Paterson
Shire of East Pilbara
Paterson is a copper, gold and cobalt exploration project in the Shire of East Pilbara, Western Australia. Its 106 WAMEX reports were lodged by 20 companies between 1989 and 2024, most recently Firetail Resources Limited in 2024. Of those, 1 declares a resource.
Reports
106
Operators
20
companies on record
Worked
36yrs
1989 to 2024, 2 years ago
Main target
Copper
9 commodities on record
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Paterson in the Shire of East Pilbara
Ground extent140 × 308 km
Report areas mapped66
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Paterson, most active first.
Antipa Minerals Ltd. 18Encounter Resources Ltd 16Firetail Resources Limited 11Cameco Australia Pty Ltd 11Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd 10Normandy Exploration Ltd 8Encounter Operations Pty Ltd 7Midas Resources Ltd 5Uranerz Australia Pty Ltd 3St George Mining Ltd 2Igo Limited 2Normandy Poseidon Ltd 2Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Limited Rio Tinto Winu 1Firestrike Resources Limited 1Gianni, Pr 1Energia Minerals Ltd 1Normandy Gold Ltd 1Pan Australian Exploration Pty Ltd 1Bhp Minerals Pty Ltd 1Mim Exploration Pty Ltd 1
Who controls this ground today
Today 139 live and pending tenements sit over the Paterson ground, held under 35 names.
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- Mortgages, caveats and the expiry profile
Exploration record on Paterson
- Local government
- Shire of East Pilbara
- Commodities targeted
- Copper 74 · Gold 54 · Uranium 26 · Zinc 25 · Lead 24 · Base Metals 16 · Cobalt 13 · Manganese 3
- Work on record
- RC drilling 31 · Aerial magnetic surveys 25 · Aerial EM surveys 24 · Diamond drilling 23 · Rock chip sampling 22 · Geophysical interpretation 19 · Soil sampling 14 · Geological mapping 13
- Resource declared
- Yes, in 1 report: A123532 (2020)
- Downloadable data
- 64 of 106 reports include a digital package
- Reports with no exploration
- 10 of 106 record no work done
- Report types
- Annual 70 · Partial Surrender 19 · Final Surrender 11 · Core Library Drilling 3 · Co-Funded Drilling 3
Reports by decade
31980s
161990s
62000s
582010s
222020s
Exploration reports
106 WAMEX reports filed over Paterson.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A144574 | 2024 | Firetail Resources Limited | Final Surrender Report for E 45/5407 Paterson Project for the period 18/08/2020 - 23/07/2024 |
| A144573 | 2024 | Firetail Resources Limited | Final Surrender Report for E 45/5397 Paterson Project for the period 18/08/2020 - 23/07/2024 |
| A144117 | 2024 | Firetail Resources Limited | Final Surrender Report for E 45/5396 Paterson Project for the period 30/07/2020 - 26/06/2024 |
| A143062 | 2024 | Firetail Resources Limited | Final Surrender Report for E45/5831 Paterson Project for the period 02/06/2021 - 08/05/2024 |
| A138879 | 2024 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Limited; Rio Tinto Winu Pty Limite | Final Mineral Exploration Surrender Report for E45/5123 Paterson for the period ending 29/01/2024. |
| A137661 | 2023 | Firetail Resources Limited | Annual Report for E 45/5407 Paterson Project for the period ending 17/08/2023. |
| A137660 | 2023 | Firestrike Resources Limited | Annual Report for E 45/5397 Paterson Project for the period ending 17/08/2023. |
| A137355 | 2023 | Firetail Resources Limited | Annual Report for E 45/5396 Paterson Project for the period ending 29/07/2023. |
| A136785 | 2023 | Firetail Resources Limited | Annual Report for E 45/5831 Paterson Project for the period ending 01/06/2023 |
| A133328 | 2022 | Firetail Resources Limited | Annual Report for E45/5407 Paterson Project for the period ending 17/08/2022 |
| A133326 | 2022 | Firetail Resources Limited | Annual Report for E45/5397 Paterson Project for the period ending 17/08/2022 |
| A132887 | 2022 | St George Mining Limited | Annual Report for the Paterson Project E45/05422 for the period ending 09/07/2022 |
| A132712 | 2022 | Firetail Resources Limited | Annual Report for E 45/5396 Paterson Project for the period ending 29 July 2022 |
| A131982 | 2022 | Firetail Resources Limited | Annual Report for E 45/5831 Paterson Project for the period ending 01/06/2022 |
| A128383 | 2021 | St George Mining Ltd | Annual Technical Report for E45/5422 Paterson Project for the period ending 09/07/2021 |
| A127344 | 2021 | Igo Limited | Partial Surrender Report E45/4234 for the period 21 April 2015 to 20 April 2021 |
| A127339 | 2021 | Igo Limited | Partial Surrender Report E45/4205 for the period 21 April 2015 to 20 April 2021 |
| A124344 | 2020 | Gianni, Pr | Annual Report Paterson Project E45/5409 from 28/08/2019 to 27/08/2020 |
| A124131 | 2020 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Limited | Mineral Exploration Combined Annual Report for C34/2018 for the period ending 30 April 2020 |
| A123532 | 2020 | Antipa Minerals Ltd. | Paterson Project C108/2015 Annual Technical Report 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020 for Exploration Licences E45/ |
All 106 report numbers over Paterson
A144574 2024, A144573 2024, A144117 2024, A143062 2024, A138879 2024, A137661 2023, A137660 2023, A137355 2023, A136785 2023, A133328 2022, A133326 2022, A132887 2022, A132712 2022, A131982 2022, A128383 2021, A127344 2021, A127339 2021, A124344 2020, A124131 2020, A123532 2020, A123240 2020, A122954 2020, A121315 2019, A121292 2019, A121290 2019, A121289 2019, A121287 2019, A120583 2019, A120315 2019, A120217 2019, A120216 2019, A120215 2019, A120214 2019, A120213 2019, A120155 2019, A120100 2019, A119521 2019, A119294 2019, A119273 2019, A118518 2018, A117852 2018, A117405 2018, A117037 2018, A117036 2018, A117025 2018, A117008 2018, A116999 2018, A116340 2018, A115789 2018, A114433 2017, A114183 2017, A112445 2017, A112236 2017, A112215 2017, A109558 2016, A109118 2016, A108626 2016, A108402 2016, A106497 2015, A105527 2015, A105430 2015, A105177 2015, A103932 2014, A102596 2014, A101534 2014, A101889 2013, A99476 2013, A97905 2013, A97662 2013, A97593 2013, A97592 2013, A97102 2013, A96876 2013, A93581 2012, A93171 2011, A91290 2011, A89905 2011, A87797 2010, A87140 2010, A86930 2010, A84385 2009, A84384 2009, A84383 2009, A84187 2009, A82639 2009, A79423 2008, A57776 1999, A54610 1998, A54515 1998, A52116 1997, A50182 1997, A49892 1996, A48706 1996, A48705 1996, A46787 1995, A44743 1995, A43994 1995, A42460 1994, A41295 1994, A40502 1994, A39725 1993, A38181 1993, A27590 1989, A27498 1989, A26894 1989, A132423
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