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Hyperspectral mineral maps, now across Western Australia
A new remote-sensing layer in NextMaps: EnMAP hyperspectral mineral maps, our own derived products from 224-band satellite data. Where ASTER sees a broad mineral group, hyperspectral resolves the species and its chemistry, so white-mica chemistry, kaolin crystallinity and chlorite Fe/Mg become alteration vectors. Now tiled over the whole state, straight on the WA tenement map.
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WA Mining Weekly Jul 22 - 28
Sunshine Gold Capital Pty Ltd to Suncrest Gold Pty Ltd leads 17 registered transfers this week, with 12 holders releasing ground and 6 new entrants to WA.
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What's new in NextMaps since Premium and Pro launched
A roundup of what we have shipped since the Premium and Pro launch: AI prospectivity reports that stay on your ground, WAMEX intelligence that filters and extracts the drilling and geochem for you, tenement data that runs off our own fresh feed instead of the lagging public one, and a faster timeline.
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ASTER and Sentinel-2 mineral mapping, now in NextMaps
Two new remote-sensing layers in NextMaps: ASTER mineral maps for district-scale alteration, and timestamped Sentinel-2 imagery with mineral-ratio composites for the exact ground you are working. Map iron oxides, clays and silica straight on the WA tenement map, no GIS licence required.
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The first project has sold through NextMaps
Exploration ground carries value that is hard to realise, because there has never been an easy place to move it. A gold project has now listed and sold through the marketplace, start to finish. The venue works.
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Tenement due diligence, in one click
The full WA mineral titles register for any tenement, compiled into one clean Excel workbook and downloaded straight from the map. A single tenement, a selection, or a whole holder's portfolio.
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WA Mining Weekly June 1 - 7
Catalyst (Old Highway) Consolidates Bryah Basin Block as Albright Exits
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Just Ask the Map
Not sure where to start? The new Map Explorer agent turns plain language questions into the right layers, filters, and settings, no manual setup required.
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The Map I Used to Make by Hand
I spent years building presentation maps for mining clients by hand, layer by layer. Here's the tool I wish I'd had.
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The Kimberley ground I walked away from, and what the reports said when I went back
Like most geos, I have looked at enough ground get pegged and vended to eventually think: surely I can have a crack at that.
So I did.
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WA Mining Weekly May 18 - 24
Majors are shedding ground. Juniors are circling. This week's WA tenement register tells an interesting story.
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Introducing AI Prospectivity Reports - instant desk study for any WA tenement or AoI
Know a tenement's exploration history and prospectivity potential in minutes, not days. NextMaps AI Prospectivity Reports synthesise every WAMEX A-file for your ground into a full desk study, grounded in real data, not generic geology.
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TENGRAPH WA: The Honest Guide for Explorers and Prospectors
TENGRAPH is the WA government's tenement map, and the forums are right that you need it. Here's what it actually shows, where it falls short, and the one area where other tools have quietly overtaken it.
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WA Mining Weekly May 11 - 17
The Great Outback Handover: 58 Holder Changes, $475M Deals, and the Art of the Strategic Exit
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Before you drop that ground, find out what it's worth
The ground you're about to drop in this year's schedule review is worth something to someone. But only while you still hold it.
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The WA Tenement Register Was Always Valuable. It Just Wasn’t Spatial.
The WA tenement register has always contained valuable signals, but they were buried across static records, PDFs, and disconnected systems. NextMaps turns that registry data into a spatial intelligence platform, surfacing behavioural patterns around exploration spend, competition, ownership, drilling activity, distress, and ground availability across Western Australia.
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WA Mining Weekly Apr 27 - May 3
Rio's 145,700-hectare power move
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Nextmaps spotted in the wild
We got a nice surprise last night seeing Nextmaps pop up in a YouTube deep dive by The ASX Mining Analyst on ASX:ODY.
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New on NextMaps: Tenement Intelligence Layers + Registry Data
Tenure Intelligence for WA Explorers
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Combined Reporting Groups in WA: How to Pool Exploration Spend Across Tenements
How WA explorers legally pool spend across tenements (and avoid forfeiture)
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WA Mining Weekly April 20-26
Dead Shells, Hungry Mills, and 155,000 Hectares of Lithium Dreams
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