Corunna Downs
Shire of East Pilbara
Corunna Downs is an iron ore, gold and base metals exploration project in the Shire of East Pilbara, Western Australia. Its 46 WAMEX reports were lodged by 14 companies between 1963 and 2025, most recently Atlas Iron Pty Ltd in 2025. Of those, 3 declare a resource.
Reports
46
Operators
14
companies on record
Worked
63yrs
1963 to 2025, 1 year ago
Main target
Iron
10 commodities on record
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Corunna Downs in the Shire of East Pilbara
Ground extent79 × 103 km
Report areas mapped22
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Corunna Downs, most active first.
Who controls this ground today
Today 159 live and pending tenements sit over the Corunna Downs ground, held under 56 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 Corunna Downs
- Local government
- Shire of East Pilbara
- Commodities targeted
- Iron 24 · Gold 23 · Base Metals 10 · Nickel 4 · Copper 3 · Lithium 2 · Water 2 · Lead 2
- Work on record
- Rock chip sampling 30 · Geological reconnaissance 17 · Surface geochemistry 12 · Geological mapping 11 · Multielement analysis 10 · Soil sampling 7 · Flora 5 · Ground gravity surveys 4
- Resource declared
- Yes, in 3 reports: A108211 (2016), A104627 (2015), A101039 (2014)
- Downloadable data
- 37 of 46 reports include a digital package
- Reports with no exploration
- 2 of 46 record no work done
- Report types
- Annual 29 · Final Surrender 10 · Non-statutory 4 · Partial Surrender 3
Reports by decade
11960s
31970s
1980s
1990s
112000s
182010s
132020s
Exploration reports
46 WAMEX reports filed over Corunna Downs.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A149172 | 2025 | Atlas Iron Pty Ltd | Final Surrender Report for E45/5322 for the period 7 May 2019 to 6 May 2025 |
| A143532 | 2024 | Atlas Iron Pty Ltd | Corunna Downs E45/5322 Annual Report for the Period 07 May 2023 to 06 May 2024 |
| A139053 | 2024 | Pirra Lithium Pty Ltd | Annual Report for Combined Reporting Group C237/2022 Corunna Downs for the period ending 31/12/2023. |
| A135785 | 2023 | Atlas Iron Pty Ltd | E45/5322 Annual Report for the Period 07 May 2022 to 06 May 2023, Corunna Downs |
| A134644 | 2023 | Keras (Pilbara) Gold Pty Ltd | Annual Report for Combined Reporting Group C237/2022 Corunna Downs for the period ending 31/12/2022. |
| A133603 | 2023 | Atlas Iron Pty Ltd | Final Surrender Report for Corunna Downs E45/4311 for the Period 6/10/2014 to 15/12/2022 |
| A133602 | 2023 | Atlas Iron Pty Ltd | Final Surrender Report for E45/4888 Corunna Downs for the period of 18/10/2017 to 13/12/2022 |
| A128928 | 2021 | Atlas Iron Pty Ltd | Annual Report for Tenement E45/4888 for the Period 18/10/2020 to 17/10/2021 |
| A128641 | 2021 | Atlas Iron Pty Ltd | Final Surrender Report for Corunna Downs E45/4639 for the period 20 Oct 2016 to 8 Oct 2021 |
| A128091 | 2021 | Atlas Iron Pty Ltd | Final Surrender Report for Corunna Downs E45/4672 for the period of 20 October 2016 to 12 August 2021 |
| A128090 | 2021 | Atlas Iron Pty Ltd | Final Surrender Report for E45/4900 for the period 6 Nov 2017 to 12 August 2021 |
| A128051 | 2021 | Atlas Iron Pty Ltd | Final Surrender Report for Corunna Downs E45/4774 for the period 2/05/2018 to 1/07/2021 |
| A125558 | 2020 | Atlas Iron Pty Ltd | Annual Report For Tenement E45/4888 Corunna Downs Project for the period ending 17/10/2020 |
| A120474 | 2019 | Wilding Resources Pty Ltd | Annual Technical Report Corunna Downs E45/04854 for the period 26 May 2011 to 25 May 2019 |
| A119029 | 2019 | Atlas Iron Limited | Corunna Downs Combined Annual Report (C94/2011) For the Period 01 January 2018 to 31 December 2018, E45/03320, |
| A116119 | 2018 | Atlas Iron Limited | Corunna Downs Combined Annual Report (C94/2011) For the Period 01 January 2017 to 31 December 2017, E45/03320, |
| A108350 | 2016 | Atlas Iron Ltd | CORUNNA DOWNS PROJECT Final Surrender Report to the Department of Mines and Petroleum for the Period 21 Januar |
| A108211 | 2016 | Atlas Iron Limited | CORUNNA DOWNS PROJECT Annual Technical Report to the Department of Mines and Petroleum for the Period Ending 3 |
| A104627 | 2015 | Atlas Iron Ltd | Corunna Downs Project C94/2011 Annual Technical Report to the Department of Mines and Petroleum for the Period |
| A101039 | 2014 | Atlas Iron Ltd | Corunna Downs Project, Annual Report for the period 01/01/2013 to 31/12/2013, E45/2585, 3320-3324, & 3579; E |
All 46 report numbers over Corunna Downs
A149172 2025, A143532 2024, A139053 2024, A135785 2023, A134644 2023, A133603 2023, A133602 2023, A128928 2021, A128641 2021, A128091 2021, A128090 2021, A128051 2021, A125558 2020, A120474 2019, A119029 2019, A116119 2018, A108350 2016, A108211 2016, A104627 2015, A101039 2014, A96698 2013, A96293 2012, A94101 2012, A92799 2012, A92524 2011, A91985 2011, A91096 2011, A91094 2011, A90534 2011, A87843 2010, A87398 2010, A88725 2009, A87002 2009, A84085 2009, A84008 2009, A83046 2009, A79134 2008, A75925 2007, A67736 2003, A65792 2002, A64034 2002, A61637 2001, A816 1971, A2061 1970, A815 1970, A11630 1963
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