WA Mining Weekly Oct 20 - 26

Week on week, applications up 14% and transfers up 189%. 30,618 tenements are live or pending across the state.

Ground gone to ballot

2 companies in a ballot for 1,198 ha at Menzies

Arika Resources was required to relinquish E 40/390 in the Shire of Menzies, 1,198 ha in all, on Sep 10. 2 parties applied over it the morning it was released: Catalina Resources and Viking Mines. It has gone to ballot.

NextMaps flagged this ground on Sep 29, 20 days before the first application landed. Low gold in soils (max 0.017 ppm), no drilling, no anomalies; adjacent to gold camps but ground appears barren.

Contested ground

• NH3 Clean Energy released E 80/4794 (1,055 ha) at Halls Creek, and 4 parties moved on it: C63 Corporation, Raketa Resources, Metals Australia and Win Metals.
• NH3 Clean Energy released 5 tenements (24,658 ha) at Halls Creek, and 3 parties moved on it: Raketa Resources, Amery Holdings and C63 Corporation (5 applications).

Ground picked up

• Next day: Carnaby Resources pegged E 38/4113 (13,111 ha, Laverton), all of it ground Westar Resources released.
• Next day: Benz Mining Corp. pegged E 09/3094 and E 09/3093 (8,710 ha, Upper Gascoyne), all of it ground Kingfisher Mining released.
• Next day: Yandal Resources pegged E 36/1143 (5,472 ha, Leonora), all of it ground Hamelin Gold released.
• Next day: PLC Resources pegged E 59/3148 (5,107 ha, Yalgoo), all of it ground Danakali released.
• Next day: Crucial Resources pegged E 59/3149 (5,103 ha, Yalgoo), all of it ground Danakali released.
• 3 days later: Pearson, Stephen Francis pegged 8 tenements (971 ha, Kalgoorlie-Boulder), almost all of it ground Ardea Resources released.
• 6 days later: Astral Resources pegged L 15/566 (142 ha, Coolgardie), 55% of it ground Westgold Resources released.
• 20 days later: Recharge Metals pegged E 37/1646 (4,819 ha, Leonora), 88% of it ground Ozz Resources released.

Who is collecting dropped ground

Raketa Resources has taken 10 parcels (75,180 ha) off 8 different holders in the last 90 days, across East Pilbara and Halls Creek. That includes ground dropped by Infinity Mining and NH3 Clean Energy.

Forrestania Resources has taken 9 parcels (7,948 ha) off 7 different holders in the last 90 days, across Kalgoorlie-Boulder and Dundas. That includes ground dropped by Bulletin Resources and Dynamic Metals.

Biggest moves

Kumarina Resources leaves WA, handing Yikarri Resources 2,992 ha at Mt Morgans

Kumarina Resources transferred 10 tenements covering 2,992 hectares in the Shire of Leonora, in the Mt Morgans district, to Yikari Resources Pty Ltd. The ground sits around Malcolm and Murrin South, and nearby operations include Mt Kilkenny and Murrin Murrin; Yikari Resources was later acquired by Riedel Resources, which said Yikari holds gold prospective ground in Western Australia.

Why it matters: The transfer brings the Mt Morgans ground under a group that has said it wants to advance gold assets in WA.

Sources: Western Australia s principal resources projects 2024 25 · Annual Financial Report – Company Announcement - FT.com · announcements.asx.com.au · investorpa.com

Kumarina Resources now holds no WA tenements under that name · Yikarri Resources now holds 21 WA tenements

Golden Mile Resources hands Patronus Resources 6,409 ha in Mt Malcolm

Golden Mile Resources has transferred 15 tenements covering 6,409 hectares to Navigator Mining in the Shire of Laverton and Shire of Leonora. The ground sits in the Mt Malcolm district, 6km from the Hub gold operation, and neighbours four tenements held by Redcliffe Project.

Golden Mile Resources now holds 13 WA tenements · Patronus Resources now holds 151 WA tenements

Edjv leaves WA, handing Sea King Mining 1,805 ha at Mt Malcolm

Edjv has transferred two exploration licences covering 1,805 hectares in the Shire of Leonora to Sea King Mining. The ground sits in the Mt Malcolm district, 7km from the Jasper gold operation, with Genesis Minerals (Leonora) holding three adjacent tenements.

Why it matters: Edjv is left holding no WA tenements under that name, so this is an exit rather than a reshuffle.

Edjv now holds no WA tenements under that name · Sea King Mining now holds 5 WA tenements

Australian Nickel Company hands Kurnalpi Resources 4,448 ha in Kanowna

Australian Nickel Company has transferred two exploration licences covering 4,448 hectares in the Shire of Kalgoorlie-Boulder to Kurnalpi Resources. The ground sits in the Kanowna district, 24km from the Mulgarrie Well gold operation, and neighbours two tenements held by Great Western Gold.

Australian Nickel Company now holds 2 WA tenements · Kurnalpi Resources now holds 2 WA tenements

Enrizen Capital hands Australian Nickel Company 2,075 ha in Kanowna

Enrizen Capital registered the transfer of one exploration licence covering 2,075 hectares to Australian Nickel Company this week. The ground sits in the Shire of Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s Kanowna district, neighbouring three tenements held by Great Western Gold and 20 kilometres from the Mulgarrie Well gold operation.

Enrizen Capital now holds 3 WA tenements · Australian Nickel Company now holds 2 WA tenements

Quick transfers

• Dubberley, Kateva Lillian Susan → Goldarc Resources: 1 tenement (30 ha), Leonora Shire
• Lee, George Francis → Soklich Holdings: 1 tenement (19 ha), Yalgoo Shire
• Cuvier Resources → Doolgunna Resources: 1 tenement (1,856 ha), Meekatharra Shire
• Edwards, Robert Glenn → Rundell Mining and Contracting: 1 tenement (896 ha), Menzies Shire
• Bowles, Matthew Craig → E79 Gold Mines: 1 tenement (195 ha), Cue Shire

Companies exiting WA

• Kumarina Resources transferred 10 tenements to Yikarri Resources (2,992 ha) this week, and now holds no tenements registered under that name in WA.
• Edjv transferred 2 tenements to Sea King Mining (1,805 ha) this week, and now holds no tenements registered under that name in WA.

Ground dropped

• Chalice Mining — 4 tenements, 168,072 ha, Halls Creek Shire, Derby-West Kimberley Shire · view on map
• NH3 Clean Energy — 7 tenements, 47,112 ha, Halls Creek Shire · view on map
• WA Gold — 2 tenements, 39,663 ha, Williams Shire · view on map
• Bci Minerals — 3 tenements, 37,972 ha, Ashburton Shire · view on map
• Rarex — 1 tenement, 28,563 ha, Wyndham-East Kimberley Shire · view on map
• Solara Minerals — 3 tenements, 12,030 ha, Meekatharra Shire · view on map
• Terra Metals — 1 tenement, 11,482 ha, Ashburton Shire · view on map
• Danakali — 3 tenements, 10,796 ha, Yalgoo Shire · view on map
• Brightstar Resources — 1 tenement, 9,066 ha, Sandstone Shire · view on map
• Kingfisher Mining — 2 tenements and part of 1 more, at least 8,698 ha, Upper Gascoyne Shire · entering the release pool · view on map
• Liberty Metals — 1 tenement, 7,639 ha, Cranbrook Shire · view on map
• Cuvier Resources — 1 tenement, 7,012 ha, East Pilbara Shire · view on map

See all of this week's dropped ground on the map

Opening soon

• Nov 5 — E 45/5416 · 1,607 ha (5 blocks) · Port Hedland Shire
• Nov 6 — E 52/3857 · 2,199 ha (7 blocks) · Meekatharra Shire
• Nov 12 — E 45/5280 · 2,891 ha (9 blocks) · East Pilbara Shire
• Nov 16 — E 45/5247 · 18,022 ha (56 blocks) · East Pilbara Shire
• Nov 16 — E 45/5248 · 11,925 ha (37 blocks) · East Pilbara Shire

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.

• E 69/3787 — Earaheedy · 8,359 ha · Wiluna Shire · partly surrendered Oct 5
• E 70/5872 — Governor Broome Sands · 3,183 ha · Nannup Shire · partly surrendered Oct 14
• E 47/3402-I — Fortescue · 2,541 ha · Ashburton Shire · partly surrendered Sep 23
• E 38/2916 — Regis Resources · 2,134 ha · Laverton Shire · partly surrendered Oct 8
• E 69/3862 — Earaheedy · 1,239 ha · Wiluna Shire · partly surrendered Oct 5
• M 70/1390 — VRX Silica · 821 ha · Chittering Shire · partly surrendered Oct 16
• P 59/2521 — Livingstone, Jason Newton · 29 ha · Yalgoo Shire · surrendered Oct 19
• P 24/6010 — Livingstone, Jason Newton · 7 ha · Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire · surrendered Oct 19

Where the pegging is

Halls Creek Shire led with 14 new applications from 5 holders, ahead of Coolgardie Shire on 12.

New faces

• C63 Corporation — 8 first applications (47,252 ha), Halls Creek Shire · no WAMEX history under that name

Worth watching next week

• 5 parcels totalling 36,643 ha are scheduled to come out of the release pool in the coming weeks (see Opening soon for dates).
• Chalice Mining's 168,072 ha in Halls Creek, Derby-West Kimberley and elsewhere is the largest package back on the market.

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.

General information only. Nothing here is financial, investment, legal or tenure advice, and it is not a recommendation to acquire, dispose of or apply for any tenement or financial product. NextMaps is not licensed to give such advice. Seek your own professional advice, and confirm the register yourself, before acting.