MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 77/969 · Marvel Loch - Southern Cross
M 77/969 is a Western Australian mining lease held by BARTO GOLD MINING PTY LTD (Shandong Tianye group). Granted 29 June 1999, expires 30 June 2041. 10 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 May 1999
- Granted
- 29 June 1999
- Expires
- 30 June 2041
- Area
- 9.60 hectares (0.1 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
- 18 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Fire Management Strategies - track upgrading and chaining Not assessed; overlaps 9.6 ha
- WAMEX data
- 100 open-file drill holes, 62 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -31.2801, 119.3634 (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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 27 March 2002 | Mining Proposal | MARVEL LOCH : RESUMPTION OF MINING AT CORNISHMAN OPEN CUT | Approved | mp_3913.pdf |
| 14 February 2002 | Mining Proposal | MARVEL LOCH : CORNISHMAN ADDENDUM 2 : WASTE DUMP | Approved | mp_3888.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 |
| 18 June 1998 | Mining Proposal | MARVEL LOCK/SOUTHERN CROSS CORNISHMAN RECOMMENCE | Approved | mp_2705.pdf |
3 earlier registrations are in MINEDEX.
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.