Sandstone
Shire of Sandstone
Sandstone is a gold, lithium and rare earth elements exploration project in the Shire of Sandstone, Western Australia. Its 219 WAMEX reports were lodged by 20 companies between 1971 and 2025, most recently Brightstar Resources Limited in 2025. Of those, 19 declare a resource.
Reports
219
Operators
20
companies on record
Worked
55yrs
1971 to 2025, 1 year ago
Main target
Gold
12 commodities on record
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Sandstone in the Shire of Sandstone
Ground extent110 × 173 km
Report areas mapped131
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Sandstone, most active first.
Troy Resources Nl 57Western Mining Corporation Ltd 40Southern Cross Goldfields Ltd 20Herald Resources Ltd 18Elmina Nl 11Alto Metals Limited 10Astro Mining Nl 10Hemisphere Resources Ltd 8Pancontinental Mining Ltd 4Sandstone Operations Pty Ltd 3Mt Kersey Mining Nl 3Brightstar Resources Limited 2Eastern Industrial Minerals Pty. Ltd. 2Venus Metals Corporation Limited 2Black Oak Minerals Limited 2Wilson G 2Goldfields Exploration Pty Ltd 2Jade Creek Resources Nl 2Black Hill Minerals Ltd 2Aurumin Australia Pty Ltd 1
Who controls this ground today
Today 132 live and pending tenements sit over the Sandstone ground, held under 60 names.
Free account
- 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 Sandstone
- Local government
- Shire of Sandstone
- Commodities targeted
- Gold 189 · Nickel 26 · Diamond 10 · Uranium 9 · Copper 6 · Lithium 5 · Base Metals 4 · Asbestos 4
- Work on record
- Soil sampling 79 · Rock chip sampling 57 · RC drilling 52 · Geological mapping 47 · Geophysical interpretation 37 · Geological interpretation 30 · RAB drilling 30 · Rotary drilling 29
- Resource declared
- Yes, in 19 reports: A118569 (2018), A112443 (2017), A101991 (2014), A89872 (2011), A68294 (2004), A53678 (1998) and 13 more
- Downloadable data
- 129 of 219 reports include a digital package
- Reports with no exploration
- 11 of 219 record no work done
- Report types
- Annual 120 · Final Surrender 51 · Partial Surrender 38 · Non-statutory 8 · Co-Funded Drilling 1
Reports by decade
21970s
331980s
601990s
342000s
612010s
162020s
Exploration reports
219 WAMEX reports filed over Sandstone.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A149832 | 2025 | Brightstar Resources Limited | Partial Surrender Report for E57/1108 Sandstone for the period ending 30/06/2025. |
| A149596 | 2025 | Brightstar Resources Limited | 2025 Partial Surrender Report for E57/1101 Sandstone for the period ending 06/06/2025. |
| A148962 | 2025 | Aurumin Australia Pty Ltd | Partial Relinquishment Report for E57/1102 Sandstone Project fopr the period ending 24/5/2025 |
| A144136 | 2024 | Eastern Industrial Minerals Pty. Ltd. | Surrender Report for Sandstone Project E57/01212 for the period 20 October 2023 to 1 August 2024 |
| A139552 | 2024 | Alto Metals Limited | Sandstone Project E57/1232 Final Surrender Report period ending 12/02/2024. |
| A138400 | 2024 | Eastern Industrial Minerals Pty. Ltd. | Sandstone Project Annual Mineral Exploration Report E57/1212 for the period ending 19/10/2023. |
| A137792 | 2023 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Limited | Mineral Exploration Final Report E57/01227 for the period ending 1/12/2023 |
| A133184 | 2022 | Alto Metals Limited | Sandstone Gold Project E57/1044 Partial Surrender Report for the period ending 07/10/2022. |
| A133180 | 2022 | Alto Metals Limited | Sandstone Gold Project E57/1033 Partial Surrender report for the period ending 07/10/2022. |
| A133108 | 2022 | Alto Metals Limited | Sandstone Gold Project E57/1031 Partial Surrender report for the period ending 06/10/2022. |
| A133046 | 2022 | Alto Metals Limited | Sandstone Gold Project E57/1030 Partial surrender report for the period ending 07/10/2022. |
| A133003 | 2022 | Alto Metals Limited | Sandstone Gold Project E57/1029 Partial Surrender Report 2022. |
| A130192 | 2022 | Venus Metals Corporation Limited | Annual Report for E57/1152 2022 Sandstone Gold Project for the period ending 04/02/022 |
| A128543 | 2021 | Venus Metals Corporation Limited | Annual Report for E57/981 Sandstone Gold Project for the period ending 04/09/2021 |
| A125623 | 2020 | Firehouse Wa Pty Ltd | Annual Report for Sandstone E57/1118 for the period 14 October 2019 to 13 October 2020 |
| A123185 | 2020 | Sandstone Operations Pty Ltd | Combined Annual Report Sandstone Project, C28/2005, 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019 |
| A121731 | 2019 | Alto Metals Limited | Sandstone Project C139/2016 Combined Annual Report For the Period 20 September 2018 to 19 September 2019, E 57 |
| A120363 | 2019 | Rafaella Resources Ltd. | Annual Report for E57/1055 Sandstone Project for the period 13 June 2018 to 12 June 2019 |
| A119562 | 2019 | Middle Island Resources Limited | Sandstone Project C28/2005 Combined Annual Report For the Period 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018, M57/00129 |
| A118570 | 2018 | Alto Metals Limited | Sandstone Project C139/2016 Combined Annual Report for the period 20 September 2017 to 19 September 2018, E57/ |
All 219 report numbers over Sandstone
A149832 2025, A149596 2025, A148962 2025, A144136 2024, A139552 2024, A138400 2024, A137792 2023, A133184 2022, A133180 2022, A133108 2022, A133046 2022, A133003 2022, A130192 2022, A128543 2021, A125623 2020, A123185 2020, A121731 2019, A120363 2019, A119562 2019, A118570 2018, A118569 2018, A116324 2018, A115490 2017, A112443 2017, A108818 2016, A105480 2015, A103804 2014, A103803 2014, A103802 2014, A103801 2014, A103800 2014, A103799 2014, A102287 2014, A101991 2014, A101262 2014, A101261 2014, A101260 2014, A101259 2014, A101258 2014, A100213 2013, A100212 2013, A100211 2013, A99595 2013, A99575 2013, A99312 2013, A99129 2013, A98764 2013, A98763 2013, A98390 2013, A98389 2013, A98388 2013, A98387 2013, A97309 2013, A96259 2012, A96222 2012, A96061 2012, A95870 2012, A95627 2012, A95260 2012, A95136 2012, A93654 2012, A93563 2012, A92063 2011, A91964 2011, A91646 2011, A90283 2011, A90193 2011, A90176 2011, A90175 2011, A89872 2011, A88049 2010, A88048 2010, A87236 2010, A86871 2010, A86765 2010, A86662 2010, A86313 2010, A86968 2009, A84916 2009, A84883 2009, A84882 2009, A84638 2009, A84637 2009, A84490 2009, A82970 2009, A82852 2009, A80107 2008, A77241 2008, A74809 2007, A74712 2007, A74463 2006, A73928 2006, A73554 2006, A73549 2006, A73496 2006, A73473 2006, A70220 2005, A69776 2005, A69353 2004, A68532 2004, A68531 2004, A68294 2004, A68179 2004, A68178 2004, A68177 2004, A68176 2004, A67688 2003, A66349 2003, A64598 2002, A62172 2001, A60116 2000, A58581 1999, A57816 1999, A57655 1999, A57147 1999, A56581 1998, A53931 1998, A53930 1998, A53929 1998, A53928 1998, A53927 1998, A53926 1998, A53855 1998, A53678 1998, A52915 1997, A52793 1997, A52422 1997, A51304 1997, A50701 1997, A50109 1997, A50037 1997, A49722 1996, A49288 1996, A49113 1996, A47759 1996, A47274 1996, A46840 1996, A47499 1995, A45798 1995, A45775 1995, A44766 1995, A44659 1995, A43127 1994, A42407 1994, A42406 1994, A41994 1994, A41939 1994, A41938 1994, A41411 1994, A41337 1994, A40495 1994, A40494 1994, A40132 1993, A39586 1993, A39353 1993, A38958 1993, A38157 1993, A38062 1993, A36876 1992, A36572 1992, A36537 1992, A35756 1992, A35755 1992, A35753 1992, A33913 1991, A32812 1991, A32447 1991, A32675 1990, A31585 1990, A31343 1990, A30584 1990, A29124 1989, A29123 1989, A29061 1989, A28199 1989, A28089 1989, A27732 1989, A26435 1989, A26450 1988, A23788 1987, A22274 1987, A19638 1987, A19137 1986, A19135 1986, A17799 1986, A16940 1985, A16809 1985, A15036 1985, A14813 1985, A14740 1985, A16400 1984, A13059 1983, A11862 1983, A11861 1983, A11860 1983, A11859 1983, A11782 1982, A11781 1982, A11594 1982, A10963 1982, A10673 1982, A10662 1982, A10438 1981, A9683 1981, A5826 1975, A2549 1971, A84090, A82965, A82964, A82963, A82962, A82842, A82820, A82542, A82122, A82112, A44631, A33646, A9685
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