Ashburton Downs
Shire of Ashburton
Ashburton Downs is a gold, base metals and copper exploration project in the Shire of Ashburton, Western Australia. Its 19 WAMEX reports were lodged by 11 companies between 1973 and 2017, most recently Australian Copper Holdings Pty. Ltd. in 2017.
Reports
19
Operators
11
companies on record
Worked
45yrs
1973 to 2017, 9 years ago
Main target
Gold
8 commodities on record
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Ashburton Downs in the Shire of Ashburton
Ground extent188 × 145 km
Report areas mapped15
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Ashburton Downs, most active first.
Who controls this ground today
Today 32 live and pending tenements sit over the Ashburton Downs ground, held under 20 names.
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- Which tenements sit over this ground, and who holds each
- The area they cover and when they expire
- The main holders here, by number of titles
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- Mortgages, caveats and the expiry profile
Exploration record on Ashburton Downs
- Local government
- Shire of Ashburton
- Commodities targeted
- Gold 13 · Base Metals 12 · Uranium 9 · Copper 6 · Iron 1 · Silver 1 · Lead 1 · Zinc 1
- Work on record
- Geological mapping 10 · Geological reconnaissance 10 · Rock chip sampling 10 · Aerial radioactivity surveys 4 · Remote sensing and proximal sensing 4 · Stream sediment sampling 3 · Aerial geophysical surveys 2 · Petrology 2
- Resource declared
- Never on this record
- Downloadable data
- 6 of 19 reports include a digital package
- Report types
- Annual 12 · Final Surrender 3 · Non-statutory 3 · Partial Surrender 1
Reports by decade
41970s
11980s
11990s
2000s
122010s
Exploration reports
19 WAMEX reports filed over Ashburton Downs.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A111958 | 2017 | Australian Copper Holdings Pty. Ltd. | Partial Surrender Report for Tenement E08/2115 (Ashburton Downs) For the Period 4 November 2010 to 3 November |
| A109041 | 2016 | Australian Copper Pty Ltd | ASHBURTON DOWNS PROJECT Combined Annual Report C123/2013 comprising: E08/2115, E08/2307, E52/2724 for Year end |
| A107579 | 2015 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | E08/1633 (Ashburton Downs) Final Surrender Report for the period 29 March 2012 to 17 July 2015 |
| A106708 | 2015 | Australian Copper Pty Ltd | Ashburton Downs Project C123/2013 Combined Annual Report E08/2115, E08/2307, E52/2724 for the period ended 31/ |
| A101789 | 2014 | Australian Copper Pty Ltd | Ashburton Downs Project, Annual Report for the period 01/01/2013 to 31/12/2013, E08/2115, 2307 ; E52/2724. [C1 |
| A97349 | 2013 | Australian Copper Pty Ltd | Ashburton Downs Project Annual Report E08/2115 Year ended 3 November 2012 |
| A92717 | 2012 | Australian Copper Pty Ltd | Ashburton Downs Project, Annual Report for the year ending 3rd November 2011, E08/2115. |
| A89800 | 2011 | Fulcher Nominees Pty Ltd | ANNUAL EXPLORATION REPORT FOR ASHBURTON DOWNS PROJECT TENEMENT E08/1882 FOR THE PERIOD ENDING 20TH JANUARY 201 |
| A89219 | 2011 | Golden Zen Pty Ltd | ANNUAL EXPLORATION REPORT FOR ASHBURTON DOWNS PROJECT TENEMENT EL08/1887 FOR THE PERIOD ENDING 13TH SEPTEMBER |
| A89218 | 2011 | Golden Zen Pty Ltd | ANNUAL EXPLORATION REPORT FOR ASHBURTON DOWNS PROJECT TENEMENT EL08/1886 FOR THE PERIOD ENDING 8TH SEPTEMBER 2 |
| A89217 | 2011 | Golden Zen Pty Ltd | ANNUAL EXPLORATION REPORT FOR ASHBURTON DOWNS PROJECT TENEMENT EL08/1885 FOR THE PERIOD ENDING 8TH SEPTEMBER 2 |
| A89216 | 2011 | Golden Zen Pty Ltd | ANNUAL EXPLORATION REPORT FOR ASHBURTON DOWNS PROJECT TENEMENT EL08/1884 FOR THE PERIOD ENDING 8TH SEPTEMBER 2 |
| A53655 | 1998 | Bacome Pty Ltd | Ashburton Project, Combined Annual Report E08/882, 883, 920 for period 1st January 1997 to 31st December 1997. |
| A14640 | 1984 | Barrack Exploration Pty Ltd | Ashburton Downs Project, Annual Report for the period 27th November 1983 to 26th November 1984, E08/12. |
| A4392 | 1973 | Russgar Minerals Nl | Ashburton Downs Project, Non-statutory Report: Exploration Report for the year ending 31/12/1973,TR70/5779-578 |
| A4218 | 1973 | Pecan Holdings Pty Ltd | Ashburton Downs Project, Non-statutory Report: Final Report for the period ending 30/09/1973, TR70/5730H. |
| A4217 | 1973 | Pecan Holdings Pty Ltd | Ashburton Downs Project, Non-statutory Report: Final Report for the period ending 30/09/1973, TR70/5720H. |
| A4216 | 1973 | Pechiney Aust Exp Pty Ltd | Ashburton Downs Project, Final Surrender Report for the period ending 30th September 1973, TR70/5719H. |
| A11798 | Uranerz Australia Pty Ltd | Final Report on Temporary Reserves 8808, 8809 abd 8810 Ashburton Downs, Ashburton Mineral Field. |
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What does the exploration record say about Ashburton Downs?
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Tenure data sourced from the DMPE public registers and SLIP WA (© Government of Western Australia, CC BY 4.0). Compiled by NextMaps. Verify against primary sources before reliance.