Springfield
Shire of Meekatharra
Springfield is a gold, copper and zinc exploration project in the Shire of Meekatharra, Western Australia. Its 16 WAMEX reports were lodged by 3 companies between 2011 and 2024, most recently Sandfire Resources Limited in 2024. Of those, 2 declare a resource.
Reports
16
Operators
3
companies on record
Worked
14yrs
2011 to 2024, 2 years ago
Main target
Gold
6 commodities on record
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assessment: the geology, past programs, drill intercepts and the gaps nobody tested. New accounts get one free.
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Springfield in the Shire of Meekatharra
Ground extent25 × 22 km
Report areas mapped5
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Springfield, most active first.
Who controls this ground today
Today 17 live and pending tenements sit over the Springfield ground, held under 10 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 Springfield
- Local government
- Shire of Meekatharra
- Commodities targeted
- Copper 16 · Gold 16 · Lead 2 · Silver 2 · Zinc 2 · Base Metals 2
- Work on record
- Aircore drilling 11 · RC drilling 11 · Diamond drilling 10 · Soil sampling 8 · Ground EM surveys 7 · Geophysical logging 6 · Rock chip sampling 6 · Aerial magnetic surveys 5
- Resource declared
- Yes, in 2 reports: A115945 (2018), A112046 (2017)
- Downloadable data
- 16 of 16 reports include a digital package
- Report types
- Annual 10 · Partial Surrender 5 · Final Surrender 1
Reports by decade
122010s
42020s
Exploration reports
16 WAMEX reports filed over Springfield.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A138905 | 2024 | Sandfire Resources Limited | E 52/2466 Springfield Project Surrender Report for the period ending 16/01/2024. |
| A135032 | 2023 | Sandfire Resources Ltd | Springfield E52/3467 Partial Surrender Report 10 March 2017 to 9 May 2023 |
| A135030 | 2023 | Sandfire Resources Ltd | Springfield E52/3466 Partial Surrender Report for the period ending 09/03/2023 |
| A122726 | 2020 | Sandfire Resources Nl | C97/2010 Combined Annual Mineral Exploration Report for the period 25 November 2018 to 24 November 2019, E52/0 |
| A119132 | 2019 | Sandfire Resources Nl | Springfield Project C97/2010 Combined Annual Mineral Exploration Report for the period 25 November 2017 to 24 |
| A115945 | 2018 | Sandfire Resources Nl; Talisman Mining Ltd | C97/2010 Combined Annual Mineral Exploration Report for the period 25 November 2016 to 24 November 2017, E52/0 |
| A112046 | 2017 | Sandfire Resources Nl | Springfield C97/2010 Combined Annual Mineral Exploration Report for the period 25 November 2015 to 24 November |
| A108944 | 2016 | Sandfire Resources Nl | Springfield Project E52/2466 Partial Surrender Report for the Period 06/04/2010 to 31/03/2016 |
| A107989 | 2016 | Sandfire Resources Nl | Springfield C97/2010, E52/2313, E52/2466, E52/2282 Combined Annual Mineral Exploration Report for the period 2 |
| A107736 | 2016 | Sandfire Resources Nl | Springfield E52/2313 Partial Surrender Report for the period 25 November 2009 to 20 November 2015 |
| A107735 | 2016 | Sandfire Resources Nl | Springfield E52/2282 Partial Surrender Report for the period 25 November 2009 to 20 November 2015 |
| A104797 | 2015 | Sandfire Resources Nl | Springfield Project (C97/2010) E52/2313, E52/2466, E52/2282 Annual Mineral Exploration Report for the period 2 |
| A101119 | 2014 | Talisman Mining Ltd | Springfield Project, Annual Report for the period 25/11/2012 to 24/11/2013, E52/2282, 2313, 2466. [C97/2010] |
| A96770 | 2012 | Talisman Mining Ltd | Springfield Project, Annual Report for the period 25th November 2011 to 24th November 2012, E52/2313, E52/2466 |
| A92783 | 2012 | Talisman Mining Ltd | Annual Exploration Report for the period 25 November 2010 to 24 November 2011, Springfield Combined Reporting |
| A89154 | 2011 | Talisman Mining Ltd | Springfield, Annual Exploration Report for the period 25 November 2009 to 24 November 2010 (C97/2010) |
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What does the exploration record say about Springfield?
NextMaps reads the WAMEX reports over a chosen area into a referenced prospectivity assessment: the geology, the historical programs, the drill intercepts and geochemistry, and the untested gaps, with every claim cited back to its source report. New accounts include a free report. How the reports work.
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