MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 77/790 · Marvel Loch - Southern Cross
M 77/790 is a Western Australian mining lease held by BARTO GOLD MINING PTY LTD (Shandong Tianye group). Granted 23 December 2003, expires 7 January 2046. 914 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
- 6 September 1996
- Granted
- 23 December 2003
- Expires
- 7 January 2046
- Area
- 914.50 hectares (9.1 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 914 ha
- WAMEX data
- 908 open-file drill holes, 73 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -31.5217, 119.55255 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 December 2023 | Mining Proposal | Barto Windmills Open Pit Project Mining Proposal | Approved | MP_118897.pdf |
| 18 January 2023 | Mining Proposal | MINING PROPOSAL WINDMILLS OPEN PIT PROJECT - VERSION 1 - REVISION 5 | Approved | MP_115104.pdf |
| 23 March 2022 | Mining Proposal | Barto Windmills Open Pit Project Mining Proposal | Approved | MP_103727.pdf |
| 14 January 2022 | Mining Proposal | Mining Proposal Windmills Open Pit Project | Approved | MP_100503.pdf |
| 27 April 2021 | Mine Closure Plan | MINE CLOSURE PLAN - MARVEL LOCH - SOUTHERN CROSS OPERATIONS - J00226 | Approved | MCP_84650.pdf |
| 22 March 2017 | Mine Closure Plan | Southern Cross Operations - Version B - Mineral Field 77 - Hanking Gold Mining Pty Ltd | Approved | mcp_58225.pdf |
| 17 January 2017 | Mining Proposal | Yilgarn Star de-watering Mining Proposal | Approved | mp_61195.pdf |
| 16 June 2016 | Mining Proposal | MINING PROPOSAL AMENDMENT (Removal of Various Low Grade Stockpiles) Rev A | Approved | mp_58982.pdf |
| 18 June 2007 | Mining Proposal | MARVEL LOCH - SOUTHERN CROSS LOI CLEARING ON M77/790 | Approved | mp_19079_res.pdf |
| 19 February 2007 | Mining Proposal | MARVEL LOCH - RAMP AND ABANDONMENT BUND M77/790 M77/655 745 | Approved | mp_5636.pdf |
| 14 December 2006 | Mining Proposal | MARVEL LOCH - EXPANSION OF HERCULES PIT M77/790 775 745 655 | Approved | mp_5551.pdf |
| 23 June 2006 | Mining Proposal | HERCULES/ST BARBARA/RESOURCE DEFINITION DRILLING M77/790 | Approved | mp_5376.pdf |
| 19 December 2005 | Mining Proposal | MARVEL LOCH - SOUTHERN CROSS/CLEARING M77/790 M77/72 M77/46 | Approved | mp_5204_FC74487EE29359A8C9A2A3B12B457CD8.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 |
9 earlier registrations are in MINEDEX.
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.