West Pilbara
Shire of Ashburton
West Pilbara is an iron ore, gold and uranium exploration project in the Shire of Ashburton, Western Australia. Its 31 WAMEX reports were lodged by 8 companies between 2007 and 2024, most recently Goldfields Consolidated Pty Limited in 2024.
Reports
31
Operators
8
companies on record
Worked
18yrs
2007 to 2024, 2 years ago
Main target
Iron
10 commodities on record
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West Pilbara in the Shire of Ashburton
Ground extent270 × 164 km
Report areas mapped19
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over West Pilbara, most active first.
Who controls this ground today
Today 70 live and pending tenements sit over the West Pilbara ground, held under 22 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
Premium
- Whether that ground is meeting its expenditure commitments
- Dormant tenements and active forfeitures
- Mortgages, caveats and the expiry profile
Exploration record on West Pilbara
- Local government
- Shire of Ashburton
- Commodities targeted
- Iron 27 · Gold 7 · Base Metals 6 · Uranium 5 · Copper 2 · Platinum Group Elements 2 · Nickel 1 · Palladium 1
- Work on record
- RC drilling 9 · Rock chip sampling 8 · Geological reconnaissance 6 · Geophysical interpretation 6 · Ground gravity - harmonised 4 · Ground gravity surveys 4 · Multielement analysis 4 · Aerial magnetic surveys 3
- Resource declared
- Never on this record
- Downloadable data
- 21 of 31 reports include a digital package
- Reports with no exploration
- 1 of 31 record no work done
- Report types
- Annual 22 · Final Surrender 5 · Partial Surrender 2 · Co-Funded Drilling 1 · Core Library Drilling 1
Reports by decade
52000s
212010s
42020s
Exploration reports
31 WAMEX reports filed over West Pilbara.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A144369 | 2024 | Goldfields Consolidated Pty Limited | E47/3082 West Pilbara Iron Ore Project Final Surrender Report for the period ending 5/7/2024 |
| A132393 | 2022 | Mallina Exploration Pty Ltd | E47/3082 West Pilbara Iron Ore Project Annual Report for the period ending 06/07/2022 |
| A128455 | 2021 | Mallina Exploration Pty Ltd | Annual Technical Report E80/03082 West Pilbara Iron Ore Project for the period ending 06/07/2021 |
| A125428 | 2020 | Mallina Exploration Pty Ltd | Annual Technical Report E80/03082 West Pilbara Iron Ore Project for the period ending 06/07/2020 |
| A121009 | 2019 | Mallina Exploration Pty Ltd | Annual Technical Report for the Period 7th July 2018 to 6th July 2019, E47/3082 West Pilbara Iron Ore Project |
| A118007 | 2018 | Mallina Exploration Pty Ltd | Annual Technical Report For The Period 7th July 2016 to 7th July2018, E47/3082 West Pilbara Project |
| A115935 | 2018 | Australian Premium Iron Pty Ltd | West Pilbara (Red Hill) Project C84/2006 Combined Annual Technical Report For the Period 1 January 2017 to 31 |
| A115918 | 2018 | Cgm (Wa) Pty Ltd | C84/2006 West Pilbara EIS Co-Funded Drilling Report (R#15) for the period 29 October 2017 to 19 November 2017, |
| A114186 | 2017 | Api Management Pty Limited | Partial Surrender Report for E47/1292 For the Period 5 June 2003 to 4 June 2017 |
| A110065 | 2016 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | C167/2006 West Pilbara Final Surrender Report for the period 01/07/2011 to 03/05/2016, E08/01959, E08/01942, E |
| A108200 | 2016 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | C167/2006 West Pilbara Annual Report For the Period 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2015, E08/01548, E08/01942, |
| A106488 | 2015 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | C167/2006 West Pilbara Final Surrender Report for the period 13/04/2006 to 07/05/2015 |
| A105330 | 2015 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Annual Mineral Exploration Report: C167/2006 West Pilbara for the period 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2014, E |
| A102597 | 2014 | Midas Resources Ltd | West Pilbara Project, Final Surrender Report for the period 11/08/2009 to 24/03/2014, E47/1893. |
| A101523 | 2014 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Annual Report for the Period 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2013, C167/2006 West Pilbara |
| A101314 | 2014 | Midas Resources Ltd | West Pilbara Project C40/2010 E08/1997-I, E47/1893 Annual Report to the Department of Mines and Petroleum for |
| A99933 | 2013 | Midas Resources Ltd | E08/1997 West Pilbara Partial Surrender Report To the Department of Mines and Petroleum for the period 23/02/2 |
| A97721 | 2013 | Midas Resources Ltd | West Pilbara (C40/2010) E08/1997-I, E47/1893 Annual Report to the Department of Mines and Petroleum for the pe |
| A97214 | 2012 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | West Pilbara Project, Annual Report for the period 1st January 2012 to 31st December 2012, E08/1547, 1762, 183 |
| A93946 | 2012 | Midas Resources Ltd | West Pilbara Project Annual Report to the Department of Mines and Petroleum for the period 23/02/2011 to 22/02 |
All 31 report numbers over West Pilbara
A144369 2024, A132393 2022, A128455 2021, A125428 2020, A121009 2019, A118007 2018, A115935 2018, A115918 2018, A114186 2017, A110065 2016, A108200 2016, A106488 2015, A105330 2015, A102597 2014, A101523 2014, A101314 2014, A99933 2013, A97721 2013, A97214 2012, A93946 2012, A93158 2012, A89794 2011, A89429 2011, A85974 2010, A85926 2010, A81175 2009, A77377 2008, A74537 2007, A74458 2007, A74457 2007, A139561
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