Koolyanobbing
Shire of Yilgarn
Koolyanobbing is a lithium, iron ore and gold exploration project in the Shire of Yilgarn, Western Australia. Its 145 WAMEX reports were lodged by 20 companies between 1960 and 2025, most recently Terra Metals Limited in 2025. Of those, 21 declare a resource.
Reports
145
Operators
20
companies on record
Worked
66yrs
1960 to 2025, 1 year ago
Main target
Lithium
Iron most reported overall
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Koolyanobbing in the Shire of Yilgarn
Ground extent118 × 182 km
Report areas mapped63
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Koolyanobbing, most active first.
Portman Iron Ore Ltd 20Cliffs Asia Pacific Iron Ore Pty Ltd 19Broken Hill Pty Co Ltd 13Tungsten Mining Nl 10Koolyanobbing Iron Pty Ltd 10Delta Gold Ltd 10Polaris Metals Pty Ltd 8Western Areas Nl 6Wa Salt Koolyanobbing Pty Ltd 5Emu Nickel Nl 5Sons Of Gwalia Ltd 4Stockdale Prospecting Ltd 4Mawson Pacific Ltd 4Flynn Gold Limited 3Portman Resources Nl 3Dampier Mining Co Ltd 3Lithium Australia Nl 2Tungsten West Nl 2Terra Metals Limited 1Tungsten Mining Nl Lithium Australia 1
Who controls this ground today
Today 67 live and pending tenements sit over the Koolyanobbing ground, held under 21 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 Koolyanobbing
- Local government
- Shire of Yilgarn
- Commodities targeted
- Iron 78 · Gold 39 · Nickel 30 · Tungsten 15 · Base Metals 14 · Lithium 9 · Copper 7 · Platinum Group Elements 5
- Work on record
- RC drilling 53 · Soil sampling 34 · Geological mapping 31 · Geophysical interpretation 27 · Rock chip sampling 25 · Mineral resource estimate 21 · Diamond drilling 19 · Flora 17
- Resource declared
- Yes, in 21 reports: A108125 (2016), A97081 (2013), A77373 (2008), A74362 (2007), A74361 (2007), A74295 (2007) and 15 more
- Downloadable data
- 70 of 145 reports include a digital package
- Reports with no exploration
- 10 of 145 record no work done
- Report types
- Annual 97 · Final Surrender 25 · Non-statutory 12 · Partial Surrender 11
Reports by decade
81960s
81970s
31980s
291990s
352000s
522010s
42020s
Exploration reports
145 WAMEX reports filed over Koolyanobbing.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A149900 | 2025 | Terra Metals Limited | Annual Report Koolyanobbing Lithium East Project Exploration Licence E 77/3011 & E 77/3012 for the period 04 J |
| A134304 | 2023 | Flynn Gold Limited | Annual Report for E77/2734 Koolyanobbing Project for the period ending 3/2/2023 |
| A134301 | 2023 | Flynn Gold Limited | Annual Report for E77/2737 Koolyanobbing Project for the period ending 3/2/2023 |
| A134300 | 2023 | Flynn Gold Limited | Annual Report for E77/2730 Koolyanobbing Project for the period 3/2/2023 |
| A115954 | 2018 | Cliffs Asia Pacific Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Combined Annual Report C184/2005 (Koolyanobbing) For the Period 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017, M77/00606, |
| A114364 | 2017 | Lithium Australia Nl | Koolyanobbing Project C179/2012 Final Surrender Report for the period 26 June 2012 to 4 July 2017, E77/02021, |
| A112817 | 2017 | Lithium Australia Nl | Koolyanobbing Project, Final Surrender Report, E77/1853 to E77/1855 for the period 6 September 2011 – 24 Febru |
| A112724 | 2017 | Cliffs Asia Pacific Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Final Report Koolyanobbing P77/3807-I Final Surrender Report for the period 31 March 2009 to 21 March 2017 |
| A112181 | 2017 | Cliffs Asia Pacific Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Final Report E77/1307-I Koolyanobbing Project For the Period 19 June 2007 to 12 January 2017 |
| A112087 | 2017 | Cliffs Asia Pacific Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Combined Annual Report C184/2005 (Koolyanobbing) for the period 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2016, E77/01407, |
| A110537 | 2016 | Tungsten Mining Nl | KOOLYANOBBING PROJECT C179/2012, E77/1852, E77/1853, E77/1854, E77/2021, E77/2022, E77/2035 ANNUAL MINERAL EXP |
| A110311 | 2016 | Cliffs Asia Pacific Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Final Report E77/1004 Koolyanobbing Project for the period 14 September 2000 to 17 August 2016 |
| A109859 | 2016 | Tungsten Mining Nl; Lithium Australia Ltd | KOOLYANOBBING PROJECT C179/2012, E77/1852, E77/1853, E77/1854, E77/2021, E77/2022, E77/2035 ANNUAL MINERAL EXP |
| A108125 | 2016 | Cliffs Asia Pacific Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Combined Annual Report C184/2005 (Koolyanobbing) E77/1004-I, E77/1307-I, E77/1407-I, M77/606-I M77/607-I, M77/ |
| A106159 | 2015 | Tungsten Mining Nl | Koolyanobbing Project E77/1823 and E77/1824 Final Surrender Report for the period 20 June 2011 to 18 June 2015 |
| A105871 | 2015 | Polaris Metals Pty Ltd | Koolyanobbing Project E77/2161-I Annual Report for the period 2 May 2014 to 01 May 2015 |
| A105646 | 2015 | Cliffs Asia Pacific Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Mt Jackson E77/1407-I Partial Surrender Report for E77/1407-I for the period 29 July 2008 to 24 April 2015 |
| A104849 | 2015 | Cliffs Asia Pacific Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Koolyanobbing Project, Annual Report for the period 01/01/2014 to 31/12/2014, E77/1004, 1307, 1407; M77/606, 6 |
| A104342 | 2014 | Tungsten Mining Nl | Koolyanobbing Project Annual Combined Report (C179/2012) for the period 06/09/2013 to 05/09/2014, E77/2021, E |
| A104341 | 2014 | Tungsten Mining Nl | Koolyanobbing Project E77/1852 Final Surrender Report for the period ended 12/09/2014 |
All 145 report numbers over Koolyanobbing
A149900 2025, A134304 2023, A134301 2023, A134300 2023, A115954 2018, A114364 2017, A112817 2017, A112724 2017, A112181 2017, A112087 2017, A110537 2016, A110311 2016, A109859 2016, A108125 2016, A106159 2015, A105871 2015, A105646 2015, A104849 2015, A104342 2014, A104341 2014, A102087 2014, A100993 2014, A101214 2013, A100410 2013, A100408 2013, A100173 2013, A99256 2013, A98924 2013, A98728 2013, A98593 2013, A98592 2013, A97737 2013, A97736 2013, A97125 2013, A97081 2013, A96269 2013, A96595 2012, A95700 2012, A94501 2012, A94500 2012, A93154 2012, A93074 2012, A94190 2011, A92074 2011, A89447 2011, A89314 2011, A88420 2010, A88369 2010, A87626 2010, A87521 2010, A86865 2010, A86864 2010, A86620 2010, A85933 2010, A85849 2010, A85492 2010, A85007 2009, A85006 2009, A81093 2009, A81077 2009, A79951 2008, A77374 2008, A77373 2008, A77006 2008, A74362 2007, A74361 2007, A74295 2007, A73271 2006, A71840 2006, A71329 2005, A70021 2005, A69981 2005, A69803 2005, A69599 2004, A69272 2004, A68970 2004, A68502 2004, A68426 2004, A68356 2004, A67633 2003, A66556 2003, A65971 2003, A65113 2003, A65895 2002, A64537 2002, A63699 2001, A63466 2001, A62463 2001, A61356 2000, A60558 2000, A60557 2000, A59458 1999, A59062 1999, A58583 1999, A57245 1999, A56566 1998, A56042 1998, A55357 1998, A54863 1998, A54008 1998, A52932 1997, A52672 1997, A50938 1997, A49813 1997, A49403 1996, A49382 1996, A49343 1996, A49327 1996, A49326 1996, A48613 1996, A46298 1995, A45386 1995, A43387 1994, A41229 1994, A39005 1993, A38367 1993, A35724 1992, A35222 1992, A30799 1990, A30792 1990, A28697 1989, A28487 1989, A46730 1981, A86379 1977, A35729 1976, A35730 1974, A3622 1972, A35727 1971, A2618 1971, A1965 1971, A1330 1970, A35720 1969, A60768 1968, A35731 1965, A35723 1964, A1424 1964, A1423 1963, A35722 1962, A35728 1960, A52904, A51735, A48002, A45829, A43057, A107746
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