Turner River
Town of Port Hedland
Turner River is a lithium, construction materials and gold exploration project in the Town of Port Hedland, Western Australia. Its 67 WAMEX reports were lodged by 14 companies between 1992 and 2026, most recently Heidelberg Materials Australia Pty Ltd in 2026. Of those, 12 declare a resource.
Reports
67
Operators
14
companies on record
Worked
35yrs
1992 to 2026, this year
Main target
Lithium
Gold most reported overall
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Turner River in the Town of Port Hedland
Ground extent78 × 120 km
Report areas mapped31
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Turner River, most active first.
De Grey Mining Ltd 28Hanson Construction Materials Pty Ltd 7Croydon Gold Pty Ltd 7Lansdowne Resources Pty Ltd 6Heidelberg Materials Australia Pty Ltd 4Mine Services And Construction Pty Ltd 3Sqm Australia Pty Ltd 2Ladyman Gr Mine Services And Construction 2Polymetals (Turner River) Pty Ltd 2Polymetals Mining Ltd 2Northern Star Resources (Western Tanami) Pty Ltd 1Metalicity Energy Pty Ltd 1Western Mining Corporation Ltd 1Cttr Mining Tenements Pty Ltd 1
Who controls this ground today
Today 124 live and pending tenements sit over the Turner River ground, held under 35 names.
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Exploration record on Turner River
- Local government
- Town of Port Hedland
- Commodities targeted
- Gold 39 · Lithium 16 · Base Metals 16 · Construction Materials 14 · Sand 14 · Nickel 11 · Copper 10 · Silver 9
- Work on record
- RC drilling 18 · Aerial magnetic surveys 12 · Diamond drilling 12 · Mineral resource estimate 12 · Rock chip sampling 12 · Geological reconnaissance 11 · Sand 11 · Soil sampling 11
- Resource declared
- Yes, in 12 reports: A123236 (2020), A119540 (2019), A116183 (2018), A112647 (2017), A112646 (2017), A105076 (2015) and 6 more
- Downloadable data
- 49 of 67 reports include a digital package
- Reports with no exploration
- 4 of 67 record no work done
- Report types
- Annual 46 · Final Surrender 10 · Partial Surrender 10 · Co-Funded Drilling 1
Reports by decade
11990s
92000s
412010s
152020s
Exploration reports
67 WAMEX reports filed over Turner River.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A153882 | 2026 | Heidelberg Materials Australia Pty Ltd | Annual Report for Turner River E45/5038 for the period ending 14/01/2026 |
| A149422 | 2025 | Northern Star Resources (Western Tanami) Pty Ltd | Final Surrender Report on P45/3029, Turner River Base Metals Project, for the period 22 May 2017 to 21 May 202 |
| A148013 | 2025 | Heidelberg Materials Australia Pty Ltd | Annual Report Turner River E45/5037 for the period ending 08/01/2025 |
| A147959 | 2025 | Heidelberg Materials Australia | Mineral Exploration Report E45/5038 Annual Report for the period ending 14/01/2025 |
| A147949 | 2025 | Heidelberg Materials Australia | Annual Mineral Exploration Report Turner River E45/5037 for the period ending 10/01/2025 |
| A147814 | 2025 | De Grey Mining Ltd | E 45/4751 - Partial Surrender Report Turner River Base Metals Project for the period ending 22/11/2024. |
| A144096 | 2024 | De Grey Mining Ltd | Surrender Report E45/5808 Turner River Project for the period ending 21/07/2024. |
| A138963 | 2024 | Hanson Construction Materials Pty Ltd | Mineral Exploration Report E45/5038 Annual Report for the period ending 14/01/2024 |
| A138926 | 2024 | Hanson Construction Materials Pty Ltd | Mineral Exploration Report E45/5037 Turner River Annual Report for the period ending 10/01/2024 |
| A134338 | 2023 | Hanson Construction Materials Pty Ltd | Mineral Exploration Report E45/5037 Annual Report for the period ending 8/1/2023 |
| A129512 | 2022 | Hanson Construction Materials Pty Ltd | Final Surrender E45/4569 Turner River for the period ending 29/09/2021 |
| A124361 | 2020 | Sqm Australia Pty Ltd | Final Surrender Report Turner River E45/4675 for the period ending 03/07/2020 |
| A123236 | 2020 | De Grey Mining Ltd | Turner River Gold Project C16/2013 Annual Report for the period ending 31 December 2019 |
| A123208 | 2020 | De Grey Mining Ltd | C17/2013 Annual Report Turner River Base Metal Project period ending 31 December 2019 |
| A122913 | 2020 | Hanson Construction Materials Pty Ltd | Annual Mineral Exploration Report E45/05037 Turner River for the period ending 08/01/2020 |
| A121017 | 2019 | Sqm Australia Pty Ltd | Annual Technical Report C207/2017 Turner River Project for the period 6 July 2018 to 5 July 2019, E45/04675, E |
| A120903 | 2019 | Hanson Construction Materials Pty Ltd | Annual Mineral Exploration Report for Turner River Sand Project C76/2011 for the period 1 July 2018 to 30 June |
| A119545 | 2019 | De Grey Mining Ltd | Turner River Base Metals Project C17/2013 Annual Report for the period ending 31 December 2018 |
| A119540 | 2019 | De Grey Mining Ltd | Turner River Gold Project C16/2013 Annual Report for the period ending 31 December 2018, E45/02995, E45/03390, |
| A118152 | 2018 | De Grey Mining Ltd | Final Report for EIS Co-funded drilling at King Col Lithium Prospect (R#15) |
All 67 report numbers over Turner River
A153882 2026, A149422 2025, A148013 2025, A147959 2025, A147949 2025, A147814 2025, A144096 2024, A138963 2024, A138926 2024, A134338 2023, A129512 2022, A124361 2020, A123236 2020, A123208 2020, A122913 2020, A121017 2019, A120903 2019, A119545 2019, A119540 2019, A118152 2018, A117927 2018, A117669 2018, A117666 2018, A116531 2018, A116183 2018, A116172 2018, A115011 2017, A112754 2017, A112647 2017, A112646 2017, A112167 2017, A110393 2016, A108923 2016, A108922 2015, A106757 2015, A105540 2015, A105076 2015, A103390 2014, A101981 2014, A101601 2014, A101516 2014, A97245 2013, A97244 2013, A95335 2012, A93731 2012, A93730 2012, A93729 2012, A92900 2012, A92899 2012, A92898 2012, A90231 2011, A89843 2011, A88846 2011, A86895 2010, A85930 2010, A85512 2010, A84242 2009, A82271 2009, A82266 2009, A81838 2009, A81190 2009, A79504 2008, A76499 2007, A71061 2005, A69292 2004, A35453 1992, A122732
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