Panhandle
Shire of Menzies
Panhandle is a gold, base metals and lithium exploration project in the Shire of Menzies, Western Australia. Its 15 WAMEX reports were lodged by 6 companies between 1974 and 2025, most recently Cygnus Metals Limited in 2025.
Reports
15
Operators
6
companies on record
Worked
52yrs
1974 to 2025, 1 year ago
Main target
Gold
10 commodities on record
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Panhandle in the Shire of Menzies
Ground extent11 × 37 km
Report areas mapped4
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Panhandle, most active first.
Mindax Ltd 6Cygnus Metals Limited Deneb Resources 4Great Boulder Mines Ltd 2Cygnus Gold Limited Deneb Resources 1Sipa Exploration Nl 1Mr John Db 1
Who controls this ground today
Today 5 live and pending tenements sit over the Panhandle 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 Panhandle
- Local government
- Shire of Menzies
- Commodities targeted
- Gold 13 · Base Metals 8 · Iron 5 · Copper 5 · Lithium 4 · Platinum Group Elements 4 · Uranium 3 · Rubidium 2
- Work on record
- Soil sampling 10 · Rock chip sampling 6 · Surface geochemistry 6 · Geophysical interpretation 5 · Geological mapping 4 · Aerial magnetic surveys 3 · Aerial radioactivity surveys 3 · Geological interpretation 2
- Resource declared
- Never on this record
- Downloadable data
- 12 of 15 reports include a digital package
- Report types
- Annual 9 · Final Surrender 2 · Partial Surrender 2 · Non-statutory 2
Reports by decade
21970s
1980s
11990s
62000s
12010s
52020s
Exploration reports
15 WAMEX reports filed over Panhandle.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A146273 | 2025 | Cygnus Metals Limited; Deneb Resources Pty Ltd | Final Surrender Panhandle E29/01075 for the period ending 10/02/2025 |
| A144437 | 2024 | Cygnus Metals Limited; Deneb Resources Pty Ltd | Partial Surrender E29/1075 Panhandle Project for the period ending 17/06/2024 |
| A139292 | 2024 | Cygnus Metals Limited; Deneb Resources Pty Ltd | Annual Report E29/1075 - Panhandle Project for the period ending 10/02/2024 |
| A134645 | 2023 | Cygnus Metals Limited; Deneb Resources Pty Ltd | Annual Report E29/1075 - Panhandle for the period ending 10/02/2023. |
| A130862 | 2022 | Cygnus Gold Limited; Deneb Resources Pty Ltd | Annual Report E29/1075 - Panhandle for the period ending 10/02/2022. |
| A88071 | 2010 | Mindax Ltd | PANHANDLE PROJECT Surrender Report for Exploration License E29/459 (Lake Barlee) Menzies District, North Coolg |
| A75998 | 2007 | Mindax Ltd | Panhandle Project Annual Report for Exploration Licence E29/459 (Lake Barlee) For the period 21 July 2006 to 2 |
| A73278 | 2006 | Mindax Ltd | Panhandle Project, Annual Report for E29/459 Lake Barlee, For the Period 21 July 2005 to 20 July 2006, (Youanm |
| A71113 | 2005 | Mindax Ltd | Panhandle Project, Annual report for exploration licence E29/459 (Lake Barlee), Menzies district, North Coolga |
| A69169 | 2004 | Mindax Ltd | Annual report for the period 21/07/2003-20/07/2004 Panhandle Project E29/459 |
| A68867 | 2004 | Mindax Ltd | E29/459, Panhandle, Partial Surrender report for the period 21/07/00-20/07/03. |
| A67648 | 2003 | Sipa Exploration Nl | Mabank Option Agreement, Annual Report on Panhandle, E29/459, Menzies District, North Coolgardie Goldfield for |
| A39588 | 1993 | Mr John Db | Annual report for E29/107 in the Panhandle Area for period 22 August 1992 - 21 August 1993 |
| A5976 | 1974 | Great Boulder Mines Ltd | Panhandle Project, Non-statutory Report: Summary Report , September 1974, MC29/115-116, 121-122, 152-159, 231, |
| A5255 | 1974 | Great Boulder Mines Ltd | Panhandle Project, Non-statutory Report: Geological Maps & Miscellaneous Drilling Data, [Area 21] to 18th June |
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Tenure data sourced from the DMPE public registers and SLIP WA (© Government of Western Australia, CC BY 4.0). Compiled by NextMaps. Verify against primary sources before reliance.