Pioneer
Shire of Dundas
Pioneer is a gold, lithium and nickel exploration project in the Shire of Dundas, Western Australia. Its 52 WAMEX reports were lodged by 20 companies between 1970 and 2023, most recently Essential Metals Limited in 2023. Of those, 1 declares a resource.
Reports
52
Operators
20
companies on record
Worked
54yrs
1970 to 2023, 3 years ago
Main target
Gold
12 commodities on record
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Pioneer in the Shire of Dundas
Ground extent225 × 90 km
Report areas mapped17
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Pioneer, most active first.
Chrysalis Resources Limited 8Wmc Resources Ltd 8Pindan Exploration Company Pty Ltd 5Pioneer Nickel Ltd 3Delta Gold Ltd 3Essential Metals Limited 2Westgold Resources Limited 2Metals X Limited 2Mineral Sands Ltd 2Beacon Mining Pty Ltd 2Mr Stehn T 2Resolute Ltd 2Western Mining Corporation Ltd 2Karora Resources Pty Ltd 1Mount Dimer Gold Mines Ltd 1Bullion Minerals Ltd 1Auriongold Ltd 1Mr Carmody H 1Oroya Mining & Exp Pty Ltd 1Newmont Pty Ltd 1
Who controls this ground today
Today 73 live and pending tenements sit over the Pioneer ground, held under 18 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 Pioneer
- Local government
- Shire of Dundas
- Commodities targeted
- Gold 37 · Nickel 24 · Copper 6 · Cobalt 3 · Cesium 2 · Feldspar 2 · Lithium 2 · Tantalum 2
- Work on record
- RC drilling 17 · Soil sampling 12 · Geophysical interpretation 11 · Diamond drilling 7 · Rock chip sampling 7 · Geological reconnaissance 6 · Geological mapping 5 · Ground EM surveys 5
- Resource declared
- Yes, in 1 report: A114850 (2017)
- Downloadable data
- 29 of 52 reports include a digital package
- Reports with no exploration
- 1 of 52 record no work done
- Report types
- Annual 39 · Partial Surrender 7 · Non-statutory 3 · Final Surrender 2 · Co-Funded Drilling 1
Reports by decade
21970s
1980s
81990s
192000s
142010s
32020s
Exploration reports
52 WAMEX reports filed over Pioneer.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A135872 | 2023 | Essential Metals Limited | Partial Surrender Report for the Pioneer Project, E63/1785 for the period 8 May 2017 to 7 May 2023 |
| A134947 | 2023 | Essential Metals Limited | Partial surrender report for the Pioneer Project, E63/1783, for the period 2 March 2017 to 1 March 2023 |
| A125022 | 2020 | Karora Resources Pty Ltd | Combined Annual Mineral Exploration Report for E36/1117, E63/1724, M63/329, M63/368, P63/1468 |
| A117786 | 2018 | Westgold Resources Limited | Annual Exploration Report, C10/2002 for the period 1 August 2017 to 31 July 2018, E 63/01117, M63/00329, M63/0 |
| A114850 | 2017 | Westgold Resources Limited | Pioneer JV Annual Exploration Report, C10/2002 For the Period 1 August 2016 to 31 July 2017, E63/01117, M63/00 |
| A109917 | 2016 | Metals X Limited | Pioneer JV Project - Combined Annual Technical Report C10/2002 for the period 1 August 2015 to 31 July 2016, E |
| A106818 | 2015 | Metals X Ltd | Annual Mineral Exploration Report, C10/2002 Pioneer JV Project for the period 1st August 2014 to 31st July 201 |
| A104413 | 2014 | Chrysalis Resources Limited | FINAL SURRENDER REPORT PIONEER PROJECT EXPLORATION LICENCES E63/1413, E63/1414 FOR THE PERIOD 20/12/2010 TO 24 |
| A95756 | 2012 | Chrysalis Resources Limited | Co- funded Government Industry Drilling Program Final Report Pioneer Project C10/2002 E63/1117, M63/368, P63/1 |
| A95709 | 2012 | Chrysalis Resources Limited | Annual Report Pioneer Project (C10/2002) for the period 1 August 2011 to 31/7/2012, E63/1117, 1413, 1414, M63/ |
| A94978 | 2012 | Pindan Exploration Company Pty Ltd | Pioneer Nickel Project Partial Surrender Report for the period 25th June 2007 to 22nd June 2012, E63/1030 |
| A94607 | 2012 | Pindan Exploration Company Pty Ltd | Pioneer Nickel Project Annual Report for the period 25th June 2011 to 24th June 2012, E63/1030 |
| A91396 | 2011 | Chrysalis Resources Limited | Combined Annual Report C10/2002 Pioneer Project Exploration Licences E63/1117, E63/1413, E63/1414, M63/329, M6 |
| A91063 | 2011 | Pindan Exploration Company Pty Ltd | Pioneer Nickel Project E63/1030 Annual Report for the period 25th June 2010 to 24th June 2011 |
| A88057 | 2010 | Chrysalis Resources Limited | PIONEER PROJECT C10/2002 E63/1117, M63/329, M63/368, P63/1429 & P63/1468 FOR THE PERIOD 1/10/2009 TO 30/9/2010 |
| A87604 | 2010 | Pindan Exploration Company Pty Ltd | Pioneer Nickel Project Annual Report for the period 25 Jun 2009 to 24 Jun 2010 E63/1030 |
| A87132 | 2010 | Chrysalis Resources Limited | Surrender Report, Pioneer Project, Exploration Licence E63/733. |
| A84974 | 2009 | Chrysalis Resources Limited | PIONEER PROJECT E63/733, E63/1117. P63/1429, P63/1468, M63/329, M63/368, M63/567, Dundas Mineral Field, Wester |
| A84071 | 2009 | Pindan Exploration Company Pty Ltd | Pioneer Nickel Project E63/1030, Annual Report for the Period 25 Jun 2008 to 24 Jun 2009 |
| A79975 | 2008 | Chrysalis Resources Limited | Annual Report for the Period 23 July 2007 to 22 July 2008, Pioneer Gold Project, E63/337, E63/733, M63/329 and |
All 52 report numbers over Pioneer
A135872 2023, A134947 2023, A125022 2020, A117786 2018, A114850 2017, A109917 2016, A106818 2015, A104413 2014, A95756 2012, A95709 2012, A94978 2012, A94607 2012, A91396 2011, A91063 2011, A88057 2010, A87604 2010, A87132 2010, A84974 2009, A84071 2009, A79975 2008, A79229 2008, A79090 2008, A76561 2007, A75708 2007, A74550 2007, A73351 2006, A73217 2006, A71303 2005, A68931 2004, A67329 2003, A65784 2002, A65440 2002, A65223 2002, A63679 2002, A63709 2001, A62321 2000, A58793 1999, A56149 1998, A55173 1998, A54881 1998, A49364 1996, A49156 1996, A40121 1993, A42071 1991, A4503 1971, A11521 1970, A52452, A51655, A49363, A48433, A46154, A4504
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