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Koolan

Shire of Derby-West Kimberley

Koolan is an iron ore exploration project in the Shire of Derby-West Kimberley, Western Australia. Its 6 WAMEX reports were lodged by 3 companies between 2007 and 2017, most recently Mount Gibson Iron Limited in 2017. Of those, 4 declare a resource.

Reports
6
Operators
3
companies on record
Worked
11yrs
2007 to 2017, 9 years ago
Main target
Iron
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Koolan in the Shire of Derby-West Kimberley
Ground extent55 × 33 km
Report areas mapped2

Who has explored here

Companies that lodged reports over Koolan, most active first.

Mt Gibson Iron Ltd 3Mount Gibson Mining Ltd 2Mount Gibson Iron Limited 1

Who controls this ground today

Today 33 live and pending tenements sit over the Koolan ground, held under 8 names.

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Exploration record on Koolan

Local government
Shire of Derby-West Kimberley
Commodities targeted
Iron 6
Work on record
Mine production 5 · Geological mapping 4 · Mineral resource estimate 4 · Mining 4 · RC drilling 4 · Aerial colour photography 2 · Computer 2 · Computer modelling 2
Resource declared
Yes, in 4 reports: A114338 (2017), A106170 (2015), A98748 (2013), A76158 (2007)
Downloadable data
5 of 6 reports include a digital package
Report types
Annual 6
Reports by decade
22000s
42010s

Exploration reports

6 WAMEX reports filed over Koolan.
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Most recent reports
ReportYearOperatorTitle
A114338 2017 Mount Gibson Iron Limited Koolan Project C105/2004 (E04/1407-I, E04/1266-I, M04/416, M04/417) Combined Annual Mineral Exploration Report
A106170 2015 Mt Gibson Iron Ltd Koolan Project C105/2004 (E04/1407‐I, E04/1266‐I, M04/416, M04/417) Combined Annual Mineral Exploration Report
A102876 2014 Mt Gibson Iron Ltd Koolan Project, Annual Report for the period 30/05/2013 to 29/05/2014, E04/1266 & 1407; M04/416 & 417 [C105/20
A98748 2013 Mt Gibson Iron Ltd Annual Report Koolan Island Project E04/1266-I, M 04/416-I, M 04/417-I and introducing E04/1407-I West Kimber
A78962 2008 Mount Gibson Mining Ltd Annual Report Koolan Island Project; E04/1265, E04/1266, M04/416 and M 04/417 West Kimberley District WA For t
A76158 2007 Mount Gibson Mining Ltd Annual Report on Exploration in E04/1265, E04/1266, M04/416 and M04/417 Koolan Island, For the period 29 May 2

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What does the exploration record say about Koolan?

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.

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