Balfour Downs
Shire of East Pilbara
Balfour Downs is a gold and manganese exploration project in the Shire of East Pilbara, Western Australia. Its 48 WAMEX reports were lodged by 17 companies between 1977 and 2025, most recently Magna Metals Pty Ltd in 2025. Of those, 4 declare a resource.
Reports
48
Operators
17
companies on record
Worked
49yrs
1977 to 2025, 1 year ago
Main target
Gold
Manganese most reported overall
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Balfour Downs in the Shire of East Pilbara
Ground extent101 × 121 km
Report areas mapped19
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Balfour Downs, most active first.
Witx Pty Ltd 8Mr Creasy Mg 6Hancock & Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd 6Golden Reef Enterprises Pty Ltd 5Portman Mining Ltd 4Process Minerals International Pty Ltd 3Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd 3Regalpoint Resources Ltd 2Gayna Park Pty Ltd 2Hunter Exploration Nl 2Magna Metals Pty Ltd 1Nicholas Downs Pty Ltd 1Pharaoh Metals Corporation Nl 1Sovereign Resources Aust Nl 1North Mining Ltd 1Pennant Resources Ltd 1Dampier Mining Co Ltd 1
Who controls this ground today
Today 7 live and pending tenements sit over the Balfour Downs ground, held under 4 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 Balfour Downs
- Local government
- Shire of East Pilbara
- Commodities targeted
- Manganese 23 · Gold 14 · Copper 9 · Base Metals 3 · Uranium 2 · Cobalt 2 · Lead 1 · Zinc 1
- Work on record
- Rock chip sampling 17 · Stream sediment sampling 16 · Metallurgy 11 · Soil sampling 9 · Geological mapping 7 · Geological reconnaissance 6 · Percussion drilling 6 · Petrology 6
- Resource declared
- Yes, in 4 reports: A56076 (1998), A43811 (1995), A21189 (1987), A23449 (1753)
- Downloadable data
- 16 of 48 reports include a digital package
- Reports with no exploration
- 2 of 48 record no work done
- Report types
- Annual 32 · Final Surrender 9 · Partial Surrender 6 · Non-statutory 1
Reports by decade
11970s
61980s
171990s
62000s
142010s
12020s
Exploration reports
48 WAMEX reports filed over Balfour Downs.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A146289 | 2025 | Magna Metals Pty Ltd | Surrender Report E46/1443 Balfour Downs Manganese Project for the period 9 December 2023 to 5 December 2024 |
| A121738 | 2019 | Witx Pty Ltd | Final Surrender Report - E46/947 Balfour Downs project for the period 17 September 2012 to 16 September 2019 |
| A118237 | 2018 | Witx Pty Ltd | Annual Report Balfour Downs E46/947 For the Period 17 September 2017 to 16 September 2018 |
| A115202 | 2017 | Witx Pty Ltd | Annual Report E46/947 Balfour Down Project for the period 17/09/2016 - 16/09/2017 |
| A110268 | 2016 | Witx Pty Ltd | Annual Report --Balfour Downs Project E46/947 for the period 17 September 2015 to 16 September 2016 |
| A110267 | 2016 | Witx Pty Ltd | Partial Relinquishment Report Balfour Downs Project E46/947 For the Period 17 September 2012 to 15 September 2 |
| A107343 | 2015 | Witx Pty Ltd | 2015 Annual Report, Balfour Downs Project, E46/947 |
| A103340 | 2014 | Process Minerals International | Balfour Downs Project Combined Annual Report M46/80, M46/81, and M46/121 (C194/1998) for the period 18 July 20 |
| A100002 | 2013 | Witx Pty Ltd | Partial Surrender Report Balfour Downs Project E46/947 For the period 17/09/2012 to 12/09/2013 |
| A99972 | 2013 | Witx Pty Ltd | Annual Report Balfour Downs Project E46/947 For the period 17/09/2012 to 16/09/2013 |
| A94895 | 2012 | Process Minerals International | Balfour Downs Project Combined Annual Report, M46/80, M46/81, M46/121 Report Period: 18 July 2011 – 17 July 20 |
| A94143 | 2012 | Regalpoint Resources Ltd | Balfour Downs E46/804 Final Report to the Department of Mines and Petroleum for the period 23/06/10 to 20/06/1 |
| A91532 | 2011 | Regalpoint Resources Ltd | Balfour Downs Project E46/804 Annual Report to the Department of Mines and Petroleum for the period 23/06/10 t |
| A91329 | 2011 | Process Minerals International | Balfour Downs Project, Combined Annual Report Reporting Group C194/1998 For the Year Ending 17th July 2011, M4 |
| A88070 | 2010 | Nicholas Downs Pty Ltd | Balfour Downs Project Combined Annual Report, 18 July 2009 – 17 July 2010 |
| A84622 | 2009 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Balfour Downs Project, Combined Annual Report Reporting Group C194/1998, For the Year Ending 17th July 2009 M4 |
| A79446 | 2008 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | BALFOUR DOWNS Project Combined Annual Report Reporting Group C194/1998 For the Year Ending 17th July 2008 M46/ |
| A76310 | 2007 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Combined Annual Report for Combined Reporting Group C194/1978 Balfour Downs Mining Leases M46/80, M46/81 and M |
| A66850 | 2003 | Gayna Park Pty Ltd | Combined Annual Report for Mining Leases 46/80,46/81,46/121 Balfour downs for the period 18 July 2001 to 17 Ju |
| A63085 | 2001 | Golden Reef Enterprises Pty Ltd | Annual Report for EL46/396 Saddleback Hill for the Period Ending 4 October 2000. |
All 48 report numbers over Balfour Downs
A146289 2025, A121738 2019, A118237 2018, A115202 2017, A110268 2016, A110267 2016, A107343 2015, A103340 2014, A100002 2013, A99972 2013, A94895 2012, A94143 2012, A91532 2011, A91329 2011, A88070 2010, A84622 2009, A79446 2008, A76310 2007, A66850 2003, A63085 2001, A63083 2001, A63086 1999, A63084 1999, A56806 1998, A56076 1998, A53872 1998, A53103 1997, A52464 1997, A49586 1996, A46334 1995, A43811 1995, A43226 1994, A43225 1994, A41744 1994, A38658 1992, A37353 1992, A32180 1991, A32333 1990, A29169 1989, A21189 1987, A17464 1986, A15829 1985, A15489 1985, A14955 1984, A9777 1977, A50177, A37351, A23449
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What does the exploration record say about Balfour Downs?
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