MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 77/239 · Marvel Loch - Southern Cross
M 77/239 is a Western Australian mining lease held by BARTO GOLD MINING PTY LTD (Shandong Tianye group). Granted 13 September 1988, expires 14 September 2030. 580 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 project
- Marvel Loch - Southern Cross J00226 · OperatingOwners: Barto Gold Mining Pty Ltd 100%; Minjar Gold Pty Ltd; Shandong Tianye Group Bid Co Pty Ltd
- Lodged
- 4 November 1987
- Granted
- 13 September 1988
- Expires
- 14 September 2030
- Area
- 579.50 hectares (5.8 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
- 24 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Fire Management Strategies - track upgrading and chaining Not assessed; overlaps 580 ha
- WAMEX data
- 103 open-file drill holes, 114 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -31.46405, 119.51395 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 April 2025 | Mining Proposal | Marvel Loch TSF1 North Seepage DTM | Approved | MP_500310.pdf |
| 27 April 2021 | Mine Closure Plan | MINE CLOSURE PLAN - MARVEL LOCH - SOUTHERN CROSS OPERATIONS - J00226 | Approved | MCP_84650.pdf |
| 4 November 2020 | Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan | Marvel Loch West Underground Mining Proposal - Revision 2 Version 2 | Approved | MP_87130.pdf |
| 29 June 2018 | Mining Proposal | Exploration Core Library Mining Proposal | Approved | mp_74266.pdf |
| 18 April 2018 | Mining Proposal | Tailings Storage Facility Seepage DTM Mining Proposal | Approved | mp_72814.pdf |
| 5 January 2018 | Mining Proposal | Complete_TSF3 Mining Proposal FINAL (Rev a) | Approved | mp_70012.pdf |
| 22 March 2017 | Mine Closure Plan | Southern Cross Operations - Version B - Mineral Field 77 - Hanking Gold Mining Pty Ltd | Approved | mcp_58225.pdf |
| 9 December 2010 | Mining Proposal | Additional Embankment Raising of Tailings Storage Facility Mining Proposal | Approved | mp_27810.pdf |
| 7 February 2006 | Mining Proposal | MARVEL LOCH - SOUTHERN CROSS/MODIFY DRAINAGE IN TSF M77/239 | Approved | no public document |
| 2 September 2003 | Mining Proposal | MARVEL LOCH : RAISING OF TSF ON M77/239 G77/1; 2; 3 | Approved | mp_4307.pdf |
| 25 November 2002 | Mining Proposal | MARVEL LOCH : SOUTHERN CROSS LAYDOWN AREA | Approved | mp_4138.pdf |
| 21 October 2002 | Mining Proposal | MARVEL LOCH : ARCHILLES HAUL ROAD EXTENSION | Approved | mp_17464.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 |
9 earlier registrations are in MINEDEX.
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.