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

Western Australian mineral lease (mining act 1904)

ML 70/752 · Boddington Gold

ML 70/752 is a Western Australian mineral lease (mining act 1904) held by NEWMONT BODDINGTON PTY LTD; SADDLEBACK INVESTMENTS PTY LTD (Newmont group). Granted 16 April 2002, expires 31 December 2043. 111 ha in the South West Mineral Field. Commodities: Gold, Copper, Silver. Part of the Boddington Gold project (operating).

Type
Mineral lease (Mining Act 1904)
Status
Granted
Holders
NEWMONT BODDINGTON PTY LTD
SADDLEBACK INVESTMENTS PTY LTD
Parent group
Newmont (matched by name)
MINEDEX project
Boddington Gold J00026 · Operating
Owners: Newmont Corporation 100%; Newmont Australia Pty Ltd; Saddleback Investments Pty Ltd
Lodged
16 November 1981
Granted
16 April 2002
Expires
31 December 2043
Area
110.90 hectares (1.1 km²)
Mineral field
South West Mineral Field
Commodities
Gold, Copper, 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
Newmont Boddington Gold - Life of Mine Extension - (BGM11099_01: approved 20 February 2015, Newmont Boddington Gold - Life of Mine Extension - Mining Proposal (BGM11099_01
Environmental registrations
2 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
EPA Ministerial Statements
MS 971, MS 453, MS 379, MS 299, MS 100, MS 85, MS 49, MS 19
EPA referred proposals
Newmont Boddington Life of Mine Extension Amendment Proposal Under assessment; overlaps 111 ha
Newmont Boddington Goldmine - Life of Mine Expansion Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 971; overlaps 111 ha
Forest Management Plan 2014-2023 Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 952; overlaps 111 ha
Forest Management Plan 2024-2033 Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 1214; overlaps 111 ha
WAMEX data
5 open-file drill holes, 41 exploration reports on this ground
Location
-32.8231, 116.35795 (centre)
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Mining proposals and mine closure plans

DateRegistrationTitleStatusDocument (GeoDocs)
24 December 2021Mine Closure PlanMINE CLOSURE PLAN - NEWMONT BODDINGTON GOLD PROJECT - J00026Approvedno public document
19 August 2019Mining ProposalD6 Dam Mining Proposal - CR36343 - J00026ApprovedMP_80237.pdf

Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.

Recent changes

DateTenementChangeDetailHolder
16 October 2026ML 70/752111.362Legal area 120.0 → 111.362 (register units, ha or blocks) · partial surrender or relinquishmentNEWMONT BODDINGTON PTY LTD