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Yilgarn

Shire of Yilgarn

Yilgarn is an iron ore, gold and nickel exploration project in the Shire of Yilgarn, Western Australia. Its 53 WAMEX reports were lodged by 9 companies between 1968 and 2021, most recently Aukt Pty Ltd in 2021. Of those, 5 declare a resource.

Reports
53
Operators
9
companies on record
Worked
54yrs
1968 to 2021, 5 years ago
Main target
Iron
4 commodities on record
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Yilgarn in the Shire of Yilgarn
Ground extent144 × 215 km
Report areas mapped43

Who has explored here

Companies that lodged reports over Yilgarn, most active first.

Polaris Metals Pty Ltd 43Independence Group Nl Polaris Metals 2Western Mining Corporation Ltd 2Aukt Pty Ltd 1Black Oak Minerals Limited 1Cauldron Energy Ltd Polaris Metals 1Sons Of Gwalia Ltd 1Equinox Resources Nl 1Mawson Pacific Ltd 1

Who controls this ground today

Today 96 live and pending tenements sit over the Yilgarn ground, held under 27 names.

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Exploration record on Yilgarn

Local government
Shire of Yilgarn
Commodities targeted
Iron 49 · Gold 18 · Nickel 10 · Base Metals 2
Work on record
Aerial magnetic surveys 15 · Geological reconnaissance 15 · Rock chip sampling 15 · Geophysical interpretation 14 · Aerial lidar surveys 13 · Aerial geophysical surveys 12 · RC drilling 12 · Aerial radioactivity surveys 10
Resource declared
Yes, in 5 reports: A105897 (2015), A99009 (2013), A94781 (2012), A91315 (2011), A79425 (2008)
Downloadable data
35 of 53 reports include a digital package
Reports with no exploration
3 of 53 record no work done
Report types
Final Surrender 25 · Annual 17 · Partial Surrender 11
Reports by decade
11960s
1970s
11980s
11990s
52000s
432010s
12020s

Exploration reports

53 WAMEX reports filed over Yilgarn.
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Most recent reports
ReportYearOperatorTitle
A127701 2021 Aukt Pty Ltd Annual Mineral Exploration Report -E77/2657 Yilgarn for the period ending 12/05/2021.
A118200 2018 Polaris Metals Pty Ltd Combined Annual 2018 Yilgarn Iron Ore West C96/2015 For the Period 2 September 2017 to 1 September 2018, E77/0
A115053 2017 Polaris Metals Pty Ltd Combined Annual Exploration Report for the period from 2 September 2016 to 1 September 2017 Yilgarn Iron Ore P
A112378 2017 Black Oak Minerals Limited Final Surrender Report for Exploration Licence E77/1380, Yilgarn Mineral Field, for the period 19 May 2011 to
A109384 2016 Polaris Metals Pty Ltd Surrender Report E77/1383 for the period 19/05/2011 to 02/05/2016
A109318 2016 Polaris Metals Pty Ltd Exploration Licence 77/1589 Relinquishment [outright] Report for the period 30 September 2011 to 2 May 2016
A109309 2016 Polaris Metals Pty Ltd Final Surrender Exploration Licence 77/1832 for the period 16 May 2012 to 29 June 2016
A109253 2016 Polaris Metals Pty Ltd Surrender Report Exploration Licence 77/1542 for the period 3 May 2011 to 2 May 2016
A106666 2015 Polaris Metals Pty Ltd Combined Annual Report – C83/2003 Yilgarn Iron Ore Project for the period 24 June 2014 to 23 June 2015
A105897 2015 Polaris Metals Pty Ltd Yilgarn Iron Ore Project E77/947-I Surrender Report for the Period 19 May 2011 to 30 April 2015
A105870 2015 Polaris Metals Pty Ltd Yilgarn Iron Ore Project E77/1275-I Surrender Report for the Period 1 May 2008 – 30 April 2015
A104601 2015 Polaris Metals Pty Ltd Yilgarn Iron Ore Project E77/2057-I Annual Report for the period 04/12/2013 to 03/12/2014
A103460 2014 Polaris Metals Pty Ltd Yilgarn Project, Final Surrender Report for the period 13/09/2006 to 15/05/2014, E77/1115 (Carina South). [C83
A103459 2014 Polaris Metals Pty Ltd Yilgarn Project, Final Surrender Report for the period 04/07/2000 to 02/07/2014, E77/919. (C83/2003)
A103300 2014 Polaris Metals Pty Ltd Yilgarn Iron Ore Project E77/1738-I Final Surrender Report for the period 18 April 2011 - 15 May 2014
A103160 2014 Polaris Metals Pty Ltd Yilagarn Iron Ore Project E77/947-I Partial Surrender Report for the period 19 May 2011 – 15 May 2014
A103107 2014 Polaris Metals Pty Ltd Yilgarn Iron Ore Project E77/1826I Partial Surrender Report for the period 5 September 2011 – 15 May 2014
A103106 2014 Polaris Metals Pty Ltd Yilgarn Iron Ore Project E77/1275-I Partial Surrender Report for the period 1 May 2008 – 15 May 2014
A102888 2014 Polaris Metals Pty Ltd Yilgarn Project, Final Surrender Report for the period 17/05/2012 to 15/05/2014, E77/1991. [C83/2003]
A102887 2014 Polaris Metals Pty Ltd Yilgarn Project, Final Surrender Report for the period 03/04/2012 to 15/015/2014, E77/1831.
All 53 report numbers over Yilgarn
A127701 2021, A118200 2018, A115053 2017, A112378 2017, A109384 2016, A109318 2016, A109309 2016, A109253 2016, A106666 2015, A105897 2015, A105870 2015, A104601 2015, A103460 2014, A103459 2014, A103300 2014, A103160 2014, A103107 2014, A103106 2014, A102888 2014, A102887 2014, A102886 2014, A102741 2014, A102740 2014, A102254 2014, A102253 2014, A101173 2014, A100407 2013, A99009 2013, A98008 2013, A96312 2013, A96309 2013, A96308 2013, A94781 2012, A93999 2012, A93733 2012, A91315 2011, A90651 2011, A89679 2011, A89588 2011, A88868 2011, A88880 2010, A88351 2010, A88294 2010, A88125 2010, A84999 2009, A84365 2009, A79425 2008, A75975 2007, A64378 2002, A41228 1994, A26909 1988, A1963 1968, A895

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