Napier Range
Shire of Derby-West Kimberley
Napier Range is a zinc, lead and silver exploration project in the Shire of Derby-West Kimberley, Western Australia. Its 60 WAMEX reports were lodged by 20 companies between 1972 and 2024, most recently Macallum Exploration (Wa) Pty Ltd in 2024. Of those, 2 declare a resource.
Reports
60
Operators
20
companies on record
Worked
53yrs
1972 to 2024, 2 years ago
Main target
Zinc
7 commodities on record
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Napier Range in the Shire of Derby-West Kimberley
Ground extent389 × 307 km
Report areas mapped18
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Napier Range, most active first.
Billiton Australia Pty Ltd 11Meridian (Lennard Shelf Project) Pty Ltd 9Conquest Mining Ltd 5Cbh Resources Ltd 4Western Metals Ltd 4Meridian Minerals Ltd 3Conquest Exploration Nl 3Conquest Mines Nl 3Shell Company Australia Ltd 3Shell Australia Ltd 3Metalicity Limited 2Western Metals Zinc Nl 2Macallum Exploration (Wa) Pty Ltd 1Coronet Resources Ltd 1Kimberley Minerals Ltd 1Csa Australia Pty Ltd 1Teck Cominco Wa Pty Ltd 1Acacia Resources Ltd 1Placer Prospecting Pty Ltd 1Pickands Mather & Co Int 1
Who controls this ground today
Today 14 live and pending tenements sit over the Napier Range ground, held under 7 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 Napier Range
- Local government
- Shire of Derby-West Kimberley
- Commodities targeted
- Lead 47 · Zinc 47 · Base Metals 18 · Copper 15 · Diamond 11 · Silver 10 · Gold 3
- Work on record
- Soil sampling 17 · Diamond drilling 14 · Rock chip sampling 9 · Ground gravity surveys 8 · Surface geochemistry 7 · Geological mapping 6 · Geological reconnaissance 6 · IP surveys 6
- Resource declared
- Yes, in 2 reports: A112105 (2017), A57751 (1999)
- Downloadable data
- 20 of 60 reports include a digital package
- Reports with no exploration
- 5 of 60 record no work done
- Report types
- Annual 44 · Final Surrender 7 · Partial Surrender 5 · Non-statutory 4
Reports by decade
21970s
121980s
131990s
152000s
142010s
32020s
Exploration reports
60 WAMEX reports filed over Napier Range.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A144328 | 2024 | Macallum Exploration (Wa) Pty Ltd | E04/2438 - partial surrender report Napier Range for the period ending 15/08/2024. |
| A124193 | 2020 | Coronet Resources Limited | Annual Report, E04/2440, Napier Range Project, for the year ending 29 March 2020 |
| A122823 | 2020 | Metalicity Limited | Annual Technical Report C32/2008, M04/00161, M04/00162 for the period 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019 |
| A119701 | 2019 | Metalicity Limited | Annual Technical Report Napier Range M04/161 and M04/162 for the period 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018 |
| A115991 | 2018 | Meridian (Lennard Shelf Project) Pty Ltd | Annual Technical Report - C32/2008 Napier Range Zinc-Lead Project, Kimberley For the Period 1 January 2017 to |
| A112105 | 2017 | Meridian (Lennard Shelf Project) Pty Ltd | Annual Report - C32/2008 Napier Range Zinc-Lead Project For the Period 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2016, M0 |
| A108184 | 2016 | Meridian (Lennard Shelf Project) Pty Ltd | ANNUAL REPORT Group Report C32/2008 Napier Range Zinc-Lead Project Kimberley, WA M04/161and M04/162 For The Pe |
| A106921 | 2015 | Meridian (Lennard Shelf Project) Pty Ltd | E04/1527 Surrender Report, Napier Range Project for the period 7/7/2006 – 6/7/2015 |
| A104858 | 2015 | Meridian (Lennard Shelf Project) Pty Ltd | Annual Report C32/2008 Napier Range Zinc-Lead Project M04/161, M04/162, and E04/1527 For The Period 01 Jan 201 |
| A101172 | 2014 | Meridian (Lennard Shelf Project) Pty Ltd | Annual Report Group Report C32/2008 Napier Range Zinc-Lead Project Kimberley, WA M04/161, M04/162, and E04/152 |
| A100708 | 2014 | Meridian (Lennard Shelf Project) Pty Ltd | E04/1526 Napier Range Project, western Kimberley For The Period 29 September 2006 to 20 November 2013 |
| A100707 | 2014 | Meridian (Lennard Shelf Project) Pty Ltd | Partial Surrender Report M04/161 Napier Range Project, western Kimberley For The Period 31 December 1987 to 20 |
| A96830 | 2013 | Meridian (Lennard Shelf Project) Pty Ltd | Napier Range project, Annual Report for the period 1st January 2012 to 31st December 2012, M04/161, M04/162, E |
| A92982 | 2012 | Meridian Minerals Ltd | Napier Range Project, Annual Report for the period 1st January 2011 to 31 December 2011, M04/161-162; E04/1526 |
| A89811 | 2011 | Meridian Minerals Ltd | Napier Range Project, Annual Report for the period 1st January 2010 to 31st December 2010, M04/161 & 162; E04 |
| A88699 | 2010 | Meridian Minerals Ltd | Napier Range, Partial Surrender Report for the period 29/09/2006 to 28/09/2010, E04/1526. [C32/2008] |
| A86245 | 2010 | Kimberley Minerals Ltd | Napier Range Project, Partial Surrender Report for the period 29/09/2006 to 28/09/2009, E04/1526. [C32/2008] |
| A77362 | 2008 | Cbh Resources Ltd | 2007 Annual Exploration Report Napier Range Project Group Reporting C150/2007, 31 December 2006 - 30 December |
| A77012 | 2007 | Cbh Resources Ltd | Napier Range Project, Annual Report for the period 29th September 2006 to 28th September 2007, E04/1526. [C32/ |
| A76294 | 2007 | Cbh Resources Ltd | Napier Range Project, Annual Report for the period 7th July 2006 to 6th July 2007, E04/1527. [C32/2008] |
All 60 report numbers over Napier Range
A144328 2024, A124193 2020, A122823 2020, A119701 2019, A115991 2018, A112105 2017, A108184 2016, A106921 2015, A104858 2015, A101172 2014, A100708 2014, A100707 2014, A96830 2013, A92982 2012, A89811 2011, A88699 2010, A86245 2010, A77362 2008, A77012 2007, A76294 2007, A74644 2007, A72095 2006, A71847 2006, A70092 2005, A69029 2004, A68687 2004, A66157 2003, A64393 2002, A64069 2002, A62153 2001, A61927 2001, A60288 2000, A57751 1999, A54769 1998, A54437 1998, A51845 1997, A51266 1997, A51267 1996, A48474 1996, A44636 1995, A44025 1995, A39795 1993, A37787 1993, A36516 1992, A33884 1991, A32344 1989, A26541 1988, A25463 1988, A25462 1988, A25460 1988, A21475 1987, A20244 1987, A15277 1985, A15276 1985, A14471 1984, A14347 1984, A14346 1983, A60575 1973, A3277 1972, A17434
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