Forrestania
Shire of Kondinin
Forrestania is a nickel, gold and lithium exploration project in the Shire of Kondinin, Western Australia. Its 225 WAMEX reports were lodged by 20 companies between 1974 and 2025, most recently Forrestania Resources Limited in 2025. Of those, 6 declare a resource.
Reports
225
Operators
20
companies on record
Worked
52yrs
1974 to 2025, 1 year ago
Main target
Nickel
Gold most reported overall
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Forrestania in the Shire of Kondinin
Ground extent49 × 110 km
Report areas mapped109
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Forrestania, most active first.
Temby Minerals Pty Ltd 22Kagara Nickel Pty Ltd 21Western Areas Nl 19Clara Resources Pty Ltd 12Western Areas Nickel Pty Ltd 11Hannans Reward Ltd 11Range Resources Ltd 11Brown Goldmining Pty Ltd 10Sons Of Gwalia Ltd 7Metals Exploration Ltd 6Rumble Resources Limited 5Cazaly Resources Ltd 5Mr Brown Rw 5Newexco Services Pty Ltd 4Great Western Exploration Limited 4Hannans Ltd 3Te Johnston And Associates Pty Ltd 3Cassini Resources Limited 3Arc Pty Ltd 3Forrestonia Mining Corp Pty Ltd 3
Who controls this ground today
Today 122 live and pending tenements sit over the Forrestania ground, held under 26 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 Forrestania
- Local government
- Shire of Kondinin
- Commodities targeted
- Gold 192 · Nickel 178 · Lithium 16 · Copper 13 · Platinum Group Elements 7 · Iron 5 · Base Metals 4 · Cobalt 2
- Work on record
- RC drilling 61 · Soil sampling 53 · Diamond drilling 44 · Ground EM surveys 34 · Geophysical interpretation 33 · Auger drilling 30 · Geological mapping 20 · Rock chip sampling 20
- Resource declared
- Yes, in 6 reports: A115175 (2017), A68770 (2004), A66337 (2003), A56818 (1998), A56333 (1998), A39132 (1993)
- Downloadable data
- 133 of 225 reports include a digital package
- Reports with no exploration
- 35 of 225 record no work done
- Report types
- Annual 185 · Final Surrender 28 · Partial Surrender 7 · Non-statutory 5
Reports by decade
41970s
91980s
201990s
812000s
972010s
112020s
Exploration reports
225 WAMEX reports filed over Forrestania.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A146301 | 2025 | Forrestania Resources Limited | Partial Surrender E74/591 Forrestania Project for the period ending 21/10/2024 |
| A132720 | 2022 | Jindalee Resources Limited | Annual Report for Exploration Licence E 77/2800 Forrestania Project for the period ending 11/07/2022. |
| A128563 | 2021 | Forrestania Resources Ltd | Forrestania Project E77/2575 and E77/2576 Annual Report C168/2020 for the period ending 20/09/2021 |
| A127863 | 2021 | Hannans Ltd | Forrestania Project Partial Surrender Report for E77/2220 for the period 15 June 2015 to 14 June 2020 |
| A127792 | 2021 | Hannans Ltd | Partial Surrender Report for E77/2207 Forrestania Project for the period 8 June 2015 to 7 June 2021 |
| A126746 | 2021 | Reed Exploration Pty Ltd; Classic Minerals Limited | Final Report Report for E 77/2303 Forrestania project for the period 14 January 2016 to 13 January 2021 |
| A126545 | 2021 | Reed Exploration Pty Ltd; Classic Minerals Limited | Partial Surrender Report for E 77/2239 for the period 28/1/2015 to 27/1/2021 |
| A125640 | 2020 | Western Areas Nickel Pty Ltd | Forrestania Project Annual Exploration Report for the year ending 31/8/2020, C62/2010 |
| A123931 | 2020 | Forrestania Pty Ltd | Final Surrender Report for E74/592 Forrestania for the period ending 16/4/2020 |
| A123711 | 2020 | Western Areas Limited; Wesfarmers Chemicals, Energy & Fertil | Annual Report C97/1994 Forrestania Project for the period ending 31/12/2019 |
| A122458 | 2020 | Western Areas Nickel Pty Ltd | Forrestania Project Annual Exploration Report for the year ending 31/08/2019, C62/2010, E77/01399, E77/01416, |
| A121983 | 2019 | Hannans Ltd | Combined Annual Technical Report Forrestania Project C116/2016 for the period 13 August 2018 to 14 August 2019 |
| A121200 | 2019 | Western Areas Ltd | Final Report on Relinquished Tenement P77/4278 Forrestania project for the period 29 July 2015 to 28 July 2019 |
| A119677 | 2019 | Woodhouse M | Annual Report for Forrestania Project C97/1994 for the period 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018 |
| A118999 | 2019 | Western Areas Nickel Pty Ltd | Final Report on Relinquished Tenement E77/1399 Forrestania Project for the period 26 June 2008 to 14 November |
| A118581 | 2018 | Western Areas Nickel Pty Ltd | Annual Report Forrestania Project C62/2010 for the period 1 September 2017 to 31 August 2018, E77/01416, M77/0 |
| A118208 | 2018 | Classic Minerals Ltd | Combined Annual Technical Report for the Forrestania Project C116/2016 for the period 13 August 2017 to 14 Aug |
| A116563 | 2018 | Western Areas Limited; Kidman Resources Limited | ANNUAL REPORT FOR FORRESTANIA PROJECT, C97/1994, 01 JAN 2017 TO 31 DEC 2017 |
| A115380 | 2017 | Western Areas Nickel Pty Ltd | Annual Report for the Forrestania Project- C62/2010 Combined Group Report for the period 1 September 2016 to |
| A115175 | 2017 | Hannans Ltd; Classic Minerals Ltd | C116/2016 Combined Annual Technical Report for the Forrestania Project E77/2207, 2219, 2220, 2239, 2303, P77/ |
All 225 report numbers over Forrestania
A146301 2025, A132720 2022, A128563 2021, A127863 2021, A127792 2021, A126746 2021, A126545 2021, A125640 2020, A123931 2020, A123711 2020, A122458 2020, A121983 2019, A121200 2019, A119677 2019, A118999 2019, A118581 2018, A118208 2018, A116563 2018, A115380 2017, A115175 2017, A112560 2017, A110605 2016, A110391 2016, A110151 2016, A109923 2016, A109074 2016, A108789 2016, A108264 2016, A107261 2015, A107127 2015, A105238 2015, A104964 2015, A104810 2015, A104028 2014, A102951 2014, A102924 2014, A102866 2014, A101533 2014, A101293 2014, A101196 2014, A100329 2013, A100289 2013, A99970 2013, A99823 2013, A99349 2013, A98937 2013, A98936 2013, A98935 2013, A98934 2013, A98880 2013, A98780 2013, A98109 2013, A97630 2013, A97253 2013, A96815 2013, A96659 2012, A95815 2012, A94833 2012, A94494 2012, A94493 2012, A94268 2012, A93666 2012, A93665 2012, A93664 2012, A93663 2012, A93662 2012, A93661 2012, A93565 2012, A93177 2012, A93116 2012, A92450 2012, A92479 2011, A91672 2011, A91124 2011, A91123 2011, A91104 2011, A90484 2011, A90483 2011, A89748 2011, A89747 2011, A89746 2011, A89633 2011, A89257 2011, A89027 2011, A89155 2010, A88501 2010, A88403 2010, A88402 2010, A88191 2010, A88190 2010, A88017 2010, A88016 2010, A88015 2010, A87919 2010, A87697 2010, A87679 2010, A87110 2010, A87088 2010, A87087 2010, A87086 2010, A87085 2010, A87084 2010, A87083 2010, A87082 2010, A86670 2010, A86669 2010, A86264 2010, A86125 2010, A85186 2009, A85137 2009, A85135 2009, A85133 2009, A84607 2009, A84606 2009, A84605 2009, A84604 2009, A84603 2009, A84527 2009, A84396 2009, A84089 2009, A84088 2009, A82805 2009, A82804 2009, A82762 2009, A81604 2009, A81082 2009, A81079 2009, A80507 2008, A80256 2008, A80255 2008, A79841 2008, A79771 2008, A79764 2008, A79454 2008, A79439 2008, A79438 2008, A79437 2008, A79435 2008, A79434 2008, A79329 2008, A79299 2008, A79040 2008, A78458 2008, A78035 2008, A77720 2008, A77330 2008, A77329 2008, A77135 2008, A77127 2008, A76544 2007, A76543 2007, A76276 2007, A76275 2007, A76274 2007, A75901 2007, A74719 2007, A73060 2006, A72767 2006, A72183 2006, A71151 2005, A71090 2005, A71088 2005, A71027 2005, A70834 2005, A70641 2005, A71089 2004, A71087 2004, A69753 2004, A69381 2004, A69323 2004, A68770 2004, A68394 2004, A68289 2004, A67349 2003, A67348 2003, A67331 2003, A67288 2003, A66654 2003, A66337 2003, A65626 2002, A65611 2002, A64455 2002, A63427 2001, A62808 2001, A62807 2001, A62341 2001, A61217 2000, A60802 2000, A60800 2000, A59403 1999, A56818 1998, A56333 1998, A56176 1998, A56175 1998, A56174 1998, A56170 1998, A55328 1998, A56817 1997, A52550 1997, A52549 1997, A50902 1997, A50624 1997, A50409 1997, A47327 1996, A46212 1995, A43191 1995, A43495 1994, A39132 1993, A31560 1990, A23038 1987, A20104 1986, A18594 1986, A18048 1986, A16487 1985, A15810 1985, A15474 1985, A14824 1985, A12987 1982, A7868 1978, A86232 1977, A6308 1976, A60801 1974, A87997, A87996, A60207
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