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Balla Balla

City of Karratha

Balla Balla is a gold, base metals and vanadium exploration project in the City of Karratha, Western Australia. Its 84 WAMEX reports were lodged by 20 companies between 1969 and 2022, most recently Bbi Group Pty Ltd in 2022. Of those, 9 declare a resource.

Reports
84
Operators
20
companies on record
Worked
54yrs
1969 to 2022, 4 years ago
Main target
Gold
Vanadium most reported overall
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Balla Balla in the City of Karratha
Ground extent71 × 111 km
Report areas mapped41

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Exploration record on Balla Balla

Local government
City of Karratha
Commodities targeted
Vanadium 48 · Titanium 39 · Iron 30 · Gold 22 · Copper 20 · Base Metals 18 · Nickel 13 · Zinc 12
Work on record
Rock chip sampling 21 · Diamond drilling 16 · Feasibility studies 16 · Geological mapping 16 · Geophysical interpretation 15 · Metallurgy 14 · RC drilling 14 · Soil sampling 14
Resource declared
Yes, in 9 reports: A112307 (2017), A89880 (2011), A86405 (2010), A81742 (2009), A79937 (2008), A76196 (2007) and 3 more
Downloadable data
35 of 84 reports include a digital package
Reports with no exploration
7 of 84 record no work done
Report types
Annual 62 · Final Surrender 11 · Non-statutory 6 · Partial Surrender 5
Reports by decade
11960s
91970s
61980s
71990s
272000s
192010s
142020s

Exploration reports

84 WAMEX reports filed over Balla Balla.
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Most recent reports
ReportYearOperatorTitle
A131274 2022 Bbi Group Pty Ltd Final Surrender Report for E47/3383 Balla Balla for the period ending 20/05/2022.
A131270 2022 Bbi Group Pty Ltd Final Surrender Report for E47/2225 Balla Balla for the period ending 20/05/2022.
A131136 2022 Bazco Pty Ltd Final Surrender Report for E47/2382 and E47/3351(C210/2008) Balla Balla for the period ending 09/05/2022.
A131133 2022 Bbi Group Pty Ltd Final Surrender Report for E47/3294 Balla Balla for the period ending 20/05/2022.
A131132 2022 Bbi Group Pty Ltd Final Surrender Report for E47/1744 Balla Balla for the period ending 20/05/2022.
A131131 2022 Bbi Group Pty Ltd Final Surrender Report for E47/1829 Balla Balla for the period ending 20/05/2022.
A131130 2022 Bbi Group Pty Ltd Final Surrender Report for E47/3514, E47/3515, E47/3516, E47/3718 and E47/3727 Balla Balla Project for the per
A130655 2022 Bbi Group Pty Ltd Partial Surrender Report for E47/3351-I Balla Balla for the period 11/3/2016 to 10/3/2022
A123822 2020 Balla Balla Infrastructure Group Partial Surrender Report Balla Balla E47/2959 for the period ending 11/05/2020
A123535 2020 Balla Balla Infrastructure Group Partial Surrender Report E47/2382, Balla Balla, 2 April 2014 to 1 April 2020
A123460 2020 Balla Balla Infrastructure Group Final Surrender Report E47/2251 Balla Balla for the period ending 14 February 2020
A123457 2020 Balla Balla Infrastructure Group Partial Surrender Report E47/1744 Balla Balla for the period ending 23 February 2020
A123391 2020 Balla Balla Infrastructure Group Final Surrender Report E47/3705 Balla Balla Project for the period ending 14/02/2020.
A122859 2020 Balla Balla Infrastructure Group Balla Balla Annual Technical Report C210/2008 for the period ending 31/12/2019
A119311 2019 Bbi Pty Ltd Combined Annual Technical Report Balla Balla Project C210/2008 for the period 1 January 2018 to 31 December 20
A119255 2019 Bbi Group Pty Ltd Annual Technical Report, Balla Balla Project, Mallina Group C2/2018 for the period 22 November 2017 to 21 Nove
A116436 2018 Forge Resources Swan Pty Ltd C210/2008 Annual Technical Report Balla Balla Project E47/3514, E47/3515, E47/3516 for the period 01/02/2017 -
A116068 2018 Bbi Group Pty Ltd Combined Annual Technical Report, Balla Balla Project, C210/2008 for the period 1 January 2017 to 31 December
A115758 2018 Forge Resources Swan Pty Ltd Annual Technical Report Balla Balla Project E47/1714 for the period 22/11/2016 - 21/11/2017
A115641 2018 Bbi Group Pty Ltd Annual Technical Report Balla Balla Project E47/3462 for the period 15/11/2016 - 14/11/2017
All 84 report numbers over Balla Balla
A131274 2022, A131270 2022, A131136 2022, A131133 2022, A131132 2022, A131131 2022, A131130 2022, A130655 2022, A123822 2020, A123535 2020, A123460 2020, A123457 2020, A123391 2020, A122859 2020, A119311 2019, A119255 2019, A116436 2018, A116068 2018, A115758 2018, A115641 2018, A112307 2017, A109308 2016, A108386 2016, A105383 2015, A101255 2014, A97389 2013, A92745 2012, A92656 2012, A91294 2011, A90627 2011, A89880 2011, A87112 2010, A86405 2010, A81742 2009, A79937 2008, A79474 2008, A78848 2008, A76196 2007, A75445 2007, A75102 2007, A73347 2006, A72750 2006, A72749 2006, A71169 2005, A70432 2005, A70341 2005, A69253 2004, A68977 2004, A68885 2004, A68549 2004, A67255 2003, A67121 2003, A67120 2003, A67119 2003, A66541 2003, A65310 2002, A64642 2002, A62705 2001, A61067 2000, A60747 2000, A58701 1999, A58464 1999, A56607 1998, A54848 1998, A53035 1997, A48872 1996, A48871 1996, A24405 1988, A11907 1983, A11901 1982, A9560 1981, A9598 1980, A8882 1980, A8303 1979, A9805 1978, A7344 1977, A6637 1976, A6317 1976, A6077 1975, A5649 1975, A5500 1975, A5176 1974, A1876 1969, A49045

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