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Montague Range

Shire of Sandstone

Montague Range is a gold and base metals exploration project in the Shire of Sandstone, Western Australia, earlier explored for copper and zinc. Its 18 WAMEX reports were lodged by 5 companies between 1966 and 1998, most recently Arimco Mining Pty Ltd in 1998. Of those, 1 declares a resource.

Reports
18
Operators
5
companies on record
Worked
33yrs
1966 to 1998, 28 years ago
Main target
Gold
Copper most reported overall
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Montague Range in the Shire of Sandstone
Ground extent83 × 112 km
Report areas mapped9

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Exploration record on Montague Range

Local government
Shire of Sandstone
Commodities targeted
Copper 12 · Gold 10 · Zinc 9 · Nickel 7 · Base Metals 5
Work on record
Geological mapping 9 · Rotary drilling 9 · Diamond drilling 8 · Ground magnetic surveys 8 · Soil sampling 6 · Aerial magnetic surveys 5 · Geological interpretation 5 · Geophysical interpretation 4
Resource declared
Yes, in 1 report: A29954 (1990)
Downloadable data
6 of 18 reports include a digital package
Report types
Annual 9 · Final Surrender 4 · Non-statutory 4 · Partial Surrender 1
Reports by decade
21960s
61970s
61980s
31990s

Exploration reports

18 WAMEX reports filed over Montague Range.
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Most recent reports
ReportYearOperatorTitle
A56231 1998 Arimco Mining Pty Ltd Final Report, Montague Range W.A. Prospecting Licence: 57/788-789 10/1998
A46338 1995 Arimco Mining Pty Ltd Montague Range Project, Partial Surrender Report Exploration Licence E57/166, December 1995.
A29954 1990 Cra Exploration Pty Ltd Montague Range Project, Annual Report for the period 22nd March 1988 to 31st August 1989, M57/102-104.
A25508 1988 Cra Exploration Pty Ltd Montague Range, Final report, May 1988, E57/11
A21805 1987 Cra Exploration Pty Ltd Montague Range Project, Annual Report for the period ending 22/03/1987, E57/11.
A18049 1986 Cra Exploration Pty Ltd Partial Surrender Report on E 57/11 Montague Range, Sanstone, Western Australia
A17809 1986 Cra Exploration Pty Ltd Annual report for 1985 on E57/11, Montague Range.
A16773 1985 Cra Exploration Pty Ltd Montague Range Project, Annual Report for the period ending 22/03/1985, E57/11.
A14290 1984 Cra Exploration Pty Ltd Montague Range Project, Annual Report for the period ending 31/12/1983, E57/11.
A5745 1975 International Nickel Aust Ltd Relinquishment report [non-statutory], MC57/107 ... 57/4105, Montague Range Group, For the peiod 1 January 197
A4650 1974 International Nickel Aust Ltd Montague Range Project, Annual Report for the period 1st January 1973 to 31st December1973, MC57/105-120, 1536
A4072 1973 Consolidated Gold Fields Aust Ltd Montague Range Project, Non-statutory Report: Plans & Maps for period ending march 1973, MC57/105-120, 1536-15
A4046 1973 International Nickel Aust Ltd Montague Range Project, Non-statutory Report:Annual Report for the period 1st January 1972 to 31st December 19
A3181 1972 International Nickel Aust Ltd Montague Range Project, Non-statutory Report for the period 26th February 1969 to 31st December 1971, MC57/105
A5666 1971 Anaconda Aust Inc Montague Range, Annual Report, February 1971, MC57/1103-1114.
A537 1968 Anaconda Aust Inc Montague Range Project, Annual Report for the period ending 04/07/1968, TR70/3723H.
A534 1966 Anaconda Aust Inc Montague Range Project, Annual Report for the period ending 31/12/1966, TR70/3723H.
A28329 Cra Exploration Pty Ltd Relinquishment report on E57/11 Montague Range, SG-50-16 Sandstone, WA

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