M 57/98
LiveMining LeaseShire of SandstoneBlack Range District
M 57/98 is a live mining lease in the Shire of Sandstone, Western Australia, held by Montague Gold Project Pty Ltd (part of Brightstar Resources Limited). Granted on 19 May 1988 for 21 years (renewed), it expires on 18 May 2030. The ground is covered by 98 historical WAMEX reports.
Area
121.15ha
Expires
May 2030
in 4 years
WAMEX reports
98
WA median is 53
Report drilling
71
of 98 reports
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For M 57/98 that covers 98 WAMEX reports · 418 open-file drillholes (24,532 m drilled) · 41 earlier titles on the ground since 1904 · no native title claim or determination · no conservation land.
Register summary
- Holder
- Montague Gold Project Pty Ltd
- Part of
- Brightstar Resources Limited (ASX:BTR) as at 2026-06-30
- Local government
- Shire of Sandstone
- Application received
- 28 Jan 1988
- Commenced
- 19 May 1988
- Expiry
- 18 May 2030
- Term
- 21 Years (Renewed)
The full record on M 57/98
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: 39 years of expenditure and 25 conditions
- Native title context, combined reporting and rent status
Premium
- At-risk and opportunity signals, and expenditure compliance over five years
- Every register dealing (33 on record), with mortgages, caveats and transfers flagged
- Expiry band, and how long the holder has had it
Exploration history on this ground
98 historical WAMEX exploration reports intersect M 57/98: 40 report geochemistry or sampling, 75 include a digital data package.
Work on record: RC drilling 45 · Rotary drilling 30 · Rock chip sampling 23 · Soil sampling 23 · Diamond drilling 22 · Geological mapping 20. Resource declared in A125385 (2020), A112681 (2017), A110119 (2016), A106646 (2015) and 9 more.
Rather than open these one by one on the DMPE site,
have them read into one cited report on M 57/98, free for new accounts.
When this ground was worked · 94 of 98 reports dated
21960s
11970s
91980s
151990s
232000s
402010s
42020s
Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Project | On this ground | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A142970 | 2024 | Gateway Mining Limited | Montague Gold Project | <1% | Gateway Mining R27_DAG202300951938 Final Report_Montague Dome |
| A129951 | 2022 | Gateway Mining Limited | Montague Dome | 7.9% | Montague Dome Co-Funded Drilling Program, R22 |
| A122542 | 2020 | Gateway Mining Limited | Gidgee South | <1% | Gidgee South Combined Annual Technical Report C106/1995 for the period 2 October 2018 to 1 October 2019 |
| A125385 | 2020 | Gateway Mining Limited | Montague Group | 23% | Montague Group C232/1994 Annual Technical Report for the period ending 30/06/2020 |
| A119386 | 2019 | Gateway Mining Limited | Gidgee | <1% | P57/1407 Gidgee South Annual Technical Report for the period 18 December 2017 to 17 December 2018 |
93 more reports
| A120469 | 2019 | Gateway Mining Limited | Montague Group | 23% | Montague Group C232/1994 Annual Technical Report for the period 31/07/2018 to 30/06/2019, M57/00048, M57/00098 |
| A121378 | 2019 | Gateway Mining Limited | Gidgee South | <1% | Gidgee South Project Combined Annual Technical Report for the period 2 October 2018 to 1 October 2019 |
| A116027 | 2018 | Panoramic Gold Pty Ltd | Gidgee | <1% | Gidgee Project C145/2014 Annual Technical Report for the period 01/01/2017 - 31/12/2017 |
| A115785 | 2018 | Panoramic Gold Pty Ltd | Gidgee | <1% | Gidgee Project C145/2014 Final Surrender Report for the period 7 January 2007 to 12 December 2017, M 57/00633, |
| A117574 | 2018 | Gateway Mining Ltd | Montague | 23% | Montague Group Annual Report for the Period Ending August 2018, C232/1994 |
| A118440 | 2018 | Gateway Mining Limited | Gidgee South | <1% | Gidgee South C106/1995 Annual Group Report for the Period Ending 1st October 2018 |
| A112681 | 2017 | Panoramic Gold Pty Ltd | Gidgee | <1% | Gidgee Project C145/2014 Annual Technical Report for the period 01/01/2016 to 31/12/2016 |
| A114555 | 2017 | Gateway Mining Ltd | Montague Group | 23% | Montague Group Project C232/1994 Annual Report for the Period Ending August 2017, M57/00048, M57/00098, M57/00 |
| A115487 | 2017 | Gateway Mining Limited | Gidgee South | 1% | Gidgee South C106/1995 Annual Group Report for the Period Ending 1st October 2017, E57/00405, E57/00417, E57/ |
| A108589 | 2016 | Panoramic Gold Pty Ltd | Gidgee | <1% | Gidgee Project Annual Technical Report Group Reporting No. C145/2014 (previously C104/2011) for the period 1st |
| A110119 | 2016 | Gateway Mining Limited | Montague | 23% | Montague Group Project C232/1994, M57/48, 98, 99 and 217 Annual Report for the Period 30/08/15 – 31/08/16 |
| A110504 | 2016 | Gateway Mining Limited | Gidgee South | 1% | Gidgee South Project C106/1995 Annual Group Report for the Period Ending 1st October 2016, E57/00405, E57/0041 |
| A106161 | 2015 | Panoramic Gold Pty Ltd | Gidgee | <1% | Gidgee Project, Annual Technical Report; for the period 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2014, E51/1144....P 57/1 |
| A106646 | 2015 | Gateway Mining Ltd | Montague Group | 23% | Montague Group Project C232/1994 M57/48, 98, 99 and 217 Annual Report for the Period 30/08/14 – 31/08/15 |
| A107529 | 2015 | Gateway Mining Ltd | Gidgee South | <1% | Gidgee South Project C106/1995 Annual Group Report for the Period Ending 1st October 2015, E57/405,417,687,688 |
| A103612 | 2014 | Panoramic Gold Pty Ltd | Gidgee | <1% | Final Surrender Report for E57/636 (Gidgee) for the Period 11 January 2008 to 30 June 2014 |
| A104190 | 2014 | Gateway Mining Ltd | Gidgee South | <1% | Gidgee South Project Annual Group Report for the Period Ending 1st October 2014 (C106/1995) E57/405,417,687,6 |
| A101755 | 2014 | Panoramic Gold Pty Ltd | Gidgee | <1% | GIDGEE PROJECT ANNUAL TECHNICAL REPORT GROUP REPORTING No. C104/2011 for 1st January 2013 to 31st December 201 |
| A103186 | 2014 | Gateway Mining Ltd | Montague Group | 23% | Montague Group Project C232/1994 M57/48, 98, 99 and 217 Annual Report for the period 30/08/13 – 31/08/14 |
| A103637 | 2014 | Panoramic Gold Pty Ltd | Gidgee | <1% | Partial Surrender Report for E57/633 (Gidgee) for the Period 13 December 2007 to 30 October 2014 |
| A97780 | 2013 | Panoramic Gold Pty Ltd | Gidgee | <1% | Gidgee Project, Annual Report for the period 1st January 2012 to 31st December 2012, Combined Reporting No: C1 |
| A97382 | 2013 | Panoramic Gold Pty Ltd | Gidgee | <1% | Partial Surrender Report for E57/636 for the Period 11th January 2008 to 17th December 2012 |
| A97033 | 2013 | Panoramic Gold Pty Ltd | Gidgee | <1% | Gidgee Project, Partial Surrender Report for the period 13th December 2007 to 11th December 2012, E57/633. [C1 |
| A97666 | 2013 | Gateway Mining Ltd | Gidgee | 19% | Gidgee Project, E57/888 Annual Report for the Period Ending March 2013. |
| A99120 | 2013 | Gateway Mining Ltd | Montague Group | 23% | Montague Group Project (C232/1994) M57/48, 98, 99 and 217 for the Period Ending August 2013. |
| A100528 | 2013 | Gateway Mining Ltd | Gidgee South | <1% | Gidgee South Project C106/1995 Annual Group Report for the Period Ending 1st October 2013, E57/405....P57/1273 |
| A101016 | 2013 | Panoramic Gold Pty Ltd | Gidgee | <1% | Gidgee Project, Partial Surrender Report for the period 13/12/2007 to 12/12/2013, E57/633. |
| A94739 | 2012 | Gateway Mining Ltd | Montague Group | 23% | Montague Group C232/1994 M57/48, 98, 99 and 217 Annual Report for the Period Ending August 2012. |
| A96153 | 2012 | Gateway Mining Ltd | Gidgee South | <1% | Gidgee South Project, Annual Report for the period 02/10/2011 to 01/10/2012, E57/417.....E457/876; M57/429 & 4 |
| A92785 | 2012 | Panoramic Gold Pty Ltd | Gidgee | <1% | Gidgee Project, Annual Technical Report; for the period 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011, East Murchison Min |
| A92190 | 2011 | Gateway Mining Ltd | Gidgee South | <1% | Gidgee South Project, Annual Report for the period 30/12/2010 to 31/12/2011, E57/417, 687-688, 706, 709, 793, |
| A88944 | 2011 | Gateway Mining Ltd | Gidgee South | 4.9% | Gidgee South Project, E57-561 Final Surrender Report, October 2005 – October 2010 |
| A89476 | 2011 | Apex Minerals Nl | East Gidgee | <1% | Exploration Combined Annual Report C189/2008, East Gidgee Project for the period 1 January 2010 to 31 December |
| A91208 | 2011 | Gateway Mining Ltd | Montague | 23% | Montague Group Group Report Ref C232/1994 Group Annual Technical Report Period Ending June 30, 2011, M57/48 M5 |
| A85540 | 2010 | Gateway Mining Ltd | Gidgee South | 4.9% | Gidgee South Project, E57-561 Partial Surrender Report, October 05 – October 09 |
| A86193 | 2010 | Apex Minerals Nl | East Gidgee | <1% | Exploration Combined Annual Report C189/2008 East Gidgee Project, for the period 1 January 2009 to 31 December |
| A87849 | 2010 | Gateway Mining Ltd | Montague | 23% | Group Annual Report for the Period Ending June 30, 2010, M57/48, 98, 99, 217 - Montague |
| A88996 | 2010 | Gateway Mining Ltd | Gidgee South | 1.6% | Gidgee South Project, Annual Report for the period 02/10/2009 to 01/10/2010, E57/417,561, 687-688, 793; M57/4 |
| A87305 | 2010 | Apex Minerals Nl | East Gidgee | <1% | Exploration Combined Annual Report, C189/2008, East Gidgee Project for the period 1 January 2009 to 31 Decembe |
| A84411 | 2009 | Gateway Mining Ltd | Montague Group | 23% | Group Annual Report for the Period Ending June 30, 2009, M57/48, 98, 99, 217 - Montague |
| A85228 | 2009 | Gateway Mining Ltd | Gidgee South | 1.6% | Gidgee South Project Annual Group Report for the Period Ending 30th December 2009. C106/1995,M9303/1 Tenement |
| A80630 | 2009 | Apex Minerals Nl | East Gidgee | <1% | EXPLORATION COMBINED ANNUAL REPORT C189/2008, East Gidgee Project Exploration Licences: E51/1144, E51/1145, E5 |
| A80599 | 2008 | Gateway Mining Ltd | Gidgee South | <1% | Gidgee South Project Annual Group Report for the Period Ending 30th September 2008. |
| A80004 | 2008 | Gateway Mining Ltd | Gidgee South | 4.9% | Gidgee South Project, E57-561 Partial Surrender Report, Period: October 05 – October 08 |
| A79422 | 2008 | Wcp Resources Ltd | Montague | 23% | M57/48 M57/98 M57/99 M57/217 Montague Group Report Ref C232/1994 Group Annual Technical Report Period Ending J |
| A75934 | 2007 | Wcp Resources Ltd | Montague Group | 23% | M57/48, M57/98, M57/99, M57/217, Montague Group Group Report Ref C232/1994 Group Annual Technical Report Perio |
| A76843 | 2007 | Gateway Mining Ltd | Gidgee South | 1.6% | Gidgee South Project Annual Group Report for the Period Ending 30th December 2007 |
| A73154 | 2006 | Gateway Mining Nl | Montague | 23% | Montague Group M57/48,98,99,217, Annual Report for Period 01/07/05 to 30/06/06, Combined Reporting No. C232/19 |
| A73811 | 2006 | Gateway Mining Nl | Gidgee | 1.5% | Gidgee South Project Annual Report to the Department of Industry and Resources for 2006, E57/239,342,343,417,4 |
| A70995 | 2005 | Gateway Mining Nl | Montague | 23% | Montague Group, Annual report to the Department of Industry and Resources for period 01/07/04 - 30/06/05, M57/ |
| A71712 | 2005 | Gateway Mining Nl | Gidgee | 2.2% | Gidgee South Project, Annual Report to the Department of Industry and Resources for 2005, E57/239,342,343,561, |
| A68455 | 2004 | Gateway Mining Nl | Gidgee gold exploration | 2.2% | Gidgee South Project, Annual report to the Department of Minerals and Energy for 2003, E57/239, E57/342, E57/3 |
| A68848 | 2004 | Gateway Mining Nl | Montague | 23% | Annual Report for the period 01/07/2003 to 30/06/2004 Montague Project (C232/1994), M57/48, M57/98, M57/99, M5 |
| A69639 | 2004 | Gateway Mining Nl | Gidgee | 2.2% | Gidgee South Project,Annual report to the Department of Industry and Resources for 2004, E57/239, E57/342, E57 |
| A65975 | 2003 | Gateway Mining Nl | Gidgee South | 1.3% | Annual Report for the period 1/8/01 to 30/9/02 Gidgee South Project E57/239, 340, 341, 342, 343, 375 P57/844, |
| A67221 | 2003 | Gateway Mining Nl | Montague | 23% | Montague Group, Annual Report to the Department of Minerals and Energy for period 01/07/02 - 30/06/03, M57/48, |
| A67606 | 2003 | Gateway Mining Nl | Gidgee | 2.7% | Gidgee Project, Partial Surrender Report, November 2003, E57/239. |
| A64327 | 2002 | Gateway Mining Ltd | Gidgee South | 1.3% | Annual Report to the Department of Minerals and Energy for 2001 reporting period 1/8/00-30/9/01 E57/239, 340, |
| A65067 | 2002 | Gateway Mining Nl | Montague | 23% | Annual Report for Period 01/07/01 - 30/06/02 M57/48, 98, 99 217. Group Report Ref: C232/1994 |
| A61944 | 2001 | Gateway Mining Ltd | Gidgee | 1.3% | Gidgee South Project Annual Report to the Department of Mine Minerals and Energy for 2000 E57/239, 340, 341, 3 |
| A63098 | 2001 | Gateway Mining Ltd | Montague | 23% | Annual Report For Period 01/07/00 - 30/06/01 M57/48, 98, 99 217 . Group Report Ref: C232/1994. |
| A59760 | 2000 | Gateway Mining Ltd | Gidgee South | 1.3% | Gidgee South Project, Annual Report for the year ending 01/08/1999, E573/239,340-343,375, P57/844, 845,882-884 |
| A57702 | 1999 | Gateway Mining Ltd | Gidgee South | 1.2% | Gidgee South Project E57/239, 340-343, 375, P57/817-823, 844-845, 882-884 1998 |
| A54701 | 1998 | Arimco Mining Pty Ltd | Gidgee | <1% | Annual Report Gidgee Project. 23/12/96-22/12/97. |
| A54999 | 1998 | Arimco Mining Pty Ltd | Montague North | <1% | Surrender Report to the Dept of Minerals and Energy, WA, Exploration Licence E57/180 (Montague North) March 19 |
| A52424 | 1997 | Gateway Mining Ltd | Montague | 2.7% | Montague Project, Annual Report to the Department of Minerals and Energy for the year ending June 1997, E57/2 |
| A49307 | 1996 | Bremer Resources Nl | Montague | 2.7% | Montague Project Murchison Mineral Field E57/239 Annual report for period from 21/06/1995 to 20/06/1996 |
| A45211 | 1995 | Metalsearch Nl | Montague | 2.7% | Annual Report for year ended 20 June 1995, Montague Project, E57/239. |
| A40473 | 1994 | Arimco Mining Pty Ltd | Gidgee | <1% | Annual Report for the Period 23/12/92 - 22/12/93 Gidgee Project |
| A38157 | 1993 | Pancontinental Mining Ltd | Sandstone | <1% | Annual report for the period 22/12/91-21/12/92 Sandstone II JV Project E57/108 E57/112 E57/142 E57/156 P57/551 |
| A38319 | 1993 | Arimco Mining Pty Ltd | Gidgee | <1% | Annual Report for the Period 23/12/91 to 22/12/92 Gidgee Project Arimco Mining Pty Ltd E57/77, E57/144, E57/1 |
| A40132 | 1993 | Pancontinental Mining Ltd | Sandstone | <1% | Surrender report M57/171, M57/222, M57/229, M57/235 & M53/266 Sandstone (SG50-16), WA , Period ending 31st Aug |
| A35112 | 1992 | Pancontinental Mining Ltd | Sandstone II | <1% | Annual report for the period 22 December 1990 to 21 December 1991 Sandstone II Project. E57/108, E57/112, E57/ |
| A35255 | 1992 | Arimco Nl | Gidgee | <1% | Annual Report for the Period 23/12/90 to 22/12/91 Gidgee Project Area Arimco NL E57/77, E57/144, E57/161, |
| A34514 | 1991 | Polaris Pacific Nl | Whistler Gold | <1% | Whistler Gold Project, Annual Report for period ending October 1991, M57/102-104, P57/653 & E57/166. |
| A29954 | 1990 | Cra Exploration Pty Ltd | Montague Range | <1% | Montague Range Project, Annual Report for the period 22nd March 1988 to 31st August 1989, M57/102-104. |
| A31799 | 1990 | Polaris Pacific Nl | Whistler | <1% | Whistler Project, Annual Report , October 1990, M57/102-104. |
| A27395 | 1989 | Herald Resources Ltd | Montague Range/Whistler | 32% | Annual report on Mineral Exploration Activity P57/185 to P57/187, P57/219 conditionally surrendered in favour |
| A25508 | 1988 | Cra Exploration Pty Ltd | Montague Range | <1% | Montague Range, Final report, May 1988, E57/11 |
| A21805 | 1987 | Cra Exploration Pty Ltd | Montague Range | <1% | Montague Range Project, Annual Report for the period ending 22/03/1987, E57/11. |
| A17778 | 1986 | Clackline Refractories Ltd | Montague | <1% | The Montague Project East Murchison Mineral Field Western Australia Report on Mineral Exploration in P57/7 Sur |
| A17809 | 1986 | Cra Exploration Pty Ltd | Montague Range | <1% | Annual report for 1985 on E57/11, Montague Range. |
| A18049 | 1986 | Cra Exploration Pty Ltd | Montague Range | <1% | Partial Surrender Report on E 57/11 Montague Range, Sanstone, Western Australia |
| A16773 | 1985 | Cra Exploration Pty Ltd | Montague Range | <1% | Montague Range Project, Annual Report for the period ending 22/03/1985, E57/11. |
| A14290 | 1984 | Cra Exploration Pty Ltd | Montague Range | <1% | Montague Range Project, Annual Report for the period ending 31/12/1983, E57/11. |
| A13372 | 1981 | Christopher Stevens Pty Ltd | Murchison/Eastern Mineral Fields | <1% | Murchison/Eastern Mineral Fields Project, Non-statutory Report: A Geological Appraisal, December 1981, CML12/8 |
| A6585 | 1976 | Western Mining Corporation Ltd | Montague Mine | 22% | Montague Mine Project, Non-statutory Report: Terminal Report for the period to 31/12/1975, MC57/4185-4187. |
| A537 | 1968 | Anaconda Aust Inc | Montague Range | <1% | Montague Range Project, Annual Report for the period ending 04/07/1968, TR70/3723H. |
| A534 | 1966 | Anaconda Aust Inc | Montague Range | <1% | Montague Range Project, Annual Report for the period ending 31/12/1966, TR70/3723H. |
| A44236 | 1753 | Arimco Mining Pty Ltd | Gidgee | <1% | Annual report Gidgee Project Area 23rd December 1993 to 22nd December 1994 E53/291, E57/144, E57/166, E57/167, |
| A47733 | 1753 | Arimco Mining Pty Ltd | Gidgee | <1% | Annual report Gidgee Project 23rd December 1994 to 22nd December 1995 E57/166 to E57/167 E57/176 E57/180 E547 |
| A50862 | 1753 | Arimco Mining Pty Ltd | Gidgee | <1% | Annual report Gidgee Project 23rd December 1995 to 22nd December 1996 |
| A28329 | 1753 | Cra Exploration Pty Ltd | Montague Range | <1% | Relinquishment report on E57/11 Montague Range, SG-50-16 Sandstone, WA |
What does the exploration record say about this ground?
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Tenure data sourced from the DMPE public registers and SLIP WA (© Government of Western Australia, CC BY 4.0), as at 2026-10-07. Compiled by NextMaps. Verify against primary sources before reliance.