WA Mining Weekly Aug 10 - 16

This was the busiest transfer week in 8 weeks, with applications up 5% and transfers up 27%. 30,456 tenements are live or pending across the state.

Biggest moves

Iris Metals, Kym Mining transfer Niagara tenements

Iris Metals Limited transferred 26 tenements covering 2,090 hectares in the Niagara district of the Shire of Menzies to Kym Mining Pty Ltd. IRIS Metals has said its WA activity is focused on the Kookynie and Leonora projects, while Kym Mining is a wholly owned subsidiary of Arika Resources, which said in February 2026 it intended to complete the acquisition through KYM to consolidate 100% ownership of the Yundamindra and Kookynie gold projects in Western Australia.

Why it matters: This adds to Arika’s control of ground around Kookynie, where it has said it wants full ownership for operational and strategic flexibility.

Sources: irismetals.com · Iris Metals Ltd. Profile - IR1 · [PDF] National PD template · [PDF] IRIS Metals Limited - For personal use only

Iris Metals Limited now holds 56 WA tenements · Kym Mining Pty Ltd now holds 77 WA tenements

Lofasz transfers Niagara ground to Kym Mining

Lofasz Pty Ltd has transferred 11 tenements covering 1,699 hectares in the Niagara district of the Shire of Menzies to Kym Mining Pty Ltd. Kym Mining is a wholly owned subsidiary of Arika Resources, and the ground sits around the Kookynie-Malcolm Road lot 18 / PTA reserve, with nearby tenure including Two Dees, Butterfly, Admiral, Clark - Kookynie and Ulysses Gold.

Why it matters: The buyer is part of a larger WA gold operator, which points to continued holding and potential follow-up work on ground already surrounded by established Kookynie area tenure.

Sources: arika.com.au · Arika Resources secures full ownership of WA gold projects · [PDF] National PD template - ASX · june 2025 quarterly activities & cashflow report

Lofasz Pty Ltd now holds 9 WA tenements · Kym Mining Pty Ltd now holds 77 WA tenements

Northern Star transfers 10 tenements to Toledo in Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Northern Star Resources Ltd has transferred 10 tenements covering 6,062 hectares to Toledo Tenement Holdings Pty Limited in the Shire of Kalgoorlie-Boulder. The ground sits in the Broad Arrow Mf district, 10km from the Paradigm gold operation, and was previously held by Heron Resources NL. GTRG Resources Pty Ltd holds one adjacent tenement.

Why it matters: Toledo Tenement Holdings Pty Limited now holds 36 WA tenements.

Northern Star Resources Ltd now holds 165 WA tenements · Toledo Tenement Holdings Pty Limited now holds 36 WA tenements

Rand Mining Limited transfers one tenement to Regent Point Pty Ltd

Rand Mining Limited has transferred one exploration licence covering 31,310 hectares in the Shire of Broome to Regent Point Pty Ltd. The ground sits in the West Kimberley Mf district, adjacent to a single tenement held by Coast Hill Sand Pty Ltd, and was previously held by Pangea Resources Ltd.

Why it matters: Regent Point Pty Ltd now holds 1 WA tenement.

Rand Mining Limited now holds 5 WA tenements · Regent Point Pty Ltd now holds 1 WA tenement

Armstrong Industries acquires five tenements from Ross Petry Roberts

Armstrong Industries (WA) Pty Ltd has registered the transfer of five prospecting licences covering 801 hectares in the Shire of Cue from Ross Petry Roberts. The ground sits 5km from the Great Fingall Deeps gold operation and neighbours two tenements held by Big Bell Gold Operations Pty Ltd.

Why it matters: Armstrong Industries (WA) Pty Ltd now holds 15 WA tenements.

Roberts, Ross Petry now holds 1 WA tenement · Armstrong Industries (WA) Pty Ltd now holds 15 WA tenements

Quick transfers

• Ardea Exploration Pty Ltd → Mt Ida Au Pty Ltd: 1 tenement (11,160 ha), Menzies Shire
• Cole, Matthew Eric → Anias Pty Ltd: 2 tenements (385 ha), Meekatharra Shire
• Terry, Dean Anthony → Pure Gold Pty Ltd: 1 tenement (150 ha), Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire
• White, Andrew Roy → Berma Prospecting Pty Ltd: 1 tenement (10 ha), Leonora Shire

Ground dropped

• MB Minerals Pty Ltd — 5 tenements, 84,940 ha, Meekatharra Shire · open for application now
• Mammoth Minerals Limited — 2 tenements, 74,710 ha, East Pilbara Shire · open for application now
• FMG Pilbara Pty Ltd — 2 tenements, 38,301 ha, East Pilbara Shire · open for application now
• Willow Minerals Pty Ltd — 2 tenements, 30,070 ha, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire
• Raketa Resources Pty Ltd — 1 tenement, 27,590 ha, East Pilbara Shire
• Baracus Pty Ltd — 4 tenements, 22,320 ha, Ashburton Shire, Sandstone Shire
• Byro Exploration Pty Ltd — 1 tenement, 22,276 ha, Murchison Shire · open for application now
• Beau Resources Pty Ltd — 2 tenements, 21,080 ha, Ashburton Shire
• MQ Minerals Pty Ltd — 1 tenement, 18,910 ha, Ashburton Shire · open for application now
• Flynn Gold Limited — 2 tenements, 16,740 ha, East Pilbara Shire
• Infinity Mining Limited — 3 tenements, 15,500 ha, East Pilbara Shire
• Mollerin Minerals Pty Ltd — 2 tenements, 12,710 ha, Mount Marshall Shire, Koorda Shire

Opening soon

• Aug 21 — E 30/517 · 8,348 ha (43 blocks) · Menzies Shire
• Aug 21 — E 52/3748 · 4,097 ha (21 blocks) · East Pilbara Shire
• Aug 27 — E 59/2319 · 2,398 ha (12 blocks) · Perenjori Shire

Ground picked up

• Fat Tail Holdings Pty Ltd pegged E 45/7355 (30,511 ha, East Pilbara), 70% of it ground Mammoth Minerals Limited released 3 days earlier.
• Kali Metals Limited pegged E 45/7354 (6,400 ha, East Pilbara), 80% of it ground Delphi Resources Pty Ltd and FMG Pilbara Pty Ltd released 33 days earlier.
• Lacey, Angus William pegged E 28/3612 (5,329 ha, Kalgoorlie-Boulder), all of it ground Connor, Brendan Gabriel released 16 days earlier.
• Dreadnought Exploration Pty Ltd pegged E 09/3083 and E 09/3084 (4,366 ha, Upper Gascoyne), all of it ground Harvis Minerals Pty Ltd released 3 days earlier.
• Crucial Resources Pty Ltd pegged E 08/3884 (3,481 ha, Ashburton), almost all of it ground Black Cat (Paulsens) Pty Ltd released 13 days earlier.
• Mining Equities Pty Ltd pegged E 47/5438 (2,846 ha, Ashburton), all of it ground Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Limited and Holcim (Australia) Pty Ltd released 12 days earlier.
• Fraka Investments Pty Ltd pegged E 53/2452 and E 53/2451 (2,755 ha, Wiluna), all of it ground Albion Resources Limited released 2 days earlier.
• Yerilla Nickel Pty Ltd pegged E 28/3610 (2,366 ha, Kalgoorlie-Boulder), 87% of it ground Costanzo, Patrick Natale released the day before.

Mining Equities Pty Ltd has picked up 7 parcels (14,864 ha) from 7 different holders in the last 90 days.

Still open

No competing application shows on the register for this ground. The live tenure layer can lag a couple of business days, so confirm in Tengraph before lodging.

• E 80/5975 — Han, Jian Hua · 62,000 ha · Wyndham-East Kimberley Shire · surrendered Jul 23
• E 80/6144 — HJH Resources Pty Ltd · 62,000 ha · Halls Creek Shire · surrendered Jul 23
• E 70/5650 — Electric Metals Pty Ltd · 16,430 ha · Narembeen Shire · expired Jul 29
• E 39/2247 — Solstice Minerals Limited · 13,950 ha · Menzies Shire · surrendered Jul 29
• E 70/5509 — Macallum Exploration (WA) Pty Ltd · 13,330 ha · Kent Shire · surrendered Jul 29
• E 70/5776 — Image Resources NL · 6,510 ha · Gingin Shire · expired Jul 29
• E 70/6608 — Macallum Exploration (WA) Pty Ltd · 5,580 ha · Kent Shire · surrendered Jul 29
• E 70/5904 — Southern Sky Energy Pty Ltd · 1,550 ha · Coorow Shire · forfeited Jul 28

Where the pegging is

• Leonora Shire — 9 new applications from 4 holders. Previously explored for Gold, Copper
• Cue Shire — 5 new applications from 4 holders. Previously explored for Gold, Iron
• Ashburton Shire — 4 new applications from 4 holders. Previously explored for Gold, Base Metals
• Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire — 3 new applications from 3 holders. Previously explored for Gold, Nickel
• Wiluna Shire — 3 new applications from 2 holders. Previously explored for Gold, Copper

New faces

• Fat Tail Holdings Pty Ltd — 1 first application (29,760 ha), East Pilbara Shire
• Fraka Investments Pty Ltd — 2 first applications (2,790 ha), Wiluna Shire

Worth watching next week

• 3 parcels totalling 14,844 ha are scheduled to come out of the release pool in the coming weeks (see Opening soon for dates).
• MB Minerals Pty Ltd's 84,940 ha in Meekatharra is the largest package back on the market.
• Leonora Shire drew the most new applications this week (9 from 4 holders); worth watching for follow-on pegging.

Tenement transfers, applications, surrenders and status changes are shown as registered by DMPE, which can lag the underlying deal by several weeks. This briefing is derived from public DMPE data and NextMaps’ own DASC and RSS feeds; verify against official sources before acting.

General information only. Nothing here is financial, investment, legal or tenure advice, and it is not a recommendation to acquire, dispose of or apply for any tenement or financial product. NextMaps is not licensed to give such advice. Seek your own professional advice, and confirm the register yourself, before acting.