Ophthalmia South
Ophthalmia South is an iron ore exploration project in the Shire of East Pilbara, Western Australia. Its 7 WAMEX reports were lodged by 5 companies between 1973 and 1995, most recently Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd in 1995.
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Ophthalmia South, most active first.
Who controls this ground today
Today 65 live and pending tenements sit over the Ophthalmia South ground, held under 19 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 South
- Local government
- Shire of East Pilbara
- Commodities targeted
- Iron 7
- Work on record
- Geological mapping 4 · Geological interpretation 2 · Aerial colour photography 1 · Geological reconnaissance 1 · Infrared spectroscopy 1 · Land access 1 · Percussion drilling 1 · Rock chip sampling 1
- Resource declared
- Never on this record
- Downloadable data
- 1 of 7 reports include a digital package
- Report types
- Annual 5 · Non-statutory 2
Exploration reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A44507 | 1995 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Annual Report for Opthalmia South Tenements E47/280 West Pilbara Mineral Field Western Australia (1995) |
| A7955 | 1978 | Texasgulf Australia Ltd | Ophthalmia South Project, Non-statutory Report: Geological Final Report, August 1978, TR70/5594H. |
| A7135 | 1977 | Texasgulf Australia Ltd | Ophthalmia South Project, Annual Report for the period 10/08/1976 to 10/08/1977, TR70/5594H. |
| A6623 | 1976 | Hancock And Wright | Ophthalmia South Project, Annual Report for the period ending 31/08/1976, TR70/5594H. |
| A5295 | 1974 | Hancock & Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd | [ Ophthalmia South ], Annual report for period ending August 1974, Temporary Reserve No. 5594H [ TR70/5594 ] |
| A3970 | 1973 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Ophthalmia South Project, Annual Report for the period ending 31st August 1973, TR70/5594H. |
| A3784 | 1973 | Hancock And Wright | Ophthalmia South Project, Non-statutory Report: Preliminary Geological Report, March 1973, TR70/5594H. |
Other projects in the Shire of East Pilbara
What does the exploration record say about Ophthalmia South?
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.