| 7 April 1999 | Mining Proposal | MARVEL LOCH : SOUTHERN CROSS GOLD : TSF DECOMMISSION | Approved | no public document |
| 12 March 1998 | Mining Proposal | JACCOLETTI HILL PIT ADDENDUM | Approved | mp_16092.pdf |
3 earlier registrations are in MINEDEX.
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.