Paterson Basin
Paterson Basin is a gold, nickel and base metals exploration project in the Shire of East Pilbara, Western Australia. Its 3 WAMEX reports were lodged by Western Mining Corporation Ltd between 1980 and 1983.
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Paterson Basin, most active first.
Who controls this ground today
Today 33 live and pending tenements sit over the Paterson Basin ground, held under 6 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 Paterson Basin
- Local government
- Shire of East Pilbara
- Commodities targeted
- Base Metals 2 · Nickel 2 · Gold 2 · Asbestos 1 · Chromium 1 · Molybdenum 1 · Platinum 1 · Silver 1
- Work on record
- Geological mapping 3 · Percussion drilling 2 · Aerial colour photography 1 · Ironstone sampling 1 · RC drilling 1 · Transient EM surveys 1
- Resource declared
- Never on this record
- Report types
- Annual 2 · Final Surrender 1
Exploration reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A12566 | 1983 | Western Mining Corporation Ltd | Paterson Basin Project, Final Surrender Report for the period 19th January 1982 to 14th June 1983, MC45/8180-8 |
| A11035 | 1981 | Western Mining Corporation Ltd | Paterson Basin Project, Annual Report for theperiod 19th January 1981 to 18th January 1982, TR70/6929-6929, 71 |
| A10025 | 1980 | Western Mining Corporation Ltd | Paterson Basin Project, Annual Report for the period 19th January 1980 to 18th January 1981, TR70/6727-6729, 7 |
Other projects in the Shire of East Pilbara
What does the exploration record say about Paterson Basin?
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.