Abandoned Mines inventory

Geological Survey of Western Australia (GSWA) developed an inventory of abandoned mine site features within Western Australia between 1999 and 2011 (the abandoned mines inventory).
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The inventory survey work focused on those sites located within 10km of towns and within one km of major roads.

Access the Abandoned Mines inventory

This comprehensive database contains over 190,000 mine site features throughout the state. Abandoned mines inventory data can be accessed from the Mines and Mineral Deposits (MINEDEX) database, via GeoVIEW.WA or TENGRAPH. A spatial dataset of the abandoned mines inventory is also available for download from the Data and Software Centre.

Access historical mine plans

Access to historical mine plans can be requested through the DEMIRS Safety Regulation Group for a complete history of mine activity that has occurred on a tenement.

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