Cowan
Cowan is a lithium, gold and tantalum exploration project in the Shire of Dundas, Western Australia. Its 6 WAMEX reports were lodged by 3 companies between 1981 and 2025, most recently Austroid Australia Pty Ltd in 2025.
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Cowan , most active first.
Who controls this ground today
Today 9 live and pending tenements sit over the Cowan ground, held under 7 names.
- 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
- Whether that ground is meeting its expenditure commitments
- Dormant tenements and active forfeitures
- Mortgages, caveats and the expiry profile
Exploration record on Cowan
- Local government
- Shire of Dundas
- Commodities targeted
- Gold 6 · Nickel 3 · Copper 2 · Zinc 2 · Lithium 1 · Tantalum 1
- Work on record
- Geological mapping 3 · Rock chip sampling 3 · Aerial colour photography 2 · Geophysical interpretation 2 · Rotary drilling 2 · Soil sampling 2 · Aerial lidar surveys 1 · Aerial magnetic surveys 1
- Resource declared
- Never on this record
- Downloadable data
- 3 of 6 reports include a digital package
- Report types
- Annual 3 · Final Surrender 2 · Non-statutory 1
Exploration reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A150558 | 2025 | Austroid Australia Pty Ltd | Cowan E28/2948 Final Surrender Report for the period ending 23/10/2025 |
| A53940 | 1998 | Australian Gold Resources Ltd | Exploration Licence :E15/336, E63/380-381 "C289/1997-Cowan" Joint Annual Report for the period 30 December 199 |
| A50113 | 1997 | Australian Gold Resources Ltd | Cowan Project, Annual Report for the period 24th & 30th December to 23rd December 1996 & 1st January respectiv |
| A11947 | 1982 | Cra Exploration Pty Ltd | Cowan Project, Final Surrender Report for the period ending 24/12/1982, MC63/4343-4351. |
| A11383 | 1982 | Cra Exploration Pty Ltd | Cowan Project, Non-statutory Report: Final Report, March 1982, TR70/7397H & MC63/3792-3797. |
| A10082 | 1981 | Cra Exploration Pty Ltd | Cowan Project, Annual Report for the period 01/01/1980 to 31/12/1980, July 1981, TR70/7397H; MC63/3792-3797. |
Other projects in the Shire of Dundas
What does the exploration record say about Cowan ?
NextMaps reads the WAMEX reports over a chosen area into a referenced prospectivity assessment: the geology, the historical programs, the drill intercepts and geochemistry, and the untested gaps, with every claim cited back to its source report. New accounts include a free report. How the reports work.
Get the free report Open this ground on the mapTenure data sourced from the DMPE public registers and SLIP WA (© Government of Western Australia, CC BY 4.0). Compiled by NextMaps. Verify against primary sources before reliance.