Western Ridge
Shire of East Pilbara
Western Ridge is an iron ore exploration project in the Shire of East Pilbara, Western Australia. Its 27 WAMEX reports were lodged by 7 companies between 1989 and 2013, most recently Bhp Iron Ore (Jimblebar) Pty Ltd in 2013. Of those, 5 declare a resource.
Reports
27
Operators
7
companies on record
Worked
25yrs
1989 to 2013, 13 years ago
Main target
Iron
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assessment: the geology, past programs, drill intercepts and the gaps nobody tested. New accounts get one free.
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Western Ridge in the Shire of East Pilbara
Ground extent22 × 9.4 km
Report areas mapped2
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Western Ridge, most active first.
Who controls this ground today
Today 119 live and pending tenements sit over the Western Ridge ground, held under 11 names.
Free account
- 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
Premium
- Whether that ground is meeting its expenditure commitments
- Dormant tenements and active forfeitures
- Mortgages, caveats and the expiry profile
Exploration record on Western Ridge
- Local government
- Shire of East Pilbara
- Commodities targeted
- Iron 27
- Work on record
- RC drilling 18 · Geophysical logging 10 · Caliper logging 7 · Magnetic susceptibility 5 · Mineral resource estimate 5 · Neutron logging 5 · Density 4 · Gamma gamma logging 3
- Resource declared
- Yes, in 5 reports: A43282 (1994), A40655 (1994), A29349 (1989), A26684 (1753), A25173 (1753)
- Downloadable data
- 15 of 27 reports include a digital package
- Report types
- Annual 22 · Non-statutory 4 · Partial Surrender 1
Reports by decade
11980s
101990s
102000s
42010s
Exploration reports
27 WAMEX reports filed over Western Ridge.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A100611 | 2013 | Bhp Iron Ore (Jimblebar) Pty Ltd | Western Ridge E52/170, E52/2008 & ML52/901-906, 2013 Combined Annual Report C44/2013 Reporting Period 5th Dece |
| A94360 | 2012 | Bhp Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Western Ridge E52/170 Annual Report 2012, Reporting Period 5th July 2011 to 4th July 2012 |
| A90685 | 2011 | Bhp Iron Ore (Jimblebar) Pty Ltd | Western Ridge Project E52/170 Reporting period:4th July 2010 to 3th July 2011 |
| A86986 | 2010 | Bhp Coal Pty Ltd | Annual Report Western Ridge E52/170 Reporting Period 4 July 2009 – 3 July 2010 |
| A83060 | 2009 | Bhp Coal Pty Ltd | ANNUAL REPORT WESTERN RIDGE E 52/170 Reporting Period 4 July 2008 – 3 July 2009 |
| A78654 | 2008 | Bhp Coal Pty Ltd | ANNUAL REPORT, WESTERN RIDGE E 52/170 Reporting Period 4 July 2007 – 3 July 2008 |
| A75679 | 2007 | Bhp Coal Pty Ltd | Annual Report, Western Ridge E52/170 Reporting Period 4 July 2006 - 3 July 2007 |
| A73027 | 2006 | Bhp Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Annual Report, Western Ridge E52/170, Period 4 July 2005 to 3 July 2006, (Newman). |
| A70829 | 2005 | Bhp Coal Pty Ltd | Annual report, Western Ridge E52/170, Reporting period 4 July 2004 - 3 July 2005 (Newman). |
| A68807 | 2004 | Bhp Coal Pty Ltd | Annual Report, Western Ridge Project E52/170, Reporting period 04 July 2003 to 03 July 2004 |
| A66651 | 2003 | Bhp Coal Pty Ltd | Annual Report, Western Ridge E52/170, Reporting Period 4 July 2002 - 3 July 2003. |
| A65182 | 2002 | Bhp Coal Pty Ltd | Annual Report Western Ridge E52/170 Reporting Period 4 July 2001 - 3 July 2002. |
| A62924 | 2001 | Renison Ltd | Annual Report Western Ridge E52/170 Period 4 July 2000 to 3 July 2001. |
| A61079 | 2000 | Renison Ltd | Annual Report Western Ridge E52/170. Period 4 July 1999 to 3 July 2000. |
| A58683 | 1999 | Renison Ltd | Renison Ltd/Bhp Australia Coal Ltd Annual Report - Western Ridge E52/170 04/07/1998 - 03/07/1999 |
| A55831 | 1998 | Renison Ltd | Western Ridge E52/170 Annual Report, Renison Ltd/Bhp Australia Coal Ltd Joint Venture 04/07/97 - 03/07/98 |
| A51152 | 1997 | Renison Ltd | Renison Ltd/BHP Australia Coal Ltd Joint Venture Annual report period 4 July 1996 to 3 July 1997 Western Ridge |
| A48624 | 1996 | Bhp Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Renison Ltd/BHP Australia Coal Ltd Joint Venture Annual Report period 4 July 1995 to 3 July 1996 Western Ridge |
| A43282 | 1994 | Bhp Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Renison Ltd BHP Australia Coal Ltd Joint Venture Annual report period 4 July 1994 to 3 July 1995 Western Ridge |
| A40655 | 1994 | Renison Ltd | Annual Report for the period 04/07/93-03/07/94 Western Ridge Project E52/170 |
All 27 report numbers over Western Ridge
A100611 2013, A94360 2012, A90685 2011, A86986 2010, A83060 2009, A78654 2008, A75679 2007, A73027 2006, A70829 2005, A68807 2004, A66651 2003, A65182 2002, A62924 2001, A61079 2000, A58683 1999, A55831 1998, A51152 1997, A48624 1996, A43282 1994, A40655 1994, A38134 1992, A37131 1992, A35298 1991, A32834 1991, A29349 1989, A26684, A25173
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What does the exploration record say about Western Ridge?
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.
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Tenure 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.