Thaduna
Shire of Meekatharra
Thaduna is a gold and base metals exploration project in the Shire of Meekatharra, Western Australia, earlier explored for copper. Its 68 WAMEX reports were lodged by 13 companies between 1962 and 2025, most recently Sultan Resources Ltd in 2025. Of those, 5 declare a resource.
Reports
68
Operators
13
companies on record
Worked
64yrs
1962 to 2025, 1 year ago
Main target
Gold
Copper most reported overall
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Thaduna in the Shire of Meekatharra
Ground extent95 × 84 km
Report areas mapped33
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Thaduna, most active first.
Sipa Exploration Nl 17Western Mining Corporation Ltd 14Sultan Resources Ltd 8New Consolidated Gold Fields Aust Ltd 8Grange Resources Ltd 6Resolute Ltd 3Barrack Mine Management Pty Ltd 3Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd 2Resolute Samantha Ltd 2British Metals Corporation 2Stockdale Prospecting Ltd 1Sabminco Nl 1Ferrovanadium Corp Nl 1
Who controls this ground today
Today 7 live and pending tenements sit over the Thaduna ground, held under 5 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 Thaduna
- Local government
- Shire of Meekatharra
- Commodities targeted
- Copper 46 · Gold 23 · Base Metals 14 · Lead 5 · Zinc 5 · Diamond 3 · Cobalt 2 · Molybdenum 2
- Work on record
- Soil sampling 14 · Geological mapping 13 · Rock chip sampling 13 · Diamond drilling 10 · Aircore drilling 9 · Auger drilling 9 · Surface geochemistry 9 · RAB drilling 8
- Resource declared
- Yes, in 5 reports: A68155 (2004), A40214 (1989), A35111 (1989), A53402 (1974), A753 (1964)
- Downloadable data
- 22 of 68 reports include a digital package
- Reports with no exploration
- 7 of 68 record no work done
- Report types
- Annual 36 · Non-statutory 25 · Final Surrender 3 · Partial Surrender 3 · Co-Funded Drilling 1
Reports by decade
71960s
181970s
21980s
101990s
152000s
92010s
62020s
Exploration reports
68 WAMEX reports filed over Thaduna.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A146194 | 2025 | Sultan Resources Ltd | Annual Technical Report for Thaduna E52/3481 for the period 1 August 2023 to 31 July 2024 |
| A137075 | 2023 | Sultan Resources Ltd | Annual Technical Report for the Thaduna Project E52/3481 for the period ending 31/07/2023. |
| A133157 | 2022 | Sultan Resources Ltd | Final Surrender Report for E52/3461 Thaduna Project for the period ending 14/09/2022 |
| A133155 | 2022 | Sultan Resources Ltd | Annual Technical Report - Thaduna Project C131/2018 for the period ending 31/07/2022 |
| A128980 | 2021 | Sultan Resources Ltd | Annual Exploration Report: Thaduna Project C131/2018 for the period 1 August 2020 to 31 July 2021, E 52/03481, |
| A125597 | 2020 | Sultan Resources Ltd | Annual Exploration Report Thaduna Project C131/2018 for nthe period ending 31/7/2020 |
| A121820 | 2019 | Sultan Resources Ltd | Combined Annual Technical Report for E52/3481, E52/3461 Thaduna project for the period 1 August 2018 to 31 Jul |
| A118747 | 2019 | Sultan Resources Ltd | Annual Report, Thaduna, E52/3461 for the period 31 October 2017 to 30 October 2018 |
| A103886 | 2014 | Sipa Exploration Nl | Partial Surrender Report for the Period 17 November 2009 to 27 October 2014, Thaduna Project E52/2357, C144/20 |
| A103001 | 2014 | Sipa Exploration Nl | THADUNA PROJECT E52/1673, E52/1674, E52/1858, E52/2356, E52/2357 & E52/2405 ANNUAL REPORT COVERING THE PERIOD |
| A98659 | 2013 | Sipa Exploration Nl | Thaduna Project E52/1673, E52/1674, E52/1858, E52/2356, E52/2357 & E52/2405 Annual Report covering the report |
| A94113 | 2012 | Sipa Exploration Nl | Thaduna Project E52/1673, E52/1674, E52/1858, E52/2356, E52/2357 & E52/2405 annual report covering the period |
| A90997 | 2011 | Sipa Exploration Nl | Thaduna Project E52/1673, E52/1674, E52/1858, E52/2356 (provisional inclusion), E52/2357 (provisional inclusio |
| A90160 | 2011 | Sipa Exploration Nl | Thaduna Project, Co-Funded Drilling Report for the period ending 30/06/2011, E52/1673,1674, 1858, 2356, 2357,& |
| A87651 | 2010 | Sipa Exploration Nl | Thaduna Project E52/1673, E52/1674, E52/1858, E52/2356 (provisional inclusion), E52/2357 (provisional inclusio |
| A84289 | 2009 | Sipa Exploration Nl | THADUNA PROJECT P52/1253, ANNUAL REPORT COVERING THE PERIOD AUGUST 13 2008 TO AUGUST 12 2009 |
| A84288 | 2009 | Sipa Exploration Nl | THADUNA PROJECT P52/1254 ANNUAL REPORT COVERING THE PERIOD AUGUST 13 2008 TO AUGUST 12 2009 |
| A84287 | 2009 | Sipa Exploration Nl | THADUNA PROJECT P52/1255, ANNUAL REPORT COVERING THE PERIOD AUGUST 13 2008 TO AUGUST 12 2009 |
| A84286 | 2009 | Sipa Exploration Nl | THADUNA PROJECT P52/1256 ANNUAL REPORT COVERING THE PERIOD AUGUST 13 2008 TO AUGUST 12 2009 |
| A82894 | 2009 | Sipa Exploration Nl | THADUNA PROJECT E52/1673, E52/1674 & E52/1858 (C144/2005) ANNUAL REPORT COVERING THE PERIOD MAY 12 2008 TO MAY |
All 68 report numbers over Thaduna
A146194 2025, A137075 2023, A133157 2022, A133155 2022, A128980 2021, A125597 2020, A121820 2019, A118747 2019, A103886 2014, A103001 2014, A98659 2013, A94113 2012, A90997 2011, A90160 2011, A87651 2010, A84289 2009, A84288 2009, A84287 2009, A84286 2009, A82894 2009, A79008 2008, A78193 2008, A75173 2007, A72784 2006, A72773 2006, A70948 2005, A68155 2004, A65973 2003, A62386 2001, A62238 2001, A55502 1998, A54199 1998, A53399 1997, A53221 1997, A50150 1996, A49647 1996, A47590 1996, A47589 1996, A53401 1993, A40213 1990, A40214 1989, A35111 1989, A53402 1974, A2875 1972, A9473 1971, A4546 1971, A1870 1971, A1750 1971, A1748 1971, A1747 1971, A1744 1971, A1743 1971, A1735 1971, A1734 1971, A1732 1971, A124 1971, A9504 1970, A9096 1970, A2606 1970, A757 1970, A756 1966, A755 1965, A753 1964, A752 1964, A751 1964, A750 1963, A749 1962, A51627
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