Bow River
Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley
Bow River is a nickel, copper and cobalt exploration project in the Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley, Western Australia, earlier explored for diamond. Its 71 WAMEX reports were lodged by 20 companies between 1979 and 2025, most recently True North Resources Pty Ltd in 2025. Of those, 1 declares a resource.
Reports
71
Operators
20
companies on record
Worked
47yrs
1979 to 2025, 1 year ago
Main target
Nickel
Diamond most reported overall
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Bow River in the Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley
Ground extent149 × 98 km
Report areas mapped32
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Bow River, most active first.
Lee'S Faith Pty Ltd 8Jindalee Resources Ltd 6Conquest Mining Ltd 6East Kimberley Resources Pty Ltd 5Freeport Of Australia Inc 5Thundelarra Exploration Ltd 4True North Resources Pty Ltd 3Timespan Holdings Pty Ltd 3Southdale Holdings Pty Ltd 3Astro Mining Nl 3Normandy Poseidon Ltd 3Poseidon Ltd 3Lycaon Resources Ltd 2U308 Ltd 2Seaward Holdings Pty Ltd 2Australian Anglo American Ltd 2Auking Mining Limited 1Western Iron Ore Pty Ltd 1Astro Resources Nl 1Astro Diamond Mines Ltd 1
Who controls this ground today
Today 6 live and pending tenements sit over the Bow River ground, held under 6 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 Bow River
- Local government
- Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley
- Commodities targeted
- Diamond 43 · Copper 26 · Nickel 26 · Platinum Group Elements 10 · Base Metals 9 · Cobalt 9 · Gold 8 · Silver 4
- Work on record
- Bulk sampling 19 · Geophysical interpretation 13 · Geological reconnaissance 11 · Ground EM surveys 7 · Heavy minerals 7 · RC drilling 7 · Stream sediment sampling 7 · Geological mapping 6
- Resource declared
- Yes, in 1 report: A46804 (1995)
- Downloadable data
- 25 of 71 reports include a digital package
- Reports with no exploration
- 5 of 71 record no work done
- Report types
- Annual 60 · Partial Surrender 5 · Final Surrender 3 · Non-statutory 2 · Core Library Drilling 1
Reports by decade
11970s
91980s
171990s
272000s
82010s
72020s
Exploration reports
71 WAMEX reports filed over Bow River.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A147519 | 2025 | True North Resources Pty Ltd | Kimberley Project Annual Mineral Exploration Report E80/5408 |
| A144528 | 2024 | Lycaon Resources Ltd | Partial Surrender Report for E80/4955 Bow River Project for the period ending 22/07/2024 |
| A139145 | 2024 | Auking Mining Limited | Annual Report for E80/5794 Bow River Project for the period ending 05/02/2024. |
| A138652 | 2024 | True North Resources Pty Ltd | Kimberley Project Annual Mineral Exploration Report for E80/5408 for the period ending 20/12/2023. |
| A133915 | 2023 | True North Resources Pty Ltd | Kimberley Project Annual Mineral Exploration Report for E80/5408 for the period ending 20/12/2022. |
| A128314 | 2021 | East Kimberley Resources Pty Ltd | Bow River E80/4955 Voluntary Partial Surrender Report for the period ending 22/07/2021 |
| A125411 | 2020 | East Kimberley Resources Pty Ltd | Bow River Project E80/4955 Annual Report for the period ending 24/07/2020 |
| A121346 | 2019 | East Kimberley Resources Pty Ltd | Annual Report Bow RIver Project E80/4955 for the period 25/07/2018 - 24/07/2019 |
| A118155 | 2018 | East Kimberley Resources Pty Ltd | Bow River Project E80/04955 Annual Report for the period 25/07/2017 -24/07/2018 |
| A97465 | 2013 | Western Iron Ore Pty Ltd | The Bow River Project Annual Report for Exploration Licence 80/4509 for the period 28 December 2011 to 27 Dece |
| A93885 | 2012 | U308 Ltd | Final Surrenderl Report for Period 14th April 2010 to 11th April 2012, Bow River Project, E80/4286 |
| A90655 | 2011 | U308 Ltd | Annual Report for Period 14 April 2010 to 13 April 2011, Bow River Project, E80/4286 |
| A88383 | 2010 | Jindalee Resources Ltd | Bow River Project, Combined Surrender Report C137/2008, E 80/3392 and E80/3620, Covering the period to 31 Octo |
| A87523 | 2010 | Jindalee Resources Ltd | Bow River Project Combined Annual Report C137/2008 E80/3392 and E80/3620, Covering the period 1 August 2009 to |
| A86698 | 2010 | Astro Resources Nl | ANNUAL MINERAL EXPLORATION REPORT E80/3315 BOW RIVER PROJECT REPORTING PERIOD: 21/04/2009 TO 20/04/2010 |
| A84809 | 2009 | Jindalee Resources Limited | Bow River Project, PARTIAL SURRENDER REPORT C137/2008, E 80/3392, Covering the period 26 October 2006 to 25 Oc |
| A82995 | 2009 | Jindalee Resources Ltd | Bow River Project, Combined Annual Report C137/2008, E 80/3392 and E80/3620, Covering the period 1 August 2008 |
| A82387 | 2009 | Astro Diamond Mines Ltd | ANNUAL MINERAL EXPLORATION REPORT, BOW RIVER PROJECT, E80/3315, REPORTING PERIOD: 21/04/2008 TO 20/04/2009 |
| A80973 | 2008 | Timespan Holdings Pty Ltd | BOW RIVER ANNUAL REPORT 2008, REPORTING PERIOD: 1st January 2008 to 31st December 2008, C14/2001, E80/2080, E8 |
| A79616 | 2008 | Diamondex Pty Ltd | ANNUAL MINERAL EXPLORATION REPORT ON EXPLORATION LICENCE 80/3636 (Bow River) REPORTING PERIOD 21/6/07 TO 20/6/ |
All 71 report numbers over Bow River
A147519 2025, A144528 2024, A139145 2024, A138652 2024, A133915 2023, A128314 2021, A125411 2020, A121346 2019, A118155 2018, A97465 2013, A93885 2012, A90655 2011, A88383 2010, A87523 2010, A86698 2010, A84809 2009, A82995 2009, A82387 2009, A80973 2008, A79616 2008, A79127 2008, A77886 2008, A76884 2008, A76784 2007, A74081 2007, A73793 2006, A73333 2006, A71667 2006, A70030 2005, A69869 2005, A69602 2004, A69601 2004, A68022 2004, A67949 2004, A66045 2003, A65993 2003, A65634 2002, A65217 2002, A64710 2002, A63790 2001, A62135 2001, A62134 2001, A54459 1998, A51439 1997, A48096 1996, A46804 1995, A43455 1995, A44634 1994, A40380 1994, A40781 1993, A38796 1993, A37868 1993, A37710 1993, A35315 1992, A35136 1992, A32967 1991, A31726 1990, A30440 1990, A20598 1990, A26299 1989, A24411 1988, A21192 1987, A19640 1987, A19932 1986, A17007 1986, A16720 1985, A14706 1984, A9748 1981, A8309 1979, A137471, A115191
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