E 04/2456
LiveExploration LicenceShire of BroomeWest Kimberley M.F. District
E 04/2456 is a live exploration licence in the Shire of Broome, Western Australia, held by Thunderbird Operations Pty Ltd. Granted on 8 Feb 2017 for 5 years (extended), it expires on 7 Feb 2027. The ground is covered by 31 historical WAMEX reports.
Area
5,224.646ha
Expires
Feb 2027
in 4 months
WAMEX reports
31
WA median is 53
Report drilling
18
of 31 reports
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For E 04/2456 that covers 31 WAMEX reports · 6 open-file drillholes (360 m drilled) · 23 earlier titles on the ground since 1959 · 2 native title determinations · no conservation land.
Register summary
- Holder
- Thunderbird Operations Pty Ltd
- Local government
- Shire of Broome
- Application received
- 13 July 2016
- Commenced
- 8 Feb 2017
- Expiry
- 7 Feb 2027
- Term
- 5 Years (Extended)
The full record on E 04/2456
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: 10 years of expenditure, 14 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 (12 on record), with mortgages, caveats and transfers flagged
- Expiry band, and how long the holder has had it
Exploration history on this ground
31 historical WAMEX exploration reports intersect E 04/2456: 9 report geochemistry or sampling, 22 include a digital data package.
Work on record: Aircore drilling 14 · Geological reconnaissance 6 · Heritage survey 5 · Geological mapping 3 · Heavy minerals 3 · Heavy minerals (%) 3. Resource declared in A108169 (2016), A101676 (2014).
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When this ground was worked · 30 of 31 reports dated
41960s
1970s
11980s
11990s
12000s
152010s
82020s
Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Project | On this ground | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A148612 | 2025 | Thunderbird Operations Pty Ltd | Collins | <1% | Final Surrender Report Collins E04/2597 for the period ending 08/01/2025 |
| A148603 | 2025 | Thunderbird Operations Pty Ltd | E04/2494 | <1% | Partial Surrender Report E04/2494 for the period ending 06/02/2025. |
| A148706 | 2025 | Thunderbird Operations Pty Ltd | Parfix | <1% | Final Surrender Report Parfix E04/2571 for the period ending 6 February 2025 |
| A148718 | 2025 | Thunderbird Operations Pty Ltd | E04/2081 Surrender Report | <1% | E04/2091 Surrender Report for the perod ending 06/02/2025. |
| A144842 | 2024 | Kimberley Mineral Sands Pty Ltd; Thunderbird Operations Pty | Roebuck - E04/2949 | <1% | Partial Surrender Report Roebuck Plains E04/2494 for the period ending 17/07/2024 |
26 more reports
| A126522 | 2021 | Thunderbird Operations Pty Ltd | Collins | <1% | Collin Tenement Annual Report (E04/2597) for the period ending 08/01/2021 |
| A123696 | 2020 | Sheffield Resources Ltd | Deep Creek | 36% | Partial Surrender Report for (E04/2456) Deep Creek, 8 February 2017 to 20 April 2020 |
| A123081 | 2020 | Thunderbird Operations Pty Ltd | Roebuck | 4.3% | Roebuck Project Annual Report (C5/2019) for the period ending 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019 |
| A118989 | 2019 | Thunderbird Operations Pty Ltd; Sheffield Resources Ltd | Roebuck | 7.8% | Roebuck Group (C5/2019) Combined Annual Report For the Period 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018, E04/02081, E |
| A116182 | 2018 | Thunderbird Operations Pty Ltd | Nillibubbica | <1% | Nillibubbica (C125/2016) Annual Report For the Period 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017, E04/02081, E04/02171 |
| A114453 | 2017 | Iluka Resources Limited | Canning Basin North | <1% | Canning Basin North - Group C170/2012 Partial Surrender Report for the period 6 July 2011 to 5 July 2017, E04/ |
| A112400 | 2017 | Sheffield Resources Ltd | Nillibubbica | <1% | Annual Combined Report for Nillibubbica (C125/2016) For the Period 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2016, E04/020 |
| A114563 | 2017 | Iluka Resources Limited | Canning Basin North | <1% | Canning Basin North Project Annual Technical Report - Roebuck North C170/2012 (E04/02052, E04/02053, E04/02202 |
| A108169 | 2016 | Sheffield Resources Ltd | Dampier | <1% | “Dampier Project” Annual Report for Combined Reporting Group C1/2013 Tenements E04/2081; E04/2083; E04/2084; E |
| A109953 | 2016 | Iluka Resources Limited | Roebuck North | <1% | Annual Report Canning Basin North-Group C170/2012 Tenements E04/2052, E04/2053, E04/2202 and E04/2203 |
| A105566 | 2015 | Regional Resources Nw Pty Ltd | Deep Creek - Broome | <1% | Annual Report (16.03.2014 15.03.2015) Combined Reporting Group C151/2013 E04/1666, M04/0345, M04/0442 EXPLOR |
| A101676 | 2014 | Sheffield Resources Ltd | Dampier | <1% | Dampier Project Annual Report for Combined Reporting Group C1/2013 Tenements E04/2081; E04/2083; E04/2084; E04 |
| A102538 | 2014 | Regional Resources Nw Pty Ltd | Deep Creek - Broome | <1% | Annual Report (C151/2013) E04/1666, M04/0345, M04/0442 for the period 16/03/2013 - 15/03/2014 |
| A105264 | 2014 | Sheffield Resources Ltd | Dampier | <1% | Dampier Project Annual Report for Combined Reporting Group C1/2013 Tenements E04/2081; E04/2083; E04/2084; E04 |
| A103366 | 2014 | Iluka Resources Ltd | Roebuck Group 1 | <1% | Roebuck Group 1 Project, Annual Report for the period 06/07/2013 to 05/07/2014, E04/2052-2053 & 2202-2204.[C1 |
| A98553 | 2013 | Regional Resources Nw Pty Ltd | Broome | <1% | Annual Report (22.05.2012 - 21.05.2013) Broome Project Exploration Licence E04/1666 |
| A99313 | 2013 | Iluka Resources Ltd | Roebuck Group 1 | <1% | Roebuck Project, Annual Report for the period 06/07/2012 to 05/07/2013, E04/2052, 2053, 2202, 2203 & 2204. |
| A94788 | 2012 | Iluka Resources Ltd | Roebuck | <1% | Annual Report E04_2052 6 July 2011 to 5 July 2012 Roebuck Plains_WA |
| A60306 | 2000 | Quarry Park Pty Ltd | Lake Eda | 13% | Annual Report E04/1059, Lake Eda gravel exploration |
| A58213 | 1999 | Quarry Park Pty Ltd | Lake Eda | 13% | Mineral Exploration Report, EL 04/1059, Annual Report 98/99 |
| A22125 | 1987 | Cra Exploration Pty Ltd | Roebuck | 6.4% | Roebuck Project, Final Surrender Report for the period 05/04/1987 to 27/08/1987, E04/304-307. |
| A103576 | 1969 | Wapet Pty Ltd | Babrongan | <1% | Temporary Reserve 1691H (Evaporaties), Canning Basin, WA, Final Report |
| 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. |
| A98316 | 1753 | Sheffield Resources Ltd | Dampier | <1% | Dampier Project, Annual Report for the period 2nd May 2012 to 1st May 2013, E04/2081. |
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.