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WA Mining Weekly Jul 19 - 25

Fluorite SPV Pty Ltd to Japan Australia Fluorite Associates Pty Ltd leads 16 registered transfers this week, with 12 holders releasing ground and 6 new entrants to WA.

WA Mining Weekly Jul 19 - 25

Week on week, applications up 70% and transfers down 12%. 30,471 tenements are live or pending across the state.

Biggest moves

Fluorite SPV transfers 8 tenements to Japan Australia Fluorite Associates

Fluorite SPV Pty Ltd to Japan Australia Fluorite Associates Pty Ltd: 8 tenements, 4,745 ha, Wyndham-East Kimberley ShireFluorite SPV Pty Ltd is transferring 8 tenements totalling 4,745ha in Wyndham-East Kimberley to Japan Australia Fluorite Associates Pty Ltd. The transfer sits within Tivan’s Speewah Fluorite Project restructure, where the project hosts a JORC resource of 37.3Mt at 9.1% CaF2 and 8.6Mt at 22.8% CaF2, and is now backed by Japanese joint venture interests through Japan Fluorite Corporation and Sumitomo Corporation.

Why it matters: It consolidates the Speewah fluorite ground under the new Japanese-linked project structure and sits alongside a major offtake and funding build-out for the development.

Sources: For personal use only · Tranche 2 Funding for Speewah Fluorite Project Completed · Tivan Secures Major Japanese Backing with 80% Take-or-Pay Guarantee · Tivan agrees binding Joint Venture with Sumitomo ...

Fluorite SPV Pty Ltd now holds no WA tenements under that name · Japan Australia Fluorite Associates Pty Ltd now holds 9 WA tenements

Rumble Resources transfers two Earaheedy tenements to Earaheedy Pty Ltd

Rumble Resources Limited to Earaheedy Pty Ltd: 2 tenements, 35,650 ha, Wiluna ShireRumble Resources Limited is transferring 2 tenements covering 35,650 hectares in Wiluna to Earaheedy Pty Ltd. Rumble’s Earaheedy project is 110km north of Wiluna and hosts a maiden inferred resource of 94Mt at 3.1% Zn+Pb and 4.1g/t Ag, with the project described as spanning 70km of strike on the Earaheedy Basin margin.

Why it matters: The ground sits within Rumble’s flagship Earaheedy zinc-lead-silver district, where the company has already outlined a large inferred resource and substantial strike length for further discovery work.

Sources: Rumble Resources: Home · Rumble Resources Granted Two Key Tenements At ... · EARAHEEDY Zn-Pb PROJECT · Rumble shaking up Earaheedy with acquisition

Rumble Resources Limited now holds 15 WA tenements · Earaheedy Pty Ltd now holds 4 WA tenements

Northern Star Resources and Toledo Tenement Holdings

Northern Star Resources Ltd to Toledo Tenement Holdings Pty Limited: 5 tenements, 2,440 ha, Coolgardie Shire, Kalgoorlie-Boulder ShireNorthern Star Resources Ltd is transferring 5 tenements totalling 2,440 hectares in the Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie-Boulder shires to Toledo Tenement Holdings Pty Limited. Northern Star is a global-scale Australian gold producer listed on the ASX with resources of 88.9Moz and reserves of 28.4Moz at 31 March 2026, while its mining services arm says its operations centre is in Kalgoorlie-Boulder and it runs production centres at Kalgoorlie, Yandal and Pogo.

Why it matters: The ground sits in Northern Star’s Kalgoorlie-Coolgardie gold district, so the move is relevant to portfolio consolidation around one of Western Australia’s core gold hubs.

Sources: Resources and Reserves · Northern Star Mining Services | Home | NSMS · Northern Star Resources Limited · Current details for ABN 43 092 832 892 - ABN Lookup

Northern Star Resources Ltd now holds 174 WA tenements · Toledo Tenement Holdings Pty Limited now holds 23 WA tenements · 5 tenements (866 ha) moved the other way in the same week

Goldarc Resources transfers 3 tenements to Desert Minerals Ltd

Goldarc Resources Limited to Desert Minerals Ltd: 3 tenements, 497 ha, Kalgoorlie-Boulder ShireGoldarc Resources Limited is transferring 3 tenements totalling 497 hectares in the Kalgoorlie-Boulder shire to Desert Minerals Ltd. GoldArc is a Western Australian gold explorer focused on the Eastern Goldfields, with flagship projects in the Leonora and Kookynie districts and a Leonora South package covering 313km² across its eastern tenements and 236km² in the western area.

Why it matters: It trims GoldArc’s footprint in the Eastern Goldfields and may sharpen focus on its larger Leonora and Kookynie ground positions.

Sources: GoldArc Resources · For personal use only · GoldArc Resources Ltd- RIU Explorers Conference 2026 · [PDF] Quarterly Activities Report - investorpa

Goldarc Resources Limited now holds 89 WA tenements · Desert Minerals Ltd now holds 3 WA tenements

Rumble Resources transfers Yalgoo tenement to Western Queen

Rumble Resources Limited to Western Queen Pty Ltd: 1 tenement, 5,890 ha, Yalgoo ShireRumble Resources Limited has transferred one 5,890ha exploration licence in the Shire of Yalgoo to Western Queen Pty Ltd. The ground neighbours a single tenement held by Aurigen Pty Ltd and lies 36km from the Never Never Portal gold operation.

Rumble Resources Limited now holds 15 WA tenements · Western Queen Pty Ltd now holds 6 WA tenements

Quick transfers

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No competing application shows on the register for this ground. The live tenure layer can lag a couple of business days, so confirm in Tengraph before lodging.

Contested ground

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Worth watching next week

Tenement transfers, applications, surrenders and status changes are shown as registered by DMPE, which can lag the underlying deal by several weeks. This briefing is derived from public DMPE data and NextMaps' own DASC and RSS feeds; verify against official sources before acting.

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