West Kimberley
Shire of Derby-West Kimberley
West Kimberley is a nickel, copper and platinum group elements exploration project in the Shire of Derby-West Kimberley, Western Australia, earlier explored for diamond and industrial minerals. Its 37 WAMEX reports were lodged by 18 companies between 1966 and 2026, most recently Igo Limited in 2026. Of those, 1 declares a resource.
Reports
37
Operators
18
companies on record
Worked
61yrs
1966 to 2026, this year
Main target
Nickel
Diamond most reported overall
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West Kimberley in the Shire of Derby-West Kimberley
Ground extent593 × 443 km
Report areas mapped28
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over West Kimberley, most active first.
Facet Minerals Pty Ltd 8Igo Limited 4Thiess Bros Pty Ltd 4Stellar Minerals Pty Ltd 3Pickands Mather & Co Int 3Stella Blast Nl 2Seltrust Mining Corp Pty Ltd 2University Of Western Australia 1New World Cobalt Limited 1Longford Resources Limited Ram Resources 1Longford Resources Limited 1Ram Resources Ltd 1Ms Hardie Cn 1Mr Sim C 1Mr Mansfield G 1Afro-West Mining & Exp Pty Ltd 1Whim Creek Consolidated Nl 1Premier Mining Co Ltd 1
Who controls this ground today
Today 16 live and pending tenements sit over the West Kimberley ground, held under 10 names.
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- 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 West Kimberley
- Local government
- Shire of Derby-West Kimberley
- Commodities targeted
- Diamond 19 · Nickel 10 · Copper 8 · Platinum Group Elements 6 · Industrial Minerals 6 · Rare Earth Elements 6 · Base Metals 5 · Coal 5
- Work on record
- Geological reconnaissance 9 · Diamond drilling 6 · Indicator minerals 5 · Soil sampling 5 · Rotary drilling 4 · Auger drilling 3 · Bulk sampling 3 · Co-funded drilling 3
- Resource declared
- Yes, in 1 report: A67825 (1998)
- Downloadable data
- 13 of 37 reports include a digital package
- Reports with no exploration
- 5 of 37 record no work done
- Report types
- Annual 24 · Non-statutory 8 · Final Surrender 3 · Core Library Drilling 1 · Co-Funded Drilling 1
Reports by decade
91960s
21970s
41980s
41990s
12000s
132010s
42020s
Exploration reports
37 WAMEX reports filed over West Kimberley.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A154724 | 2026 | Igo Limited | Final Surrender - E04/2888 West Kimberley Project for the period ending 06/05/2026. |
| A154723 | 2026 | Igo Limited | Final Surrender - E04/2887 West Kimberley Project for the period ending 06/05/2026. |
| A150101 | 2025 | Igo Limited | Final Surrender - E04/2879 West Kimberley for the period ending 30/07/2025. |
| A124828 | 2020 | Igo Limited | Annual Report E04/2610 for the period ending 09/07/2020 |
| A119158 | 2018 | University Of Western Australia | Core Library Sampling Results for EIS Drillholes RWKDD001, RWKDD002, RWKDD003 (P953) |
| A118350 | 2018 | New World Cobalt Limited | Annual Report for C73/2016 West Kimberley Project for the period 01/09/2017 - 31/08/2018, E04/01972, E04/02423 |
| A115639 | 2018 | Longford Resources Limited; Ram Resources Limited | EIS Final Report E04/01972, West Kimberley Co-Funded Drilling For the Period 1 January 2016 to 31 December 201 |
| A115440 | 2017 | Longford Resources Limited | West Kimberley Combined Report C73/2016 Annual Report for the period 1 September 2016 to 31 August 2017, E04/0 |
| A110383 | 2016 | Ram Resources Limited | West Kimberley Annual Combined Report C73/2016 For the Period 1 September 2015 to 31 August 2016, E04/01972, |
| A93194 | 2012 | Facet Minerals Pty Ltd | West Kimberley Project, Annual Report for the period 29th January 2011 to 28th January 2012, E04/1885. |
| A93193 | 2012 | Facet Minerals Pty Ltd | West Kimberley Project, Annual Report for the period 29th January 2011 to 28th January 2012, E04/1884. |
| A93192 | 2012 | Facet Minerals Pty Ltd | West Kimberley Project, Annual Report for the period 29th January 2011 to 28th January 2012, E04/1883. |
| A91918 | 2011 | Facet Minerals Pty Ltd | West Kimberley Diamond, Industrial Minerals And Rare Earth Element Project Annual Report Lease E 04/1892, 30 A |
| A91917 | 2011 | Facet Minerals Pty Ltd | West Kimberley Diamond, Industrial Minerals And Rare Earth Element Project Annual Report Lease E 04/1890, 30 A |
| A90015 | 2011 | Facet Minerals Pty Ltd | West Kimberley Project, Annual Report for the period 29th January 2010 to 28th January 2011, E04/1883 (Calwyn |
| A90014 | 2011 | Facet Minerals Pty Ltd | West Kimberley Project, Annual Report for the period 29th January 2010 to 28th January 2011, E04/1885 ( Walgid |
| A90013 | 2011 | Facet Minerals Pty Ltd | West Kimberley Project, Annual Report for the period 29th January 2010 to 28th January 2011, E04/1884 (Laymans |
| A65201 | 2002 | Ms Hardie Cn | Annual Report For Exploration Licence E04/1093 For The Period 4 July 2001 To 3 July 2002 West Kimberley Region |
| A67825 | 1998 | Mr Sim C | West Kimberley Project, Non-statutory Report : Progress Report, December 2003, M04/83-90. |
| A46902 | 1995 | Stella Blast Nl | Stella Blast NL Annual Report E04/912 West Kimberley Western Australia 18 December 1995 |
All 37 report numbers over West Kimberley
A154724 2026, A154723 2026, A150101 2025, A124828 2020, A119158 2018, A118350 2018, A115639 2018, A115440 2017, A110383 2016, A93194 2012, A93193 2012, A93192 2012, A91918 2011, A91917 2011, A90015 2011, A90014 2011, A90013 2011, A65201 2002, A67825 1998, A46902 1995, A46901 1995, A43875 1995, A28144 1989, A11805 1982, A9088 1980, A8790 1980, A1243 1971, A1237 1971, A523 1969, A35826 1968, A35825 1968, A1717 1968, A494 1968, A35824 1967, A481 1967, A35828 1966, A35823 1966
Other projects in the Shire of Derby-West Kimberley
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