Browns Range
Shire of Halls Creek
Browns Range is a rare earth elements, xenotime and uranium exploration project in the Shire of Halls Creek, Western Australia. Its 21 WAMEX reports were lodged by 2 companies between 2007 and 2025, most recently Northern Minerals Limited in 2025. Of those, 5 declare a resource.
Reports
21
Operators
2
companies on record
Worked
19yrs
2007 to 2025, 1 year ago
Main target
Rare Earth Elements
3 commodities on record
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Browns Range in the Shire of Halls Creek
Ground extent47 × 50 km
Report areas mapped16
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Browns Range, most active first.
Who controls this ground today
Today 25 live and pending tenements sit over the Browns Range ground, held under 3 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 Browns Range
- Local government
- Shire of Halls Creek
- Commodities targeted
- Rare Earth Elements 19 · Xenotime 7 · Uranium 4
- Work on record
- Rock chip sampling 11 · RC drilling 10 · Surface geochemistry 10 · Soil sampling 8 · Aerial magnetic surveys 7 · Diamond drilling 6 · Geological mapping 6 · Mine development 6
- Resource declared
- Yes, in 5 reports: A119604 (2019), A112513 (2017), A108517 (2016), A101567 (2014), A97358 (2013)
- Downloadable data
- 17 of 21 reports include a digital package
- Report types
- Annual 10 · Partial Surrender 6 · Final Surrender 4 · Co-Funded Drilling 1
Reports by decade
12000s
152010s
52020s
Exploration reports
21 WAMEX reports filed over Browns Range.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A150567 | 2025 | Northern Minerals Limited | EIS Round 30 Interim Dazzler Diamond Drilling Final Report (R30 DAG00026#2025) |
| A150488 | 2025 | Northern Minerals Limited | Compulsory Partial Surrender Report E80/05041 Browns Range for the period ending 16/09/2025 |
| A150484 | 2025 | Northern Minerals Limited | Combined Annual Report Browns Range C134/2010 for the period ending 31/12/2024 |
| A124851 | 2020 | Northern Minerals Limited | Partial Surrender Report E80/4782 Location: Tenements E70/5033, E77/2334, E77/2458, E77/2474, E77/2534, E77/25 |
| A123576 | 2020 | Northern Minerals Ltd | Annual Combined Report for the Browns Range Project C134/2010 for the period ended 31/12/2019 |
| A120708 | 2019 | Northern Minerals Limited | E80/4806 Final Surrender Report Browns Range project for the period 15 July 2014 to 14 July 2019 |
| A119604 | 2019 | Northern Minerals Limited | Browns Range Project C134/2010 Annual Report for the period 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018 |
| A116804 | 2018 | Northern Minerals Limited | C134/2010 Final Surrender Report for E80/4725 and E80/4726 Browns Range Project for the period 2 April 2013 to |
| A116568 | 2018 | Northern Minerals Limited | 2017 ANNUAL COMBINED REPORT FOR THE BROWNS RANGE PROJECT, C134/2010, 01 JANUARY 2017 TO 31 DECEMBER 2017 |
| A114434 | 2017 | Northern Minerals Limited | E80/4479 Partial Surrender Report For the Period 7 July 2011 to 6 July 2017 |
| A112513 | 2017 | Northern Minerals Limited | 2016 Annual Combined Report for the Browns Project C134/2010 For the Period 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2016 |
| A112080 | 2017 | Northern Minerals Limited | Browns Range Project E80/4883 Final Surrender for the period 06/01/2015 to 19/12/2016 |
| A109438 | 2016 | Northern Minerals Limited | Partial Surrender Report for the Browns Range Project, Mining Licence M80/627 for the period 03/10/2006 to 26/ |
| A109311 | 2016 | Northern Minerals Limited | Final Surrender Report for the Browns Range Project, Exploration Licences E80/3547, E80/3548 & E80/4393, June |
| A108517 | 2016 | Northern Minerals Ltd | 2015 COMBINED REPORT FOR THE BROWNS RANGE PROJECT Exploration Licences E80/3547, 3548, 4393, 4479, 4725, 4726, |
| A105288 | 2015 | Northern Minerals Ltd | Browns Range Project, Annual Report for the period 01/01/2014 to 31/12/2014, E80/3547, 3548, 4393, 4479, 4725, |
| A101567 | 2014 | Northern Minerals Ltd | 2013 COMBINED REPORT FOR THE BROWNS RANGE PROJECT EXPLORATION LICENCES E80/3547, 3548, 4393, 4479, 4725, and 4 |
| A97358 | 2013 | Northern Minerals Ltd | Browns Range Project, Annual Report for the period 1st January 2012 to 31st December 2012, E80/3547-3548, 4393 |
| A93231 | 2012 | Northern Minerals Ltd | Browns Range Project, Annual Report for the period 1st January 2011 to 31st December2011, E80/3547-3548, 4393 |
| A85221 | 2010 | Afmeco Pty Ltd | 2009 Partial Relinquishment report for E80/3547, Brownes Range Project, Report period: 03 October 2006 – 02 Oc |
All 21 report numbers over Browns Range
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What does the exploration record say about Browns Range?
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Tenure 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.