Butcherbird
Shire of Meekatharra
Butcherbird is a manganese and copper exploration project in the Shire of Meekatharra, Western Australia. Its 15 WAMEX reports were lodged by 3 companies between 2011 and 2025, most recently Element 25 Limited in 2025. Of those, 4 declare a resource.
Reports
15
Operators
3
companies on record
Worked
15yrs
2011 to 2025, 1 year ago
Main target
Manganese
2 commodities on record
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Butcherbird in the Shire of Meekatharra
Ground extent37 × 39 km
Report areas mapped5
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Butcherbird, most active first.
Who controls this ground today
Today 26 live and pending tenements sit over the Butcherbird ground, held under 4 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
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- Mortgages, caveats and the expiry profile
Exploration record on Butcherbird
- Local government
- Shire of Meekatharra
- Commodities targeted
- Manganese 15 · Copper 12
- Work on record
- Metallurgy 8 · RC drilling 6 · Diamond drilling 5 · Feasibility studies 4 · Mineral resource estimate 4 · Aerial magnetic surveys 3 · Geophysical interpretation 3 · Ground gravity surveys 3
- Resource declared
- Yes, in 4 reports: A124151 (2020), A120371 (2019), A117183 (2018), A94334 (2012)
- Downloadable data
- 12 of 15 reports include a digital package
- Report types
- Annual 10 · Partial Surrender 3 · Co-Funded Drilling 1 · Final Surrender 1
Reports by decade
132010s
22020s
Exploration reports
15 WAMEX reports filed over Butcherbird.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A149490 | 2025 | Element 25 Limited | Partial Surrender Report - E52/3606 - Butcherbird Project for the period ending 26/03/2025. |
| A124151 | 2020 | Element 25 Limited | Butcherbird Project - Annual Technical Report - C38/2012 For the Period 1 May 2019 to 30 April 2020 |
| A120869 | 2019 | Element 25 Limited | ELEMENT 25 BUTCHERBIRD PROJECT CHANNEL MANGANESE CO-FUNDING DRILLING REPORT (R#17) |
| A120371 | 2019 | Element 25 Butcherbird Project Pty Ltd | Annual Report C38/2012 Butcherbird Project for the period 1 May 2018 to 30 April 2019, E52/02350, E52/03606 |
| A117183 | 2018 | Montezuma Mining Company Ltd | Annual Report - Butcherbird E52/02350 for the period 1 May 2017 to 30 April 2018 |
| A114257 | 2017 | Montezuma Mining Company Ltd | Annual Report for the Butcherbird Project E52/02350 For the Period 1 May 2016 to 30 April 2017 |
| A109063 | 2016 | Montezuma Mining Company Ltd | Annual Report For the Period 1 May 2015 to 30 April 2016 BUTCHERBIRD E52/02350 |
| A108973 | 2016 | Montezuma Mining Company Ltd | Butcherbird Project E52/2350 Partial Surrender Report for the period 13/04/2010 to 12/04/2016 |
| A106167 | 2015 | Montezuma Mining Company Ltd | Butcherbird Project Partial Surrender Report on E52/2658 for the period 13/01/2012 to 12/01/2015 |
| A105973 | 2015 | Montezuma Mining Company Ltd | Combined Annual Report on Butcherbird Project C38/2012, E52/2350, E52/2658 For the Period 1/05/2014 to 30/04/2 |
| A105137 | 2015 | Montezuma Mining Company Ltd | Butcherbird Project E52/2727 Surrender Report for the period 02/10/2012 to 28/10/2014 |
| A102366 | 2014 | Montezuma Mining Company Ltd | Combined Annual Report on Butcherbird Project 38/2012 E52/2350, E52/2658 & E52/2727 For the Period 1/05/2013 t |
| A98339 | 2013 | Montezuma Mining Company Ltd | Combined Annual Report on Butcherbird Project 38/2012 E52/2350, E52/2658 & E52/2727. For the Period 1/05/2012 |
| A94334 | 2012 | Montezuma Mining Company Ltd | Combined Annual Report on Butcherbird Project 38/2012 E52/2350, E52/2658 For the Period 1/05/2011 to 30/04/201 |
| A90487 | 2011 | Montezuma Mining Company Ltd | Annual Report on Butcherbird Project E52/2350 for the period 13th April 2010 to 12th April 2011. |
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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.