Hill River
Shire of Dandaragan
Hill River is a coal exploration project in the Shire of Dandaragan, Western Australia, earlier explored for diatomite and mineral sands. Its 32 WAMEX reports were lodged by 8 companies between 1979 and 2015, most recently Hill River Coal Pty Ltd in 2015. Of those, 6 declare a resource.
Reports
32
Operators
8
companies on record
Worked
37yrs
1979 to 2015, 11 years ago
Main target
Coal
Diatomite most reported overall
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Hill River in the Shire of Dandaragan
Ground extent27 × 67 km
Report areas mapped14
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Hill River, most active first.
Who controls this ground today
Today 17 live and pending tenements sit over the Hill River ground, held under 4 names.
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- 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 Hill River
- Local government
- Shire of Dandaragan
- Commodities targeted
- Diatomite 16 · Coal 11 · Mineral Sands 5
- Work on record
- Feasibility studies 7 · Metallurgy 7 · Mineral resource estimate 5 · RC drilling 4 · Coal analysis 3 · Coal graphic logs 3 · Proximate analysis 3 · Bulk sampling 2
- Resource declared
- Yes, in 6 reports: A73211 (2003), A67655 (2003), A65431 (2002), A43975 (1995), A21641 (1987), A36245 (1986)
- Downloadable data
- 6 of 32 reports include a digital package
- Reports with no exploration
- 1 of 32 record no work done
- Report types
- Annual 24 · Non-statutory 5 · Final Surrender 3
Reports by decade
11970s
61980s
131990s
62000s
12010s
Exploration reports
32 WAMEX reports filed over Hill River.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A105406 | 2015 | Hill River Coal Pty Ltd | E70/2688 Hill River Coal Deposit (South area Mintaja/Cadda) Annual Mineral Exploration Report for the period 2 |
| A68383 | 2004 | Warradarge Resources Pty Ltd | Annual report for 2003 on Mintaja Coal Project and Warradarge Coal Project (M70/1122, M70/1123, M70/1124, M70/ |
| A73211 | 2003 | Iluka Resources Ltd | Final Surrender Group Report for C108/2002, For the Period 14/12/1994 to 10/11/2003, Hill River Project. |
| A67655 | 2003 | Iluka Resources Ltd | Final Surrender Report for the period 31/04/2003-10/11/2003 Hill River Project C108/2002, E70/2042, E70/2117, |
| A66909 | 2003 | Iluka Resources Ltd | Annual Report for the period 01/01/02 to 30/04/03 Hill River Project C108/2002 Iluka-TR-T9612 |
| A65431 | 2002 | Iluka Resources Ltd | Technical Report Iluka-TR-02/115 Annual Report on Exploration on M70/1096 For The Period 3/8/2001 To 2/8/2002 |
| A64336 | 2002 | Iluka Resources Ltd | Technical Report Iluka TR-02/18. Annual Technical Report for the period 14/12/00 to 13/12/01 combined reporti |
| A43975 | 1995 | Mallina Holdings Ltd | Hill River Diatomite (Drak Deposit) Annual report 1994 to 1995 Mining Lease M70/38 |
| A39075 | 1993 | Cra Exploration Pty Ltd | Annual report on Hill river Group 2 Tenements Period 01/01/92-31/12/93 Hill River WA E70/129 E70/236 M70/614-6 |
| A37883 | 1993 | Mallina Holdings Ltd | Annual Report for the period 02/92-02/93 Hill River/Drak Project M70/38 |
| A36565 | 1992 | Mallina Holdings Ltd | Hill River Project, Annual Report for the period 01/07/1991 to 01/07/1992 , M70/129. |
| A35305 | 1992 | Mallina Holdings Ltd | Annual Report 1991-1992 Drak Deposit Hill River Diatomite M70/38 |
| A36318 | 1991 | Cra Exploration Pty Ltd | Annual Report for 1990 on the Hill River Project - Group 1 tenements. Report No. 17170. |
| A34085 | 1991 | Mallina Holdings Ltd | Hill River Diatomite ML70/129 Annual Report 1990-91 |
| A32668 | 1991 | Mallina Holdings Ltd | Drak Hill River Diatomite Deposit Annual Report 1990/91; ML70/38 |
| A36313 | 1990 | Cra Exploration Pty Ltd | Hill River, [Annual report], 24 July 1990, [ CML70/2284 ... 70/11290, E70/129 ... 70/236, M70/381... 70/472 ] |
| A36312 | 1990 | Cra Exploration Pty Ltd | Hill River Project, Annual Report, July 1990, Biological Database, |
| A36311 | 1990 | Cra Exploration Pty Ltd | Hill River Coal Project, Geology and Drillhole Location Plans (Brazier East). |
| A31340 | 1990 | Mallina Holdings Ltd | Hill River Diatomite, Annual Report Mining Lease 70/129 (1989 - 1990, Hill River). |
| A30312 | 1990 | Mallina Holdings Ltd | Hill River Diatomite (Drak Deposit) Annual Report 1989-90, ML70/38 (Hill River). |
All 32 report numbers over Hill River
A105406 2015, A68383 2004, A73211 2003, A67655 2003, A66909 2003, A65431 2002, A64336 2002, A43975 1995, A39075 1993, A37883 1993, A36565 1992, A35305 1992, A36318 1991, A34085 1991, A32668 1991, A36313 1990, A36312 1990, A36311 1990, A31340 1990, A30312 1990, A36068 1989, A24670 1988, A23641 1988, A21641 1987, A36245 1986, A36080 1983, A35908 1979, A27981, A26515, A20625, A20624, A18081
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What does the exploration record say about Hill River?
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