Ponton
City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder
Ponton is a nickel, copper and gold exploration project in the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia. Its 61 WAMEX reports were lodged by 9 companies between 1990 and 2025, most recently Legend Mining Limited in 2025. Of those, 5 declare a resource.
Reports
61
Operators
9
companies on record
Worked
36yrs
1990 to 2025, 1 year ago
Main target
Nickel
Gold most reported overall
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Ponton in the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder
Ground extent239 × 188 km
Report areas mapped34
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Ponton, most active first.
Who controls this ground today
Today 46 live and pending tenements sit over the Ponton ground, held under 21 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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- Whether that ground is meeting its expenditure commitments
- Dormant tenements and active forfeitures
- Mortgages, caveats and the expiry profile
Exploration record on Ponton
- Local government
- City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder
- Commodities targeted
- Gold 29 · Uranium 28 · Base Metals 17 · Nickel 11 · Mineral Sands 11 · Copper 9 · Lead 8 · Zinc 8
- Work on record
- Aircore drilling 20 · Aerial EM surveys 17 · Soil sampling 14 · Geophysical interpretation 11 · Multielement analysis 10 · Aerial magnetic surveys 9 · Calcrete sampling 9 · Historical drilling data 9
- Resource declared
- Yes, in 5 reports: A115436 (2017), A115394 (2017), A114713 (2017), A103841 (2014), A95135 (2012)
- Downloadable data
- 44 of 61 reports include a digital package
- Reports with no exploration
- 2 of 61 record no work done
- Report types
- Annual 35 · Final Surrender 16 · Partial Surrender 9 · Non-statutory 1
Reports by decade
31990s
92000s
362010s
82020s
Exploration reports
61 WAMEX reports filed over Ponton.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A150710 | 2025 | Legend Mining Limited | Final Surrender Report Ponton Project E28/1716 and E28/1717 for the period ending 24/10/2025 |
| A145839 | 2024 | Legend Mining Limited | Partial Surrender Report, Ponton Project E28/1716 & E28/1717 for the period ending 25/10/2024 |
| A145613 | 2024 | Legend Mining Limited | Combined Annual Report Ponton Project E28/1716 & E28/1717 for the period ending 11/11/2024. (C196/2008) |
| A137850 | 2023 | Legend Mining Limited | Combined Annual Report Ponton Project E28/1716 & E28/1717 for the period ending 11/12/2023 |
| A133714 | 2023 | Legend Mining Limited | Combined Annual Report Ponton Project E28/1716 & E28/1717 for the period ending 11/11/2022. |
| A129453 | 2022 | Legend Mining Limited | Combined Annual Report Ponton Project E28/1716 & E28/1717 for the period ending 11/11/2021 |
| A125905 | 2021 | Legend Mining Limited | Combined Annual Report Ponton Project E28/1716 & E28/1717 for the period ending 11/11/2020 |
| A122549 | 2020 | Legend Mining Limited | Combined Annual Report Ponton Project E28/1716 & E28/1717 for the period 12 November 2018 to 11 November 2019 |
| A122013 | 2019 | Manhattan Corporation Limited | Annual Report for the Ponton Project E28/1898 for the period 24 August 2018 to 23 August 2019 |
| A118530 | 2018 | Manhattan Corporation Limited | Annual Report for E28/01898 Ponton Project For the Period 24 August 2017 to 23 August 2018 |
| A115436 | 2017 | Manhattan Corporation Ltd | Ponton Project C124/2007 Combined Annual Exploration Report E28/1523 & E28/1898 For the Period 24 August 2014 |
| A115394 | 2017 | Manhattan Corporation Ltd | Final Surrender Report Exploration Licence E28/1523 Ponton Project for the period 26 November 2008 to 25 Novem |
| A114713 | 2017 | Manhattan Corporation Limited | Partial Surrender Report Exploration Licence E28/1898 Ponton Project for the period 11/08/2011 - 20/07/2017 |
| A108706 | 2016 | Enterprise Uranium Ltd | Ponton Project C56/2013 Surrender Report for the period 12 October 2012 to 18 December 2015, E28/2202, E28/220 |
| A107757 | 2016 | Ponton Minerals Pty Ltd | Combined Annual Report Ponton Project C196/2008, E28/1716, E28/1717, E28/1718, E28/1727 For the period 12/11/2 |
| A105654 | 2015 | Enterprise Uranium Ltd | Ponton Project E28/2202 Partial Surrender Report for the period 12 October 2012 to 15 May 2015 |
| A104408 | 2015 | Ponton Minerals Pty Ltd | Combined Annual Report, Ponton Project (C196/2008), E28/1716, E28/1717 E28/1718, E28/1727 for the period 12/11 |
| A104345 | 2014 | Enterprise Uranium Ltd | PONTON PROJECT C56/2013 E28/2202, E28/2203, E28/2204, E28/2205, E28/2206 COMBINED ANNUAL REPORT 1 OCTOBER 2013 |
| A104343 | 2014 | Enterprise Uranium Ltd | PONTON PROJECT C56/2013 E28/2203, E28/2204, E28/2205 COMBINED SURRENDER REPORT 12 OCTOBER 2012 – 7 NOVEMBER 20 |
| A104189 | 2014 | Enterprise Uranium Ltd | Ponton Project E28/2333 Surrender Report for the period 25 March 2014 to 7 November 2014 |
All 61 report numbers over Ponton
A150710 2025, A145839 2024, A145613 2024, A137850 2023, A133714 2023, A129453 2022, A125905 2021, A122549 2020, A122013 2019, A118530 2018, A115436 2017, A115394 2017, A114713 2017, A108706 2016, A107757 2016, A105654 2015, A104408 2015, A104345 2014, A104343 2014, A104189 2014, A104187 2014, A104186 2014, A104185 2014, A103841 2014, A100650 2014, A100599 2014, A100519 2014, A100518 2014, A100517 2014, A100516 2014, A100513 2014, A100508 2014, A100509 2013, A99891 2013, A99540 2013, A99237 2013, A96287 2013, A95211 2012, A95210 2012, A95135 2012, A93809 2012, A91561 2011, A88687 2010, A87146 2010, A82850 2009, A82849 2009, A78727 2008, A78726 2008, A75287 2007, A72496 2006, A72495 2006, A62821 2001, A62441 2001, A43112 1995, A41064 1994, A32140 1990, A99890, A98102, A90533, A85608, A131394
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