King of the Hills
Shire of Leonora
King of the Hills is a gold exploration project in the Shire of Leonora, Western Australia. Its 16 WAMEX reports were lodged by 8 companies between 1973 and 2026, most recently Greenstone Resources (Wa) Pty Ltd in 2026. Of those, 5 declare a resource.
Reports
16
Operators
8
companies on record
Worked
54yrs
1973 to 2026, this year
Main target
Gold
4 commodities on record
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King of the Hills in the Shire of Leonora
Ground extent20 × 26 km
Report areas mapped13
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over King of the Hills, most active first.
Who controls this ground today
Today 225 live and pending tenements sit over the King of the Hills ground, held under 30 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 King of the Hills
- Local government
- Shire of Leonora
- Commodities targeted
- Gold 15 · Copper 1 · Nickel 1 · Quartz 1
- Work on record
- RC drilling 7 · Diamond drilling 5 · Mineral resource estimate 5 · Geological mapping 4 · Rock chip sampling 4 · Soil sampling 4 · Surface geochemistry 4 · Rotary drilling 3
- Resource declared
- Yes, in 5 reports: A123814 (2020), A43691 (1994), A26140 (1988), A20426 (1986), A17328 (1985)
- Downloadable data
- 6 of 16 reports include a digital package
- Reports with no exploration
- 1 of 16 record no work done
- Report types
- Annual 7 · Final Surrender 5 · Non-statutory 4
Reports by decade
11970s
71980s
11990s
2000s
22010s
42020s
Exploration reports
16 WAMEX reports filed over King of the Hills.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A153431 | 2026 | Greenstone Resources (Wa) Pty Ltd | Final Surrender Report P37/9290 King of the Hills for the period ending 17/11/2025. |
| A149664 | 2025 | Greenstone Resources (Wa) Pty Ltd | Final Surrender Report P37/9409 and P37/9410 King of the Hills Project for the period ending 9/4/2025 |
| A146383 | 2025 | Greenstone Resources (Wa) Pty Ltd | Final Surrender Report King of the Hills E37/1385, P37/9281, P37/9282, P37/9283, P37/9284, P37/9286, P37/9289 |
| A123814 | 2020 | Greenstone Resources (Wa) Pty Ltd | King of the Hills C162/2006 Annual Exploration Report for the period ending 31/03/2020 |
| A120117 | 2019 | Greenstone Resources (Wa) Pty Ltd | King of the Hills C162/2006 Combined Annual Technical Report for the period 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019 |
| A116835 | 2018 | Greenstone Resources Nl | King of the Hills Project Combined Annual Technical Report (C162/2006) for the Period 1 April 2017 – 31 March |
| A43691 | 1994 | Mt Edon Gold Mines Nl | Annual report 1994 Tarmoola Mining Operation M37/67, M37/76, M37/90, M37/201, M37/248 and M37/330 Mount Margar |
| A26140 | 1988 | Mt Edon Gold Mines Nl | Mount Edon/Townson, King Of The Hills Joint Venture, 3rd progress report, Period August 88 - December 88 (M37/ |
| A22983 | 1988 | Kulim Ltd | Annual Geological Report GML37/2098 King of the Hills Leonora W.A. (1988) |
| A22680 | 1987 | Mt Edon Gold Mines Nl | Summary Report on 'King of the Hills' Prospect near Leonora Western Australia for Mt. Edon Gold Mines (1987) ( |
| A20426 | 1986 | Kulim Ltd | King of the Hills Project Report of R.C. Drilling Programme April to May 1986 (GML37/2098, M37/12, M37/43 and |
| A17328 | 1985 | Kulim Ltd | King of the Hills Project Report on RC Drilling Programme August to September 1985 (M37/12 M37/43) |
| A15726 | 1985 | Bp Minerals Aust Pty Ltd | Agnew Joint Venture King of the Hills Project Johnson Option Termination Report to 28th December 1984 (GML37/2 |
| A14288 | 1984 | Esso Exploration Aust Inc | King of the Hills Project, Final Surrender Report for the period ending 05/05/1982, GML37/2187-2193. |
| A4017 | 1973 | Newmex Exploration Ltd | King of the Hills Project, Annual Report, June 1973, MC37/502-505 |
| A20813 | Mt Edon Gold Mines Aust Ltd | Mount Edon Townson King of the Hills Joint Venture First Annual Report 1986/87 M37/76 Chandilla Exploration S |
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What does the exploration record say about King of the Hills?
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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.