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
- Parent group
- Newmont (matched by name)
- MINEDEX project
- Boddington Gold J00026 · OperatingOwners: 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 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)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 December 2021 | Mine Closure Plan | MINE CLOSURE PLAN - NEWMONT BODDINGTON GOLD PROJECT - J00026 | Approved | no public document |
| 19 August 2019 | Mining Proposal | D6 Dam Mining Proposal - CR36343 - J00026 | Approved | MP_80237.pdf |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.
Recent changes
| Date | Tenement | Change | Detail | Holder |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 October 2026 | ML 70/752 | 111.362 | Legal area 120.0 → 111.362 (register units, ha or blocks) · partial surrender or relinquishment | NEWMONT BODDINGTON PTY LTD |
MCF Mining Approvals Index