Leinster Downs
Shire of Leonora
Leinster Downs is a gold and base metals exploration project in the Shire of Leonora, Western Australia, earlier explored for nickel and copper. Its 26 WAMEX reports were lodged by 12 companies between 1987 and 2026, most recently Giard Pty Ltd in 2026.
Reports
26
Operators
12
companies on record
Worked
40yrs
1987 to 2026, this year
Main target
Gold
Nickel most reported overall
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Leinster Downs in the Shire of Leonora
Ground extent47 × 51 km
Report areas mapped10
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Leinster Downs, most active first.
Alkane Exploration Nl 7Xstrata Nickel Australasia Operations Pty Ltd 3Jubilee Mines Nl 3Giard Pty Ltd 2Xstrata Nickel Australasia Opertions Pty Ltd 2Aztec Resources Ltd 2Carpentaria Exp Co Pty Ltd 2Jubilee Gold Mines Nl 1Spargos Mining Nl 1Rt Mining Corp Pty Ltd 1Seltrust Mining Corp Pty Ltd 1Leinster Gold Nl 1
Who controls this ground today
Today 54 live and pending tenements sit over the Leinster Downs ground, held under 12 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 Leinster Downs
- Local government
- Shire of Leonora
- Commodities targeted
- Nickel 19 · Gold 17 · Copper 7 · Base Metals 3
- Work on record
- Rock chip sampling 8 · Soil sampling 7 · Diamond drilling 5 · Geological mapping 4 · Geophysical interpretation 4 · Multielement analysis 3 · Percussion drilling 3 · Aerial magnetic surveys 2
- Resource declared
- Never on this record
- Downloadable data
- 12 of 26 reports include a digital package
- Report types
- Annual 21 · Non-statutory 3 · Partial Surrender 2
Reports by decade
21980s
101990s
82000s
42010s
22020s
Exploration reports
26 WAMEX reports filed over Leinster Downs.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A153953 | 2026 | Giard Pty Ltd | Partial Surrender Report for E36/937 Leinster Downs for the period ending 11/02/2026. |
| A132734 | 2022 | Giard Pty Ltd | Partial Surrender Report for E36/924 Leinster Downs for the period 5 June 2019 to 7 September 2022 |
| A97438 | 2013 | Xstrata Nickel Australasia Operations Pty Ltd | Leinster Downs Project Combined Annual Report for E36/622 and P36/1601-1605. Ref: C255/2008 Reporting Period 2 |
| A93528 | 2012 | Xstrata Nickel Australasia Operations Pty Ltd | Leinster Downs Project Combined Annual Report for E36/622 and P36/1601-1605. Ref: C255/2008 Reporting Period 2 |
| A90125 | 2011 | Xstrata Nickel Australasia Operations Pty Ltd | Leinster Downs Project, Annual Report for the period 20th December 2009 to 19th December 2010, E36/622; P36/16 |
| A86709 | 2010 | Xstrata Nickel Australasia Opertions Pty Ltd | Annual Exploration Report on Leinster Downs Project-Combined Annual Report for E36/622 and P36/1601-1605, ref |
| A81748 | 2009 | Xstrata Nickel Australasia Opertions Pty Ltd | Leinster Downs Project Combined Annual Report for E36/622 and P36/1601-1605. Ref: C255/2008 Reporting Period 2 |
| A75107 | 2007 | Jubilee Mines Nl | Leinster Downs Project, Annual Report for the period 11th February 2006 to 10th February 2007, E36/201, P36/13 |
| A72627 | 2006 | Aztec Resources Ltd | Leinster Downs E36/480, Annual Report for the Period 18 November 2003 to 17 November 2004, (Leonora). |
| A70454 | 2005 | Aztec Resources Ltd | Leinster Downs, Exploration licence E36/479, Annual report for the period 18th November 2003 to 17th November |
| A70406 | 2005 | Alkane Exploration Nl | Leinster Downs Project, Combined annual report for E36/201and P36/1371, 1372, Reporting period 11th February 2 |
| A68638 | 2004 | Jubilee Mines Nl | Leinster Downs Project, Combined Annual Report for E36/201 and P36/1371-1372, Reporting period 11th February 2 |
| A64774 | 2002 | Jubilee Mines Nl | Combined Annual Report for E36/201 and P36/1371-1372. Ref: C210/1997 Reporting Period 11th February 2001 to 10 |
| A62453 | 2001 | Jubilee Gold Mines Nl | Leinster Downs Project Combined Annual Report for E36/201 and P36/1371-1372. Ref: C210/1997 Reporting Period 1 |
| A58480 | 1999 | Alkane Exploration Nl | Leinster Downs Project - East Murchison Mineral Field W.A. Annual Report: E36/201, 281, P36/281, 1371-1372, Mi |
| A55410 | 1998 | Alkane Exploration Nl | Leinster Downs Project, East Murchison Mineral Field W.A. Annual Report, E36/201, 281, P36/1371-1372 Period En |
| A51542 | 1997 | Alkane Exploration Nl | Annual report for Prospecting Licences P36/1371-1372 for the period ending 31/10/96 Leinster Downs Prospect Ea |
| A49608 | 1996 | Alkane Exploration Nl | Annual report for Exploration Licence E36/201 for the period ending 10 Feburary 1996 Leinster Downs Prospect E |
| A46009 | 1995 | Alkane Exploration Nl | Annual report for Exploration Licence E36/201 for the period ending 10 Febuary 1995 Leinster Downs Prospect Ea |
| A41313 | 1994 | Alkane Exploration Nl | Annual Report for period 01/01/93-31/12/93 Leinster Downs Project E36/201 |
All 26 report numbers over Leinster Downs
A153953 2026, A132734 2022, A97438 2013, A93528 2012, A90125 2011, A86709 2010, A81748 2009, A75107 2007, A72627 2006, A70454 2005, A70406 2005, A68638 2004, A64774 2002, A62453 2001, A58480 1999, A55410 1998, A51542 1997, A49608 1996, A46009 1995, A41313 1994, A33571 1991, A33026 1990, A31651 1990, A31362 1990, A28542 1989, A21312 1987
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What does the exploration record say about Leinster Downs?
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