Big Springs
Big Springs is a diamond exploration project in the Shire of Derby-West Kimberley, Western Australia. Its 2 WAMEX reports were lodged by Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd between 2003 and 2004.
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Big Springs, most active first.
Who controls this ground today
See who holds the tenements over the Big Springs ground today, and whether that ground is being worked.
- 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
- Whether that ground is meeting its expenditure commitments
- Dormant tenements and active forfeitures
- Mortgages, caveats and the expiry profile
Exploration record on Big Springs
- Local government
- Shire of Derby-West Kimberley
- Commodities targeted
- Diamond 2
- Work on record
- Electron microprobes 2 · Indicator minerals 2 · Petrology 2 · Aerial EM surveys 1 · Geochronology 1 · Geological reconnaissance 1 · Geophysical interpretation 1 · Grab sampling 1
- Resource declared
- Never on this record
- Downloadable data
- 2 of 2 reports include a digital package
- Report types
- Annual 2
Exploration reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A69609 | 2004 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd | Annual report for the period 03/08/03 - 02/08/04 Big Springs 1, E04/1128, Big Springs 2, E04/1129 Big Springs |
| A67488 | 2003 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd | Annual Report for the period 3 August 2002 to 2 August 2003 Big Springs 1 E4/1128 Big Springs 2 E4/1129 Report |
Other projects in the Shire of Derby-West Kimberley
What does the exploration record say about Big Springs?
NextMaps reads the WAMEX reports over a chosen area into a referenced prospectivity assessment: the geology, the historical programs, the drill intercepts and geochemistry, and the untested gaps, with every claim cited back to its source report. New accounts include a free report. How the reports work.
Get the free report Open this ground on the mapTenure 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.