Data as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data

Type

Mining lease

Status

Granted

Holder

BARTO GOLD MINING PTY LTD

Parent group

Shandong Tianye (a subsidiary)

MINEDEX project

Marvel Loch - Southern Cross J00226 · Operating

Owners: Barto Gold Mining Pty Ltd 100%; Minjar Gold Pty Ltd; Shandong Tianye Group Bid Co Pty Ltd

Lodged

6 September 1996

Granted

28 November 2008

Expires

27 November 2029

Area

625.60 hectares (6.3 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

3 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)

EPA referred proposals

Fire Management Strategies - track upgrading and chaining Not assessed; overlaps 626 ha

WAMEX data

551 open-file drill holes, 89 exploration reports on this ground

Location

-31.53575, 119.61605 (centre)