Merlin
Merlin is a nickel, copper and cobalt exploration project in the Shire of Derby-West Kimberley, Western Australia. Its 3 WAMEX reports were lodged by 2 companies between 2020 and 2026, most recently Igo Limited in 2026.
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Merlin, most active first.
Who controls this ground today
Today 8 live and pending tenements sit over the Merlin ground, held under 5 names.
- 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 Merlin
- Local government
- Shire of Derby-West Kimberley
- Commodities targeted
- Copper 3 · Nickel 3 · Cobalt 2 · Base Metals 1 · Gold 1 · Platinum Group Elements 1
- Work on record
- Aerial EM surveys 2 · Anthill sampling 2 · Ground EM surveys 2 · Rock chip sampling 2 · Soil sampling 2 · Stream sediment sampling 2 · Surface geochemistry 2 · Aerial geophysical surveys 1
- Resource declared
- Never on this record
- Downloadable data
- 3 of 3 reports include a digital package
- Report types
- Final Surrender 1 · Co-Funded Drilling 1 · Annual 1
Exploration reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A153373 | 2026 | Igo Limited | Surrender Report E04/2142 Merlin Project for the period ending 25/09/2025. |
| A126065 | 2021 | Igo Ltd | EIS Co-funded Drilling Final Report R20 - 2020 Double Magic Project For the Period 1 August 2019 to 31 Decemb |
| A122461 | 2020 | Buxton Resources Ltd | Annual Report Merlin Project C24/2016 for the period 3 December 2018 to 2 December 2019 |
Other projects in the Shire of Derby-West Kimberley
What does the exploration record say about Merlin?
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.