Murchison Downs
Murchison Downs is a gold exploration project in the Shire of Wiluna, Western Australia. Its 7 WAMEX reports were lodged by 3 companies between 1992 and 2001, most recently Abelle Ltd in 2001. Of those, 2 declare a resource.
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Murchison Downs, most active first.
Who controls this ground today
Today 42 live and pending tenements sit over the Murchison Downs ground, held under 11 names.
- 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 Murchison Downs
- Local government
- Shire of Wiluna
- Commodities targeted
- Gold 7
- Work on record
- Rotary drilling 4 · RC drilling 3 · Mineral resource estimate 2 · Soil sampling 2 · Aerial magnetic surveys 1 · Aerial radioactivity surveys 1 · Diamond drilling 1 · Geological interpretation 1
- Resource declared
- Yes, in 2 reports: A37859 (1993), A47412 (1753)
- Downloadable data
- 1 of 7 reports include a digital package
- Report types
- Annual 7
Exploration reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A63231 | 2001 | Abelle Ltd | Annual Report Murchison Downs Project (M3614/01) (C121/1994) 23 December 1999 to 22 December 2000 Mining Lease |
| A57523 | 1999 | Arimco Mining Pty Ltd | Annual report Murchison Downs. 23/12/97-22/12/98. M51/104,105,410,474,313,314,315. |
| A40908 | 1994 | Arimco Mining Pty Ltd | Annual report for the period 23/12/92 to 22/12/93 Murchison Downs Project M51/104 M51/105 M51/410 M51/474 M53/ |
| A37859 | 1993 | Arimco Mining Pty Ltd | Annual Report for the period 23/12/91 to 22/12/92 Murchison Downs Project E53/136, M51/104, M51/105, M51/410, |
| A35252 | 1992 | Arimco Nl | Arimco NL Annual Report 23/12/90 to 22/12/91 Murchison Downs Project Area : Browns Creek Gold : E53/136, M51/1 |
| A47412 | Arimco Mining Pty Ltd | Annual report Murchison Downs Project 23rd December 1994 to 22nd December 1995 Arimco Mining Pty Ltd M51/104 | |
| A44237 | Arimco Mining Pty Ltd | Murchison Downs Project Area 23rd December 1993 to 22nd December 1994 (M51/104 M51/105 M51/410 M51/474 M53/209 |
Other projects in the Shire of Wiluna
What does the exploration record say about Murchison Downs?
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.