West Arunta
Shire of East Pilbara
West Arunta is a gold, copper and base metals exploration project in the Shire of East Pilbara, Western Australia. Its 15 WAMEX reports were lodged by 4 companies between 2015 and 2025, most recently Tali Exploration Pty Ltd in 2025.
Reports
15
Operators
4
companies on record
Worked
11yrs
2015 to 2025, 1 year ago
Main target
Gold
8 commodities on record
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West Arunta in the Shire of East Pilbara
Ground extent128 × 112 km
Report areas mapped8
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over West Arunta, most active first.
Who controls this ground today
Today 14 live and pending tenements sit over the West Arunta ground, held under 8 names.
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- 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
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- Mortgages, caveats and the expiry profile
Exploration record on West Arunta
- Local government
- Shire of East Pilbara
- Commodities targeted
- Gold 14 · Copper 8 · Base Metals 6 · Rare Earth Elements 4 · Zinc 4 · Niobium 3 · Lead 2 · Silver 1
- Work on record
- Geophysical data processing 4 · GIS 4 · Geochemical interpretation 3 · Remote sensing and proximal sensing 3 · Spectral interpretation 3 · Heritage 2 · RC drilling 2 · Soil sampling 2
- Resource declared
- Never on this record
- Downloadable data
- 14 of 15 reports include a digital package
- Report types
- Annual 10 · Partial Surrender 4 · Co-Funded Drilling 1
Reports by decade
42010s
112020s
Exploration reports
15 WAMEX reports filed over West Arunta.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A150782 | 2025 | Tali Exploration Pty Ltd | Tali Exploration: Maton RC Drilling Final Report (EIS Round 31) |
| A143829 | 2024 | Mtm Critical Metals Limited | Annual Report for E80/5858 West Arunta Project for the period ending 3 July 2024 |
| A143828 | 2024 | Mtm Critical Metals Limited | Annual Report for E80/5874 West Arunta Project for the period ending 16/07/2024 |
| A143827 | 2024 | Mtm Critical Metals Limited | Annual Report for West Arunta E80/5875 for the period 18 July 2023 to 17 July 2024 |
| A140644 | 2024 | Cerberus Resources Pty Ltd | West Arunta Project E80/5338 Annual Report for the period ending 20 February 2024 |
| A140641 | 2024 | Cerberus Resources Pty Ltd | E80/5338 West Arunta Project Partial surrender report for the period ending 20 February 2024 |
| A134878 | 2023 | Cerberus Resources Pty Ltd | E80/5338 West Arunta Partial surrender for the period ending 20 February 2023 |
| A134877 | 2023 | Cerberus Resources Pty Ltd | E80/5338 West Arunta Project Annual Report period ending 20 February 2023 |
| A130438 | 2022 | Cerberus Resources Pty Ltd | E80/5338 West Arunta Annual Report period ending 20 February 2022 |
| A130419 | 2022 | Cerberus Resources Pty Ltd | E80/5338 West Arunta Partial Surrender Report period ending 20 February 2022 |
| A126794 | 2021 | Cerberus Resources Pty Ltd | West Arunta E80/5338 Annual Report period ending 20 February 2021 |
| A119056 | 2019 | Cassini Resources Limited | Annual Report - C87/2015 West Arunta Project for the period 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018, E80/04749, E80 |
| A118865 | 2019 | Cassini Resources Limited | Partial Surrender Report for West Arunta E80/4749 for the period 24 October 2013 to 22 October 2018 |
| A115964 | 2018 | Cassini Resources Limited | Annual Report for the X17 (West Arunta) Project - C87/2015 For the Period 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017, |
| A105164 | 2015 | Cassini Resources Limited | West Arunta Project, Annual Report for the period 01/01/2014 to 31/12/2014, E80/4749, 4796, 4813, 4835 & 4836. |
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What does the exploration record say about West Arunta?
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