East Kimberley
Shire of Halls Creek
East Kimberley is a nickel, gold and copper exploration project in the Shire of Halls Creek, Western Australia. Its 58 WAMEX reports were lodged by 20 companies between 1964 and 2026, most recently Igo Limited in 2026.
Reports
58
Operators
20
companies on record
Worked
63yrs
1964 to 2026, this year
Main target
Nickel
12 commodities on record
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East Kimberley in the Shire of Halls Creek
Ground extent276 × 443 km
Report areas mapped41
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over East Kimberley, most active first.
Pindan Exploration Company Pty Ltd 15Panoramic Resources Ltd 6Breakaway Resources Ltd 6Pickands Mather & Co Int 5Igo Limited 3Thundelarra Limited 3Talisman Mining Ltd 3Nickel Ventures Nl 3Peako Limited 2Helix Resources Ltd 2Panoramic Resources Ltd Savannah Nickel Mines 1Panoramic Gold Pty Ltd 1Legacy Iron Ore Ltd 1Mr Richmond Wr 1Lionore Australia (East Kimberley) Pty Ltd 1Normandy Poseidon Ltd 1Gindalbie Gold Nl 1Union Oil Development Corp 1Stratin Minerals Pty Ltd 1Australian Anglo American Ltd 1
Who controls this ground today
Today 66 live and pending tenements sit over the East Kimberley ground, held under 19 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 East Kimberley
- Local government
- Shire of Halls Creek
- Commodities targeted
- Nickel 49 · Copper 42 · Gold 30 · Platinum 22 · Palladium 20 · Platinum Group Elements 14 · Base Metals 3 · Lead 3
- Work on record
- Aerial EM surveys 14 · Aerial gravity surveys 14 · Rock chip sampling 13 · Geophysical interpretation 12 · Stream sediment sampling 12 · Aerial magnetic surveys 10 · RC drilling 9 · Geological reconnaissance 5
- Resource declared
- Never on this record
- Downloadable data
- 32 of 58 reports include a digital package
- Reports with no exploration
- 4 of 58 record no work done
- Report types
- Annual 27 · Final Surrender 16 · Non-statutory 7 · Partial Surrender 5 · Co-Funded Drilling 3
Reports by decade
51960s
21970s
11980s
71990s
102000s
272010s
62020s
Exploration reports
58 WAMEX reports filed over East Kimberley.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A153454 | 2026 | Igo Limited | Final Surrender - E80/5617 East Kimberley for the period ending 19/12/2025. |
| A153453 | 2026 | Igo Limited | Final Surrender - E80/5599 East Kimberley for the period ending 19/12/2025. |
| A153451 | 2026 | Igo Limited | Final Surrender - E80/5598 East Kimberley for the period ending 19/12/2025. |
| A130034 | 2022 | Peako Limited | EIS Co-Funded Drilling Grant Final Report March 2022 - DAG2020/00030535, R22 |
| A128361 | 2021 | Peako Limited | E80/4990 DAG2020/00083989 EIS DRILLING GRANT FINAL REPORT (R21) |
| A123789 | 2020 | Pindan Exploration Company Pty Ltd | Annual Report E80/4880 for the period ending 12/5/2020 |
| A120358 | 2019 | Pindan Exploration Company Pty Ltd | Annual Exploration E80/4880 East Kimberley Project for the period 13 April 2018 to 12 April 2019 |
| A117434 | 2018 | Pindan Exploration Company Pty Ltd | Annual Exploration Report E80/4880 for the period 13 April 2017 to 12 April 2018 |
| A107642 | 2015 | Panoramic Resources Ltd; Savannah Nickel Mines Pty Ltd | Deep Mafic-Ultramafic Intrusions of the East Kimberley- Final Report 2015 (round 10) DAG2015/00482026 |
| A103404 | 2014 | Pindan Exploration Company Pty Ltd | Full Surrender Report E80/4225, East Kimberley Project; for the period 25 March 2010 to 9th June 2014 East Kim |
| A103403 | 2014 | Panoramic Gold Pty Ltd | Annual Exploration Report E80/4484, East Kimberley Joint Venture Project; for the period 25 July 2013 - 24 Jul |
| A102146 | 2014 | Panoramic Resources Ltd | Annual Exploration Report E80/4225, East Kimberley Joint Venture Project for the period 25 March 2013 to 24/03 |
| A101949 | 2014 | Pindan Exploration Company Pty Ltd | Final Surrender Report, E80/2748, East Kimberley (JV) Project, for the period 15 January 2003 to 13 January 20 |
| A99566 | 2013 | Thundelarra Limited | Final Technical Report on E80/4304 East Kimberley Project for the period 14 October 2010 to 16 July 2013 |
| A99134 | 2013 | Thundelarra Limited | Final Technical Report on E80/3704 for the period 8 August 2007 to 8 July 2013 East Kimberley Mineral Field, W |
| A98557 | 2013 | Panoramic Resources Ltd | Surrender Report E80/2749, E80/2817, E80/2836, E80/2836 and Partial Surrender Report E80/4398 East Kimberley J |
| A98079 | 2013 | Thundelarra Limited | East Kimberley Project, Annual Report for the period 6th March 2012 to 5th March 2013, E80/2559. |
| A98004 | 2013 | Pindan Exploration Company Pty Ltd | East Kimberley (JV) Project, Final Surrender Report for th eperiod 16th February 2010 to 6th May 2013, E80/296 |
| A97781 | 2013 | Pindan Exploration Company Pty Ltd | Partial Surrender Report E80/2836, East Kimberley Joint Venture Project; for the period 15 February 2010 to 5 |
| A97779 | 2013 | Pindan Exploration Company Pty Ltd | East Kimberley Project, Annual Report for the period 16th February 2012 to 15th February 2013, E80/2748, 2749, |
All 58 report numbers over East Kimberley
A153454 2026, A153453 2026, A153451 2026, A130034 2022, A128361 2021, A123789 2020, A120358 2019, A117434 2018, A107642 2015, A103404 2014, A103403 2014, A102146 2014, A101949 2014, A99566 2013, A99134 2013, A98557 2013, A98079 2013, A98004 2013, A97781 2013, A97779 2013, A96179 2012, A95793 2012, A95492 2012, A93593 2012, A93167 2012, A91904 2011, A91903 2011, A90194 2011, A89751 2011, A88053 2010, A87585 2010, A86767 2010, A86686 2010, A84430 2009, A84429 2009, A84428 2009, A82016 2009, A78394 2008, A76814 2007, A76799 2007, A74850 2007, A72651 2006, A72016 2006, A52267 1997, A52266 1997, A51507 1997, A51176 1997, A50471 1997, A47832 1996, A44553 1995, A11173 1982, A3817 1973, A3864 1972, A510 1968, A6921 1965, A6920 1965, A6917 1965, A6905 1964
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What does the exploration record say about East Kimberley?
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