Pippingarra
Town of Port Hedland
Pippingarra is a lithium, tantalum and iron ore exploration project in the Town of Port Hedland, Western Australia, earlier explored for feldspar and mica. Its 36 WAMEX reports were lodged by 12 companies between 1981 and 2024, most recently Mercury Resources Group Pty Ltd in 2024. Of those, 5 declare a resource.
Reports
36
Operators
12
companies on record
Worked
44yrs
1981 to 2024, 2 years ago
Main target
Lithium
Feldspar most reported overall
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Pippingarra in the Town of Port Hedland
Ground extent35 × 26 km
Report areas mapped9
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Pippingarra, most active first.
Commercial Minerals Ltd 10B J Young Earthmoving Pty Ltd 5Mercury Resources Group Pty Ltd 4Fe Limited 4Unimin Australia Ltd 3Fe Limited Mercury Resources Group 2Brockman Mining Australia Pty Ltd 2Pilbara Mica Corp Pty Ltd 2Great Sandy Pty Ltd Mercury Resources Group 1Great Sandy Pty Ltd 1Buckski Holdings Pty Ltd 1Normandy Industrial Minerals Ltd 1
Who controls this ground today
Today 88 live and pending tenements sit over the Pippingarra ground, held under 32 names.
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- The main holders here, by number of titles
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- Dormant tenements and active forfeitures
- Mortgages, caveats and the expiry profile
Exploration record on Pippingarra
- Local government
- Town of Port Hedland
- Commodities targeted
- Feldspar 16 · Lithium 12 · Tantalum 12 · Iron 10 · Gold 8 · Tin 8 · Mica 7 · Construction Materials 5
- Work on record
- Geological mapping 13 · Geological reconnaissance 9 · Mine production 9 · Rock chip sampling 7 · Costeaning 5 · Mineral resource estimate 5 · Surface geochemistry 4 · Aerial colour photography 3
- Resource declared
- Yes, in 5 reports: A114210 (2017), A52906 (1997), A49436 (1996), A47062 (1995), A33783 (1991)
- Downloadable data
- 13 of 36 reports include a digital package
- Reports with no exploration
- 1 of 36 record no work done
- Report types
- Annual 29 · Partial Surrender 3 · Final Surrender 3 · Non-statutory 1
Reports by decade
21980s
111990s
32000s
122010s
82020s
Exploration reports
36 WAMEX reports filed over Pippingarra.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A138550 | 2024 | Mercury Resources Group Pty Ltd | Pippingarra - E45/4691 Partial Surrender Report for the period ending 02/10/2023. |
| A138549 | 2024 | Mercury Resources Group Pty Ltd | Pippingarra E45/4759 Partial Surrender Report for the period ending 02/10/2023. |
| A137625 | 2023 | Mercury Resources Group Pty Ltd | Annual Technical Report C127/2022 Pippingarra Project for the period ending 06/08/2023. E 45/4691,E 45/4759 |
| A133382 | 2023 | Mercury Resources Group Pty Ltd | Annual Technical Report Pippingarra C127/2022 for the period 7 August 2021 to 6 August 2022 |
| A128776 | 2021 | Fe Limited; Mercury Resources Group Pty Ltd | Annual Technical Report Pippingarra - E45/4691 for the period 7 August 2020 to 6 August 2021. |
| A128775 | 2021 | Fe Limited; Mercury Resources Group Pty Ltd | Annual Technical Report Pippingarra - E45/4759 for the period 2 August 2020 to 1 August 2021. |
| A125326 | 2020 | Fe Limited | Annual Technical Report Pippingarra - E45/4691 for the period ending 06/08/2020 |
| A125325 | 2020 | Fe Limited | Annual Technical Report Pippingarra E45/4759 for the period ending 01/08/2020 |
| A121817 | 2019 | Fe Limited | E45/4691 Annual Report - Pippingarra project for the period 7 August 2018 to 6 August 2019 |
| A121816 | 2019 | Fe Limited | Annual Report Pippingarra Project - E45/4759 for the period 2 August 2018 to 1 August 2019 |
| A120438 | 2019 | B J Young Earthmoving Pty Ltd | Final Surrender Report for Pippingarra Sand Project E45/3239 for the period 7 May 2018 to 3 May 2019 |
| A120437 | 2019 | B J Young Earthmoving Pty Ltd | Final Annual Mineral Exploration Report for E45/3239 for the period 5 May 2018 to 3 May 2019 |
| A118095 | 2018 | Great Sandy Pty Ltd; Mercury Resources Group Pty Ltd | Annual Report for the Pippingarra Project E45/4691 For the Period 7 August 2017 to 6 August 2018 |
| A118092 | 2018 | Great Sandy Pty Ltd | Annual Report for the Pippingarra Project E45/4759 for the period 02/08/2017 - 01/08/2018 |
| A117077 | 2018 | B J Young Earthmoving Pty Ltd | Annual Mineral Exploration Report for E45/3239 Pippingarra Sand Project for the period 07/07/2017 - |
| A114689 | 2017 | B J Young Earthmoving Pty Ltd | Pippingarra Sand Project E45/03239 Partial Surrender Report E45/3239 for the period 7 May 2016 to 6 May 2017 |
| A114210 | 2017 | B J Young Earthmoving Pty Ltd | Annual Mineral Exploration Report for Pippingarra Sand Project E45/3239 for the period 07/05/2016 - 06/05/2017 |
| A106140 | 2015 | Brockman Mining Australia Pty Ltd | Pippingarra Project E45/3948 Final Surrender Report for the period 1st May 2013 - 18th February 2015 |
| A102643 | 2014 | Brockman Mining Australia Pty Ltd | Pippingarra Project E45/3948 – Annual report for the year ended 30th April 2014 |
| A97900 | 2013 | Buckski Holdings Pty Ltd | Pippingarra Project, Annual Report for the period 13/12/2011 to 12/12/2012, E45/3819. |
All 36 report numbers over Pippingarra
A138550 2024, A138549 2024, A137625 2023, A133382 2023, A128776 2021, A128775 2021, A125326 2020, A125325 2020, A121817 2019, A121816 2019, A120438 2019, A120437 2019, A118095 2018, A118092 2018, A117077 2018, A114689 2017, A114210 2017, A106140 2015, A102643 2014, A97900 2013, A67599 2003, A65734 2002, A61629 2001, A59520 1999, A56430 1998, A52906 1997, A49436 1996, A47062 1995, A44255 1994, A43649 1994, A41717 1994, A36997 1992, A33783 1991, A33097 1991, A11298 1982, A10508 1981
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