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Great Sandy

Shire of East Pilbara

Great Sandy is a gold, uranium and nickel exploration project in the Shire of East Pilbara, Western Australia. Its 21 WAMEX reports were lodged by 4 companies between 1992 and 2016, most recently Ming Gold Ltd in 2016.

Reports
21
Operators
4
companies on record
Worked
25yrs
1992 to 2016, 10 years ago
Main target
Gold
12 commodities on record
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Great Sandy in the Shire of East Pilbara
Ground extent216 × 191 km
Report areas mapped10

Who has explored here

Companies that lodged reports over Great Sandy, most active first.

Placer Exploration Ltd 7Ming Gold Ltd 6Oakover Gold Ltd 4Newcrest Mining Ltd 4

Who controls this ground today

Today 11 live and pending tenements sit over the Great Sandy ground, held under 7 names.

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Exploration record on Great Sandy

Local government
Shire of East Pilbara
Commodities targeted
Gold 21 · Uranium 10 · Bismuth 6 · Copper 6 · Lead 6 · Nickel 6 · Palladium 6 · Platinum 6
Work on record
RC drilling 9 · Aerial magnetic surveys 4 · Geological interpretation 3 · Geophysical models 3 · Petrology 3 · Aerial EM surveys 2 · Aeromagnetic interpretation 2 · Co-funded drilling 2
Resource declared
Never on this record
Downloadable data
9 of 21 reports include a digital package
Reports with no exploration
2 of 21 record no work done
Report types
Annual 13 · Final Surrender 5 · Partial Surrender 2 · Co-Funded Drilling 1
Reports by decade
111990s
42000s
62010s

Exploration reports

21 WAMEX reports filed over Great Sandy.
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Most recent reports
ReportYearOperatorTitle
A109157 2016 Ming Gold Ltd Annual Technical Report For the period 19 April 2015 to 18 April 2016 Great Sandy Project Exploration Licence
A108843 2016 Ming Gold Ltd Final Drilling Report For the EIS Co-funded drilling programme Application Number DAG2015/00568523 Great Sandy
A105881 2015 Ming Gold Ltd Annual Technical Report For the Period 19 April 2014 to 18 April 2015 Great Sandy Project E45/3599
A102394 2014 Ming Gold Ltd ANNUAL TECHNICAL REPORT For the Period 19 April 2013 to 18 April 2014 Great Sandy Project Exploration Licence
A98157 2013 Ming Gold Ltd ANNUAL TECHNICAL REPORT For the Period 19 April 2012 to 18 April 2013 Great Sandy Project Exploration Licence
A93970 2012 Ming Gold Ltd Annual Technical Report for the period 19 April 2011 to 18 April 2012, Great Sandy Project Exploration Licence
A85225 2009 Oakover Gold Ltd GREAT SANDY PROJECT E45/3021 WESTERN AUSTRALIA SURRENDER REPORT
A82298 2009 Oakover Gold Ltd GREAT SANDY PROJECT E45/2681 SURRENDER REPORT
A78465 2008 Oakover Gold Ltd GREAT SANDY PROJECT E45/2681 ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD 10 March 2007 to 9 March 2008
A75069 2007 Oakover Gold Ltd Great Sandy Project E45/2681, Western Australia, Annual Report for the Period 10 March 2006 to 9 March 2007.
A55126 1998 Newcrest Mining Ltd Relinquishment Report, Great Sandy Group Exploration Licence: 45/1358, 1129 02/1998
A55054 1998 Placer Exploration Ltd Great Sandy Project, , Surrender Report 04/1998 E45/1462
A53525 1998 Newcrest Mining Ltd Annual Technical Report for period ending 27/10/97 Exploration Licences 45/1358 45/1129 Great Sandy Project.
A52135 1997 Placer Exploration Ltd Great Sandy Project, (3rd Year) Partial Surrender Report for the period 8th March 1994 to 7th March 1997, E45/
A51031 1997 Newcrest Mining Ltd Great Sandy Project, 1997 Surrender Report Exploration Licence E45/1130,April 1997.
A49955 1996 Newcrest Mining Ltd Annual technical report to the Department of Minerals and Energy Period ending 27th December 1996 Exploration
A46252 1995 Placer Exploration Ltd Fourth annual report on exploration E45/1129 E45/1130 E45/1358 and E45/1462 Great Sandy Project Pilbara Minera
A43038 1994 Placer Exploration Ltd Great Sandy Project, Annual Report for the year ending 1st December 1994, E45/1129-1130, 1358 & 1462.
A39967 1994 Placer Exploration Ltd Annual report for the period 27/10/92-26/10/93 Great Sandy Project E45/1129 E45/1130 E45/1358
A37720 1993 Placer Exploration Ltd Great Sandy Project,1992 Partial Surrender Report for E45/1129-1130, & 1992 Final Surrender Report for E45/113
All 21 report numbers over Great Sandy
A109157 2016, A108843 2016, A105881 2015, A102394 2014, A98157 2013, A93970 2012, A85225 2009, A82298 2009, A78465 2008, A75069 2007, A55126 1998, A55054 1998, A53525 1998, A52135 1997, A51031 1997, A49955 1996, A46252 1995, A43038 1994, A39967 1994, A37720 1993, A37492 1992

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