E 04/2171
LiveExploration LicenceShire of Derby-West KimberleyWest Kimberley M.F. District
E 04/2171 is a live exploration licence in the Shire of Derby-West Kimberley, Western Australia, held by Thunderbird Operations Pty Ltd. Granted on 21 Feb 2013 for 5 years (extended), it expires on 20 Feb 2027. The ground is covered by 35 historical WAMEX reports.
Area
8,501.875ha
Expires
Feb 2027
in 4 months
WAMEX reports
35
WA median is 53
Report drilling
19
of 35 reports
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Register summary
- Holder
- Thunderbird Operations Pty Ltd
- Local government
- Shire of Derby-West Kimberley, Shire of Broome
- Application received
- 22 Dec 2011
- Commenced
- 21 Feb 2013
- Expiry
- 20 Feb 2027
- Term
- 5 Years (Extended)
The full record on E 04/2171
The register summary says who holds it today. The rest of the record says how they came to, what is attached to it, and whether it is being worked.
Free account
- Current holders and their shares, and the one change of holder on record
- The full record: 14 years of expenditure, 12 conditions and 12 endorsements
- Native title context, combined reporting and rent status
Premium
- At-risk and opportunity signals, and expenditure compliance over five years
- Every register dealing (18 on record), with mortgages, caveats and transfers flagged
- Expiry band, and how long the holder has had it
Exploration history on this ground
35 historical WAMEX exploration reports intersect E 04/2171: 10 report geochemistry or sampling, 26 include a digital data package.
Work on record: Geological reconnaissance 13 · Heritage survey 11 · Aircore drilling 9 · Geological mapping 9 · Heavy minerals 6 · Mineralogy 6. Resource declared in A122867 (2020), A118990 (2019), A112418 (2017), A108169 (2016) and 1 more.
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When this ground was worked
41960s
11970s
21980s
1990s
102000s
142010s
42020s
Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Project | On this ground | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A122867 | 2020 | Thunderbird Operations Pty Ltd | Nillibubbica | 11% | Nillibubbica Project Annual Report (C125/2016) for the period ending 31/12/2019, E04/02171, E04/02349, E04/023 |
| A123080 | 2020 | Thunderbird Operations Pty Ltd | Dampier | <1% | Dampier Project Annual Report (C1/2013) for the period 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019 |
| A123442 | 2020 | Thunderbird Operations Pty Ltd | Little Logue | 17% | Partial Surrender Report for Little Logue (E04/2171) for the period ending 18/03/2020 |
| A123443 | 2020 | Thunderbird Operations Pty Ltd | Dingo Plains | <1% | Final Surrender Report for Dingo Plains (E04/2399) for the period ending 18/02/2020 |
| A118990 | 2019 | Thunderbird Operations Pty Ltd | Nillibubbica | 6.6% | Nillibubbica (C125/2016) Combined Annual Report For the Period 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018, E04/02171, |
30 more reports
| A118991 | 2019 | Thunderbird Operations Pty Ltd | Dampier | <1% | Dampier Project (C1/2013) Annual Report for the period 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018, E04/02083, E04/0208 |
| A119046 | 2019 | Thunderbird Operations Pty Ltd | Yeeda | 17% | Yeeda Partial Surrender Report E04/02171 [C125/2016] For the Period 21 February 2013 to 25 January 2019 |
| A121381 | 2019 | Thunderbird Operations Pty Ltd | Dingo Plains | <1% | Partial Surrender Report for Dingo Plains (E04/2399) for the period 24 March 2017 to 10 October 2019 |
| A116177 | 2018 | Thunderbird Operations Pty Ltd | Dampier | <1% | Dampier Project (C1/2013) Annual Report for the period 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017, E04/02083, E04/0208 |
| A116182 | 2018 | Thunderbird Operations Pty Ltd | Nillibubbica | 9.8% | Nillibubbica (C125/2016) Annual Report For the Period 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017, E04/02081, E04/02171 |
| A112418 | 2017 | Sheffield Resources Ltd | Dampier | <1% | Annual Report for the Dampier Combined Reporting Group C1/2013 For the Period 1 January 2016 to 31 December 20 |
| A112400 | 2017 | Sheffield Resources Ltd | Nillibubbica | 9.8% | Annual Combined Report for Nillibubbica (C125/2016) For the Period 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2016, E04/020 |
| A115008 | 2017 | Thunderbird Operations Pty Ltd | Fraser River | <1% | Fraser River (E04/2083) Partial Surrender Report For the Period 5 September 2011 to 4 September 2017 |
| A108169 | 2016 | Sheffield Resources Ltd | Dampier | 4.1% | “Dampier Project” Annual Report for Combined Reporting Group C1/2013 Tenements E04/2081; E04/2083; E04/2084; E |
| A101676 | 2014 | Sheffield Resources Ltd | Dampier | 4.1% | Dampier Project Annual Report for Combined Reporting Group C1/2013 Tenements E04/2081; E04/2083; E04/2084; E04 |
| A105264 | 2014 | Sheffield Resources Ltd | Dampier | 4.1% | Dampier Project Annual Report for Combined Reporting Group C1/2013 Tenements E04/2081; E04/2083; E04/2084; E04 |
| A95456 | 2012 | Sheffield Resources Ltd | Dampier | <1% | Dampier Project, Annual Report for the period 5th September 2011 to 4th September 2012, E04/2083. |
| A88377 | 2010 | Rey Resources Ltd | Yeeda | 15% | Surrender Report, E04/1954, 27 July 2010 to 15 November 2010 |
| A84081 | 2009 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd | Mt Jowlaenga | <1% | Combined Annual and Final Report (C96/2003 Mt Jowlaenga) for Period Ending 20 July 2009 for E04/1373 Jowlaenga |
| A79432 | 2008 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd | Jowlaenga | <1% | Combined Annual Report (C96/2003 Mt Jowlaenga) For the Period 21 July 2007 to 20 July 2008 E04/1373 Jowlaenga |
| A75902 | 2007 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd | Mount Jowlaenga | <1% | Combined Annual Report (C96/2003 Mount Jowlaenga) For the Period 21 July 2006 to 20 July 2007 E04/1373 Jowlaen |
| A73223 | 2006 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd | Mount Jowlaenga | 6.7% | Annual Report for the Period Ending 20 July 2006, Combined Reporting No. C96/2003, E04/1373 Jowlaenga 1, E04/1 |
| A73286 | 2006 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd | Jowlaenga 6 | <1% | Partial Relinquishment Report for the Period Ending 20 July 2006, E04/1378 Jowlaenga 6, (Rio Tinto Report No. |
| A73221 | 2006 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd | Mount Jowlaenga | 39% | Final Report for the Period Ending 20 July 2006, E04/1377 Jowlaenga 5, (Rio Tinto Report No. 27868, Broome). |
| A71082 | 2005 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd | Mount Jowlaenga | 6.7% | Annual report for the period ending 20th July 2005, El's E04/1373 Jowlaenga No 1, E04/1374 Jowlaenga No 2, E04 |
| A69134 | 2004 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd | Jowlaenga | 6.7% | Annual report for the period ending 20/07/2004, Jowlaenga Project, E04/1373, E04/1374, E04/1375, E04/1376 E04/ |
| A61764 | 2001 | Iluka Resources Ltd | Canning Basin | 1.6% | Technical Report Iluka-TR-2000/70 Surrender Report for E04/1111 and E04/1112 Canning Basin, WA. |
| A60619 | 2000 | Iluka Resources Ltd | Canning Basin | 1.6% | Technical Report ILUKA-TR-2000/70 19/04/1999 to 18/04/2000 Annual report for E04/1111 and E04/1112 Canning Bas |
| A36040 | 1982 | Broken Hill Pty Co Ltd | Fraser River | 2.4% | Final Report on Temporary Reserves 8654H, 8655H and 8656H (Fraser River) Derby WA |
| A35966 | 1980 | Cra Exploration Pty Ltd | Logue River | <1% | Final Report on Logue TR7872H and Nilli Bubbaca TR 7873H Logue River Joint Venture. |
| A391 | 1970 | Broken Hill Pty Co Ltd | Mount Jowlaenga | 2.8% | Mt Jowlaenga Project, Non-statutory Report: Report to the Minister of Mines on Work carried out in 1969, TR70/ |
| A6033 | 1968 | Broken Hill Pty Co Ltd | Kimberley | <1% | Kimberley Project, Non-statutory Report: Results of an Airborne Scintillometer-Magnetometer Survey, July-Octob |
| A1001 | 1967 | Mines Exploration Pty Ltd | Derby | <1% | Derby Project, Non-statutory Report: Final Exploration Report , June 1967, TR70/3817 & 3855H. |
| A929 | 1967 | Cyanamid Australia Pty Ltd | Carnarvon Basin | <1% | Carnarvon Basin Project, Non-statutory Report: Final Report, incorporatilng the regular Quarterly Report for t |
| A927 | 1966 | Cyanamid Australia Pty Ltd | Carnarvon Basin | <1% | Carnarvon Basin Project, Annual Report for the period ending 31st December 1965, TR70/3194, 3195, & 3490. |
What does the exploration record say about this ground?
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Tenure data sourced from the DMPE public registers and SLIP WA (© Government of Western Australia, CC BY 4.0), as at 2026-10-08. Compiled by NextMaps. Verify against primary sources before reliance.