Paraburdoo
Shire of Ashburton
Paraburdoo is a gold, iron ore and platinum group elements exploration project in the Shire of Ashburton, Western Australia. Its 50 WAMEX reports were lodged by 20 companies between 1969 and 2025, most recently Goldfields Consolidated Pty Limited in 2025. Of those, 5 declare a resource.
Reports
50
Operators
20
companies on record
Worked
57yrs
1969 to 2025, 1 year ago
Main target
Gold
12 commodities on record
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Paraburdoo in the Shire of Ashburton
Ground extent105 × 55 km
Report areas mapped24
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Paraburdoo, most active first.
Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd 8Matsa Resources Ltd 6Atlas Iron Ltd 6Boadicea Resources Ltd 3Brockman Mining Australia Pty Ltd 3Mr Strong Gr 3Mt Bruce Mining Pty Ltd 3Mine Services And Construction Pty Ltd 2Billiton Australia Pty Ltd 2Goldfields Consolidated Pty Limited 1Mallina Exploration Pty Ltd 1Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd 1Fortescue Metals Group Ltd 1Brockman Mining Limited 1Brockman Resources Ltd 1Ladyman Gr 1Vageta Pty Ltd 1Diamond Rose Nl 1Border Gold Ltd 1Australian Ores & Minerals Ltd 1
Who controls this ground today
Today 47 live and pending tenements sit over the Paraburdoo ground, held under 22 names.
Free account
- 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
Premium
- Whether that ground is meeting its expenditure commitments
- Dormant tenements and active forfeitures
- Mortgages, caveats and the expiry profile
Exploration record on Paraburdoo
- Local government
- Shire of Ashburton
- Commodities targeted
- Gold 26 · Iron 26 · Base Metals 4 · Platinum Group Elements 2 · Diamond 2 · Gemstones 2 · Nickel 1 · Aggregate 1
- Work on record
- Rock chip sampling 15 · Geological mapping 13 · Soil sampling 12 · Geological reconnaissance 10 · Stream sediment sampling 9 · Percussion drilling 7 · Geophysical interpretation 6 · Mineral resource estimate 5
- Resource declared
- Yes, in 5 reports: A11377 (1982), A8021 (1978), A3898 (1972), A183 (1969), A8616 (1753)
- Downloadable data
- 18 of 50 reports include a digital package
- Reports with no exploration
- 7 of 50 record no work done
- Report types
- Annual 37 · Final Surrender 9 · Non-statutory 3 · Partial Surrender 1
Reports by decade
11960s
41970s
31980s
101990s
42000s
202010s
72020s
Exploration reports
50 WAMEX reports filed over Paraburdoo.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A147556 | 2025 | Goldfields Consolidated Pty Limited | E47/4093 Paraburdoo Ore Project Final Surrender Report for the period ending 26/09/2024 |
| A139432 | 2024 | Matsa Resources Limited | E47/3518 Paraburdoo Project Final Surrender Report for the period ending 22/01/2024 |
| A134021 | 2023 | Matsa Resources Limited | Mineral Exploration Report E47/03518 Annual Report for the period ending 22/01/2023 |
| A133609 | 2023 | Mallina Exploration Pty Ltd | E47/4093 Paraburdoo Ore Project Annual Report for the period ending 16/11/2022 |
| A129868 | 2022 | Matsa Resources Ltd | Exploration on E47/3518 Paraburdoo from 23 January 2021 to 22 January 2022 |
| A126403 | 2021 | Matsa Resources Limited | Annual Report for Paraburdoo E47/3518 for the period ending 22/01/2021 |
| A123084 | 2020 | Matsa Resources Limited | E47/3518 Paraburdoo Exploration Carried out during the period ending 22/01/2020 |
| A119992 | 2019 | Boadicea Resources Ltd | Final Report for E47/2936 - Paraburdoo Project For the Period 27 February 2018 to 21 February 2019 |
| A119774 | 2019 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Limited | Paraburdoo Surrender Report Exploration Licence 47/03715 (GDSR 6931) For the Period 16 March 2018 to 27 March |
| A119367 | 2019 | Matsa Resources Limited | E47/3518 Paraburdoo Annual Report For the Period 23 January 2018 to 22 January 2019 |
| A116352 | 2018 | Boadicea Resources Ltd | E47/2936 Paraburdoo Project - Annual Technical Report for the Period 27 February 2017 to 26 February 2018 |
| A112372 | 2017 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | E47/3016 (Paraburdoo) Final Surrender Report for the period 07/12/2015 to 06/02/2017 |
| A112333 | 2017 | Boadicea Resources Ltd | E47/2936 Paraburdoo Project Annual Technical Report For The Period 27 February 2016 to 26 February 2017 |
| A103928 | 2014 | Atlas Iron Ltd | Paraburdoo Project E47/1241 Annual Report to the Department of Mines and Petroleum for the Period Ending 16 Oc |
| A103288 | 2014 | Atlas Iron Ltd | Paraburdoo Project Final Surrender Report to the Department of Mines and Petroleum for the Period 29 June 2012 |
| A103258 | 2014 | Brockman Mining Australia Pty Ltd | Paraburdoo Project E47/2081 Annual Report for the year ended 21st June 2013 – 20th June 2014 |
| A102761 | 2014 | Atlas Iron Ltd | Paraburdoo Project, Annual Report for the period 27/06/2013 to 26/06/2014, E52/2419, 2420-2422, 2894 & 2087.[ |
| A101426 | 2014 | Atlas Iron Ltd | PARABURDOO PROJECT E47/2087-I Annual Report to the Department of Mines and Petroleum for the Period Ending17 F |
| A99777 | 2013 | Brockman Mining Australia Pty Ltd | Paraburdoo Project E47/1942 Annual Report for the year ended 5th October 2013 |
| A99108 | 2013 | Brockman Mining Australia Pty Ltd | E47/2081–Annual Report for the year ended 20th June 2013 |
All 50 report numbers over Paraburdoo
A147556 2025, A139432 2024, A134021 2023, A133609 2023, A129868 2022, A126403 2021, A123084 2020, A119992 2019, A119774 2019, A119367 2019, A116352 2018, A112372 2017, A112333 2017, A103928 2014, A103288 2014, A103258 2014, A102761 2014, A101426 2014, A99777 2013, A99108 2013, A98802 2013, A98532 2013, A96625 2013, A95488 2012, A94401 2012, A92401 2012, A90785 2011, A68812 2004, A65364 2002, A62586 2001, A62143 2001, A57325 1999, A57322 1999, A53784 1998, A53575 1998, A50277 1997, A47094 1996, A43683 1995, A40586 1994, A39483 1993, A33238 1990, A26609 1989, A21660 1987, A11377 1982, A8021 1978, A7484 1978, A6766 1976, A3898 1972, A183 1969, A8616
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