E 04/2494
LiveExploration LicenceShire of BroomeWest Kimberley M.F. District
E 04/2494 is a live exploration licence in the Shire of Broome, Western Australia, held by Thunderbird Operations Pty Ltd. Granted on 30 May 2018 for 5 years (extended), it expires on 29 May 2028. The ground is covered by 30 historical WAMEX reports.
Area
8,813.287ha
Expires
May 2028
in 20 months
WAMEX reports
30
WA median is 53
Report drilling
20
of 30 reports
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For E 04/2494 that covers 30 WAMEX reports · 74 open-file drillholes (4,144 m drilled) · 21 earlier titles on the ground since 1959 · 1 native title determination · no conservation land.
Register summary
- Holder
- Thunderbird Operations Pty Ltd
- Local government
- Shire of Broome
- Application received
- 19 June 2017
- Commenced
- 30 May 2018
- Expiry
- 29 May 2028
- Term
- 5 Years (Extended)
The full record on E 04/2494
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 (no change of holder on record)
- The full record: 9 years of expenditure, 16 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
30 historical WAMEX exploration reports intersect E 04/2494: 6 report geochemistry or sampling, 25 include a digital data package.
Work on record: Aircore drilling 14 · Geophysical interpretation 5 · Heritage survey 5 · Aerial EM surveys 4 · Geological reconnaissance 4 · Geophysical data processing 4. Resource declared in A108169 (2016), A101676 (2014).
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When this ground was worked · 29 of 30 reports dated
41960s
1970s
11980s
1990s
2000s
152010s
92020s
Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Project | On this ground | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A148603 | 2025 | Thunderbird Operations Pty Ltd | E04/2494 | 39% | 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 | 39% | Partial Surrender Report Roebuck Plains E04/2494 for the period ending 17/07/2024 |
| A139050 | 2024 | Richmond W R | Kangaroo Creek | <1% | Final Surrender Report Kangaroo Creek 219/2017 for the period ending 178/01/2024. E 04/1542,E 04/1543 |
25 more reports
| A126395 | 2021 | Richmond W R | Kangaroo Creek | <1% | Kangaroo Creek Project C219/2017 Annual Technical Report E04/1542 AND E04/1543 for the period 18/01/2020 TO 17 |
| A123018 | 2020 | Kallenia Mines Pty Ltd | Kangaroo Creek | <1% | Kangaroo Creek C219/2017 Annual Technical Report E04/1542 & E04/1543, for the period 18/01/2019 - 17/01/2020 |
| A123696 | 2020 | Sheffield Resources Ltd | Deep Creek | <1% | Partial Surrender Report for (E04/2456) Deep Creek, 8 February 2017 to 20 April 2020 |
| A123081 | 2020 | Thunderbird Operations Pty Ltd | Roebuck | 7.3% | Roebuck Project Annual Report (C5/2019) for the period ending 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019 |
| A118876 | 2019 | Kallenia Mines Pty Ltd | Kangaroo Creek | <1% | KANGAROO CREEK PROJECT C219/2017, FINAL SURRENDER REPORT FOR TENEMENTS E04/1440, E04/1544 AND E04/1546, AND PA |
| A118989 | 2019 | Thunderbird Operations Pty Ltd; Sheffield Resources Ltd | Roebuck | 13% | Roebuck Group (C5/2019) Combined Annual Report For the Period 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018, E04/02081, E |
| A119334 | 2019 | Kallenia Mines Pty Ltd | Kangaroo Creek | <1% | Kangaroo Creek C219/2017 Annual Technical Report E04/1542 and E04/1543 for the period 18/01/2018 TO 17/01/2019 |
| 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 |
| A116064 | 2018 | Kallenia Mines Pty Ltd | Kangaroo Creek | <1% | Kangaroo Creek Project Combined Annual Technical Report C219/2017 (E04/1440, E04/1542, E04/1543, E04/1544, E04 |
| A114453 | 2017 | Iluka Resources Limited | Canning Basin North | 4.9% | 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 | 4.9% | 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 | 4.9% | Annual Report Canning Basin North-Group C170/2012 Tenements E04/2052, E04/2053, E04/2202 and E04/2203 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 3.6% | Roebuck Group 1 Project, Annual Report for the period 06/07/2013 to 05/07/2014, E04/2052-2053 & 2202-2204.[C1 |
| A99313 | 2013 | Iluka Resources Ltd | Roebuck Group 1 | 3.6% | 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 | 39% | Annual Report E04_2052 6 July 2011 to 5 July 2012 Roebuck Plains_WA |
| A22125 | 1987 | Cra Exploration Pty Ltd | Roebuck | 11% | Roebuck Project, Final Surrender Report for the period 05/04/1987 to 27/08/1987, E04/304-307. |
| A103576 | 1969 | Wapet Pty Ltd | Babrongan | 1.2% | 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.