Mabel Downs
Shire of Halls Creek
Mabel Downs is a nickel, copper and vanadium exploration project in the Shire of Halls Creek, Western Australia. Its 24 WAMEX reports were lodged by 9 companies between 1999 and 2026, most recently Igo Limited in 2026.
Reports
24
Operators
9
companies on record
Worked
28yrs
1999 to 2026, this year
Main target
Nickel
9 commodities on record
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Mabel Downs in the Shire of Halls Creek
Ground extent92 × 148 km
Report areas mapped13
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Mabel Downs, most active first.
Who controls this ground today
Today 21 live and pending tenements sit over the Mabel Downs ground, held under 7 names.
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Exploration record on Mabel Downs
- Local government
- Shire of Halls Creek
- Commodities targeted
- Copper 18 · Nickel 18 · Graphite 11 · Base Metals 6 · Vanadium 6 · Titanium 4 · Platinum Group Elements 3 · Cobalt 1
- Work on record
- Geological reconnaissance 10 · Geophysical interpretation 8 · Rock chip sampling 8 · Aerial EM surveys 6 · Aerial magnetic surveys 4 · Portable XRF 4 · Surface geochemistry 4 · Stream sediment sampling 3
- Resource declared
- Never on this record
- Downloadable data
- 15 of 24 reports include a digital package
- Reports with no exploration
- 1 of 24 record no work done
- Report types
- Annual 12 · Final Surrender 6 · Partial Surrender 6
Reports by decade
41990s
32000s
112010s
52020s
Exploration reports
24 WAMEX reports filed over Mabel Downs.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A153385 | 2026 | Igo Limited | E80/5436 Surrender Report Mabel Downs for the period ending 14/01/2026. |
| A147511 | 2025 | Igo Limited | 40% Partial Surrender for E80/5183 Mabel Downs for the period 1 February 2019 to 18 December 2024 |
| A145078 | 2024 | Igo Limited | Mabel Downs E80/5595 Final Surrender for the period ending 28/08/2024 |
| A144768 | 2024 | Igo Limited | E80/5587 Partial Surrender Report Mabel Downs for the period ending 30/07/23024. |
| A123328 | 2020 | Igo Newsearch Pty Ltd; Buxton Resources Limited | Annual Report for E80/5183 Mabel Downs for the period ending 10/02/2020 |
| A115244 | 2017 | Hexagon Resources Limited | Final Surrender Report for tenement E80/4814 at the Mabel Downs Project for the period 03/09/2014 - 31/08/2017 |
| A115239 | 2017 | Hexagon Resources Limited | Surrender Report for Tenement E80/4797 at the Mabel Downs Project for the period 3 September 2014 to 31 August |
| A115238 | 2017 | Hexagon Resources Limited | Surrender Report for Tenement E80/4385 [C64/2017] at the Mabel Downs Project For the Period 7 April 2011 to 3 |
| A114204 | 2017 | Hexagon Resources Limited | Combined Annual Report for the period 7 April 2016 – 6 April 2017, Mabel Downs Project, C64/2017, E80/04385, E |
| A114048 | 2017 | Hexagon Resources Limited | Partial Surrender Report for Tenement E80/4385 at the Mabel Downs Project for the period 07/04/2011 - 04/04/20 |
| A110210 | 2016 | Hexagon Resources Limited | Annual Report for the period 3 September 2015 to 2 September 2016, Mabel Downs Project, E80/4797 |
| A110204 | 2016 | Hexagon Resources Limited | Annual Report for the period 3 September 2015 to 2 September 2016, Mabel Downs, E80/4814 |
| A109065 | 2016 | Hexagon Resources Ltd | Annual Report for the period 7 April 2015 to 6 April 2016 Mabel Downs Project – E80/4385 |
| A107109 | 2015 | Lamboo Resources Ltd | Annual Report for the period 3 September 2014 – 2 September 2015 Mabel Downs Project – E80/4797 |
| A107108 | 2015 | Lamboo Resources Ltd | Annual report for the period 3 September 2014 to 2 September 2015, Halls Creek Project, E80/4814 |
| A106373 | 2015 | Lamboo Resources Ltd | Annual report for the period 7th April 2014 to 6th April 2015, Mabel Downs Project, E80/4385 |
| A81787 | 2009 | Thundelarra Exploration Ltd | PARTIAL SURRENDER REPORT MABEL DOWNS PROJECT E80/2817, FOR THE PERIOD 4 MARCH 2003 TO 26 FEBRUARY 2009 EAST KI |
| A70194 | 2005 | Lionore Australia (East Kimberley) Pty Ltd | Annual Report on the Mabel Downs Project, for the period 5 March 2004 to 4 March 2005 , East Kimberley minera |
| A68905 | 2004 | Lionore Australia Ltd | Annual Report Mabel Downs E80/2817 for the Period 5 March 20 03 to 4 March 2004 East Kimberley Mineral Field |
| A58507 | 1999 | Bhp Minerals Pty Ltd | Partial Surrender Report E80/2102, 2107, 2109 for the period ending March 1999 ( Mabel Downs Project). |
All 24 report numbers over Mabel Downs
A153385 2026, A147511 2025, A145078 2024, A144768 2024, A123328 2020, A115244 2017, A115239 2017, A115238 2017, A114204 2017, A114048 2017, A110210 2016, A110204 2016, A109065 2016, A107109 2015, A107108 2015, A106373 2015, A81787 2009, A70194 2005, A68905 2004, A58507 1999, A58506 1999, A58505 1999, A58504 1999, A16345
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