Sherlock Bay
City of Karratha
Sherlock Bay is a gold, nickel and copper exploration project in the City of Karratha, Western Australia. Its 58 WAMEX reports were lodged by 18 companies between 1974 and 2025, most recently Rocklea Gold Pty Ltd in 2025. Of those, 8 declare a resource.
Reports
58
Operators
18
companies on record
Worked
52yrs
1974 to 2025, 1 year ago
Main target
Gold
Nickel most reported overall
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Sherlock Bay in the City of Karratha
Ground extent91 × 48 km
Report areas mapped36
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Sherlock Bay, most active first.
Bushjet Pty Ltd 17International Exploration Ltd 8Texasgulf Australia Ltd 6Sabre Resources Limited 5Dragon Resources Ltd 5Grant'S Hill Gold Pty Ltd 2Australasian Resources Pty Ltd 2Poseidon Exploration Ltd 2Australian Inland Exp Co Inc 2Rocklea Gold Pty Ltd 1Sqm Australia Pty Ltd 1Meentheena Gold Pty Ltd 1Cttr Mining Tenements Pty Ltd 1Grant S Hill Gold Pty Ltd Rocklea Gold 1Gascoyne Resources Ltd 1Sherlock Bay Nickel Corporation Ltd 1Outokumpu Exp Aust Pty Ltd 1Dragon Mining Nl 1
Who controls this ground today
Today 27 live and pending tenements sit over the Sherlock Bay ground, held under 16 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 Sherlock Bay
- Local government
- City of Karratha
- Commodities targeted
- Nickel 47 · Copper 38 · Gold 23 · Cobalt 13 · Silver 12 · Zinc 11 · Lead 10 · Platinum Group Elements 7
- Work on record
- Geological reconnaissance 20 · Geobotanical exploration 11 · Mineral resource estimate 8 · Aerial magnetic surveys 7 · Rock chip sampling 7 · Soil sampling 7 · Surface geochemistry 7 · Geological mapping 6
- Resource declared
- Yes, in 8 reports: A119195 (2019), A74212 (2007), A67874 (2003), A67873 (2003), A9870 (1981), A8737 (1980) and 2 more
- Downloadable data
- 23 of 58 reports include a digital package
- Reports with no exploration
- 1 of 58 record no work done
- Report types
- Annual 45 · Final Surrender 7 · Partial Surrender 4 · Co-Funded Drilling 1 · Non-statutory 1
Reports by decade
61970s
21980s
91990s
212000s
92010s
112020s
Exploration reports
58 WAMEX reports filed over Sherlock Bay.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A149665 | 2025 | Rocklea Gold Pty Ltd | Final Surrender Mineral Exploration Report for Sherlock Bay E47/4116 for the period ending 30/06/2025. |
| A146409 | 2025 | Grant'S Hill Gold Pty Ltd | Final Surrender Report - E47/3713 Sherlock Bay Project for the period ending 17/12/2024 |
| A145490 | 2024 | Grant'S Hill Gold Pty Ltd | Final Surrender Mineral Exploration Report for Sherlock Bay E47/4347 for the period ending 22/10/2024 |
| A145470 | 2024 | Sqm Australia Pty Ltd | Compulsory Partial Surrender Report E47/3677 Sherlock Bay Project for the period ending 20/09/2024. C67/2019 |
| A140758 | 2024 | Meentheena Gold Pty Ltd | Annual Mineral Exploration Report for Sherlock Bay E47/4705 for the period ending 19/03/2024 |
| A136026 | 2023 | Sabre Resources Limited | Final Report on Co-Funded Government-Industry Drilling Program at Sherlock Bay Nickel-Copper-Cobalt Sulphide P |
| A122764 | 2020 | Sabre Resources Ltd | Sherlock Bay C16/2005 Annual Report for the period ending 31/12/2019, M47/00567, E47/01770, E47/01769 |
| A122759 | 2020 | Sabre Resources Ltd | Sherlock Bay E47/1770 Surrender Report for the period 7 September 2009 to 20 December 2019 |
| A122748 | 2020 | Sabre Resources Ltd | Surrender Report - E47/1769 Sherlock Bay Final Surrender Report for the period ending 20/12/2019 |
| A122735 | 2020 | Cttr Mining Tenements Pty Ltd | Sherlock Bay E47/3889 Final Surrender Report for the period 16/01/2019 to 15/01/2020 |
| A122613 | 2020 | Grant'S Hill Gold Pty Ltd; Rocklea Gold Pty Ltd | Annual Mineral Exploration Report for C67/2019 Sherlock Bay for the period 20 December 2018 to 19 December 201 |
| A119195 | 2019 | Sabre Resources Limited | Annual Exploration Report - C16-2005 Sherlock Bay Project for the period 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018, E |
| A107501 | 2015 | International Exploration Ltd | Partial Surrender Report E47/1769 Sherlock Bay Nickel Extended Project for the period 07/09/2009 to 06/09/2015 |
| A107500 | 2015 | International Exploration Ltd | Partial Surrender Report E47/1770 Sherlock Bay Nickel Extended Project for the period 07/09/2009 to 06/09/2015 |
| A105731 | 2015 | International Exploration Ltd | Combined Annual Exploration Report - C16-2005 Sherlock Bay Nickel and Extended Projects M47/567, E47/1769, E47 |
| A101952 | 2014 | International Exploration Ltd | Sherlock Bay Nickel & Extended Projects M47/567 Annual Technical Report for the period 22nd November 2012 – 21 |
| A98635 | 2013 | Gascoyne Resources Ltd | Final Report For the period 7th June 2012 to 6th June 2013 E47/2483– Sherlock Bay |
| A97405 | 2013 | International Exploration Ltd | Combined Annual Exploration Report - C16-2005 Sherlock Bay Nickel and Extended Projects 22nd November 2011 – 2 |
| A93202 | 2011 | International Exploration Ltd | Sherlock Bay Project, Annual Report for the period 21st November 2010 to 20th November 2011, M47/567, E47/122 |
| A89278 | 2011 | International Exploration Ltd | Combined Annual Exploration Report - C16-2005 Sherlock Bay Nickel and Extended Projects, Report Period: 21st N |
All 58 report numbers over Sherlock Bay
A149665 2025, A146409 2025, A145490 2024, A145470 2024, A140758 2024, A136026 2023, A122764 2020, A122759 2020, A122748 2020, A122735 2020, A122613 2020, A119195 2019, A107501 2015, A107500 2015, A105731 2015, A101952 2014, A98635 2013, A97405 2013, A93202 2011, A89278 2011, A86110 2009, A77579 2008, A74212 2007, A69762 2005, A67884 2003, A67883 2003, A67882 2003, A67881 2003, A67880 2003, A67879 2003, A67878 2003, A67877 2003, A67876 2003, A67875 2003, A67874 2003, A67873 2003, A67872 2003, A67871 2003, A67870 2003, A67869 2003, A67868 2003, A58625 1999, A55376 1998, A47619 1996, A45204 1995, A41503 1994, A38459 1993, A36932 1992, A36931 1992, A33892 1991, A9870 1981, A8737 1980, A8305 1978, A7346 1978, A6670 1976, A6124 1976, A5507 1975, A4580 1974
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What does the exploration record say about Sherlock Bay?
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