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South Fortescue - Marandoo West

Shire of Ashburton

South Fortescue - Marandoo West is an iron ore exploration project in the Shire of Ashburton, Western Australia. Its 6 WAMEX reports were lodged by 2 companies between 1995 and 2011, most recently Rio Tinto Iron Ore in 2011. Of those, 2 declare a resource.

Reports
6
Operators
2
companies on record
Worked
17yrs
1995 to 2011, 15 years ago
Main target
Iron
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South Fortescue - Marandoo West in the Shire of Ashburton
Ground extent19 × 32 km

Who has explored here

Companies that lodged reports over South Fortescue - Marandoo West, most active first.

Rio Tinto Iron Ore 4Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd 2

Who controls this ground today

Today 35 live and pending tenements sit over the South Fortescue - Marandoo West ground, held under 13 names.

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Exploration record on South Fortescue - Marandoo West

Local government
Shire of Ashburton
Commodities targeted
Iron 6
Work on record
Aboriginal site surveys 2 · Geological reconnaissance 2 · Mineral resource estimate 2 · Photogeology 2 · RC drilling 2 · Aerial colour photography 1 · Aerial magnetic surveys 1 · Downhole directional surveys 1
Resource declared
Yes, in 2 reports: A88344 (2010), A49550 (1996)
Downloadable data
2 of 6 reports include a digital package
Reports with no exploration
1 of 6 record no work done
Report types
Annual 6
Reports by decade
21990s
22000s
22010s

Exploration reports

6 WAMEX reports filed over South Fortescue - Marandoo West.
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Most recent reports
ReportYearOperatorTitle
A91810 2011 Rio Tinto Iron Ore SOUTH FORTESCUE & MARANDOO WEST COMBINED ANNUAL TECHNICAL REPORT C5/1997 EXPLORATION LICENCES 47/537 and 47/53
A88344 2010 Rio Tinto Iron Ore SOUTH FORTESCUE & MARANDOO WEST COMBINED ANNUAL TECHNICAL REPORT EXPLORATION LICENCES E47/537 and E47/538 (C00
A84672 2009 Rio Tinto Iron Ore South Fortescue & Marandoo West Exploration Licences E47/537 and E47/538 (C005/1997), Annual Technical Report
A79973 2008 Rio Tinto Iron Ore SOUTH FORTESCUE & MARANDOO WEST COMBINED ANNUAL TECHNICAL REPORT Exploration Licences E47/537 and E47/538 (C00
A49550 1996 Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd South Fortescue - Marandoo West Project, Annual Report for the period 16/10/1995 to 15/10/1996, E47/537 & 538
A46134 1995 Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd South Fortescue - Marandoo West Project, Annual Report for the period 16th October 1994 to 15th October 1995,

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