Ned's Creek
Shire of Meekatharra
Ned's Creek is a gold, copper and zinc exploration project in the Shire of Meekatharra, Western Australia. Its 27 WAMEX reports were lodged by 9 companies between 1981 and 2024, most recently Sandfire Resources Limited in 2024.
Reports
27
Operators
9
companies on record
Worked
44yrs
1981 to 2024, 2 years ago
Main target
Gold
8 commodities on record
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Ned's Creek in the Shire of Meekatharra
Ground extent65 × 109 km
Report areas mapped17
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Ned's Creek, most active first.
Who controls this ground today
Today 20 live and pending tenements sit over the Ned's Creek ground, held under 8 names.
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- Which tenements sit over this ground, and who holds each
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- The main holders here, by number of titles
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- Mortgages, caveats and the expiry profile
Exploration record on Ned's Creek
- Local government
- Shire of Meekatharra
- Commodities targeted
- Gold 22 · Copper 19 · Lead 6 · Zinc 6 · Silver 4 · Base Metals 3 · Nickel 1 · Uranium 1
- Work on record
- RC drilling 9 · Aerial EM surveys 7 · Aerial magnetic surveys 7 · Aircore drilling 7 · Rock chip sampling 7 · Geological mapping 6 · Geophysical interpretation 6 · RAB drilling 4
- Resource declared
- Never on this record
- Downloadable data
- 22 of 27 reports include a digital package
- Reports with no exploration
- 1 of 27 record no work done
- Report types
- Annual 13 · Final Surrender 6 · Partial Surrender 4 · Non-statutory 4
Reports by decade
21980s
41990s
2000s
162010s
52020s
Exploration reports
27 WAMEX reports filed over Ned's Creek.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A143184 | 2024 | Sandfire Resources Limited | E 52/1673, E 52/2357, E 52/3187, E 52/3188 ‘Ned’s Creek” Surrender Report 2024 |
| A138794 | 2024 | Sandfire Resources Limited | E 52/1858, E 52/2356 and E 52/2405 ‘Ned’s Creek” Surrender Report for the period ending 16/01/2024 |
| A133977 | 2023 | Lodestar Minerals Limited; Vango Mining Limited | Combined Annual Report C181/2017 Ned's Creek Project for the period ending 30/12/2022 |
| A132824 | 2022 | Lodestar Minerals Limited | Final Surrender Report E52/2468 Ned's Creek Project for the period ending 08/09/2022 |
| A132033 | 2022 | Lodestar Minerals Limited | Final Surrender Report for E52/2440 Ned's Creek for the period ending 16/08/2022 |
| A121615 | 2019 | Vango Mining Limited | Ned's Creek C212/2010 Annual report for the period 12 September 2018 to 11 September 2019, E 52/02440, E 52/02 |
| A120649 | 2019 | Sandfire Resources Nl | C144/2005 Ned’s Creek Project Combined Annual Technical Report For the period 12 May 2018 to 11 May 2019 |
| A118596 | 2018 | Lodestar Minerals Limited | Annual Report for the Ned's Creek Project, C212/2010, 12 September 2017 - 11 September 2018 |
| A117323 | 2018 | Sandfire Resources Nl | C144/2005 Ned’s Creek Project Combined Annual Technical Report For the Period 12 May 2017 to 11 May 2018, E52/ |
| A114356 | 2017 | Sandfire Resources Nl | C144/2005 Ned’s Creek Project Combined Annual Technical Report For the Period 12 May 2016 to 11 May 2017, E52/ |
| A110800 | 2017 | Lodestar Minerals Limited | Lodestar Minerals Limited For the Period 17 September 2010 to 18 October 2016 Partial Surrender Report for E52 |
| A110788 | 2017 | Lodestar Minerals Limited | Partial Surrender Report for E52/2440 20 August 2010 to 14 November 2016 |
| A110507 | 2016 | Lodestar Minerals Limited | Ned's Creek Project C212 Annual Report for the period 12 September 2015 to 11 September 2016, E52/02440, E52/0 |
| A110312 | 2016 | Lodestar Minerals Ltd | Surrender Report E52/2733 Ned's Creek Project for the period 23 October 2012 to 15 August 2016 |
| A109385 | 2016 | Sandfire Resources Nl | C144/2005 Ned’s Creek Project Combined Annual Technical Report for the period 12/05/2015 to 11/05/2016, E52/01 |
| A108310 | 2016 | Sandfire Resources Nl | Ned’s Creek Project E52/2405 Partial Surrender Report 06/04/2010 to 11/02/2016 |
| A108309 | 2016 | Sandfire Resources Nl | Ned’s Creek Project E52/2356 Partial Surrender Report for the period 15/02/2010 to 11/02/2016 |
| A107365 | 2015 | Lodestar Minerals Limited | FINAL SURRENDER REPORT FOR E52/2444 |
| A106213 | 2015 | Sandfire Resources Nl | Ned’s Creek C144/2005, E52/1673, E52/1674. E52/1858, E52/2356, E52/2357, E52/2405 Combined Annual Report for t |
| A102978 | 2014 | Great Western Exploration Ltd | Ned's Creek Project, Annual Report for the period 01/06/2013 to 31/05/2014, E51/1320, 1321, 1330, 1333 & 1355. |
All 27 report numbers over Ned's Creek
A143184 2024, A138794 2024, A133977 2023, A132824 2022, A132033 2022, A121615 2019, A120649 2019, A118596 2018, A117323 2018, A114356 2017, A110800 2017, A110788 2017, A110507 2016, A110312 2016, A109385 2016, A108310 2016, A108309 2016, A107365 2015, A106213 2015, A102978 2014, A95982 2012, A53324 1997, A42682 1993, A39464 1993, A37808 1993, A11294 1982, A9871 1981
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