Mount Francisco
Town of Port Hedland
Mount Francisco is a lithium, tantalum and tin exploration project in the Town of Port Hedland, Western Australia. Its 13 WAMEX reports were lodged by 7 companies between 2007 and 2024, most recently Pg Exploration Pty Ltd in 2024. Of those, 1 declares a resource.
Reports
13
Operators
7
companies on record
Worked
18yrs
2007 to 2024, 2 years ago
Main target
Lithium
Tantalum most reported overall
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Mount Francisco in the Town of Port Hedland
Ground extent14 × 9.4 km
Report areas mapped2
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Mount Francisco, most active first.
Pilbara Minerals Limited 5Global Advanced Metals Pty Ltd 2Talison Minerals Ltd 2Pg Exploration Pty Ltd 1Global Advanced Metals Wodgina Pty Ltd 1Giralia Resources Nl Global Advanced Metals 1Talison Pty Ltd 1
Who controls this ground today
Today 15 live and pending tenements sit over the Mount Francisco ground, held under 12 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 Francisco
- Local government
- Town of Port Hedland
- Commodities targeted
- Tantalum 12 · Lithium 6 · Tin 3 · Niobium 1 · Titanium 1
- Work on record
- Rock chip sampling 9 · Geological mapping 3 · RC drilling 3 · Remote sensing and proximal sensing 3 · Geological reconnaissance 2 · Soil sampling 2 · Surface geochemistry 2 · Aerial colour photography 1
- Resource declared
- Yes, in 1 report: A91698 (2011)
- Downloadable data
- 11 of 13 reports include a digital package
- Reports with no exploration
- 2 of 13 record no work done
- Report types
- Annual 12 · Partial Surrender 1
Reports by decade
32000s
72010s
32020s
Exploration reports
13 WAMEX reports filed over Mount Francisco.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A143713 | 2024 | Pg Exploration Pty Ltd | E47/4602 Mount Francisco Project Annual Report for the period ending 21 May 2024 |
| A124182 | 2020 | Pilbara Minerals Limited | Partial Surrender Report - Mt Francisco Project E45/4270 for the period ending 16/06/2020 |
| A124161 | 2020 | Pilbara Minerals Limited | Annual Technical Report for the Mt Francisco Joint Venture for the period 17 June 2019 to 16 June 2020 |
| A120475 | 2019 | Pilbara Minerals Limited | Mt Francisco E 4504270 Annual Technical Report for the period 17 June 2018 to 16 June 2019 |
| A117229 | 2018 | Pilbara Minerals Limited | Mt Francisco E45/04270 Annual Technical Report for the period 17/06/2017 - 16/06/2018 |
| A114463 | 2017 | Pilbara Minerals Limited | Mt Francisco E45/04270 Annual Technical Report For the Period 17 June 2016 to 16 June 2017 |
| A99511 | 2013 | Global Advanced Metals Wodgina Pty Ltd | Annual Report for the Period 21st August 2012 – 19th August 2013, Mt Francisco Project, E45/1246 |
| A95361 | 2012 | Global Advanced Metals Pty Ltd | Annual Report for the Period 21st August 2011 – 20th August 2012, Mt Francisco Project, E45/1246. |
| A91698 | 2011 | Global Advanced Metals Pty Ltd | Annual Report for the Period 21st August 2010 – 20th August 2011, Mt Francisco Project, E45/1246 |
| A88341 | 2010 | Giralia Resources Nl; Global Advanced Metals Pty Ltd | Annual Report for the Period 21st August 2009 – 20th August 2010, Mt Francisco Project, E45/1246. |
| A84705 | 2009 | Talison Minerals Pty Ltd | Annual Report for the Period 21st August 2008 – 20th August 2009, Mt Francisco Project, E45/1246 |
| A79817 | 2008 | Talison Minerals Pty Ltd | Annual Report for the Period 21st August 2007 - 20th August 2008, Mt Francisco Project, E45/1246. |
| A76242 | 2007 | Talison Pty Ltd | Mount Francisco Project, Annual Report for the period 21st August 2006 to 20th August 2007, E45/1246. |
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What does the exploration record say about Mount Francisco?
NextMaps reads the WAMEX reports over a chosen area into a referenced prospectivity assessment: the geology, the historical programs, the drill intercepts and geochemistry, and the untested gaps, with every claim cited back to its source report. New accounts include a free report. How the reports work.
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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.