Whim Creek/Mons Cupri
City of Karratha
Whim Creek/Mons Cupri is a copper, gold and zinc exploration project in the City of Karratha, Western Australia. Its 23 WAMEX reports were lodged by 5 companies between 1962 and 1992, most recently Dominion Mining Ltd in 1992. Of those, 1 declares a resource.
Reports
23
Operators
5
companies on record
Worked
31yrs
1962 to 1992, 34 years ago
Main target
Copper
6 commodities on record
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Whim Creek/Mons Cupri in the City of Karratha
Ground extent52 × 111 km
Report areas mapped7
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Whim Creek/Mons Cupri, most active first.
Who controls this ground today
Today 31 live and pending tenements sit over the Whim Creek/Mons Cupri ground, held under 11 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 Whim Creek/Mons Cupri
- Local government
- City of Karratha
- Commodities targeted
- Copper 22 · Base Metals 9 · Silver 9 · Zinc 7 · Lead 4 · Gold 2
- Work on record
- Diamond drilling 8 · Feasibility studies 7 · Geological mapping 7 · IP surveys 7 · Metallurgy 5 · Rock chip sampling 5 · Soil sampling 5 · Percussion drilling 4
- Resource declared
- Yes, in 1 report: A9823 (1981)
- Downloadable data
- 6 of 23 reports include a digital package
- Report types
- Annual 14 · Non-statutory 9
Reports by decade
41960s
111970s
31980s
21990s
Exploration reports
23 WAMEX reports filed over Whim Creek/Mons Cupri.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A36361 | 1992 | Dominion Mining Ltd | Annual report Whim Creek - Mons Cupri Project E47/416 M47/236-238 From May 1991 to April 1992 West Pilbara Min |
| A32365 | 1990 | Dominion Mining Ltd | Annual Report Whim Creek - Mons Cupri Project. E47/149,E47/416 M47/11,M47/174-175,M47/216 April 1989 to April |
| A26544 | 1988 | Whim Creek Consolidated Nl | Pre-Feasibility Study on The 'Whim Creek/Mons Cupri' Orebodi es; M47/11; ML47/522-523 (9/8/1988) |
| A9823 | 1981 | Whim Creek Consolidated Nl | Whim Creek-Mons Cupri Project, Annual Report for the year ending 318/12/1980, MC47/237-238, 686-687, 690-693; |
| A9076 | 1980 | Whim Creek Consolidated Nl | 1979 Annual Report By Whim Creek Consolidated N.L. On MC's 237WP-238WP, 686WP-687WP, 690-693WP. Mineral Lease |
| A6799 | 1977 | Whim Creek Consolidated Nl | Whim Creek - Mons Cupri Project, Annual Report for the year ending 31/12/1976, MC47/237-238, 686-687 & 690-69 |
| A6123 | 1975 | Texasgulf Australia Ltd | Whim Creek - Mons Cupri Project, Annual Report for the year ending 31/12/1975, MC47/90.....MC47/3235. |
| A5643 | 1974 | Westfield Minerals Nl | Annual report Whim Creek 1974 Maps 2986 to 3002 |
| A4709 | 1974 | Australian Inland Exp Co Inc | Whim Creek- Mons Cupri Project, Non-statutory Report: Exploration Report for the period 01/11/1972 to 01/02/1 |
| A4593 | 1974 | Westfield Minerals Nl | Mineral Claim No's 237 - 238: West Pilbara 1973 Annual Report By Westfield Minerals (W.A.) NL |
| A4173 | 1973 | Whim Creek Consolidated Nl | Whim Creek- Mons Cupri Project, Non-statutory Report:Status Report for Malachite Copper Project, , September 1 |
| A3769 | 1972 | Westfield Minerals Nl | Mineral Claim No's 237-238 - West Pilbara 1972 Annual Report By Westfield Minerals (WA) NL |
| A3392 | 1971 | Westfield Minerals Nl | Westfield Minerals NL Annual Report 1970 Whim Creek Section 4 |
| A1166 | 1971 | Whim Creek Consolidated Nl | Whim Creek - Mons Cupri Project, Non-statutory Report: Final Report ( revised ) June 1971, TR70/3887H. |
| A3387 | 1970 | Westfield Minerals Nl | Westfield Minerals NL Annual Report 1969 Whim Creek Section 4 |
| A3223 | 1970 | Australian Inland Exp Co Inc | Whim Creek- Mons Cupri Project, Non-statutory Report: Drilling Data & Assays, 1969 & 1970. |
| A225 | 1968 | Australian Inland Exp Co Inc | Report On Induced Polarization And Resistivity Survey In The Mons Cupri Area, W.A. For Australian Inland Explo |
| A224 | 1968 | Whim Creek Consolidated Nl | Report On The Induced Polarization And Resistivity Surveys In The Whim Creek Mine Area, W.A. For Australian In |
| A221 | 1966 | Whim Creek Consolidated Nl | Reports On Work Done In 1966 and 1967 On TR 3887H Developments At Whim Creek Copper Mine |
| A1557 | 1962 | Whim Creek Consolidated Nl | Whim Creek - Mons Cupri Project, Non-statutory Report: Diamond Drilling Logs & Lithology, to August 1961, TR70 |
All 23 report numbers over Whim Creek/Mons Cupri
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What does the exploration record say about Whim Creek/Mons Cupri?
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Tenure data sourced from the DMPE public registers and SLIP WA (© Government of Western Australia, CC BY 4.0). Compiled by NextMaps. Verify against primary sources before reliance.