Maroochydore
Shire of East Pilbara
Maroochydore is a copper, cobalt and zinc exploration project in the Shire of East Pilbara, Western Australia. Its 48 WAMEX reports were lodged by 10 companies between 1993 and 2025, most recently Fortescue Ltd in 2025. Of those, 5 declare a resource.
Reports
48
Operators
10
companies on record
Worked
33yrs
1993 to 2025, 1 year ago
Main target
Copper
8 commodities on record
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Maroochydore in the Shire of East Pilbara
Ground extent53 × 42 km
Report areas mapped24
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Maroochydore, most active first.
Who controls this ground today
Today 36 live and pending tenements sit over the Maroochydore ground, held under 14 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 Maroochydore
- Local government
- Shire of East Pilbara
- Commodities targeted
- Copper 45 · Cobalt 18 · Lead 13 · Zinc 13 · Gold 10 · Iron 1 · Silver 1 · Base Metals 1
- Work on record
- RC drilling 8 · Diamond drilling 7 · Aerial EM surveys 6 · Ground gravity surveys 6 · Geophysical interpretation 5 · Metallurgy 5 · Mineral resource estimate 5 · Aerial magnetic surveys 4
- Resource declared
- Yes, in 5 reports: A78379 (2008), A60387 (2000), A58029 (1999), A54657 (1998), A51310 (1997)
- Downloadable data
- 30 of 48 reports include a digital package
- Reports with no exploration
- 12 of 48 record no work done
- Report types
- Annual 35 · Final Surrender 10 · Partial Surrender 3
Reports by decade
41990s
52000s
272010s
122020s
Exploration reports
48 WAMEX reports filed over Maroochydore.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A150683 | 2025 | Fortescue Ltd | C97/2021 Maroochydore Final Surrender Report for the period ending 13/10/2025 |
| A149375 | 2025 | Cyprium Metals Limited | Surrender Report P45/3151 Maroochydore for the period ending 18/04/2025. |
| A148798 | 2025 | Fortescue Ltd | C097/2021 Maroochydore Annual Mineral Exploration Report for the period ending 29/4/2025 |
| A143350 | 2024 | Fortescue Ltd | C97/2021 Maroochydore Final Surrender Report for the period ending 10/06/2024 |
| A143181 | 2024 | Fortescue Ltd | C097/2021 Maroochydore Annual Mineral Exploration Report for the period ending 29/04/2024. |
| A142911 | 2024 | Cyprium Metals Limited | Maroochydore Project Surrender Report P45/2925 for the period 4 March 2016 to 3 March 2024 |
| A142910 | 2024 | Cyprium Metals Limited | Maroochydore Project Surrender Report P45/2926 for the period ending 03/03/2024 |
| A135641 | 2023 | Fmg Pilbara Pty Ltd; Fmg Resources Pty Ltd | C97/2021 (Maroochydore) Combined Final Surrender Report for the period ending 16/05/2023. |
| A135348 | 2023 | Fmg Pilbara Pty Ltd; Fmg Resources Pty Ltd | C97/2021 (Maroochydore) Annual Mineral Exploration Report for the period ending 29/04/2023. |
| A135177 | 2023 | Fmg Pilbara Pty Ltd; Fmg Resources Pty Ltd | C97/2021 (Maroochydore) Combined Final Surrender Report for the period ending 24/04/2023. |
| A123292 | 2020 | Metals X Limited | C162_1996 Annual Report for the Period 10 March 2019-9 March 2020, Maroochydore Copper Project |
| A123159 | 2020 | Metals X Limited | P45/3052 &3054 Surrender Report, Maroochydore Project, 10 October 2018 to 2 January 2020 |
| A120193 | 2019 | Metals X Limited | Maroochydore Copper Project C162/1996 Combined Annual Mineral Exploration Report for the period 10 March 2018 |
| A116929 | 2018 | Metals X Limited | Maroochydore Copper Project E45/1840 and 1841 Partial Surrender Report for the period 8 April 2014 to 16 June |
| A116924 | 2018 | Metals X Limited | Maroochydore Copper Project C162/1996 Combined Annual Mineral Exploration Report for the Year Ending 09/03/201 |
| A116462 | 2018 | Maroochydore Copper Pty Ltd | Final Surrender Report for P45/2917 and 2918 Maroochydore Project For the Period 23 September 2015 to 13 Febru |
| A114023 | 2017 | Metals X Limited | Annual Report C162/1996 "MAROOCHYDORE" Project for the period 10 March 2016 to 9 March 2017, E45/01018, E45/01 |
| A110442 | 2016 | Metals X Limited | Final Surrender Report E45/4122 For the Period 1 December 2015 to 12 October 2016 |
| A110341 | 2016 | Metals X Limited | Partial Surrender Report, E45/4151 For the Period 21 April 2015 to 12 October 2016 |
| A110340 | 2016 | Metals X Limited | Annual Exploration Report 2016, P45/2918 for the period 21 September 2015 to 20 September 2016 |
All 48 report numbers over Maroochydore
A150683 2025, A149375 2025, A148798 2025, A143350 2024, A143181 2024, A142911 2024, A142910 2024, A135641 2023, A135348 2023, A135177 2023, A123292 2020, A123159 2020, A120193 2019, A116929 2018, A116924 2018, A116462 2018, A114023 2017, A110442 2016, A110341 2016, A110340 2016, A110339 2016, A110335 2016, A109114 2016, A109113 2016, A109112 2016, A109111 2016, A108946 2016, A108928 2016, A108927 2016, A108926 2016, A106086 2015, A106085 2015, A106084 2015, A106007 2015, A102344 2014, A98350 2012, A94040 2012, A90937 2011, A87030 2010, A82137 2009, A78379 2008, A75216 2007, A70616 2005, A60387 2000, A58029 1999, A54657 1998, A51310 1997, A38485 1993
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