Salmon Gums
Shire of Esperance
Salmon Gums is a gold, rare earth elements and base metals exploration project in the Shire of Esperance, Western Australia. Its 63 WAMEX reports were lodged by 20 companies between 1980 and 2025, most recently E Metals (Aust) Pty Ltd in 2025. Of those, 7 declare a resource.
Reports
63
Operators
20
companies on record
Worked
46yrs
1980 to 2025, 1 year ago
Main target
Gold
8 commodities on record
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Salmon Gums in the Shire of Esperance
Ground extent129 × 103 km
Report areas mapped31
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Salmon Gums, most active first.
Spitfire Oil Pty Ltd 13Great Southern Gold Pty Ltd 10E Metals (Aust) Pty Limited 5Kinross Gold Australia Pty Ltd 4Matsa Resources Ltd 3Triton Gold Ltd 3Emu Nickel Nl 3Hurricane Energy Ltd 3Central Norseman Gold Corp Ltd 3Soc Resources Pty Ltd 2Cascade Halloysite Pty Ltd 2Csa Australia Pty Ltd 2Csa Global Pty Ltd 2Western Explorers Pty. Ltd. 1Spitfire Resources Ltd 1Australian Mineral Fields Pty Ltd 1Csa Global Pty Ltd Spitfire Oil 1Portman Ltd 1Australian Power & Energy Corp Ltd 1Mr Morton J 1
Who controls this ground today
Today 13 live and pending tenements sit over the Salmon Gums ground, held under 9 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 Salmon Gums
- Local government
- Shire of Esperance
- Commodities targeted
- Gold 34 · Lignite 19 · Base Metals 13 · Coal 12 · Rare Earth Elements 7 · Uranium 3 · Lithium 1 · Kaolin 1
- Work on record
- Soil sampling 18 · Aircore drilling 13 · Calcrete sampling 13 · Geophysical interpretation 10 · Multielement analysis 9 · Diamond drilling 8 · RC drilling 8 · Mineral resource estimate 7
- Resource declared
- Yes, in 7 reports: A88470 (2010), A85581 (2009), A76586 (2007), A74640 (2007), A73838 (2006), A66183 (2002) and 1 more
- Downloadable data
- 38 of 63 reports include a digital package
- Reports with no exploration
- 8 of 63 record no work done
- Report types
- Annual 36 · Final Surrender 18 · Partial Surrender 7 · Co-Funded Drilling 1 · Core Library Drilling 1
Reports by decade
41980s
51990s
112000s
322010s
102020s
Exploration reports
63 WAMEX reports filed over Salmon Gums.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A150224 | 2025 | E Metals (Aust) Pty Ltd | Final Surrender Report E63/2474 for the period ending 30/07/2025 |
| A148806 | 2025 | Soc Resources Pty Ltd | Final Surrender Report E63/2126 Salmon Gums Project for the period ending 24/02/2025 |
| A148805 | 2025 | Soc Resources Pty Ltd | Final Surrender Report E63/2127 Salmon Gums Project for the period ending 24/02/2025 |
| A148152 | 2025 | E Metals (Aust) Pty Limited | Salmon Gums Annual Report C331/2022 for the period ending 31/12/2024. E 63/2049,E 63/2066,E 63/2477,E 63/2478, |
| A142999 | 2024 | E Metals (Aust) Pty Limited | Annual Report: E63/2126 Salmon Gums Project for the period ending 14/03/2024 |
| A140603 | 2024 | E Metals (Aust) Pty Limited | Salmon Gums Combined Annual Report C331/2022 for the period ending 31/12/2023 |
| A136214 | 2023 | Western Explorers Pty. Ltd. | Salmon Gums Project E63/2110 for the period ending 05/08/2023. |
| A134636 | 2023 | E Metals (Aust) Pty Limited | Annual Report E63/2127 Salmon Gums for the period ending 14/03/2023. |
| A133410 | 2023 | Cascade Halloysite Pty Ltd | Final Surrender Report on E63/2081 for the period 16 November 2021 to 15 November 2022 |
| A131159 | 2022 | Cascade Halloysite Pty Ltd | Salmon Gums Project first and final report E63/2080 for the period ending 02/05/2022. |
| A121240 | 2019 | Spitfire Oil Pty Ltd | Final Surrender Report Salmon Gums R63/3 for the period 4 September 2012 to 3 September 2019 |
| A118160 | 2018 | Spitfire Oil Pty Ltd | Annual Report R63/3 Salmon Gums Project for the period 1 September 2017 to 31 August 2018 |
| A112485 | 2017 | Great Southern Gold Pty Ltd | Final Surrender Report_E63/1409 and E63/1410 Salmon Gums Project C173/2011 for the period 08/02/2011 to 27/01/ |
| A110069 | 2016 | Spitfire Oil Pty Ltd | Salmon Gums R63/3 Annual Report for the period 1/09/2015 - 31/08/2016 |
| A108569 | 2016 | Great Southern Gold Pty Ltd | Combined Voluntary Partial Surrender Report Salmon Gums Project E63/1409 & E63/1410 For the period 8th Feb 201 |
| A108501 | 2016 | Great Southern Gold Pty Ltd | Combined Annual Report Salmon Gums Project E63/1409 & E63/1410 For the period 8th Feb 2015 to 7th Feb 2016 Com |
| A106870 | 2015 | Spitfire Oil Pty Ltd | Salmon Gums Project R63/3 Annual Report for the period 1/09/2014 - 31/08/2015 |
| A106697 | 2015 | Great Southern Gold Pty Ltd | Final Surrender Report Salmon Gums Project E63/1411 For the period 1st July 2011 to 3rd July 2015 |
| A105297 | 2015 | Great Southern Gold Pty Ltd | Combined Annual Report Salmon Gums Project E63/1409, E63/1410, & E63/1411 For the period 8th Feb 2014 to 7th F |
| A103773 | 2014 | Spitfire Resources Ltd | Salmon Gums R63/3 Annual Report for the period 04/09/2013 to 03/09/2014 |
All 63 report numbers over Salmon Gums
A150224 2025, A148806 2025, A148805 2025, A148152 2025, A142999 2024, A140603 2024, A136214 2023, A134636 2023, A133410 2023, A131159 2022, A121240 2019, A118160 2018, A112485 2017, A110069 2016, A108569 2016, A108501 2016, A106870 2015, A106697 2015, A105297 2015, A103773 2014, A101677 2014, A100178 2013, A99830 2013, A99456 2013, A97420 2013, A97419 2013, A97265 2013, A95167 2012, A94915 2012, A94914 2012, A94913 2012, A93808 2012, A93417 2012, A93122 2011, A92595 2011, A92026 2011, A90510 2011, A90506 2011, A89719 2011, A88470 2010, A88000 2010, A87568 2010, A85581 2009, A81739 2009, A81162 2009, A81007 2009, A81006 2009, A78014 2008, A76586 2007, A74640 2007, A73838 2006, A72350 2006, A66183 2002, A59381 1999, A57868 1999, A57610 1999, A57607 1999, A57606 1999, A12524 1983, A10289 1981, A9359 1980, A8999 1980, A127961
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