Mount Benson
Mount Benson is a gold and copper exploration project in the Shire of Ravensthorpe, Western Australia. Its 6 WAMEX reports were lodged by 4 companies between 1977 and 2008, most recently Pioneer Nickel Ltd in 2008.
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Mount Benson , most active first.
Who controls this ground today
Today 1 live and pending tenement sits over the Mount Benson ground, held under 1 name.
- 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
- Whether that ground is meeting its expenditure commitments
- Dormant tenements and active forfeitures
- Mortgages, caveats and the expiry profile
Exploration record on Mount Benson
- Local government
- Shire of Ravensthorpe
- Commodities targeted
- Copper 5 · Gold 3 · Base Metals 1
- Work on record
- Geological mapping 2 · Geological reconnaissance 2 · Auger drilling 1 · Diamond drilling 1 · Geological interpretation 1 · Geological logging 1 · Rock chip sampling 1 · Soil sampling 1
- Resource declared
- Never on this record
- Downloadable data
- 1 of 6 reports include a digital package
- Report types
- Annual 2 · Non-statutory 2 · Final Surrender 1 · Partial Surrender 1
Exploration reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A77879 | 2008 | Pioneer Nickel Ltd | Prospecting Licence 74/250 Surrender Report Mt Benson Prospect Ravensthorpe JV For the Period 12/11/2003 to 11 |
| A72395 | 2006 | Pioneer Nickel Ltd | Mount Benson Prospect Ravensthorpe, Annual Technical Report P74/250, For the Period 12 November 2004 to 11 Nov |
| A42218 | 1994 | Mining Project Investors Pty Ltd | PAR~SURRENDERREPORT EXPLORATION LICENCE 74/144 RA VENSTHORPE, MT BENSON WESTERN AUSTRALIA |
| A7321 | 1977 | Union Miniere Dev & Mining Corp Ltd | Mount Benson Project, Non-statutory Report: Progress Report, July 1977, Mc74/1233-1236, 1277-1278; ML74/413 & |
| A7320 | 1977 | Union Miniere Dev & Mining Corp Ltd | Mount Benson Project, Non-statutory Report: Drilling Report , September 1977, MC74/1233-1236, 1277-1278: ML74/ |
| A6793 | 1977 | Union Miniere Ltd | Mt Benson Project, Annual Report for the year ending 31/12/1976, MC74/1233-1236 & 1277-1278; ML74/413 & 416. |
Other projects in the Shire of Ravensthorpe
What does the exploration record say about Mount Benson ?
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.
Get the free report Open this ground on the mapTenure 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.