Irwin Hills
Shire of Menzies
Irwin Hills is a nickel, cobalt and gold exploration project in the Shire of Menzies, Western Australia. Its 33 WAMEX reports were lodged by 12 companies between 1976 and 2020, most recently Murrin Murrin Operations Pty Ltd in 2020. Of those, 3 declare a resource.
Reports
33
Operators
12
companies on record
Worked
45yrs
1976 to 2020, 6 years ago
Main target
Nickel
9 commodities on record
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Irwin Hills in the Shire of Menzies
Ground extent55 × 88 km
Report areas mapped8
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Irwin Hills, most active first.
Murrin Murrin Operations Pty Ltd 6Yilgarn Mining (Wa) Pty Ltd 6Red Back Mining Nl 4Wmc Resources Ltd 4Sulphide Resources Pty Ltd 3Minara Resources Ltd 2Laverton Gold Nl 2Anaconda Aust Inc 2Yilgarn Mining Wa Pty Ltd Murrin Murrin Operations 1Murrin Murrin Operations Pty Ltd Yilgarn Mining Wa 1Tropicana Gold Ltd 1Yilgarn Mining Pty Ltd 1
Who controls this ground today
Today 29 live and pending tenements sit over the Irwin Hills ground, held under 6 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 Irwin Hills
- Local government
- Shire of Menzies
- Commodities targeted
- Nickel 28 · Cobalt 17 · Gold 15 · Copper 9 · Platinum 7 · Palladium 6 · Platinum Group Elements 4 · Base Metals 4
- Work on record
- Geological reconnaissance 4 · Mine planning 4 · RC drilling 4 · Soil sampling 4 · Geophysical interpretation 3 · Mineral resource estimate 3 · Petrology 3 · Rock chip sampling 3
- Resource declared
- Yes, in 3 reports: A110194 (2016), A90048 (2011), A68279 (2004)
- Downloadable data
- 11 of 33 reports include a digital package
- Reports with no exploration
- 2 of 33 record no work done
- Report types
- Annual 27 · Final Surrender 2 · Partial Surrender 2 · Non-statutory 2
Reports by decade
21970s
1980s
51990s
82000s
162010s
12020s
Exploration reports
33 WAMEX reports filed over Irwin Hills.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A125567 | 2020 | Murrin Murrin Operations Pty Ltd | Mineral Exploration Report for the Irwin Hills Nickel Laterite Project M39/1088 for the period 8 September 201 |
| A121631 | 2019 | Murrin Murrin Operations Pty Ltd | Annual Mineral Exploration Report for the Irwin Hills Project M39/01088 for the period 8 September 2018 to 7 S |
| A117931 | 2018 | Murrin Murrin Operations Pty Ltd | Annual Report for the Irwin Hills Project M39/1088 for the period 8 September 2017 to 7 September 2018 |
| A115184 | 2017 | Murrin Murrin Operations Pty Ltd | Annual Report for the Irwin Hills Project M39/01088 for the period 8 September 2016 to 7 September 2017 |
| A110194 | 2016 | Murrin Murrin Operations Pty Ltd | Annual Report for the Irwin Hills Project M39/01088 for the period 8 September 2015 to 7 September 2016 |
| A107220 | 2015 | Murrin Murrin Operations Pty Ltd | Annual Report, Irwin Hills Project, M39/1088 |
| A105249 | 2015 | Minara Resources Ltd | Surrender Report – P39/4594, P39/4595 and P39/4682 Irwin Hills Project – C112/1997 for the period 17 October 2 |
| A104722 | 2015 | Yilgarn Mining (Wa) Pty Ltd; Murrin Murrin Operations Pty Lt | Surrender Report for P39/4594, P39/4595 and P39/4682 (C112/1997 Irwin Hills) for the period 17 October 2008 to |
| A101913 | 2014 | Murrin Murrin Operations Pty Ltd; Yilgarn Mining (Wa) Pty Lt | Combined Annual Report, Irwin Hills Project, C112/1997, E39/1284, E39/1307, E39/1471, P39/4594, P39/4595, P39/ |
| A100543 | 2014 | Minara Resources Pty Ltd | Partial Surrender Report E39/1307 for the period 14 November 2008 to 13 November 2013 (Combined Reporting Numb |
| A95468 | 2012 | Tropicana Gold Ltd | Irwin Hills Project, Annual Report for the period 30/06/2011 to 29/06/2012, E39/1359. |
| A93566 | 2012 | Yilgarn Mining (Wa) Pty Ltd | IRWIN HILLS PROJECT (E39/1284, E39/1307, E39/1471, P39/4594–4595 and P39/4682) Annual Technical Report For the |
| A91152 | 2011 | Sulphide Resources Pty Ltd | Annual report for the period 30 June 2010 to 29 June 2011, E39/1066 |
| A90758 | 2011 | Sulphide Resources Pty Ltd | Partial surrender report for the period 30 June 2009 to 28 June 2011, E39/1066 |
| A90048 | 2011 | Yilgarn Mining (Wa) Pty Ltd | Irwin Hills Project, Annual Report for the period ending 17th January 2011, E39/1284, 1307, 1471; P39/4594-459 |
| A87339 | 2010 | Sulphide Resources Pty Ltd | Annual Report for the period 30 June 2009 to 29 June 2010, E39/1359, Irwin Hills |
| A86866 | 2010 | Yilgarn Mining (Wa) Pty Ltd | IRWIN HILLS PROJECT (E39/1284, E39/1307, E39/1471, P39/4594–4595 and P39/4682) Annual Technical Report, For th |
| A81934 | 2009 | Yilgarn Mining (Wa) Pty Ltd | IRWIN HILLS PROJECT (E 39/352, 407, 1074, 1105; P 39/2588; E 38/1714, 1718, & 1719), Annual Technical Report, |
| A78087 | 2008 | Yilgarn Mining (Wa) Pty Ltd | IRWIN HILLS PROJECT (E 39/352, 407, 1074, 1105; P 39/2588; E 38/1714, 1718, & 1719) Annual Technical Report fo |
| A70382 | 2005 | Yilgarn Mining Pty Ltd | Annual technical report for the period 16/01/04 - 17/01/05 Irwin Hills Project, C112/1997, E39/352, P39/2588, |
All 33 report numbers over Irwin Hills
A125567 2020, A121631 2019, A117931 2018, A115184 2017, A110194 2016, A107220 2015, A105249 2015, A104722 2015, A101913 2014, A100543 2014, A95468 2012, A93566 2012, A91152 2011, A90758 2011, A90048 2011, A87339 2010, A86866 2010, A81934 2009, A78087 2008, A70382 2005, A68279 2004, A66627 2003, A64655 2002, A62171 2001, A60097 2000, A57369 1999, A53907 1998, A50473 1997, A43154 1994, A40336 1993, A6377 1976, A6220 1976, A97720
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What does the exploration record say about Irwin Hills?
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