Western Shaw
Shire of East Pilbara
Western Shaw is an iron ore and lithium exploration project in the Shire of East Pilbara, Western Australia. Its 38 WAMEX reports were lodged by 8 companies between 1980 and 2025, most recently Atlas Iron Pty Ltd in 2025.
Reports
38
Operators
8
companies on record
Worked
46yrs
1980 to 2025, 1 year ago
Main target
Iron
5 commodities on record
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Western Shaw in the Shire of East Pilbara
Ground extent67 × 57 km
Report areas mapped15
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Western Shaw, most active first.
Atlas Iron Ltd 28Atlas Iron Ltd Global Advanced Metals Wodgina 2Buxton Resources Ltd 2Mt Newman Mining Co Pty Ltd 2Qx Resources Limited 1Altura Exploration Pty Ltd 1Sipa Resources Ltd 1Sipa Exploration Nl 1
Who controls this ground today
Today 48 live and pending tenements sit over the Western Shaw ground, held under 23 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
Premium
- Whether that ground is meeting its expenditure commitments
- Dormant tenements and active forfeitures
- Mortgages, caveats and the expiry profile
Exploration record on Western Shaw
- Local government
- Shire of East Pilbara
- Commodities targeted
- Iron 32 · Lithium 8 · Gold 6 · Base Metals 2 · Nickel 2
- Work on record
- Rock chip sampling 17 · Geological reconnaissance 9 · Surface geochemistry 8 · Geological mapping 6 · Multielement analysis 5 · RC drilling 5 · Aerial geophysical surveys 4 · Aerial magnetic surveys 4
- Resource declared
- Never on this record
- Downloadable data
- 24 of 38 reports include a digital package
- Reports with no exploration
- 3 of 38 record no work done
- Report types
- Annual 23 · Final Surrender 8 · Partial Surrender 5 · Non-statutory 2
Reports by decade
21980s
21990s
62000s
202010s
82020s
Exploration reports
38 WAMEX reports filed over Western Shaw.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A150561 | 2025 | Atlas Iron Pty Ltd | Final Surrender Report for Western Shaw E45/5448 for the Period 3/12/2019 to 8/09/2025 |
| A149027 | 2025 | Qx Resources Limited | E45/4960 Western Shaw Partial Surrender Report for the period 7 May 2019 to 6 May 2025 |
| A138362 | 2024 | Atlas Iron Pty Ltd | Annual Report for E45/5448 Western Shaw for the Period 3 December 2022 to 2 December 2023 |
| A133737 | 2023 | Atlas Iron Pty Ltd | Annual Report for E45/5448 for the Period 3 December 2021 to 2 December 2022 |
| A128040 | 2021 | Atlas Iron Pty Ltd | Final Surrender Report for Western Shaw E45/4658 for the period of 15 July 2016 to 30 June 2021 |
| A124943 | 2020 | Atlas Iron Pty Ltd | Western Shaw E45/04593 Final Surrender Report for the Period 17 February 2016 to 14 August 2020 |
| A124929 | 2020 | Atlas Iron Pty Ltd | E45/04596 [C232/2011] Final Surrender Report for the Period 24 February 2016 to 14 August 2020 |
| A123132 | 2020 | Atlas Iron Limited | Combined Annual Report for the C232/2011 Western Shaw Project for the period ending 05 January 2020 |
| A116297 | 2018 | Atlas Iron Limited | Annual Report for Western Shaw Project (C232/2011) for the period 06 January 2017 to 05 January 2018, E45/0434 |
| A115791 | 2018 | Atlas Iron Limited | Final Surrender Report for P45/2733-I Western Shaw for the period 23/10/2009 - 20/07/2017 |
| A108444 | 2016 | Atlas Iron Limited | Western Shaw Project E45/2768-I FINAL SURRENDER REPORT To the Department of Mines and Petroleum For the Period |
| A108236 | 2016 | Altura Exploration Pty Ltd | WESTERN SHAW PROJECT E45/2346 Final Surrender Report To the Department of Mines and Petroleum For the Period f |
| A107408 | 2015 | Atlas Iron Ltd | Western Shaw Project E45/2768 Partial Surrender Report to the Department of Mines and Petroleum for the Period |
| A107323 | 2015 | Atlas Iron Ltd | WESTERN SHAW PROJECT E45/2245 Partial Surrender Report to the Department of Mines and Petroleum |
| A104631 | 2015 | Atlas Iron Ltd | Western Shaw Project (C232/2011) E45/2768‐I & P45/2733‐I Annual Technical Report to the Department of Mines an |
| A105032 | 2014 | Atlas Iron Ltd; Global Advanced Metals Wodgina Pty Ltd | Western Shaw Project E45/2245‐I Partial Surrender Report to the Department of Mines and Petroleum for the Peri |
| A103963 | 2014 | Atlas Iron Ltd; Global Advanced Metals Wodgina Pty Ltd | Western Shaw E45/2245-I Annual Technical Report for the Period Ending 20 September 2014 |
| A103706 | 2014 | Atlas Iron Ltd | Western Shaw Project E45/2795‐I Final Surrender Report to the Department of Mines and Petroleum for the Period |
| A101042 | 2014 | Atlas Iron Ltd | Western Shaw Project, Annual Report for the period 06/01/2013 to 05/01/2014, E45/2768, 2795 & 4108; P45/2733. |
| A99637 | 2013 | Atlas Iron Ltd | Western Shaw Project E45/2245 Annual Technical Report to the Department of Mines and Petroleum for the Period |
All 38 report numbers over Western Shaw
A150561 2025, A149027 2025, A138362 2024, A133737 2023, A128040 2021, A124943 2020, A124929 2020, A123132 2020, A116297 2018, A115791 2018, A108444 2016, A108236 2016, A107408 2015, A107323 2015, A104631 2015, A105032 2014, A103963 2014, A103706 2014, A101042 2014, A99637 2013, A96705 2013, A95642 2012, A93104 2012, A91847 2011, A91107 2011, A88647 2010, A88581 2010, A88080 2010, A84975 2009, A84851 2009, A84585 2009, A80529 2008, A79294 2008, A76131 2007, A57791 1999, A54001 1998, A10670 1982, A16041 1980
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