Kimberley
Shire of Derby-West Kimberley
Kimberley is a lithium, gold and base metals exploration project in the Shire of Derby-West Kimberley, Western Australia, earlier explored for copper and zinc. Its 59 WAMEX reports were lodged by 14 companies between 1964 and 2024, most recently Central Pilbara North Iron Ore Pty Ltd in 2024.
Reports
59
Operators
14
companies on record
Worked
61yrs
1964 to 2024, 2 years ago
Main target
Lithium
Copper most reported overall
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Kimberley in the Shire of Derby-West Kimberley
Ground extent665 × 521 km
Report areas mapped23
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Kimberley, most active first.
Pickands Mather & Co Int 34Diamond Resources Nl 6Central Pilbara North Iron Ore Pty Ltd 3Kimberley Quarry Pty Ltd 3Kimberley Precious Metals Pty Ltd 2Elemental Minerals Ltd 2Kimberley Diamond Company Nl 2Dreadnought Resources Ltd 1Wodgina Lithium Pty Ltd 1Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd 1Blina Diamonds Nl 1Synergy Equities Group Ltd 1Granite Resources Aust Pty Ltd 1Broken Hill Pty Co Ltd 1
Who controls this ground today
Today 12 live and pending tenements sit over the Kimberley ground, held under 9 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 Kimberley
- Local government
- Shire of Derby-West Kimberley
- Commodities targeted
- Copper 33 · Zinc 20 · Lead 19 · Nickel 18 · Gold 12 · Diamond 10 · Base Metals 9 · Silver 9
- Work on record
- Copper 17 · Stream sediment sampling 13 · Aerial magnetic surveys 9 · Geological mapping 7 · Rock chip sampling 7 · Geological reconnaissance 6 · Gravel sampling 5 · Soil sampling 4
- Resource declared
- Never on this record
- Downloadable data
- 9 of 59 reports include a digital package
- Reports with no exploration
- 3 of 59 record no work done
- Report types
- Non-statutory 32 · Annual 16 · Final Surrender 8 · Partial Surrender 3
Reports by decade
221960s
131970s
31980s
41990s
62000s
72010s
42020s
Exploration reports
59 WAMEX reports filed over Kimberley.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A145054 | 2024 | Central Pilbara North Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Kimberley Exploration E80/5540 Final Surrender Report for the period ending 02/08/2024 |
| A144955 | 2024 | Central Pilbara North Iron Ore Pty Ltd | E80/05540 Annual Report for the period ending 19/07/2024 (Kimberley exploration stream sediment samplong) |
| A144356 | 2024 | Dreadnought Resources Ltd | Kimberley E04/2508 Partial Surrender for the period 8 May 2015 to 12 July 2024 |
| A136684 | 2023 | Central Pilbara North Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Annual Report E805540 Kimberley Exploration Pproject for the period ending 19/07/2023 |
| A116897 | 2018 | Wodgina Lithium Pty Ltd | Final Surrender E04/2442 Kimberley Project for the period 03/03/2017 - 07/03/2018 |
| A114734 | 2017 | Kimberley Precious Metals Pty Ltd | E04/2372 Exploration Licence Exploration Report - Kimberley Basalt For the Period 12 May 2016 to 11 May 2017 |
| A114700 | 2017 | Kimberley Quarry Pty Ltd | Final Surrender M04/2130 Kimberley Black Granite Project for the period 11 June 2016 to 10 June 2017 |
| A114426 | 2017 | Kimberley Precious Metals Pty Ltd | E04/2373 Exploration Licence Exploration Report - Kimberley Diamonds - 31 March 2016 to 30 March 2017 |
| A114094 | 2017 | Kimberley Quarry Pty Ltd | Final Surrender E04/2121 Kimberley Project For the Period 11 June 2016 to 1 March 2017 |
| A106259 | 2015 | Kimberley Quarry Pty Ltd | Kimberley Black Granite Project Annual Mineral Exploration Report C149/2012 (E04/2121, E04/2130) for the perio |
| A105979 | 2015 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd | First Annual Mineral Exploration report, for the period of 23 May 2014 to 22 May 2015, Tenement E80/4798 Topsy |
| A73809 | 2006 | Elemental Minerals Ltd | E80/3278 Kimberley Project, Annual Report for the Period 23/09/05 to 22/09/06, (Lansdowne). |
| A71898 | 2006 | Blina Diamonds Nl | Partial Surrender Report for Exploration Licence E04/1186 for the period 16 August 2002 to 15 August 2005, Len |
| A71680 | 2006 | Kimberley Diamond Company Nl | Partial Surrender Report for Exploration Licence E04/1093 for the period 4 July 2001 to 3 July 2005, West Kimb |
| A71652 | 2006 | Elemental Minerals Ltd | E80/3278 Kimberley Project, Annual Report for the period: 23/09/04 - 22/09/05, (Lansdowne). |
| A67810 | 2003 | Kimberley Diamond Company Nl | Surrender Report for the period 22/09/1997- 21/09/2002 Blina Project C420/1995, E04/1072 |
| A66057 | 2003 | Synergy Equities Group Ltd | Surrender Report for period ending 22 February 2003 Kimberley Project E04/1148 Report No: WA03/008 |
| A38609 | 1993 | Granite Resources Aust Pty Ltd | Information Memorandum - dimension stone prospects West Kimberley Mineral Field WA |
| A30350 | 1990 | Diamond Resources Nl | Kimberley Project, Annual Report for the period 07/03/1988 to 06/03/1989, & Relinquishment Report for the peri |
| A30349 | 1990 | Diamond Resources Nl | Kimberley Project Relinquishment Report for Exploration Licence 04/488 Christmas Creek |
All 59 report numbers over Kimberley
A145054 2024, A144955 2024, A144356 2024, A136684 2023, A116897 2018, A114734 2017, A114700 2017, A114426 2017, A114094 2017, A106259 2015, A105979 2015, A73809 2006, A71898 2006, A71680 2006, A71652 2006, A67810 2003, A66057 2003, A38609 1993, A30350 1990, A30349 1990, A30348 1990, A27904 1989, A27903 1989, A27902 1989, A6894 1977, A6195 1976, A6209 1971, A2441 1971, A2229 1971, A6213 1970, A6211 1970, A6208 1970, A4763 1970, A4762 1970, A4761 1970, A4760 1970, A517 1970, A6216 1969, A6214 1969, A6212 1969, A6916 1968, A6215 1968, A6200 1968, A6199 1968, A6033 1968, A6210 1967, A6206 1967, A6198 1967, A6197 1967, A6203 1966, A4677 1966, A466 1966, A6918 1965, A6906 1965, A6204 1965, A6202 1965, A1488 1965, A439 1965, A6201 1964
Other projects in the Shire of Derby-West Kimberley
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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.