Lake Cowan
Shire of Coolgardie
Lake Cowan is a gold, lithium and tantalum exploration project in the Shire of Coolgardie, Western Australia. Its 80 WAMEX reports were lodged by 20 companies between 1971 and 2024, most recently Pantoro Limited in 2024. Of those, 2 declare a resource.
Reports
80
Operators
20
companies on record
Worked
54yrs
1971 to 2024, 2 years ago
Main target
Gold
12 commodities on record
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Lake Cowan in the Shire of Coolgardie
Ground extent73 × 71 km
Report areas mapped49
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Lake Cowan, most active first.
Westgold Resources Limited 9Billiton Australia Pty Ltd 8Metals X Limited 7Alacer Gold Corporation 7South Kal Mines Pty Ltd 6Avoca Resources Ltd 5Dioro Exploration Nl 4Resolute Ltd 4Acacia Resources Ltd 3Western Mining Corporation Ltd 3Woomera Mining Limited 2Spinifex Gold Nl 2Welcome Stranger Mining Co Nl 2Reton Holdings Pty Ltd 2Pantoro Limited 1Purcell G 1Karora Resources Pty Ltd 1Fortescue Metals Group Ltd 1Avoca Resources Ltd Avoca Mining 1S2 Resources Ltd 1
Who controls this ground today
Today 260 live and pending tenements sit over the Lake Cowan ground, held under 42 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 Lake Cowan
- Local government
- Shire of Coolgardie
- Commodities targeted
- Gold 75 · Nickel 8 · Copper 4 · Base Metals 4 · Lithium 3 · Tantalum 3 · Tin 2 · Cobalt 2
- Work on record
- RC drilling 24 · Geophysical interpretation 19 · Auger drilling 18 · Aircore drilling 14 · Soil sampling 14 · Diamond drilling 13 · Rotary drilling 13 · Rock chip sampling 12
- Resource declared
- Yes, in 2 reports: A115630 (2018), A67350 (2003)
- Downloadable data
- 46 of 80 reports include a digital package
- Reports with no exploration
- 8 of 80 record no work done
- Report types
- Annual 53 · Final Surrender 14 · Partial Surrender 12 · Non-statutory 1
Reports by decade
31970s
11980s
201990s
112000s
362010s
72020s
Exploration reports
80 WAMEX reports filed over Lake Cowan.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A145810 | 2024 | Pantoro Limited | Annual Report E15/1908 Lake Cowan Project for the period ending 12 October 2024 |
| A132228 | 2022 | Purcell G | Surrender Report for E15/1540 Lake Cowan Project for the period ending 15/05/2022 |
| A131425 | 2022 | Woomera Mining Limited | Surrender Report Lake Cowan E15/1532 for the period 5 May 2017 to 4 May 2022 |
| A129910 | 2022 | Woomera Mining Limited | Annual Report for Lake Cowan Project E15/1652 for the period ending 11/11/2021. |
| A129556 | 2022 | Karora Resources Pty Ltd | Final Surrender Report, E15/1117 Lake Cowan for the period ending 05/11/2021 |
| A125049 | 2020 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Combined Final Surrender Report for P15/6306, P15/6305, P15/6303, P15/6302, P15/6301, P15/6298 & P15/6299 for |
| A123426 | 2020 | Avoca Resources Ltd; Avoca Mining Pty Ltd | Combined Annual Mineral Exploration Report, Lake Cowan C125/2000 for the period 1 February 2019 to 31 January |
| A119342 | 2019 | Westgold Resources Limited | Combined Annual Mineral Exploration Report, Lake Cowan C125/2000 for the period 01/02/2018 to 31/01/2019 |
| A117641 | 2018 | Westgold Resources Limited | Surrender Report 2018, P15/5375 and P15/5376, Lake Cowan, 15 July 2010 - 14 July 2018 |
| A116931 | 2018 | Westgold Resources Limited | C125/2000 Surrender Report 2018, E15/949 and E15/951 Lake Cowan Project for the period 05/03/2008 - 16/03/2018 |
| A116301 | 2018 | Westgold Resources Limited | Combined Annual Mineral Exploration Report, Lake Cowan C125/2000 For the Period 1 February 2017 to 31 January |
| A115630 | 2018 | S2 Resources Ltd | Lake Cowan C104/1995 Combined Annual Technical Report For the Period 2 October 2016 to 1 October 2017 |
| A115546 | 2018 | Metalicity Energy Pty Ltd | Annual Technical Report E15/1502 & 1503, Lake Cowan, 01/11/2016-31/10/2017 |
| A114825 | 2017 | Westgold Resources Limited | Final Surrender Report C125/2000 Lake Cowan Project E15/1304, E15/1355, E15/1356, E15/1357, E15/1358, E15/1359 |
| A114824 | 2017 | Westgold Resources Limited | E15/1223 Partial Surrender Report for the period 5 March 2008 to 7 September 2017 |
| A112540 | 2017 | Westgold Resources Limited | Partial Surrender Report E15/1197 For the Period 7 February 2011 to 6 February 2017 |
| A112391 | 2017 | Westgold Resources Limited | Combined Annual Mineral Exploration Report, Lake Cowan C125/2000 For the Period 1 February 2016 to 31 January |
| A112265 | 2017 | Westgold Resources Limited | Partial Surrender Report E15/1203 For the Period 17 December 2010 to 11 January 2017 |
| A110129 | 2016 | Polar Metals Pty Ltd; S2 Resources Ltd | Lake Cowan, First Annual Technical Report for Exploration License E15/1458 For the Period 23 August 2015 to 24 |
| A109578 | 2016 | Metals X Limited | Final Surrender Report E15/1259 For the Period 11 August 2011 to 2 August 2016 |
All 80 report numbers over Lake Cowan
A145810 2024, A132228 2022, A131425 2022, A129910 2022, A129556 2022, A125049 2020, A123426 2020, A119342 2019, A117641 2018, A116931 2018, A116301 2018, A115630 2018, A115546 2018, A114825 2017, A114824 2017, A112540 2017, A112391 2017, A112265 2017, A110129 2016, A109578 2016, A108325 2016, A105080 2015, A103991 2014, A102937 2014, A102914 2014, A102913 2014, A101416 2014, A98640 2013, A98349 2013, A97490 2013, A97316 2013, A97131 2013, A96060 2012, A93672 2012, A93175 2012, A91074 2011, A89638 2011, A88029 2010, A88028 2010, A87526 2010, A86556 2010, A86533 2010, A77596 2010, A81844 2009, A73881 2006, A73864 2006, A70346 2005, A70247 2005, A68347 2004, A67744 2003, A67350 2003, A64366 2002, A62250 2001, A59991 2000, A57942 1999, A57306 1999, A57654 1998, A57278 1998, A57143 1998, A56243 1998, A55415 1998, A54500 1998, A51869 1997, A50462 1997, A46119 1995, A41580 1994, A41196 1994, A39149 1993, A38521 1993, A36611 1992, A35346 1992, A32936 1990, A32935 1990, A32136 1990, A30407 1989, A2878 1972, A1853 1971, A1847 1971, A43748, A37112
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