WA Mining Weekly May 18 - 24

Five Applicants Lodge Seven Dundas Filings as Voyage Books a Four-Block Slice

The Dundas mineral field absorbed seven new exploration applications in a single week, split across five separate parties of very different sizes. Voyage Minerals took the largest position with four applications across 5,580 hectares, including E63/2581, E63/2582 and E63/2583. Amery Holdings came in second with three applications spanning 17,980 hectares (of which E63/2587 sits in Dundas per the DMPE records). The remaining filings come from mid-tier explorers Forrestania Resources (71 tenements statewide, including the new application over E63/2586) and Mining Equities (76 tenements statewide), plus micro-scale Peg Resources, which holds a single tenement to its name. The line-up is what makes the week unusual in Dundas: a one-tenement micro, two mid-tier portfolios in the 70s, and two acquisitive players logging multi-block weeks have all filed into the same field at the same time. Four of the seven applications line up with the expiry of E63/2039, previously held by Global Uranium and Enrichment Ltd, which dropped on 18 May 2026.

Anglo American Exits Four South West Yilgarn Blocks Totalling 42,160 Hectares

Anglo American Exploration (Australia) Pty Limited is shedding four tenements covering 42,160 hectares, including E70/6546, E70/6431, and E70/5489. Reports suggest that Anglo operates on strict global exploration thresholds: when tier-one targets fail to materialize on a defined timeline, ground is dropped regardless of early-stage promise. The departure follows what seems to have been a multi-year evaluation of the region, though specific research partnerships or methodologies are not confirmed in registry records. For juniors currently eyeing these expiring blocks, the opportunity is real: ground that a major has systematically evaluated and walked away from arrives with a degree of negative screening already done, which is its own form of signal. Whether that screening was exhaustive or simply budget-constrained is the question worth asking before re-pegging.

Great Western Exploration Drops Massive Yerrida Landholding

Great Western Exploration has surrendered four tenements in the Murchison mineral field covering 92,380 hectares (almost 1,000 square kilometres), with E51/2127, E51/2128, and E51/2129 confirmed in the DMPE records. The blocks formed part of GTE’s Diorama and Baroo project areas within a broader Yerrida North package. GTE has operated as a prolific land-banker in Western Australia, carrying a large portfolio of early-stage conceptual targets. Statutory holding costs and minimum expenditure commitments on ground at this scale are increasingly difficult to justify in the current capital environment, and GTE appears to be prioritising drill-ready positions. For prospectors and juniors, this is one of the week’s larger acreage releases: the Yerrida basin is regarded by industry sources as prospective for VMS and sedimentary-hosted base metals, and the ground is now open.

Contested Ground

Wildcat Resources Lodges 7 Pilbara Applications

WILDCAT RESOURCES LIMITED and WILDCAT (TABBA) PTY LTD lodged 7 new applications in the Pilbara mineral field.

Dundas Mineral Field Sees 7 New Applications

FORRESTANIA RESOURCES LIMITED, MINING EQUITIES PTY LTD, PEG RESOURCES PTY LTD, AMERY HOLDINGS PTY LTD, and VOYAGE MINERALS PTY LTD lodged 7 new applications in the Dundas mineral field.

Murchison Mineral Field Receives 7 Applications

KIMBERLEY INFRASTUCTURE PTY LTD, PARBO PADBURY PTY LTD, and THIRD EYE RESOURCES PTY LIMITED lodged 7 new applications in the Murchison mineral field.

Mt Margaret Mineral Field Gets 6 New Applications

REDCLIFFE PROJECT PTY LTD, MCAULAY, DARREN MICHAEL, and NORTHERN GOLDFIELDS RESOURCES PTY LTD lodged 6 new applications in the Mt Margaret mineral field.

Dundas Tenement Expiry Leads to 4 Applications

Following the expiry of 1 tenement in the Dundas mineral field, FORRESTANIA RESOURCES LIMITED, MINING EQUITIES PTY LTD, PEG RESOURCES PTY LTD, and AMERY HOLDINGS PTY LTD lodged 4 new applications.

Mt Margaret Tenement Expiry Draws 3 Applications

After 1 tenement expired in the Mt Margaret mineral field, NORTHERN GOLDFIELDS RESOURCES PTY LTD and TURNER RIVER HOLDINGS PTY LTD lodged 3 new applications.

Pilbara Tenement Expiry Sees 3 New Applications

Following the expiry of 1 tenement in the Pilbara mineral field, WILDCAT RESOURCES LIMITED, FMG RESOURCES PTY LTD, and MINING EQUITIES PTY LTD lodged 3 new applications.

Kimberley Tenement Expiry Leads to 3 Applications

After 1 tenement expired in the Kimberley mineral field, C2 MINERALS PTY LTD lodged 3 new applications.

Ground Set to Expire This Week

Live tenements expiring in the next 7 days with no renewal applied for.

Northern Star tenement expiring in Kurnalpi

A 4-hectare Prospecting Licence held by major company Northern Star (Carosue Dam) Pty Ltd in the Kurnalpi Mineral Field is set to expire on 2026-05-29.

Black Cat tenement expiring in Ashburton M.F.

A 2,156-hectare Exploration Licence held by mid-tier company Black Cat (Paulsens) Pty Ltd in the Ashburton Mineral Field is due to expire on 2026-05-29.

Black Cat tenement expiring in Ashburton M.F.

A 2,156-hectare Exploration Licence held by mid-tier company Black Cat (Paulsens) Pty Ltd in the Ashburton Mineral Field is due to expire on 2026-05-29.

Nanjilgardy Resources tenement expiring in Yilgarn M.F.

A 1,372-hectare Exploration Licence held by mid-tier company Nanjilgardy Resources Pty Ltd in the Yilgarn Mineral Field is set to expire on 2026-05-26.

Marda Operations tenement expiring in Yilgarn M.F.

A 980-hectare Exploration Licence held by mid-tier company Marda Operations Pty Ltd in the Yilgarn Mineral Field is due to expire on 2026-05-29.

Black Cat tenement expiring in West Pilbara M.F.

A 980-hectare Exploration Licence held by mid-tier company Black Cat (Paulsens) Pty Ltd in the West Pilbara Mineral Field expires on 2026-06-01.

DC Mines tenement expiring in Yalgoo M.F.

A 588-hectare Exploration Licence held by mid-tier company DC Mines Pty Ltd in the Yalgoo Mineral Field is set to expire on 2026-05-31.

Northam Resources tenement expiring in South West M.F.

A 392-hectare Exploration Licence held by mid-tier company Northam Resources Limited in the South West Mineral Field is due to expire on 2026-05-26.

Northam Resources tenement expiring in South West M.F.

A 392-hectare Exploration Licence held by mid-tier company Northam Resources Limited in the South West Mineral Field is due to expire on 2026-05-27.

Northam Resources tenement expiring in South West M.F.

A 196-hectare Exploration Licence held by mid-tier company Northam Resources Limited in the South West Mineral Field is set to expire on 2026-05-26.

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Disclaimer

Tenement expiry dates, applications, transfers, and status changes are based on currently available data and may not reflect real-time outcomes. There is often a 4–6 week delay for Department of Mines, Petroleum and Exploration to process, lodge, and gazette dealings, meaning ground referenced as “expiring”, “relinquished”, or “transferred” may already have been renewed, surrendered, amended, or otherwise dealt with but not yet publicly reflected.

This information is provided for general informational purposes only and does not constitute a definitive statement of tenement status, ownership, or availability. Coverage is not exhaustive. No guarantee is given that ground identified will become available, or as to the timing of any such availability. Users should verify all tenement details and dealings directly with official government sources before making any commercial or exploration decisions.

All commentary and interpretations are based on public data and are subject to change as new information becomes available.

Live spatial overlays highlighting tenement drops and upcoming compulsory or voluntary surrenders are available on NextMaps, derived from the MTO dealings feed and the DASC.