Nippon
Nippon is a gold, base metals and lithium exploration project in the Shire of Menzies, Western Australia. Its 13 WAMEX reports were lodged by 5 companies between 2014 and 2026, most recently Solstice Minerals Ltd in 2026.
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Nippon, most active first.
Who controls this ground today
Today 2 live and pending tenements sit over the Nippon ground, held under 2 names.
- 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
- Whether that ground is meeting its expenditure commitments
- Dormant tenements and active forfeitures
- Mortgages, caveats and the expiry profile
Exploration record on Nippon
- Local government
- Shire of Menzies
- Commodities targeted
- Gold 13 · Base Metals 5 · Lithium 4 · Uranium 1
- Work on record
- Surface geochemistry 8 · Aerial magnetic surveys 6 · Rock chip sampling 5 · Soil sampling 5 · Heritage 4 · Lag sampling 3 · Aerial radioactivity surveys 2 · Aircore drilling 2
- Resource declared
- Never on this record
- Downloadable data
- 9 of 13 reports include a digital package
- Report types
- Annual 8 · Partial Surrender 4 · Final Surrender 1
Exploration reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A154235 | 2026 | Solstice Minerals Ltd | Combined Annual Report of the Nippon Project C68/2022 for the period ending 28/02/2026. E 39/2184,E 39/2247 |
| A153829 | 2026 | Solstice Minerals Limited | E39/2184 Partial Surrender Report for the Period 26 February 2021 to 4 February 2026 |
| A148302 | 2025 | Solstice Minerals Limited | Combined Annual Technical Report Nippon Project CRG C68/2022 for the period ending 28/02/2025. |
| A140632 | 2024 | Solstice Minerals Limited | Combined Annual Technical Report Nippon Project C68/2022 for the period ending 28/02/2024 |
| A140623 | 2024 | Solstice Minerals Limited | Partial Surrender Report E39/2247 Nippon Project for the period ending 21/02/2024 |
| A140618 | 2024 | Solstice Minerals Limited | Nippon E39/2184 Partial Surrender Report for the period ending 21/02/2024 |
| A134958 | 2023 | Solstice Minerals Limited | Annual Technical Report for the Nippon Project C68/2022 for the period ending 28/02/2023. E 39/2184,E 39/2247 |
| A131750 | 2022 | Fmg Resources Pty Ltd | C102/2019 Nippon Final Surrender Report for the period ending 04/07/2022. |
| A130460 | 2022 | Solomon Pacific Resources Nl | Annual Technical Report for E39/2184 Nippon Project for the period ending 25/02/2022.(C68/2022) |
| A128045 | 2021 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Nippon Project E39/2064 (Mustang 2) Partial Surrender for the period 6 July 2018 to 1 July 2021 |
| A128024 | 2021 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | C102/2019 Nippon Project Annual Report for the period ending 30/06/2021 |
| A124742 | 2020 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | C102/2019 (Nippon) Annual Mineral Exploration Report for the period 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020, E 39/02064,E |
| A103303 | 2014 | Matsa Resources Ltd | Annual Report Nippon Project E39/1728 for the period 29th July 2013 – 28th July 2014 |
Other projects in the Shire of Menzies
What does the exploration record say about Nippon?
NextMaps reads the WAMEX reports over a chosen area into a referenced prospectivity assessment: the geology, the historical programs, the drill intercepts and geochemistry, and the untested gaps, with every claim cited back to its source report. New accounts include a free report. How the reports work.
Get the free report Open this ground on the mapTenure 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.