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Rainbow

Shire of Menzies

Rainbow is an uranium and gold exploration project in the Shire of Menzies, Western Australia. Its 11 WAMEX reports were lodged by 3 companies between 1973 and 2008, most recently Jindalee Resources Ltd in 2008. Of those, 2 declare a resource.

Reports
11
Operators
3
companies on record
Worked
36yrs
1973 to 2008, 18 years ago
Main target
Uranium
Gold most reported overall
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Rainbow in the Shire of Menzies
Ground extent18 × 39 km
Report areas mapped3

Who has explored here

Companies that lodged reports over Rainbow , most active first.

Merritt Mining Nl 5Jindalee Resources Ltd 3Consolidated Gold Fields Aust Ltd 3

Who controls this ground today

Today 18 live and pending tenements sit over the Rainbow ground, held under 10 names.

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Exploration record on Rainbow

Local government
Shire of Menzies
Commodities targeted
Gold 7 · Uranium 3 · Copper 3 · Zinc 3
Work on record
Geophysical interpretation 4 · Rotary drilling 4 · Geological reconnaissance 3 · Soil sampling 3 · Aerial magnetic surveys 2 · Channel sampling 2 · Geological mapping 2 · Ground magnetic surveys 2
Resource declared
Yes, in 2 reports: A49738 (1996), A45564 (1995)
Downloadable data
4 of 11 reports include a digital package
Report types
Annual 8 · Non-statutory 2 · Final Surrender 1
Reports by decade
31970s
1980s
51990s
32000s

Exploration reports

11 WAMEX reports filed over Rainbow .
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Most recent reports
ReportYearOperatorTitle
A77626 2008 Jindalee Resources Ltd RAINBOW PROJECT E31/556 SURRENDER REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING 19th FEBRUARY 2008
A74211 2007 Jindalee Resources Ltd Rainbow Project E31/556, Annual Report for the Period Ending 18 November 2006, (Edjudina).
A73001 2006 Jindalee Resources Ltd Rainbow Project E31/556, Annual Report for the Period Ending 18 November 2005, (Edjudina).
A53099 1997 Merritt Mining Nl Rainbow Project, Annual Report for the period 9 August 1996 to 8 August 1997, E31/128, E31/132, P31/1503, and
A49738 1996 Merritt Mining Nl Rainbow Project. Annual report for the period 9 August 1995 to 8 August 1996, E31/128, E31/132, P31/1503, and
A45564 1995 Merritt Mining Nl Rainbow Project. Annual report for the period 9 August 1994 to 8 August 1995, E31/128, E31/132, M31/85, and M3
A43236 1995 Merritt Mining Nl Rainbow Project. Annual Report for the period 9 August 1993 to 8 August 1994 E31/128, E31/132, M31/85, and M31
A40075 1993 Merritt Mining Nl Annual report for the 9 August 1992 to 8 August 1993, Rainbow Prospect, E31/128, E31/123.
A4408 1974 Consolidated Gold Fields Aust Ltd Rainbow Project, Annual Report, January 1974, TR70/5656H; MC31/1599-1602 & 1616-1621.
A4414 1973 Consolidated Gold Fields Aust Ltd Rainbow Project, Non-statutory Report: Drawings to accompany A4413, [Airborne Geochemical Survey], July 1973,
A4413 1973 Consolidated Gold Fields Aust Ltd Rainbow Project, Non-statutory Report: Report on an Airborne Geochemical Survey, July 1973, TR70/5656H, MC31/1

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What does the exploration record say about Rainbow ?

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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.