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M 51/557

LiveMining LeaseShire of MeekatharraMeekatharra District

Area

238.047ha

Expires

Oct 2033

in 7 years

WAMEX reports

WA median is 53

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of 68 reports

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Register summary

Holder: Big Bell Gold Operations Pty Ltd
Part of: Westgold Resources Limited (ASX:WGX) as at 2026-06-30
Local government: Shire of Meekatharra
Application received: 5 July 1995
Commenced: 17 Oct 2012
Expiry: 16 Oct 2033
Term: 21 Years

Exploration history on this ground

68 historical WAMEX exploration reports intersect M 51/557: 39 report geochemistry or sampling, 38 include a digital data package.

When this ground was worked · 65 of 68 reports dated

11960s

31970s

51980s

301990s

152000s

102010s

12020s

Most recent reports

Report	Year	Operator	Project	On this ground	Title
A124178	2020	Westgold Resources Limited	Yaloginda	<1%	Annual Exploration Report, C44/2006 Yaloginda Project fore the period ending 31/03/2020
A120396	2019	Westgold Resources Limited	Yaloginda	<1%	Annual Exploration Report C44/2006 Yaloginda Project for the period 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019
A118657	2019	Lorne M; Lorne C	Black Jack	<1%	Black Jack M51/604 Annual Technical Report for the period 20 December 2017 to 19 December 2018
A117158	2018	Westgold Resources Limited	Yaloginda	<1%	Annual Exploration Report C44/2006 Yaloginda Project For the Period 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018
A114151	2017	Westgold Resources Limited	Yaloginda	<1%	Annual Exploration Report, C44/2006 Yaloginda Project For the Period 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017

63 more reports

A109316	2016	Metals X Limited	Yaloginda	<1%	C44/2006 Combined Annual Mineral Exploration Report Yaloginda Project for the period 01/04/2015 to 31/03/2016
A105997	2015	Big Bell Gold Operations Pty Ltd	Yaloginda	<1%	Yaloginda Project C44/2006 Annual Mineral Exploration Report for the period 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2015, E51
A102756	2014	Metals X Limited	Yaloginda	<1%	Yaloginda [Supergroup] Project, Annual Report for the period 01/04/2013 to 31/03/2014, C44/2006.
A94418	2012	Reed Resources Ltd	Yaloginda	<1%	Annual Mineral Exploration Report: C44/2006 for the period 1st April 2011 to 31st March 2012
A90867	2011	Mercator Gold Australia Pty Ltd	Yaloginda Supergroup	<1%	Annual Exploration Report C44/2006 for the period 1st April 2010 to 31st
A87664	2010	Mercator Gold Australia Pty Ltd	Yaloginda	<1%	Annual Mineral Exploration Report C44/2006 Yaloginda Supergroup C44/2006 1st April 2009 to 31st March 2010
A78724	2008	Mercator Gold Australia Pty Ltd	Yaloginda	<1%	Annual Mineral Exploration Report C44/2006 (Report Period: 01/04/07 to 31/03/08 Tenement Numbers: E20/189 ...
A75369	2007	Mercator Gold Australia Pty Ltd	Bluebird (Norie)	<1%	Annual Mineral Exploration Report; C44/2006; 1st April 2006 to 31st March 2007; (Yaloginda Supergroup); M51/20
A72860	2006	Mercator Gold Australia Pty Ltd	South Junction	<1%	Annual Mineral Exploration Report, South Junction Tenement Group C58/1993, M51/132, M51/393, M51/491, M51/539,
A73100	2006	Mercator Gold Australia Pty Ltd	Bluebird (Yaloginda)	<1%	Annual Mineral Exploration Report C44/2006, End of Last Group Reporting Period to 31 March 2006, (Annual Repor
A70598	2005	Mercator Gold Australia Pty Ltd	Bluebird (South Junction)	<1%	Annual mineral exploration report, South junction tenement group C58/1993, M51/132, M51/393, M51/491, M51/539
A71188	2005	Mercator Gold Australia Pty Ltd	Yaloginda	3.5%	Annual mineral exploration report, Yaloginda Tenement Group C60/1993 (C194/1993, For the period 31/07/04 - 30/
A69580	2004	Aurogenic Resources Pty Ltd	Yaloginda	3.7%	Annual report for the period 31/07/03 - 30/07/04 Yaloginda tenement group, C194/1993, Annean joint venture M51
A65876	2003	St Barbara Mines Ltd	Bluebird -Yaloginda	3.5%	Annual Report 31 July 2001 to 30 July 2002 Bluebird Yaloginda C194/1993
A65903	2003	St Barbara Mines Ltd	South Junction	<1%	Annual Report 1 April 2001 to 31 March 2002 South Junction GSWA Reference C58/1993, M7880/3 SBML Report No: SJ
A66861	2003	St Barbara Mines Ltd	South Junction	<1%	Annual Report, 1 April 2002 to 31 March 2003, South Junction GSWA Report Reference C58/1993, SBML Report No. S
A67818	2003	St Barbara Mines Ltd	Yaloginda	3.5%	Annual Report for the period 31/07/2002- 30/07/2003 Yaloginda Project M51/27-28, M51/35, M51/91, M51/161, M51/
A63025	2001	St Barbara Mines Ltd	South Junction	<1%	Annual Report 1 April, 2000 To 31 March, 2001 South Junction GSWA Report Reference C58/1993
A63732	2001	St Barbara Mines Ltd	Bluebird	3.5%	Annual Report 1 August 2000 to 31 July 2001 Bluebird Project Area, Yaloginda Subgroup GSWA reference C194/1993
A61685	2001	St Barbara Mines Ltd	Bluebird	3.5%	Annual Report 1 August 1999 to 31 July 2000 Bluebird Project Area, Yaloginda Subgroup GSWA reference C194/1993
A61105	2000	St Barbara Mines Ltd	Bluebird	<1%	Annual Report 1 April 1999 to 31 March 2000 Bluebird Project South Junction Subgroup M51/132, M51/393, M51/491
A58907	1999	St Barbara Mines Ltd	Bluebird	4%	Annual Report 01/08/98-31/07/99. Bluebird Project area, Yaloginda subgroup.
A57395	1999	St Barbara Mines Ltd	Bluebird	4%	St Barbara Mines Ltd Annual Report with the Period 1/8/1997 to 31/6/1998 BlueBird Project Area Yaloginda Subgr
A58059	1999	St Barbara Mines Ltd	Bluebird	<1%	St Barbara Mines Ltd Annual Report 1/03/1998 to 31/03/1999 Bluebird Project Area M51/132,393,491,539
A55960	1998	St Barbara Mines Ltd	Bluebird	<1%	Annual Report 01/04/97-31/03/98. Bluebird Project Area. Bluebird-South Junction Subgroup. M51/132,393,491,539.
A52429	1997	St Barbara Mines Ltd	Bluebird	4%	Bluebird Project Area, Yaloginda Subgroup Annual Report, 10/08/1996 - 31/07/1997 M51/27-28, 35, 91, 161, 180,
A51639	1997	St Barbara Mines Ltd	Bluebird -Yaloginda	<1%	Annual report 1 April 1996 to 31 March 1997 Bluebird Project area Bluebird - South Junction Subgroup M51/132 M
A48229	1996	St Barbara Mines Ltd	Bluebird - Bluebird South Junction	<1%	Bluebird - Bluebird South Junction Project, Annual report 1 June, 1995 to 31, June 1996 , M51/132, 393, 491; P
A49112	1996	St Barbara Mines Ltd	Bluebird	<1%	Annual report 1 October 1995 to 31 July 1996 Bluebird Area Yalogind Subgroup M51/27 M51/28 M51/91 M51/161 M51/
A49790	1996	St Barbara Mines Ltd	Bluebird	<1%	Annual report 1 January 1996 to 31 December 1996 Bluebird Project area Chunderloo - Wandanui Subgroup E51/349
A44648	1995	St Barbara Mines Ltd	Bluebird	<1%	St Barbara Mines Limited Annual Report(1 June 1994 to 31 May 1995) Bluebird- South Junction Project, 31st May
A44651	1995	Capricorn Resources Aust Nl	Yaloginda	<1%	Yaloginda Gold Prospect Annual report period ending 10 March 1995 New Area: Prospecting Licence P51/1723 May 1
A45686	1995	St Barbara Mines Ltd	Bluebird	4.7%	Annual Report.1 October 1994 to 30 September 1995. Bluebird Project Area Yaloginda Subgroup M51/27, M51/28, M5
A46192	1995	Dominion Mining Ltd	Gibraltar	<1%	Annual report 'Gibraltar' M51/27 M51/28 M51/91 M51/180 M51/187 M51/280 M51/281 M51/325 M51/441 P51/1732 P51/19
A41262	1994	St Barbara Mines Ltd	Bluebird- South Junction	<1%	Annual report for the period 01/06/93-31/05/94 Bluebird - South Junction Project M51/132 M51/393 M51/491 P51/1
A41401	1994	Mr Lorne N	Yaloginda	<1%	Annual Report for the period 10/06/92-10/06/94, Yaloginda Project ,P51/1735.
A42239	1994	St Barbara Mines Ltd	Bluebird	8.8%	Annual report for the period 01/10/93-30/09/94 Bluebird Project, Yaloginda sub group.
A42457	1994	Capricorn Resources Aust Nl	Yaloginda	<1%	Yaloginda gold prospect Annual report to the Department of Minerals and Energy, WA. for the period ending 10.0
A42882	1994	St Barbara Mines Ltd	Bliuebird	<1%	Annual Report for the period 1st January 1994 to 31st December 1994 , Bluebird Project.
A41797	1994	Dominion Mining Ltd	Gibraltar	<1%	Annual Report Gibraltar M51/27, M51/28, M51/91, M51/187, M51 /280, M51/281, M51/325, M51/433, M51/441, P51/128
A37840	1993	St Barbara Mines Ltd	Yaloginda	<1%	Meekatharra - Nannine Tenements RC and RAB Drilling, Murchison Mineral Field - Western Australia, Jan 1989 - D
A38500	1993	St Barbara Mines Ltd	Bluebird - South Junction	<1%	Annual report for the period 01/01/91-31/05/93 Bluebird- South Junction Project M51/132 M51/393
A39319	1993	St Barbara Mines Ltd	Yaloginda- Bluebird	2.2%	Yaloginda - Bluebird Project, Annual Report for the period 1st September 1991 to 30th September 1993, M51/35,
A39647	1993	St Barbara Mines Ltd	Bluebird	<1%	Annual Report, period 1 January 1993 to 31 December 1993. E51/349 Chunderloo Supergroup, Kurrajong, and Three
A39755	1993	Capricorn Resources Aust Nl	Yaloginda	<1%	Annual report for the period 11 March 1992 to 10 March 1993. Yaloginda Gold Prospect. P51/1723.
A38696	1993	Dominion Mining Ltd	Gibraltar	<1%	Annual Report Gibraltar M51/27, M51/91, M51/180, M51/280, M51/281, M51/325, M51/433, M51/441, P51/1732, P51/17
A35596	1992	Dominion Mining Ltd	Gibraltor	<1%	Annual Report Gibraltor Project M51/27-28,91,180,187 M51/280-281, M51/325, P51/1063-1064, P51/1289-1290 March
A34021	1991	Dominion Mining Ltd	Gibraltor	<1%	Annual Report Gibraltar M51/27, M51/28, M51/91, M51/180 M51/187, M51/280, M51/281, M51/325, p51/1063, P51/1064
A30644	1990	Ross Atkins Mining	South Junction	<1%	South Junction, Edin Hope. M51/132 Murchison mineral field W.A. Report No:90/8 December 1990
A31584	1990	Ross Atkins Mining	Kelpy	92%	Kelpy Project , M51/94,144,184, Annual Report for the period 01/03/1989 to 01/03/1990.
A31625	1990	Dominion Mining Ltd	Rocklea	<1%	Annual Report; Rocklea M51/27 From 09/05/89 - 08/05/90
A28836	1989	Metana Minerals Nl	Yaloginda	<1%	Yaloginda Gold Prospect - Belele, W.A. Summary progress repr ot for the period 01/01/88 - 31/08/89 M51/211, 20
A24295	1988	Whim Creek Consolidated Nl	Rocklea	<1%	Annual report on mining lease 51/27, Rocklea, Meekatharra, Western Australia, covering the period 9 May 1987 t
A24779	1988	Endeavour Resources Ltd	Bluebird	<1%	Report Bluebird Gold Mine Operations - M51/132 Yaloginda Area - Meekatharra District, Murchison Goldfield, WA
A21479	1987	Whim Creek Consolidated Nl	Meekatharra	<1%	Annual report on Mining Leases 51/27 and 51/28 'Rocklea' and 'Gibraltar' Yaloginda Western Australia covering
A17833	1986	Whim Creek Consolidated Nl	Rocklea	<1%	Annual report on 'Rocklea' Mining Lease 51/27 Meekatharra Western Australia covering the period 9 May 1985 to
A6584	1976	Western Mining Corporation Ltd	12 Mile Well - Yaloginda	2.4%	12 Mile Well - Yaloginda Project, Annual Report for the period 01/06/1975 to 01/06/1976, MC51/3248-3256.
A1104	1970	Laporte Titanium Aust Pty Ltd	Nannine	<1%	Nannine Project, Annual Report for the period ending 30th June 1970, TR70/3812H.
A1649	1970	Laporte Titanium ( Australia) Ltd	Nannine	<1%	Nannine Project, Annual (& Final ) Report, November 1970, TR70/3812H.
A1103	1968	Laporte Titanium ( Australia) Ltd	Nannine	<1%	Nannine Project, Non-statutory Report: Geochemical (1) & Geological (5) Plans, June 1967 & June 1968, TR70/38
A27936	1753	Whim Creek Consolidated Nl	Rocklea	<1%	'Rocklea'. 1988 Annual Report 51/27 04/1989
A84000	1753	Mercator Gold Australia Pty Ltd	Yaloginda	<1%	Yaloginda Supergroup C44/2006 Annual Report 2008-2009
A98670	1753	Reed Resources Ltd	Yaloginda Supergroup	<1%	Annual Mineral Exploration Report C44/2006 for the period 1stApril 2012 to 31st March 2013, E 20/189 ........

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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 2026-09-27. Compiled by NextMaps. Verify against primary sources before reliance.