Metricup
City of Busselton
Metricup is a mineral sands exploration project in the City of Busselton, Western Australia. Its 22 WAMEX reports were lodged by 4 companies between 1984 and 2017, most recently Strategic Sands Pty Ltd in 2017. Of those, 10 declare a resource.
Reports
22
Operators
4
companies on record
Worked
34yrs
1984 to 2017, 9 years ago
Main target
Mineral Sands
2 commodities on record
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Metricup in the City of Busselton
Ground extent9.3 × 13 km
Report areas mapped6
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Companies that lodged reports over Metricup, most active first.
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Exploration record on Metricup
- Local government
- City of Busselton
- Commodities targeted
- Mineral Sands 21 · Coal 1
- Work on record
- RC drilling 16 · Bulk sampling 10 · Mineral resource estimate 10 · Heavy minerals (%) 7 · Slimes (%) 7 · Heavy minerals 6 · Mineralogy 5 · Oversize (%) 5
- Resource declared
- Yes, in 10 reports: A69848 (2005), A68209 (2004), A67582 (2003), A62538 (2001), A59738 (2000), A59634 (2000) and 4 more
- Downloadable data
- 15 of 22 reports include a digital package
- Report types
- Annual 16 · Partial Surrender 3 · Final Surrender 2 · Non-statutory 1
Reports by decade
11980s
91990s
112000s
12010s
Exploration reports
22 WAMEX reports filed over Metricup.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A114352 | 2017 | Strategic Sands Pty Ltd | Metricup Heavy Mineral Sands Project: 2017 Annual Report For the Period 4 July 2016 to 3 July 2017 |
| A69848 | 2005 | Iluka Resources Ltd | Annual technical report for the period 01/01/04 - 31/12/04 Metricup Project, C104/2002, E70/1052, E70/1620, Bu |
| A69339 | 2004 | Iluka Resources Ltd | Surrender report for the period ending 24/09/04 Metricup Project, E70/1620 |
| A68209 | 2004 | Iluka Resources Ltd | Annual Report for the period 01/01/2003-31/12/2003 Metricup Project (C104/2002), E70/1052, E70/1620 |
| A67582 | 2003 | Iluka Resources Ltd | Annual Technical Report on E70/1620, Metricup for the period 25/09/2000 to 24/09/2001. Iluka-TR-T10280. |
| A66008 | 2003 | Iluka Resources Ltd | Annual Technical Report for the period 1/1/02 to 31/12/02 on Exploration of E70/1052 and E70/1620. Metricup, W |
| A65479 | 2002 | Iluka Resources Ltd | Technical Report ILUKA-TR-02/131 Annual Report On Exploration on E70/1620 For The Period 25/09/2001 To 24/09/2 |
| A64061 | 2001 | Iluka Resources Ltd | Annual Report Iluka-TR-02/13. Annual Report on exploration for heavy minerals within E70/1620 Metricup Projec |
| A62538 | 2001 | Iluka Resources Ltd | Non-statutory Report : ILUKA-TR-01/72 Resources Of The Metricup Heavy Mineral Deposit R70/29 and E70/1620. |
| A59738 | 2000 | Iluka Resources Ltd | Technical Report ILUKA-TR-99/154 Final Report on Area Surrendered E70/1052 Metricup for the period ending 16/0 |
| A59634 | 2000 | Iluka Resources Ltd | Technical Report, Iluka-TR-99/156, Annual Report on Exploration for the Heavy Minerals within the Metricup E70 |
| A59633 | 2000 | Iluka Resources Ltd | Metricup Project, Partial Surrender Report for the period 25/09/1998 to 24/09/1999, E70/1620. |
| A57028 | 1999 | Westralian Sands Ltd | Technical Report WSL-TR-99/04 Annual report on Exploration within E70/1620 Metricup for the period 25/09/97 to |
| A57027 | 1999 | Westralian Sands Ltd | Annual Report For Exploration for Heavy Minerals Within E70/1052 Metricup, 17/09/97-169/09/98 |
| A55382 | 1998 | Westralian Sands Ltd | Metricup Project, Partial Surrender Report for E70/1052 Metricup, for period ending 15/03/1998. |
| A53379 | 1997 | Westralian Sands Ltd | Annual Report, E70/1052, Metricup Project, 17/09/1996 to 16/09/1997 |
| A52791 | 1997 | Westralian Sands Ltd | Technical Report WSL-TR-97/54 Annual Report on Exploration within E70/1620 Metricup Project, , for the period |
| A49323 | 1996 | Westralian Sands Ltd | Metricup Project, Annual Report for the period ending 16/09/1996, E70/1052. |
| A49322 | 1996 | Westralian Sands Ltd | Partial Surrender Report, Final Report on Area SUrrendered E70/1052 Metericup for the Period Ending 16/09/1996 |
| A45869 | 1995 | Westralian Sands Ltd | Metricup Project, Annual Report for the period 17/09/1994 to 16/09/1995, E70/1052. |
All 22 report numbers over Metricup
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