Nepean
Shire of Coolgardie
Nepean is a gold, nickel and lithium exploration project in the Shire of Coolgardie, Western Australia. Its 49 WAMEX reports were lodged by 16 companies between 1986 and 2025, most recently Santy Gold Pty Ltd in 2025. Of those, 1 declares a resource.
Reports
49
Operators
16
companies on record
Worked
40yrs
1986 to 2025, 1 year ago
Main target
Gold
Nickel most reported overall
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Nepean in the Shire of Coolgardie
Ground extent35 × 81 km
Report areas mapped16
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Nepean, most active first.
Focus Minerals Ltd 10Mincor Resources Nl 7St Francis Mining Nl 7Tectonic Resources Ltd 5Endeavour Resources Ltd 4Bpm Minerals Limited 3Metals Exploration Ltd 3Focus Minerals Ltd Lithium Australia 2Santy Gold Pty Ltd 1Bpm Minerals Limited Santy Gold 1Eastern Coolgardie Goldfields Pty Ltd 1Auroch Minerals Ltd 1Austminex Nl 1St Francis Group Ltd 1Mining Project Investors Pty Ltd 1Marapana Gold Nl 1
Who controls this ground today
Today 113 live and pending tenements sit over the Nepean ground, held under 30 names.
Free account
- Which tenements sit over this ground, and who holds each
- The area they cover and when they expire
- The main holders here, by number of titles
Premium
- Whether that ground is meeting its expenditure commitments
- Dormant tenements and active forfeitures
- Mortgages, caveats and the expiry profile
Exploration record on Nepean
- Local government
- Shire of Coolgardie
- Commodities targeted
- Nickel 41 · Gold 36 · Copper 12 · Lithium 5 · Platinum Group Elements 3 · Cobalt 3 · Tantalum 1 · Industrial Minerals 1
- Work on record
- RC drilling 10 · Soil sampling 8 · Geological reconnaissance 7 · Ground EM surveys 6 · Aircore drilling 5 · Surface geochemistry 4 · Diamond drilling 3 · Geological mapping 3
- Resource declared
- Yes, in 1 report: A79146 (2008)
- Downloadable data
- 20 of 49 reports include a digital package
- Reports with no exploration
- 3 of 49 record no work done
- Report types
- Annual 38 · Partial Surrender 6 · Final Surrender 5
Reports by decade
81980s
51990s
92000s
172010s
72020s
Exploration reports
49 WAMEX reports filed over Nepean.
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have the record over this ground read into one cited report, free for new accounts.
Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A146348 | 2025 | Santy Gold Pty Ltd | Nepean Project - Surrender Report E15/1708 for the period ending 04/12/2024 |
| A138729 | 2024 | Bpm Minerals Limited; Santy Gold Pty Ltd | Nepean Annual Technical Report - E15/1708 for the period ending 03/02/2023. |
| A133768 | 2023 | Bpm Minerals Ltd | Nepean Project Annual Technical Report E15/01708 for the period ending 03/02/2023 |
| A130049 | 2022 | Bpm Minerals Ltd | Nepean Annual Technical Report E15/1708 for the period ending 03/02/2022. |
| A128378 | 2021 | Eastern Coolgardie Goldfields Pty Ltd | Nepean Nickel Project P15/5625 Final Surrender Report for the period 9 August 2013 to 8 August 2021 |
| A128377 | 2021 | Auroch Minerals Ltd | Nepean Nickel Project P15/5625 Final Surrender Report for the period ending 08/08/2021 |
| A126696 | 2021 | Bpm Minerals Ltd | E15/1708 Nepean Project Annual Report for the period 4/2/20 to 3/2/21 |
| A120648 | 2019 | Focus Minerals Ltd; Lithium Australia Nl | Nepean project C5/2008 Annual Technical Report for the period 14 May 2018 to 13 May 2019 |
| A117312 | 2018 | Focus Minerals Ltd; Lithium Australia Nl | Nepean Project Combined Group Report C5/2008 |
| A114347 | 2017 | Focus Minerals Ltd | Annual Report Nepean Project C5/2008 for the period 14 May 2016 to 13 May 2017, M15/00709, M15/01809, P15/0551 |
| A109471 | 2016 | Focus Minerals Ltd | C5/2008 NEPEAN PROJECT Annual Report for the period 14/05/2015 to 13/05/2016 |
| A106019 | 2015 | Focus Minerals Ltd | Nepean Joint Venture Project – C5/2008 for the Period 14 May 2014 to 13 May 13 2015, M15/709, M15/1809, P15/55 |
| A103170 | 2014 | Focus Minerals Ltd | Nepean Joint Venture Project – C5/2008 Western Australia For the Period 14 May 2013 to 13 May 2014, M15/709, M |
| A98333 | 2013 | Focus Minerals Ltd | Nepean (JV) Project, Annual Report for the periods 14th May 2012 to 13th May 2013, M15/576,709 & M15/1809;P15/ |
| A96673 | 2013 | Mincor Resources Nl | Nepean Project Final Surrender Report for the period 18 March 2008 – 11 October 2012, E15/944, E15/1017, E15/1 |
| A94264 | 2012 | Focus Minerals Ltd | Combined Annual Report Nepean Joint Venture Project – C5/2008 For the Period May 14th, 2011 to May 13th, 2012, |
| A93966 | 2012 | Mincor Resources Nl | Nepean Partial Surrender Report E15/944 for the period 18 March 2011 to 15 March 2012 |
| A93963 | 2012 | Mincor Resources Nl | NEPEAN ANNUAL TECHNICAL REPORT E15/944 FOR THE PERIOD 18 March 2011 to 17 March 2012 |
| A91713 | 2011 | Focus Minerals Ltd | Nepean Joint Venture Project – C5/2008 For the Period May 14th, 2010 to May 13th, 2011 |
| A90568 | 2011 | Mincor Resources Nl | NEPEAN, ANNUAL TECHNICAL REPORT, E15/944, FOR THE PERIOD, 18th March 2010 to 17th March 2011 |
All 49 report numbers over Nepean
A146348 2025, A138729 2024, A133768 2023, A130049 2022, A128378 2021, A128377 2021, A126696 2021, A120648 2019, A117312 2018, A114347 2017, A109471 2016, A106019 2015, A103170 2014, A98333 2013, A96673 2013, A94264 2012, A93966 2012, A93963 2012, A91713 2011, A90568 2011, A90420 2011, A87669 2010, A87258 2010, A86788 2010, A84151 2009, A84150 2009, A79288 2008, A79146 2008, A75552 2007, A66924 2003, A65943 2003, A63266 2001, A61267 2000, A58469 1999, A56378 1998, A55240 1998, A46585 1995, A45088 1995, A25723 1988, A25321 1988, A24075 1988, A22575 1988, A20248 1987, A19993 1987, A18476 1986, A17153 1986, A82471, A82343, A49235
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What does the exploration record say about Nepean?
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