Mount Ida
Shire of Menzies
Mount Ida is a gold, nickel and iron ore exploration project in the Shire of Menzies, Western Australia. Its 115 WAMEX reports were lodged by 20 companies between 1972 and 2025, most recently Techgen Metals Ltd in 2025. Of those, 5 declare a resource.
Reports
115
Operators
20
companies on record
Worked
54yrs
1972 to 2025, 1 year ago
Main target
Gold
9 commodities on record
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Mount Ida in the Shire of Menzies
Ground extent33 × 110 km
Report areas mapped72
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Mount Ida, most active first.
Fe Limited 17Mt Ida Gold Pty Ltd 12Swan Gold Mining Ltd 11Jupiter Mines Ltd 10Eastern Goldfields Limited 9La Mancha Resources Australia Pty Ltd 9International Goldfields Ltd 6Fe Limited Swan Gold Mining 4Acacia Resources Ltd 3Mount Ida Lithium Pty Ltd 2Ora Banda Gold Mining Pty Ltd 2Wild Acre Metals Limited 2Hamill Resources Ltd 2Mr Clark Pw 2Spargos Exploration Nl 2Falconbridge Aust Pty Ltd 2Techgen Metals Ltd 1Fleet Street Holdings Pty Ltd 1Ora Banda Mining Limited 1Latitude Consolidated Limited 1
Who controls this ground today
Today 179 live and pending tenements sit over the Mount Ida ground, held under 30 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
Premium
- Whether that ground is meeting its expenditure commitments
- Dormant tenements and active forfeitures
- Mortgages, caveats and the expiry profile
Exploration record on Mount Ida
- Local government
- Shire of Menzies
- Commodities targeted
- Gold 97 · Nickel 29 · Iron 24 · Copper 5 · Lithium 2 · Zinc 2 · Base Metals 1 · Uranium 1
- Work on record
- Soil sampling 27 · RC drilling 19 · Auger drilling 18 · Rock chip sampling 17 · Geological mapping 16 · Geological reconnaissance 13 · Rotary drilling 12 · Diamond drilling 9
- Resource declared
- Yes, in 5 reports: A101107 (2014), A70249 (2005), A66710 (2003), A64536 (2002), A55331 (1998)
- Downloadable data
- 75 of 115 reports include a digital package
- Reports with no exploration
- 14 of 115 record no work done
- Report types
- Annual 72 · Final Surrender 30 · Partial Surrender 10 · Non-statutory 3
Reports by decade
51970s
41980s
41990s
212000s
732010s
62020s
Exploration reports
115 WAMEX reports filed over Mount Ida.
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have the record over this ground read into one cited report, free for new accounts.
Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A150329 | 2025 | Techgen Metals Ltd | Partial Surrender Report E29/01053 Mt Ida Project for the period ending 04/07/2025 |
| A148766 | 2025 | Mount Ida Lithium Pty Ltd | Final Surrender Report for P29/2397 – P29/2404 for the period 20 April 2017 to 03 April 2025 |
| A148765 | 2025 | Mount Ida Lithium Pty Ltd | Final Surrender Report for P29/2405 – P29/2407 for the period 20 April 2017 to 03 April 2025 |
| A143421 | 2024 | Mt Ida Gold Pty Ltd | Mt Ida E29/895 Final Surrender Report for the period 7 April 2014 to 6 April 2024 |
| A130469 | 2022 | Fleet Street Holdings Pty Ltd | Annual Report E29/1095 Mount Ida Project for the period ending 2/3/2022 |
| A122770 | 2020 | Ora Banda Mining | Mt Ida Project C112/2001 Annual Report for the period ending 31/12/2019 |
| A120280 | 2019 | Ora Banda Gold Mining Pty Ltd | Annual Report Mount Ida P29/2405 - 2407 for the period 20/04/2018 to 19/04/2019 |
| A120278 | 2019 | Ora Banda Gold Mining Pty Ltd | Annual Report Mount Ida P29/2397 - 2404 for the period 20 April 2018 to 19 April 2019 |
| A120196 | 2019 | Eastern Goldfields Limited | Mount Ida Project E29/641 Final Surrender Report for the period 24 June 2008 to 26 March 2019 |
| A119089 | 2019 | Eastern Goldfields Limited | Mt Ida Project - C112/2001 Annual Report for the period 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018, E29/00640, E29/006 |
| A117019 | 2018 | Mt Ida Gold Pty Ltd | Annual Report for P29/2407 Mount Ida Project for the period 20 April 2017 to 19 April 2018 |
| A117018 | 2018 | Mt Ida Gold Pty Ltd | Annual Report for P29/2406 Mount Ida for the period 20 April 2017 to 19 April 2018 |
| A117017 | 2018 | Mt Ida Gold Pty Ltd | Annual Report for P29/2405 Mount Ida Project for the period 20/04/2017 - 19/04/2018 |
| A117016 | 2018 | Mt Ida Gold Pty Ltd | Annual Report for P29/2404 Mount Ida Project For the Period 20 April 2017 to 19 April 2018 |
| A117015 | 2018 | Mt Ida Gold Pty Ltd | Annual Report for P29/2403 Mount Ida Project for the period 20 April 2017 to 19 April 2018 |
| A117014 | 2018 | Mt Ida Gold Pty Ltd | Annual Report for P29/2402 Mount Ida Project for the period 20/04/2017 to 19/04/2018 |
| A117013 | 2018 | Mt Ida Gold Pty Ltd | Annual Report for P29/2401 Mount Ida Project for the period 20 April 2017 to 19 April 2018 |
| A117012 | 2018 | Mt Ida Gold Pty Ltd | Annual Report for P29/2400 Mount Ida for the period 20/04/2017 - 19/04/2018 |
| A117011 | 2018 | Mt Ida Gold Pty Ltd | Annual Report for P29/2399 Mount Ida for the period 20/04/2017 - 19/04/2018 |
| A117010 | 2018 | Mt Ida Gold Pty Ltd | Annual Report for P29/2398 Mount Ida for the period 20/04/2017 - 19/04/2018 |
All 115 report numbers over Mount Ida
A150329 2025, A148766 2025, A148765 2025, A143421 2024, A130469 2022, A122770 2020, A120280 2019, A120278 2019, A120196 2019, A119089 2019, A117019 2018, A117018 2018, A117017 2018, A117016 2018, A117015 2018, A117014 2018, A117013 2018, A117012 2018, A117011 2018, A117010 2018, A117009 2018, A116111 2018, A115798 2018, A115666 2018, A114163 2017, A112032 2017, A110177 2016, A110160 2016, A110012 2016, A109803 2016, A109801 2016, A109768 2016, A109709 2016, A109058 2016, A108837 2016, A108022 2016, A107499 2015, A107422 2015, A106484 2015, A104852 2015, A105117 2014, A104047 2014, A103433 2014, A103432 2014, A103200 2014, A103119 2014, A102193 2014, A102076 2014, A101883 2014, A101882 2014, A101881 2014, A101880 2014, A101107 2014, A100144 2013, A99824 2013, A99104 2013, A99103 2013, A98614 2013, A97769 2013, A97708 2013, A97770 2012, A96605 2012, A96604 2012, A95604 2012, A95398 2012, A94632 2012, A94519 2012, A94518 2012, A90620 2011, A90618 2011, A90617 2011, A89678 2011, A88536 2010, A88233 2010, A88047 2010, A86749 2010, A86748 2010, A86505 2010, A85967 2010, A84962 2009, A84191 2009, A82511 2009, A77445 2008, A76801 2007, A76309 2007, A74385 2007, A72271 2006, A70249 2005, A68922 2004, A68814 2004, A68672 2004, A68646 2004, A67486 2003, A66710 2003, A65383 2002, A64536 2002, A63106 2001, A61368 2000, A59962 2000, A59660 2000, A57522 1999, A57491 1999, A55331 1998, A40480 1994, A19802 1986, A17128 1985, A15721 1985, A13140 1983, A9245 1979, A6428 1976, A5441 1974, A4596 1973, A4143 1972, A102593, A79645
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What does the exploration record say about Mount Ida?
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