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Fortescue

Shire of Ashburton
Reports
27
Operators
5
companies on record
Worked
59yrs
1968 to 2026, this year
Main target
Copper
11 commodities on record
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Fortescue in the Shire of Ashburton
Ground extent365 × 245 km
Report areas mapped9
Tenements in Shire of Ashburton

Exploration record on Fortescue

Local government
Shire of Ashburton
Commodities targeted
Copper 23 · Iron 8 · Nickel 4 · Gold 3 · Lead 2 · Zinc 2 · Platinum Group Elements 2 · Silver 2
Programs on record
9 drilling · 15 geochemistry · 2 geophysics
Resource declared
Never on this record
Downloadable data
9 of 27 reports include a digital package
Reports with no exploration
2 of 27 record no work done
Report types
Non-statutory 12 · Annual 11 · Partial Surrender 2 · Final Surrender 2
Reports by decade
101960s
81970s
1980s
11990s
62000s
2010s
12020s

Exploration reports

27 WAMEX reports filed over Fortescue.
Most recent reports
ReportYearOperatorTitle
A155381 2026 Guruma Resources Pty Ltd E47/4261 Partial Surrender Report Fortescue Project for the period ending 10/06/2026. C58/2023
A82753 2009 Ausquest Ltd "Fortescue Project", Exploration Licences E47/1418m 1486, and 1641 Western Australia, Combined Reporting No. 1
A80571 2009 Ausquest Ltd “FORTESCUE PROJECT” EXPLORATION LICENCEs E47/1418, 1486, and 1641 WESTERN AUSTRALIA, COMBINED ANNUAL REPORT FO
A77161 2008 Ausquest Ltd Surrender report for the period October 18 2006 to November 9th 2007, for Exploration Licence E47/1424
A77025 2008 Ausquest Ltd "Fortescue Project", xploration Licences E47/1418, 1424, 1427, 1486, and 1641, Turee Creek 1:250 000 Sheet SF
A68852 2004 Mineralogy Pty Ltd Annual report for the period 08/03/2003-07/03/2004 Fortescue Project E08/691
A66551 2003 Mineralogy Pty Ltd Annual Report period 8 March 2002 - 7 March 2003 Fortescue E08/691
A44381 1995 Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd [ Fortescue iron ore - diamond exploration, Partial surrender report, E47/500 ... 47/681]
A13708 1975 Western Mining Corporation Ltd Fortescue Project, Non-statutory Report: Grid Soils, Sample Assay Sheets, 1968-1975, MC47/348-386, 390-403 & 4
A13711 1974 Western Mining Corporation Ltd Fortescue Project, Non-statutory Report: Sample Data Sheets, to May 1974, MC47/348-386, 390-403 & 405-407; ML
A6780 1972 Western Mining Corporation Ltd Fortescue Project, Non-statutory Report: Summary Report for the year ending 31/12/1971, MC47/348-386, 390-403,
A13709 1971 Western Mining Corporation Ltd Fortescue Project, Non-statutory Report: Percussion Drill Logs, 1970-1971, MC47/348-386, 390-403, 405-407, 451
A6779 1971 Western Mining Corporation Ltd Fortescue Project, Annual Report , March 1971, MC47/348-386, 390-403, 405-407, 451-453, 458-465; ML47/243, 252
A1228 1971 Western Mining Corporation Ltd Fortescue Project, Annual Report for the period 01/071970 to 01/07/1971, TR70/4556, 4549, 4550, 4553, 4555 & 4
A1227 1970 Western Mining Corporation Ltd Fortescue Project, Annual Report for the period ending 31/12/1969, 1968 Assays to accompany A 1226, TR70/4546-
A1226 1970 Western Mining Corporation Ltd Fortescue Project, Annual Report for the period ending 31/12/1970, Plans to accompany A 1227, TR70/4546-4557,
A13707 1969 Western Mining Corporation Ltd Fortescue Project, Non-statutory Report: 1968-1969 Sample Assay Sheets, July 1969, MC47/348-386, 390-403 & 40
A13706 1969 Western Mining Corporation Ltd Fortescue Project, Non-statutory Report: 1967-1969 Sample Assay Sheets, MC47/348-386, 390-403 & 405-407; ML47/
A13705 1969 Western Mining Corporation Ltd Fortescue Project, Non-statutory Report: 1967-1969 Sample Assay Sheets, to May 1969, MC47/348-386, 390-403 & 4
A13704 1969 Western Mining Corporation Ltd Fortescue Project, Non-statutory Report: 1967-1969 Sample Assay Sheets, Area 31, to October 1969, MC47/348-386
All 27 report numbers over Fortescue
A155381 2026, A82753 2009, A80571 2009, A77161 2008, A77025 2008, A68852 2004, A66551 2003, A44381 1995, A13708 1975, A13711 1974, A6780 1972, A13709 1971, A6779 1971, A1228 1971, A1227 1970, A1226 1970, A13707 1969, A13706 1969, A13705 1969, A13704 1969, A13702 1969, A1262 1969, A6778 1968, A6777 1968, A1252 1968, A1223 1968, A1263

Who has explored here

Companies that lodged reports over Fortescue, most active first.

Western Mining Corporation Ltd 19Ausquest Ltd 4Mineralogy Pty Ltd 2Guruma Resources Pty Ltd 1Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd 1
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