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Cardinia - Mertondale

Shire of Leonora

Cardinia - Mertondale is a gold exploration project in the Shire of Leonora, Western Australia. Its 27 WAMEX reports were lodged by 6 companies between 2008 and 2026, most recently Patronus Resources Limited in 2026. Of those, 5 declare a resource.

Reports
27
Operators
6
companies on record
Worked
19yrs
2008 to 2026, this year
Main target
Gold
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Cardinia - Mertondale in the Shire of Leonora
Ground extent33 × 42 km
Report areas mapped23

Who has explored here

Companies that lodged reports over Cardinia - Mertondale, most active first.

Patronus Resources Limited 12Navigator Resources Ltd 6Kin Mining Nl 3Navigator Mining Pty Ltd 3Kin Mining N.L. 2Kin Mining N L Navigator Mining 1

Who controls this ground today

Today 58 live and pending tenements sit over the Cardinia - Mertondale ground, held under 12 names.

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Exploration record on Cardinia - Mertondale

Local government
Shire of Leonora
Commodities targeted
Gold 27
Work on record
Structural interpretation 14 · Surface geochemistry 13 · Auger drilling 11 · Aerial colour photography 10 · Geological mapping 10 · Remote sensing and proximal sensing 10 · RC drilling 9 · Rock chip sampling 9
Resource declared
Yes, in 5 reports: A124803 (2020), A121023 (2019), A117895 (2018), A84132 (2009), A79394 (2008)
Downloadable data
27 of 27 reports include a digital package
Report types
Final Surrender 15 · Annual 12
Reports by decade
22000s
122010s
132020s

Exploration reports

27 WAMEX reports filed over Cardinia - Mertondale.
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Most recent reports
ReportYearOperatorTitle
A155112 2026 Patronus Resources Limited Final Surrender Report for P37/9124 for the period ending 08/06/2026
A155084 2026 Patronus Resources Limited Final Surrender Report for P37/9158 for the period ending 09/06/2026
A155083 2026 Patronus Resources Limited Final Surrender Report for P37/9122 for the period ending 08/06/2026
A155082 2026 Patronus Resources Limited Final Surrender Report for P37/9123 for the period ending 08/06/2026
A153524 2026 Patronus Resources Final Surrender Report for P37/8946 Cardinia - Mertondale for the period ending 30/10/2025
A153521 2026 Patronus Resources Final Surrender Report for P37/8945 Cardinia - Mertondale for the period ending 30/10/2025
A153519 2026 Patronus Resources Final Surrender Report for P37/8944 Cardinia/Mertondale for the period ending 30/10/2025.
A153517 2026 Patronus Resources Final Surrender Report for P37/8943 Cardinia/Mertondale for the period ending 30/10/2025.
A153484 2026 Patronus Resources Final Surrender Report for P37/8942 Cardinia/Mertondale for the period ending 30/10/2025.
A153478 2026 Patronus Resources Final Surrender Report for P37/8941 Cardinia/Mertondale for the period ending 30/10/2025.
A153475 2026 Patronus Resources Final Surrender Report for P37/8940 Cardinia/Mertondale for the period ending 14/11/2025.
A153273 2026 Patronus Resources Limited Final Surrender Report for P37/8939 Cardinia - Mertondale for the period ending 30/10/2025
A124803 2020 Kin Mining N.L. Cardinia / Mertondale C28/2018 Annual Technical Report for the period 2nd May 2019 to 1st May 2020
A121023 2019 Kin Mining Nl Cardinia / Mertondale C28/2018 Annual Technical Report for the period 2nd May 2018 to 1st May 2019
A117895 2018 Kin Mining N.L.; Navigator Mining Pty Ltd Cardinia / Mertondale C28/2018 Annual Technical Report for the period 2nd May 2017 to 1st May 2018
A109469 2016 Kin Mining N.L. Cardinina/Mertondale Project C284/1992 Annual Report for the period 02/05/2015 to 01/05/2016
A106092 2015 Kin Mining Nl ANNUAL TECHNICAL REPORT for the period 2nd May 2014 to 1st May 2015 CARDINIA / MERTONDALE PROJECT – LEONORA -
A103000 2014 Kin Mining Nl ANNUAL TECHNICAL REPORT for the period 2nd May 2013 to 1st May 2014 CARDINIA / MERTONDALE PROJECT – LEONORA -
A98682 2013 Navigator Mining Pty Ltd Cardinia/ Mertondale Project C284/1992 Annual Technical Report for the period 2 May 2012 to 1 May 2013
A96233 2013 Navigator Mining Pty Ltd Cardinia- Mertondale Project, Final Surrender Report for the period 18/11/2008 to 17/11/2012, P37/6847. [C284/
All 27 report numbers over Cardinia - Mertondale
A155112 2026, A155084 2026, A155083 2026, A155082 2026, A153524 2026, A153521 2026, A153519 2026, A153517 2026, A153484 2026, A153478 2026, A153475 2026, A153273 2026, A124803 2020, A121023 2019, A117895 2018, A109469 2016, A106092 2015, A103000 2014, A98682 2013, A96233 2013, A94352 2012, A90861 2011, A90387 2011, A87701 2010, A87380 2010, A84132 2009, A79394 2008

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