Western Plains Gold was founded in 2004 and listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) on 23 August 2005.
[5] The company purchased land and proposed to construct an enclosed iron ore stockpiling and associated loading facilities at Port Pirie on the eastern shore of Spencer Gulf, South Australia.
[7][8] The assets included the Peculiar Knob iron deposit, located in the Woomera Protected Area.
[9] In November 2014, the company announced that it would sell its land at Port Pirie to help fund its gold development projects.
Targeted commodities included gold, nickel, base metals, iron ore and coal.