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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.

WA Mining Weekly Jul 22 - 28

Week on week, applications up 20% and transfers up 2%. 30,477 tenements are live or pending across the state.

Biggest moves

Sunshine Gold Capital transfers nine tenements to Suncrest Gold

Sunshine Gold Capital Pty Ltd to Suncrest Gold Pty Ltd: · 9 tenements, 147,560 ha, Laverton Shire, Menzies Shire · 3 further tenements at Esperance and Wyndham-East Kimberley sit outside this view.Sunshine Gold Capital Pty Ltd is transferring nine tenements covering 147,560 hectares across Laverton, Menzies, Esperance and Wyndham-East Kimberley to Suncrest Gold Pty Ltd.

Why it matters: This is a large WA land package moving to a new holder across four districts, which can signal a reset of exploration control over prospective ground.

Sources: Mining transactions - Government of Western Australia · ASX Announcement

Sunshine Gold Capital Pty Ltd now holds no WA tenements under that name · Suncrest Gold Pty Ltd now holds 9 WA tenements

Fluorite SPV and Japan Australia Fluorite confirm Speewah transfer

Fluorite SPV Pty Ltd to Japan Australia Fluorite Associates Pty Ltd: · 8 tenements, 4,745 ha, Wyndham-East Kimberley ShireFluorite SPV Pty Ltd has registered transfer of eight Speewah tenements, covering 4,745 hectares in the Wyndham-East Kimberley, from Fluorite SPV Pty Ltd to Japan Australia Fluorite Associates Pty Ltd. The ground sits within the Speewah Fluorite Project, with Tivan saying the restructure was designed to separate the fluorite and vanadium assets and place the fluorite tenements into the joint-venture vehicle for the project.

Why it matters: The transfer brings the Speewah fluorite ground into the joint-venture structure backed by Sumitomo and JOGMEC interests, which is the key control change for the tenure.

Sources: Tivan and Sumitomo Corporation document joint venture ... · announcements.asx.com.au · Tivan agrees binding Joint Venture with Sumitomo ... · data-api.marketindex.com.au

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 to Earaheedy Pty Ltd transfer

Rumble Resources Limited to Earaheedy Pty Ltd: · 2 tenements, 35,650 ha, Wiluna ShireRumble Resources Limited is transferring 2 tenements totalling 35,650 hectares in the Wiluna shire to Earaheedy Pty Ltd. The ground sits in the Earaheedy Basin, about 120 km north of Wiluna, and is prospective for zinc-lead-silver mineralisation at Rumble’s Earaheedy project. Rumble agreed in October 2023 to sell the four-tenement package for $250,000 worth of Rumble shares, with the deal later completed in March 2024.

Why it matters: The transfer shifts a sizeable Earaheedy package that has been part of a zinc-lead-silver exploration district with established strike potential and prior drilling interest.

Sources: Earaheedy Project · Rumble Resources completes acquisition of four tenements along strike from Earaheedy By Proactive Investors · Rumble Resources Granted Two Key Tenements At Earaheedy · Earaheedy Project Tenement Acquisition Completed

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

Northern Star Resources, Toledo Tenement Holdings deal

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 covering 2,440 hectares in the Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie-Boulder shires to Toledo Tenement Holdings Pty Limited. The ground sits in the Kalgoorlie district of Western Australia, where Northern Star’s nearby tenement holdings include gold projects and mine areas around Kanowna Belle and the broader Kalgoorlie operations.

Why it matters: It consolidates ground in an established gold district close to existing operations and infrastructure.

Sources: nsrltd.com · Australian Securities · KANOWNA BELLE GOLD MINE -L5029/1992/11 AMENDMENT APPLICATION

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 three tenements to Desert Minerals

Goldarc Resources Limited to Desert Minerals Ltd: · 3 tenements, 497 ha, Kalgoorlie-Boulder ShireGoldarc Resources Limited has transferred three tenements covering 497 hectares in the Shire of Kalgoorlie-Boulder to Desert Minerals Ltd. The ground neighbours two tenements held by Cascade Resources Pty Ltd and sits 2km from the Fingals gold operation. Silver Lake Resources Limited was the previous holder of the ground.

Why it matters: Desert Minerals Ltd now holds 3 WA tenements.

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

Quick transfers

Companies exiting WA

Ground dropped

Opening soon

Ground picked up

Mining Equities Pty Ltd has picked up 7 parcels (12,905 ha) from 6 different holders in the last 90 days.

Still open

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.

Where the pegging is

New faces

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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