Napier Downs
Napier Downs is a nickel, copper and platinum group elements exploration project in the Shire of Derby-West Kimberley, Western Australia, earlier explored for base metals and diamond. Its 13 WAMEX reports were lodged by 7 companies between 1990 and 2022, most recently Dreadnought (Kimberley) Pty Ltd in 2022.
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Napier Downs, most active first.
Who controls this ground today
Today 23 live and pending tenements sit over the Napier Downs ground, held under 14 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 Napier Downs
- Local government
- Shire of Derby-West Kimberley
- Commodities targeted
- Base Metals 7 · Diamond 6 · Gold 5 · Uranium 4 · Copper 2 · Nickel 2 · Platinum Group Elements 2 · Platinum 1
- Work on record
- Geological reconnaissance 8 · Rock chip sampling 4 · Multielement analysis 2 · Chromite 1 · Geological interpretation 1 · Geophysical interpretation 1 · Ground radioactivity surveys 1 · Heavy minerals 1
- Resource declared
- Never on this record
- Downloadable data
- 7 of 13 reports include a digital package
- Reports with no exploration
- 1 of 13 record no work done
- Report types
- Annual 9 · Final Surrender 3 · Partial Surrender 1
Exploration reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A130035 | 2022 | Dreadnought (Kimberley) Pty Ltd | E04/2573 Napier Downs Project for the period ending 28/01/2022. |
| A126362 | 2021 | Dreadnought Resources Ltd | E04/2573 Napier Downs Project Annual Report for the period ending 28/1/2021 |
| A94713 | 2012 | Arc Pty Ltd | Final Surrender Report For The Period 18 March 2008 to 21 May 2012 Napier Downs Project E04/1444 |
| A91493 | 2011 | Regalpoint Resources Ltd | Final report for the period 26 September 2007 to 9 September 2011, Napier Downs Project, E04/1631 |
| A90577 | 2011 | Arc Pty Ltd | Partial Surrender Report For The Period 18 March 2008 to 17 March 2011, Napier Downs Project E04/1444 |
| A90576 | 2011 | Arc Pty Ltd | Annual Report For The Period 18 March 2010 to 17 March 2011 Napier Downs Project E04/1444 |
| A89121 | 2011 | Regalpoint Exploration Limited | Exploration Licence E04/1631 Annual Technical Report Napier Downs Project For the period 26/09/2009 to 25/09/2 |
| A88376 | 2010 | Rey Resources Ltd | Surrender Report, Napier Downs E04/1957, 27 July 2010 to 15 November 2010 |
| A87165 | 2010 | Arc Pty Ltd | Annual Report For The Period 18 March 2009 to 17 March 2010 Napier Downs Project E04/1444 |
| A84419 | 2009 | Regalpoint Exploration Pty Ltd | Annual Report for the period 26 September 2008 to 25 September 2009, Napier Downs Project, E04/1631 |
| A82966 | 2009 | Arc Pty Ltd | ANNUAL REPORT For The Period 18 March 2008 to 17 March 2009 NAPIER DOWNS PROJECT E04/1444 WEST KIMBERLEY MINER |
| A80950 | 2008 | Regalpoint Exploration Pty Ltd | Annual Report for the Period 26 September 2007 to 25 September 2008, Napier Dows Project, E 04/1631 |
| A30700 | 1990 | Metana Minerals Nl | Napier Downs Project, Annual Report for the period ending 31st December 1989, E04/590. |
Other projects in the Shire of Derby-West Kimberley
What does the exploration record say about Napier Downs?
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.