Big Bell
Shire of Cue
Big Bell is a gold exploration project in the Shire of Cue, Western Australia. Its 65 WAMEX reports were lodged by 18 companies between 1973 and 2020, most recently Westgold Resources Limited in 2020. Of those, 8 declare a resource.
Reports
65
Operators
18
companies on record
Worked
48yrs
1973 to 2020, 6 years ago
Main target
Gold
5 commodities on record
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Big Bell in the Shire of Cue
Ground extent59 × 73 km
Report areas mapped25
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Big Bell, most active first.
Big Bell Gold Operations Pty Ltd 19Big Bell Mines Pty Ltd 7Aust Consolidated Minerals Ltd 6Westgold Resources Limited 4Placer Prospecting Pty Ltd 4Placer Exploration Ltd 4Posgold Ltd 3Julia Mines Nl 3Metals X Limited 2New Hampton Goldfields Nl 2Placer Pacific Pty Ltd 2Wirralie Gold Mines Pty Ltd 2Poseidon Exploration Ltd 2Alchemy Resources (Murchison) Pty Ltd 1Quantum Resources Ltd 1Harmony Gold Operations Ltd 1Normandy Murchison Pty Ltd 1Pacminex Pty Ltd 1
Who controls this ground today
Today 177 live and pending tenements sit over the Big Bell ground, held under 42 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 Big Bell
- Local government
- Shire of Cue
- Commodities targeted
- Gold 64 · Beryl 1 · Molybdenum 1 · Tin 1 · Tungsten 1
- Work on record
- Diamond drilling 20 · RC drilling 20 · Rotary drilling 13 · Geological mapping 8 · Mineral resource estimate 8 · Mine production 7 · Geophysical interpretation 6 · Ground magnetic surveys 6
- Resource declared
- Yes, in 8 reports: A119206 (2019), A64241 (2001), A60680 (2000), A60675 (2000), A60673 (2000), A60668 (2000) and 2 more
- Downloadable data
- 21 of 65 reports include a digital package
- Reports with no exploration
- 7 of 65 record no work done
- Report types
- Annual 40 · Non-statutory 14 · Partial Surrender 6 · Final Surrender 5
Reports by decade
11970s
81980s
141990s
212000s
182010s
12020s
Exploration reports
65 WAMEX reports filed over Big Bell.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A122709 | 2020 | Westgold Resources Limited | Combined Annual Mineral Exploration Report, Big Bell Project C150/1998, for the period 1 January 2019 to 31 De |
| A119206 | 2019 | Westgold Resources Limited | Combined Annual Mineral Exploration Report, Big Bell Project C150/1998 For the Period 1 January 2018 to 31 Dec |
| A115876 | 2018 | Westgold Resources Limited | Combined Annual Mineral Exploration Report, Big Bell Project C150/1998 for the period 1 January 2017 to 31 Dec |
| A112116 | 2017 | Westgold Resources Limited | Combined Annual Mineral Exploration Report, Big Bell Project C150/1998 For the Period 1 January 2016 to 31 Dec |
| A108145 | 2016 | Big Bell Gold Operations Pty Ltd | Annual Mineral Exploration Report, C150/1998 BIG BELL For the Period 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2015, M 20/ |
| A107986 | 2016 | Metals X Ltd | Partial Surrender Report M20/98 Big Bell Project for the period 19/02/1988 to 17/12/2015 |
| A107985 | 2016 | Big Bell Gold Operations Pty Ltd | Partial Surrender Report M20/197 Big Bell Project for the period ended 17/12/2015 |
| A107623 | 2016 | Big Bell Gold Operations Pty Ltd | Partial Surrender Report, M20/50 Big Bell Project M20/50 for the period 25/02/1987 to 09/11/2015 |
| A107663 | 2015 | Big Bell Gold Operations Pty Ltd | Partial Surrender Report M20/192 Big Bell Project for the period 11/09/1990 - 09/11/2015 |
| A107662 | 2015 | Big Bell Gold Operations Pty Ltd | Partial Surrender Report M20/307 Big Bell Project for the period 03/04/1996 to 09/11/2015 |
| A104809 | 2015 | Big Bell Gold Operations Pty Ltd | Combined Annual Mineral Exploration Report for the period 01/01/2014 to 31/12/2014, C150/1998 Tenements: E20/2 |
| A102960 | 2014 | Alchemy Resources (Murchison) Pty Ltd | BIG BELL NORTH PROJECT 15TH NOVEMBER 2013 TO 30TH MAY 2014, E20/594 (Final Surrender Report) |
| A101417 | 2014 | Metals X Ltd | Big Bell Project Annual Mineral Exploration Report, C304/1995 Report Period: 1 January 2013 to 31 December 20 |
| A101150 | 2014 | Big Bell Gold Operations Pty Ltd | Big Bell Project, Annual Report for the period 01/01/2013 to 31/12/2013, E20/216; M20/17, 50, 98, 99, 192, 197 |
| A100098 | 2013 | Big Bell Gold Operations Pty Ltd | Partial Surrender Report, Big Bell Project E20/216 for the period ended 4 October 2013 |
| A99816 | 2013 | Big Bell Gold Operations Pty Ltd | Final Surrender Report, P20/1578 Big Bell (C150/1998) for the period ended 4 October 2013 |
| A97989 | 2013 | Big Bell Gold Operations Pty Ltd | Big Bell Project, Final Surrender Report for the period 13/02/2006 to 20/02/2013, E20/505. [C150/1998] |
| A97224 | 2013 | Big Bell Gold Operations Pty Ltd | Big Bell Project, Annual Report for the period 1st January 2012 to 31st December 2012, E20/638; E21/104, 122, |
| A96811 | 2013 | Big Bell Gold Operations Pty Ltd | ANNUAL EXPLORATION REPORT BIG BELL TENEMENT GROUP YEAR ENDING 31 DECEMBER 2012 Combined Report Number C150/199 |
| A81049 | 2009 | Big Bell Gold Operations Pty Ltd | ANNUAL EXPLORATION REPORT BIG BELL PROJECT (C150/1998) YEAR ENDING 31ST DECEMBER 2008 |
All 65 report numbers over Big Bell
A122709 2020, A119206 2019, A115876 2018, A112116 2017, A108145 2016, A107986 2016, A107985 2016, A107623 2016, A107663 2015, A107662 2015, A104809 2015, A102960 2014, A101417 2014, A101150 2014, A100098 2013, A99816 2013, A97989 2013, A97224 2013, A96811 2013, A81049 2009, A78798 2008, A76846 2007, A74096 2007, A71715 2006, A67998 2004, A66257 2003, A64241 2001, A61958 2001, A60680 2000, A60679 2000, A60678 2000, A60677 2000, A60676 2000, A60675 2000, A60674 2000, A60673 2000, A60670 2000, A60669 2000, A60668 2000, A60043 2000, A57333 1999, A53677 1998, A49931 1996, A46842 1996, A46114 1995, A45205 1995, A44571 1995, A44723 1994, A41808 1994, A38603 1993, A37829 1993, A34991 1992, A60672 1991, A33178 1991, A30553 1989, A21837 1987, A19078 1986, A16617 1986, A60671 1985, A12868 1983, A12327 1983, A12304 1983, A4098 1973, A70047, A25842
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