Ophthalmia Dam
Ophthalmia Dam is an iron ore exploration project in the Shire of East Pilbara, Western Australia. Its 9 WAMEX reports were lodged by 3 companies between 2009 and 2020, most recently Hamersley Iron Pty. Limited in 2020. Of those, 3 declare a resource.
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Ophthalmia Dam, most active first.
Who controls this ground today
Today 24 live and pending tenements sit over the Ophthalmia Dam ground, held under 8 names.
- 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
- Whether that ground is meeting its expenditure commitments
- Dormant tenements and active forfeitures
- Mortgages, caveats and the expiry profile
Exploration record on Ophthalmia Dam
- Local government
- Shire of East Pilbara
- Commodities targeted
- Iron 9
- Work on record
- Mineral resource estimate 3 · RC drilling 3 · Aboriginal site surveys 2 · Flora 2 · Geological reconnaissance 2 · Fauna 1 · Gamma logging 1 · Geological logging 1
- Resource declared
- Yes, in 3 reports: A107003 (2015), A103642 (2014), A99555 (2013)
- Downloadable data
- 4 of 9 reports include a digital package
- Reports with no exploration
- 2 of 9 record no work done
- Report types
- Annual 8 · Partial Surrender 1
Exploration reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A125068 | 2020 | Hamersley Iron Pty. Limited | Ophthalmia Dam Annual Report Exploration Licence 52/1894 (GDSR 7213) for the period ending 09/09/2020 |
| A121270 | 2019 | Hamersley Iron Pty. Limited | Annual Report Exploration Licence 52/1894 Ophthalmia Dam Project for the period 10 September 2018 to 9 Septemb |
| A107003 | 2015 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Ophthalmia Dam Annual Report Exploration Licence 52/1894 for the period 10 September 2014 – 09 September 2015 |
| A103642 | 2014 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Ophthalmia Dam Annual Report Exploration Licence 52/1894 for the period 10 September 2013 – 9 September 2014 |
| A99555 | 2013 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Ophthalmia Dam Annual Report Exploration Licence 52/1894 for the period 10 September 2012 – 9 September 2013 |
| A91549 | 2011 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd | OPHTHALMIA DAM ANNUAL REPORT EXPLORATION LICENCE 52/1894 East Pilbara Mineral Field Western Australia Annual R |
| A88126 | 2010 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd | Annual Report For the Period 10 September 2009 to 9 September 2010 E52/1894 Ophthalmia Dam, Newman SF50-16, Ro |
| A84873 | 2009 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd | Partial Surrender Report for the Period Ending 04 September 2009, E52/1894 Ophthalmia Dam, Newman S50-16, Pilb |
| A84872 | 2009 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd | Annual Report For the Period 10 September 2008 to 9 September 2009, E52/1894 Ophthalmia Dam, Newman SF50-16, P |
Other projects in the Shire of East Pilbara
What does the exploration record say about Ophthalmia Dam?
NextMaps reads the WAMEX reports over a chosen area into a referenced prospectivity assessment: the geology, the historical programs, the drill intercepts and geochemistry, and the untested gaps, with every claim cited back to its source report. New accounts include a free report. How the reports work.
Get the free report Open this ground on the mapTenure data sourced from the DMPE public registers and SLIP WA (© Government of Western Australia, CC BY 4.0). Compiled by NextMaps. Verify against primary sources before reliance.