MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 77/352 · Marvel Loch - Southern Cross
M 77/352 is a Western Australian mining lease held by BARTO GOLD MINING PTY LTD (Shandong Tianye group). Granted 9 April 1989, expires 17 April 2031. 527 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
- 23 November 1988
- Granted
- 9 April 1989
- Expires
- 17 April 2031
- Area
- 527.10 hectares (5.3 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
- 30 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Fire Management Strategies - track upgrading and chaining Not assessed; overlaps 527 ha
- WAMEX data
- 702 open-file drill holes, 103 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -31.27615, 119.35985 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 April 2021 | Mine Closure Plan | MINE CLOSURE PLAN - MARVEL LOCH - SOUTHERN CROSS OPERATIONS - J00226 | Approved | MCP_84650.pdf |
| 20 May 2020 | Mining Proposal | Mining Proposal Addendum - Cornishman Pit Cutback and Pit Wall Stability Works | Approved | MP_85716.pdf |
| 8 March 2019 | Mining Proposal | Mining Proposal Addendum Aquarius Open Pit Transvaal Gold Project Southern Cross Operations | Approved | no public document |
| 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 |
| 3 August 2016 | Mining Proposal | Cornishman Underground Mining Proposal July 2016 | Approved | mp_59897.pdf |
| 9 September 2015 | Mining Proposal | Cornishman Pit Long Term Stability Works Mining Proposal | Approved | mp_55836.pdf |
| 30 June 2015 | Mining Proposal | Cornishman Area (Cornishman Double O Pit West Wall Emergency Remediation) | Approved | mp_55609.pdf |
| 10 June 2015 | Mining Proposal | 150505 cornishman North MP excl M77-1275 amendment | Approved | mp_54760.pdf |
| 21 August 2014 | Mining Proposal | Cornishman Double O pit cut back mining proposal July 1 2014 | Approved | mp_48417.pdf |
| 17 June 2014 | Mining Proposal | Cornishman Mine Area - Resumption of Mining at the Cornishman Pit - Mining Proposal | Approved | mp_47307.pdf |
| 25 November 2002 | Mining Proposal | MARVEL LOCH : SOUTHERN CROSS LAYDOWN AREA | Approved | mp_4138.pdf |
| 7 November 2002 | Mining Proposal | MARVEL LOCH : CORNISHMAN WASTE DUMP ADDENDUM | Approved | mp_4126.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 |
15 earlier registrations are in MINEDEX.
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.