E 39/953
LiveExploration LicenceShire of MenziesMt. Morgans District
E 39/953 is a live exploration licence in the Shire of Menzies, Western Australia, held by Anglogold Ashanti Australia Limited and Afb Resources Pty Ltd (part of AngloGold Ashanti). Granted on 17 Sept 2003 for 5 years (extended), it passed its expiry date on 16 Sept 2026. The ground is covered by 77 historical WAMEX reports.
Area
19,481.763ha
Expired
Sept 2026
23 days ago
WAMEX reports
77
WA median is 53
Report drilling
56
of 77 reports
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For E 39/953 that covers 77 WAMEX reports · 1,702 open-file drillholes (77,035 m drilled) · 23 earlier titles on the ground since 1969 · 1 native title determination · no conservation land.
Register summary
- Holders
- Anglogold Ashanti Australia Limited, Afb Resources Pty Ltd
- Part of
- AngloGold Ashanti, Regis Resources Limited (ASX:RRL) as at 2026-06-30
- Local government
- Shire of Menzies, Shire of Laverton
- Application received
- 26 Sept 2001
- Commenced
- 17 Sept 2003
- Expiry
- 16 Sept 2026
- Term
- 5 Years (Extended)
The full record on E 39/953
The register summary says who holds it today. The rest of the record says how they came to, what is attached to it, and whether it is being worked.
Free account
- Current holders and their shares, and all 6 changes of holder
- The full record: 24 years of expenditure, 25 conditions and 8 endorsements
- Native title context, combined reporting and rent status
Premium
- At-risk and opportunity signals, and expenditure compliance over five years
- Every register dealing (49 on record), with mortgages, caveats and transfers flagged
- Expiry band, and how long the holder has had it
Exploration history on this ground
77 historical WAMEX exploration reports intersect E 39/953: 41 report geochemistry or sampling, 73 include a digital data package.
Work on record: Aircore drilling 43 · RC drilling 36 · Diamond drilling 33 · Aerial magnetic surveys 21 · Auger drilling 21 · Aerial EM surveys 20. Resource declared in A91457 (2011).
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have them read into one cited report on E 39/953, free for new accounts.
When this ground was worked · 76 of 77 reports dated
51990s
152000s
412010s
152020s
Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Project | On this ground | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A136713 | 2023 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Plumridge | <1% | Plumridge C147/2018 Combined Final Surrender for the period ending 24/08/2023. |
| A137166 | 2023 | Velo Resources Pty Ltd | Great Victoria Desert | <1% | Final Report for Great Victoria Desert E39/2013 for the period 9 August 2019 to 1 June 2023 |
| A131818 | 2022 | Nickel X Limited | Biranup | <1% | Nickel X Limited Biranup Project Round 23 Co Funded Drilling Final Report period ending 31/08/2022 (R23) |
| A133350 | 2022 | Velo Resources Pty Ltd | Great Victoria Desert | <1% | Annual Report for E39/2013 Great Victoria Desert Project for the period ending 8/8/2022 |
| A133043 | 2022 | Fmg Resources Pty Ltd | Plumridge | <1% | C147/2018 (Plumridge) Annual Mineral Exploration Report for the period ending 29/10/2022. |
72 more reports
| A128753 | 2021 | Velo Resources Pty Ltd | GVD | <1% | Annual Report for E39/2013 GVD Project for the period 9 August 2020 to 8 August 2021 |
| A126934 | 2021 | Anglogold Ashanti Australia Limited | Tropicana – Angel Eyes | <1% | Co-funded Angel Eyes Drilling Final Report to the Department of Mines Industry Regulation and Safety (R21) |
| A129085 | 2021 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Plumridge | <1% | C147/2018 Plumridge Annual Report fpr the period ending 29/10/2021 |
| A122969 | 2020 | Anglogold Ashanti Australia Limited; Igo Limited | Tropicana | <1% | E39/950 Final Surrender Report to the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety for the period 17 Se |
| A124104 | 2020 | Vrx Silica Limited | Biranup | <1% | Annual Report for C152/2017 Biranup Project for the period ending 30/03/2020 |
| A125131 | 2020 | Anglogold Ashanti Australia Limited | Tropicana Group 1 | <1% | Tropicana Group 1 Annual Report C154/2002 for the period 21 August 2019 to 20 October 2020. E 39/00952, E 39/0 |
| A125465 | 2020 | Velo Resources Pty Ltd | GVD | <1% | Annual Report for E39/2013 GVD Project for the period ending 08/08/2020 |
| A123617 | 2020 | Anglogold Ashanti Australia Limited; Independence Group Nl | Tropicana | 18% | Annual Report C50/2012 Tropicana JV for the period ending 15/3/2020 |
| A125083 | 2020 | Anglogold Ashanti Australia Limited; Independence Group Nl | Tropicana | <1% | Tropicana Joint Venture E38/1465 Final Surrender Report for the period 26 November 2003 to 27 August 2020 |
| A125707 | 2020 | Fmg Resources Pty Ltd | Plumridge CRG | <1% | Plumridge CRG Annual Mineral Exploration Report C147/2018 for the period 30 October 2019 to 29 October 2020 |
| A121405 | 2019 | Anglogold Ashanti Australia Limited | Tropicana Group 1 | <1% | Tropicana Group 1 (C154/2002) Annual Report for the period 21 August 2018 to 20 August 2019 |
| A120366 | 2019 | Vrx Silica Limited | Biranup | <1% | Annual Report for C152/2017 Biranup Project for the period 31 March 2018 to 30 March 2019, E38/03191, E39/0182 |
| A119679 | 2019 | Anglogold Ashanti Australia Limited; Independence Group Nl | Tropicana | 15% | Annual Report to the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety, Tropicana Joint Venture C50/2012 for |
| A122185 | 2019 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Plumridge | <1% | Plumridge Annual Report, C147/2018, 30 October 2018 to 29 October 2019 |
| A116649 | 2018 | Anglogold Ashanti Australia Limited; Independence Group Nl | Tropicana | 18% | Tropicana C50/2012 Annual Report to the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety for the period 16 |
| A116098 | 2018 | Independence Group Nl; Anglogold Ashanti Australia Limited | Tropicana | <1% | Tropicana JV Project, Tropicana West Group - C50-2012, E38/1465 Partial Surrender Report to the Department of |
| A116048 | 2018 | Anglogold Ashanti Australia Limited; Independence Group Nl | Tropicana | <1% | Tropicana JV Project, Tropicana West Group C50-2012, E39/950 Partial Surrender Report to the Department of Min |
| A117090 | 2018 | Ventnor Resources Ltd | Biranup | <1% | Annual Report for C152/2017 "Biranup" For the Period 31 March 2017 to 30 March 2018, E 38/03191, E39/01828, E3 |
| A117974 | 2018 | Anglogold Ashanti Australia Limited | Tropicana Group 1 | <1% | Tropicana Group 1 (C154/2002) 2018 Annual Report for the period 21 October 2017 to 20 October 2018, E39/00952, |
| A112781 | 2017 | Anglogold Ashanti Australia Limited; Independence Group Aust | Tropicana West | 19% | ANNUAL REPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND PETROLEUM FOR THE TROPICANA WEST PROJECT (C50/2012) FOR THE PERIO |
| A113950 | 2017 | Ventnor Resources Ltd | BIRANUP | <1% | Annual Report for E39/1828 "BIRANUP" For the Period 31 March 2016 to 30 March 2017 |
| A114974 | 2017 | Anglogold Ashanti Australia Limited | Tropicana Group 1 | <1% | Tropicana Group 1 - C154/2002 - Annual Report for the period 21/08/2016 - 20/08/2017, E39/00952, E39/00956, E3 |
| A108744 | 2016 | Anglogold Ashanti Australia | Tropicana West Group | 15% | Annual Report to the Department of Mines and Petroleum for the Tropicana West Project (C50/2012) for the perio |
| A108885 | 2016 | Ventnor Resources Limited | Black Dragon | <1% | Black Dragon E39/1828 Mineral Exploration Report To the Department of Mines and Petroleum For the year ending |
| A110086 | 2016 | Anglogold Ashanti Australia Limited | Tropicana Group One | <1% | Tropicana Group One, C154/2002 - Annual Report to the Department of Mines and Petroleum For the Period 21 Augu |
| A105663 | 2015 | Anglogold Ashanti Australia Ltd | Tropicana | <1% | Tropicana JV Project, Tropicana West (C50-2012), E39/1615 Final Surrender Report to the Department of Mines an |
| A105674 | 2015 | Anglogold Ashanti Australia Ltd | Tropicana West | <1% | Tropicana West Project E38/1465 Co-Funded Government-Industry Drilling Program at the Apocalypse Prospect (DAG |
| A105661 | 2015 | Anglogold Ashanti Australia Ltd | Tropicana West | 11% | Annual Report to the Department of Mines and Petroleum for the Tropicana West project (C50/2012) for the perio |
| A107029 | 2015 | Anglogold Ashanti Australia Ltd | Tropicana Group 1 | <1% | Annual Report to the Department of Mines and Petroleum for the Tropicana Group 1 Project (C154/2002) for the p |
| A100724 | 2014 | Anglogold Ashanti Australia Ltd | Tropicana West | <1% | Tropicana JV Project Tropicana Group West E38/1463, E38/1464, and E38/1465 Partial Surrender Report to the Dep |
| A101997 | 2014 | Anglogold Ashanti Australia Ltd | Tropicana West | 9.4% | Tropicana West Group C50/2012 E38/1463, E38/1464, E38/1465, E39/948, E39/949, E39/950, E39/953, E39/1615 Annua |
| A103713 | 2014 | Anglogold Ashanti Australia Ltd | Tropicana Group 1 | <1% | TROPICANA JV PROJECT Tropicana Group 1 C154/2002 ANNUAL REPORT to the Department of Mines and Petroleum for th |
| A103657 | 2014 | Anglogold Ashanti Australia Ltd | Tropicana | <1% | Tropicana JV Project Tropicana Group 1, E39/1204 Complete Surrender Report to the department of Mines and Petr |
| A103658 | 2014 | Anglogold Ashanti Australia Ltd | Tropicana Group 1 | <1% | Partial Surrender Report to the Department of Mines and Petroleum for the Tropicana JV Group 1 project tenemen |
| A98699 | 2013 | Anglogold Ashanti Australia Ltd | Tropicana Group West | 16% | Partial Surrender Report to the Department of Mines and Petroleum for the Tropicana JV Group West project tene |
| A99589 | 2013 | Anglogold Ashanti Australia Ltd | Tropicana Group 1 | <1% | Annual Report to the Department of Mines and Petroleum for the Tropicana Group 1 Project (C154/2002) for the p |
| A97846 | 2013 | Anglogold Ashanti Australia Ltd | Tropicana West | 9.4% | Tropicana West Project, Annual Report for the period 16/03/2012 to 15/03/2013, E38/1463-1465; E39/948-950, 953 |
| A98123 | 2013 | Anglogold Ashanti Australia Ltd | Tropicana Group 1 | <1% | Partial Surrender Report to the Department of Mines and Petroleum for the Tropicana JV Group 1 project tenemen |
| A92364 | 2012 | Anglogold Ashanti Australia | Tropicana West Group | 13% | TROPICANA WEST GROUP ANNUAL REPORT to the Department of Mines and Petroleum for the period 23/11/2010 to 22/11 |
| A93645 | 2012 | Anglogold Ashanti Australia Ltd | Tropicana West | 9.4% | Annual Report to the Department of Mines and Petroleum for the Tropicana West project (C50/2012) for the perio |
| A95280 | 2012 | Anglogold Ashanti Australia Ltd | Tropicana Group 1 | <1% | TROPICANA JV PROJECT Tropicana Group 1 C154/2002 E39/952, E39/956, E39/1008–10, E39/1090, E39/1204, E39/1306, |
| A88889 | 2011 | Anglogold Ashanti Australia Ltd | Tropicana West Group | 13% | Tropicana West Group E38/1463, E38/1464, E38/1465, E39/948, E39/949, E39/950, E39/953 2009 - 2010 Annual Repor |
| A89236 | 2011 | Aura Energy Ltd | Lake Rason - Neale | <1% | Lake Rason / Neale Project C248-2007 Final Surrender report for the period 1st January 2007 (or 13th November |
| A91457 | 2011 | Anglogold Ashanti Australia Ltd | Tropicana Group 1 | <1% | Tropicana Group 1 Project C154/2002 Annual Report to the Department of Mines and Petroleum for the period 21/0 |
| A85583 | 2010 | Aura Energy Ltd | Lake Rason / Neale | <1% | Lake Rason /Neale C248-2007, E38/1874, Partial Surrender report for the period 13th November 2006 to 12th Nove |
| A87000 | 2010 | Aura Energy Ltd | Havana | <1% | Havana project E39/1377 Annual Report for the period 8th April 2010 to 7th April 2010 |
| A89237 | 2010 | Aura Energy Ltd | Havana | <1% | E39/1377, Final Surrender report for the period 8th April 2009 to 8th November 2010 |
| A105798 | 2010 | Anglogold Ashanti Australia Ltd | Tropicana | <1% | Tropicana Gravity Survey |
| A85421 | 2010 | Anglogold Australia Ltd | Tropicana West Group | 13% | Annual Technical Report for Tropicana West for the period 23 November 2008 to 22 November 2009 |
| A88094 | 2010 | Anglogold Ashanti Australia Ltd | Tropicana Group 1 | <1% | Tropicana Group 1, E39/952, E39/956, E39/1008-E39/1010, E39/1016, E39/1090, E39/1204, E39/1306, M39/978-M39/98 |
| A85698 | 2010 | Aura Energy Ltd | Lake Rason / Neale | <1% | Lake Rason / Neale C248-2007, E38/1839, E38/1874, E38/1923, E38/1924, E38/1929, Annual report for the period 1 |
| A80583 | 2009 | Anglogold Ashanti Australia Ltd | Tropicana West Group | 13% | Tropicana Project - Tropicana West Group, Annual Report E38/1463, 1464, 1465, E39/948, E39/949, E39/950, E39/9 |
| A80945 | 2009 | Aura Energy Ltd | Lake Rason /Neale | <1% | Lake Rason /Neale C248-2007 E38/1839, E38/1874, E38/1923, E38/1924, E38/1929, Annual report for the period 1st |
| A84617 | 2009 | Anglogold Ashanti Australia Ltd | Tropicana Group 1 | <1% | Tropicana Project - Tropicana Group 1, Annual Report for the period 21 Aug 2008 to 20 Aug 2009, C154/2002 |
| A76972 | 2008 | Aura Energy Ltd | Lake Rason /Neale | <1% | Annual report for the period 1st January 2007 (or 13th November 2006 for E38/1874) to 31st December 2007, E38/ |
| A79742 | 2008 | Anglogold Ashanti Australia Ltd | Tropicana Group 1 | <1% | TROPICANA PROJECT - TROPICANA GROUP 1 Annual Report for the period 21 August 2007 to 20 August 2008 C154_2002_ |
| A74108 | 2007 | Anglogold Ashanti Australia Ltd | Tropicana West | 13% | Tropicana Project, Tropicana West Group, Annual Report, E38/1463-E38/1465, E39/948-950, E39/953 for the Perio |
| A76855 | 2007 | Anglogold Ashanti Australia Ltd | Tropicana West | 13% | TROPICANA PROJECT - TROPICANA WEST GROUP, Annual Report, E38/1463-1465, E39/948-950, E39/953 for the period 23 |
| A76224 | 2007 | Anglogold Ashanti Australia Ltd | Tropicana Group 1 | <1% | Annual Report E39/951, E39/952, E39/956, E39/1008, E39/1009, E39/1010,E39/1016, E39/1204, P39/4481, P39/4482 & |
| A73514 | 2006 | Anglogold Ashanti Australia Ltd | Tropicana Group 1 | <1% | Tropicana Project - Tropicana 1 E39/951-952,956,1008-1010, 1016,1090, Annual Report for Period 21 August 2005 |
| A69885 | 2005 | Independence Group Nl | Tropicana West Group | 13% | Annual report, Tropicana West Project, E38/1463, E38/1464, E38/1465, E39/948, E39/949, E39/950, E39/953, C24/2 |
| A70439 | 2005 | Anglogold Ashanti Australia Ltd | Tropicana JV | <1% | Tropicana JV, Surrender Report, E39/954, 21 August 2002 to 24 February 2005, C154/2002, Neale, Plumridge, Mi |
| A71262 | 2005 | Anglogold Ashanti Australia Ltd | Tropicana | <1% | Tropicana Project - Tropicana Group 1. Annual report, E39/951, E39/952, E39/956, E39/1008-1010, E39/1016, and |
| A71639 | 2005 | Anglogold Ashanti Australia Ltd | Tropicana West | 13% | Tropicana Project - Tropicana West Group, Annual Report, E38/1463,E38/1464,E38/1465,E39/948,E39/949,E39/950,E3 |
| A69410 | 2004 | Anglogold Ashanti Australia Ltd | Tropicana East | <1% | Tropicana East JV, Annual report for the tenements: E39/951, E39/952,a East JV Project, C154/2002, E39/951, E3 |
| A67756 | 2003 | Anglogold Australia Ltd | Tropicana East | <1% | Tropicana East JV, E39/951, E39/952,E39/954, E39/956, Annual Report for the period 21/08/2002- 20/08/2003. (Pr |
| A53953 | 1998 | Wmc Resources Ltd | Pleiades Lakes | 6.2% | Annual Report for the Pleiades Lakes Project for the period 19 January 1997 to 18 January 1998, Exploration Li |
| A55133 | 1998 | Wmc Resources Ltd | Pleiades Lakes | 1.7% | Pleiades Lakes Project, Surrender Report 5th February 1996 to 10th February 1998. |
| A56210 | 1998 | Wmc Resources Ltd | Pleiades Lakes | 7.1% | Pleiades Lakes Project Surrender Report 19 January to 15 January 1999, Exploration Licences: E38/818, E39/493, |
| A50820 | 1997 | Wmc Resources Ltd | Pleiades Lakes | 5.2% | Pleiades Lakes Project, Annual Report,Exploratiion Licences E38/815-818, E39/493-500, E38/849, E39/512-513, E6 |
| A37028 | 1992 | Mining Corp Exploration Nl | Plumridge | <1% | Plumridge Project, Non-statutory Report : Airborne Magnetometer Surveys, 1971. |
| A145534 | Anglogold Ashanti Australia | Tropicana Group 1 | <1% | Anglogold Ashanti Tropicana Group - TPD082, TFD165, HDD056, HDD180 |
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