Butcher Well
Shire of Leonora
Butcher Well is a gold exploration project in the Shire of Leonora, Western Australia. Its 42 WAMEX reports were lodged by 11 companies between 1990 and 2023, most recently Anglogold Ashanti Australia Limited in 2023. Of those, 14 declare a resource.
Reports
42
Operators
11
companies on record
Worked
34yrs
1990 to 2023, 3 years ago
Main target
Gold
2 commodities on record
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Butcher Well in the Shire of Leonora
Ground extent100 × 77 km
Report areas mapped24
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Butcher Well, most active first.
Saracen Gold Mines Pty Ltd 14Mount Burgess Mining Nl 9Sons Of Gwalia Ltd 6Anglogold Ashanti Australia Ltd 4Midas Resources Ltd 2Normandy Exploration Ltd 2Anglogold Ashanti Australia Limited Northern Star Resources 1Saracen Gold Mines Pty Ltd Anglogold Ashanti Australia 1Saracen Mineral Holdings Limited 1Hawthorn Resources Limited 1Mim Exploration Pty Ltd 1
Who controls this ground today
Today 87 live and pending tenements sit over the Butcher Well ground, held under 19 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 Butcher Well
- Local government
- Shire of Leonora
- Commodities targeted
- Gold 42 · Nickel 2
- Work on record
- Rock chip sampling 17 · Diamond drilling 16 · RC drilling 15 · Mineral resource estimate 14 · Aircore drilling 10 · Geophysical interpretation 10 · Rotary drilling 10 · Soil sampling 10
- Resource declared
- Yes, in 14 reports: A112356 (2017), A101830 (2014), A97624 (2013), A93583 (2012), A86442 (2010), A78034 (2008) and 8 more
- Downloadable data
- 29 of 42 reports include a digital package
- Report types
- Annual 33 · Partial Surrender 7 · Final Surrender 2
Reports by decade
141990s
72000s
152010s
32020s
Exploration reports
42 WAMEX reports filed over Butcher Well.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A135977 | 2023 | Anglogold Ashanti Australia Limited | Butcher Well JV (E39/1410) Partial Surrender Report for the period 23/07/2009 to 22/07/2023 |
| A128442 | 2021 | Anglogold Ashanti Australia Limited; Northern Star Resources | Butcher Well JV (E39/1410) Partial Surrender Report to the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety |
| A122816 | 2020 | Anglogold Ashanti Australia Limited | Butcher Well (C8/2016) Annual Group Report for the period ending 31/12/2019 |
| A119199 | 2019 | Anglogold Ashanti Australia Limited | Butcher Well (C8/2016) Annual Report for the period 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018 |
| A115966 | 2018 | Anglogold Ashanti Australia Limited | Butcher Well (C8/2016) Group Report to the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety For the Period |
| A112356 | 2017 | Saracen Gold Mines Pty Ltd | Butcher Well Project (C8/2016) – Volume II Annual Report for the Period 1 January to 31 December 2016, E39/014 |
| A112355 | 2017 | Saracen Gold Mines Pty Ltd; Anglogold Ashanti Australia Limi | Butcher Well Project (C8/2016) – Volume I Annual Report for the Period 1 January to 31 December 2016, E38/0312 |
| A108911 | 2016 | Saracen Mineral Holdings Limited | BUTCHER WELL Exploration License 39/1489 Partial Surrender Report for the Period 25 March 2010 to 24 March 201 |
| A105466 | 2015 | Saracen Gold Mines Pty Ltd | Butcher Well Project C345/1993 Annual Report for the period 01/01/2014 - 31/12/2015, E38/2306.....P39/5063 |
| A104859 | 2015 | Saracen Gold Mines Pty Ltd | Butcher Well Partial Surrender Report E39/1279 for the period 18/09/2008 to 17/09/2014 |
| A102589 | 2014 | Hawthorn Resources Limited | Yundamindera – Butcher Well P39/4696 Annual Report for the period 9 December 2012 to 8 December 2013 |
| A101830 | 2014 | Saracen Gold Mines Pty Ltd | Butcher Well Project C345/1993 Annual Report for the period 01 January 2013 to 31 December 2013, E38/2306, E39 |
| A97624 | 2013 | Saracen Gold Mines Pty Ltd | Butcher Well Project, Annual Report for the period 1st January 2012 to 31st December 2012, E38/2306; E39/1279; |
| A94245 | 2012 | Midas Resources Ltd | Butcher Well E39/1499 Relinquishment Report to the Department of Mines and Petroleum for E39/1499 for the peri |
| A93583 | 2012 | Saracen Gold Mines Pty Ltd | Butcher Well Project C345/1993 Annual Report for the period 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011 |
| A91060 | 2011 | Midas Resources Ltd | Butcher Well E39/1499 Annual Report to the Department of Mines and Petroleum for the period 22/06/10 to 21/06/ |
| A89855 | 2011 | Saracen Gold Mines Pty Ltd | Butcher Well Project Annual Report for the period 01 January 2010 to December 2010 |
| A86442 | 2010 | Saracen Gold Mines Pty Ltd | BUTCHER WELL PROJECT ANNUAL REPORT 01 JANUARY 2009 TO 31 DECEMBER 2009 (C345/1993) |
| A80314 | 2008 | Saracen Gold Mines Pty Ltd | PARTIAL SURRENDER AND SURRENDER REPORT 10 MAY 2000 TO 22 AUGUST 2008 |
| A78034 | 2008 | Saracen Gold Mines Pty Ltd | BUTCHER WELL PROJECT ANNUAL REPORT 01 JANUARY 2007 TO 31 DECEMBER 2007 CR GROUP: C345/1993 TENEMENTS: E38/1678 |
All 42 report numbers over Butcher Well
A135977 2023, A128442 2021, A122816 2020, A119199 2019, A115966 2018, A112356 2017, A112355 2017, A108911 2016, A105466 2015, A104859 2015, A102589 2014, A101830 2014, A97624 2013, A94245 2012, A93583 2012, A91060 2011, A89855 2011, A86442 2010, A80314 2008, A78034 2008, A75083 2007, A68195 2004, A66524 2003, A64070 2002, A61790 2000, A58497 1999, A54584 1998, A51151 1997, A50531 1997, A48150 1996, A48030 1996, A46388 1995, A44234 1995, A43925 1995, A42332 1994, A37888 1993, A37329 1992, A32493 1991, A29849 1990, A85884, A85883, A81890
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What does the exploration record say about Butcher Well?
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