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Barbwire Range

Shire of Derby-West Kimberley

Barbwire Range is a zinc, lead and diamond exploration project in the Shire of Derby-West Kimberley, Western Australia. Its 3 WAMEX reports were lodged by 2 companies between 1982 and 1991, most recently Bhp Minerals Pty Ltd in 1991.

Reports
3
Operators
2
companies on record
Worked
10yrs
1982 to 1991, 35 years ago
Main target
Zinc
3 commodities on record
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Barbwire Range in the Shire of Derby-West Kimberley
Ground extent38 × 32 km
Report areas mapped2

Who has explored here

Companies that lodged reports over Barbwire Range, most active first.

Bhp Minerals Pty Ltd 2Cra Exploration Pty Ltd 1

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Exploration record on Barbwire Range

Local government
Shire of Derby-West Kimberley
Commodities targeted
Lead 2 · Zinc 2 · Diamond 1
Work on record
Auger drilling 1 · Core library 1 · Diamond drilling 1 · Ground magnetic surveys 1 · Loam sampling 1 · Rock chip sampling 1 · Rotary drilling 1 · Sirotem surveys 1
Resource declared
Never on this record
Downloadable data
1 of 3 reports include a digital package
Report types
Annual 2 · Final Surrender 1
Reports by decade
21980s
11990s

Exploration reports

3 WAMEX reports filed over Barbwire Range.
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Most recent reports
ReportYearOperatorTitle
A32415 1991 Bhp Minerals Pty Ltd Barbwire Range Project, Annual Report for the period 22nd November 1989 to 21st November 1990, E04/552 & 553.
A29366 1989 Bhp Minerals Pty Ltd Barbwire Range Project, 1989 Annual report, E04/552-553
A11719 1982 Cra Exploration Pty Ltd Barbwire Range Project, Final Surrender Report, December 1982, E04/15.

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What does the exploration record say about Barbwire Range?

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Tenure data sourced from the DMPE public registers and SLIP WA (© Government of Western Australia, CC BY 4.0). Compiled by NextMaps. Verify against primary sources before reliance.