WA Mining Weekly Sep 15 - 21

Week on week, applications up 42% and transfers down 16%. 30,501 tenements are live or pending across the state.

Ground gone to ballot

2 parties in a ballot for 2,438 ha at Laverton

Regis Resources was required to relinquish E 38/3468 in the Shire of Laverton, 2,438 ha in all, on Aug 21. 2 parties applied over it, every one of them lodging on Sep 18: Great Southern Mining (2 applications) and Richmond, William Robert (2 applications). Applications lodged at the same moment rank equally rather than by order of arrival, and DMPE normally decides priority between them by ballot.

NextMaps flagged this ground on Aug 12, 37 days before the first application landed.

2 parties in a ballot for 1,223 ha at Meekatharra

Empire Resources was required to relinquish E 51/1938 in the Shire of Meekatharra, 1,223 ha in all, on Sep 1. 2 parties applied over it, every one of them lodging on Sep 18: Taylor, Andrew Neil and Solstice Minerals. Applications lodged at the same moment rank equally rather than by order of arrival, and DMPE normally decides priority between them by ballot.

NextMaps flagged this ground on Sep 2, 15 days before the first application landed. Untested Ni-Cu-PGE potential along strike from Nanadie Well massive sulphides, no prior drilling and historically short tenure.

Ground picked up

• 2 days later: Maritana Minerals pegged M 15/119 (119 ha, Coolgardie), all of it ground FMR Investments and Fedele, Antony Donald released.
• 17 days later: Fleming, Leo Glenn pegged P 37/10145 (156 ha, Leonora), all of it ground Evolution Exploration released.
• 20 days later: Leeuwin Metals pegged E 77/3427 (579 ha, Kondinin), 42% of it ground Medallion Metals released.
• 28 days later: Berma Prospecting pegged P 37/10159 (183 ha, Leonora), all of it ground Fleming, Leo Glenn released.
• 87 days later: Fleming, Leo Glenn pegged P 36/1979 (183 ha, Leonora), all of it ground Orebit Group and Evolution Exploration released.
• 115 days later: Nex Wongatha JV pegged E 31/1478 (20,831 ha, Menzies), 36% of it ground Rokeby Resources released.
• 168 days later: Rarex pegged E 28/3625 (16,027 ha, Kalgoorlie-Boulder), 74% of it ground Sumico (WA) released.

Who is collecting dropped ground

Goldzone Investments has taken 7 parcels (9,770 ha) off 3 different holders in the last 90 days, in Yilgarn. That includes ground dropped by Allen, Dianne Elizabeth and Macdonald, Danny Peter.

Mining Equities has taken 6 parcels (16,630 ha) off 4 different holders in the last 90 days, across Busselton and Upper Gascoyne. That includes ground dropped by Union Star Metals and Rio Tinto.

Biggest moves

Chapman, Morgan Leslie hands 1,441 ha in Mt Morgans to A.C.N. 686 750 890

Chapman, Morgan Leslie transferred 12 tenements covering 1,441 hectares in the Mt Morgans district of the Shire of Leonora to A.C.N. 686 750 890. The ground sits near Murrin South, Mt Kilkenny and NiWest, but no relevant external source identified the buyer’s plan for this ground.

Why it matters: The transfer puts the package under a holder already active in the same Mt Morgans district, suggesting continued consolidation around nearby nickel and gold operations.

Sources: wa.gov.au · Company and organisation registers - ASIC · abr.business.gov.au · Mining Tenements (DMIRS-003) - Datasets - data.wa.gov.au

Chapman, Morgan Leslie now holds 11 WA tenements · A.C.N. 686 750 890 now holds 25 WA tenements

Trek Metals hands Pilbara Gold 17,980 ha in Marble Bar

Acme Pilbara is transferring 5 tenements covering 17,980 hectares in the Shire of East Pilbara and the Marble Bar district to Mt York Operations. Mt York Operations is a subsidiary of Pilbara Gold, and Pilbara Gold said it holds the Mt York Gold Project through that subsidiary.

Why it matters: The transfer brings the ground under the Mt York group’s control in the East Pilbara, which may matter if the package is being folded into its broader Mt York gold position.

Sources: Notice of Meeting · announcements.asx.com.au · Warden court cause list Perth 19-01-2018 · Edge Minerals Limited

Trek Metals now holds 8 WA tenements · Pilbara Gold now holds 6 WA tenements

Kean, Steven Lionel hands 649 ha in Mt Morgans to A.C.N. 686 750 890

Kean, Steven Lionel has transferred five prospecting licences covering 649 hectares in the Shire of Leonora to A.C.N. 686 750 890. The ground lies 10km from the Murrin South nickel operation and neighbours three tenements held by 14 Mile Well Gold. The tenements were previously held by Gutnick Resources.

Kean, Steven Lionel now holds 17 WA tenements · A.C.N. 686 750 890 now holds 25 WA tenements

Blue Ribbon Mines hands Ballard Mining 7,130 ha in Menzies

Blue Ribbon Mines has registered the transfer of two exploration licences covering 7,130 hectares to Mt Ida Au in the Shire of Menzies. The ground neighbours four tenements held by Mt Ida Lithium and lies 10 kilometres from Emu gold mine.

Blue Ribbon Mines now holds 5 WA tenements · Ballard Mining now holds 6 WA tenements

Legendre, Joseph Paul hands Sea King Mining 2,170 ha in Black Range

Sea King Mining registered this week the transfer of two exploration licences covering 2,170 hectares from Joseph Paul Legendre. The ground spans the Shire of Sandstone and Mount Magnet Shire in the Black Range and Mt Magnet districts, neighbouring Rox (Murchison) and 15 kilometres from United North's gold operation.

Legendre, Joseph Paul now holds 2 WA tenements · Sea King Mining now holds 3 WA tenements

Quick transfers

• Nickgraph → Golden Horse Minerals (Aust): 2 tenements (370 ha), Yilgarn Shire
• Chapman, Morgan Leslie → A.C.N. 686 751 217: 4 tenements (651 ha), Leonora Shire
• Chapman, Morgan Leslie → A.C.N. 686 751 208: 4 tenements (418 ha), Laverton Shire, Leonora Shire
• Wyloo Metals → Cauldron Energy: 3 tenements (448 ha), Ashburton Shire
• Askins, Paul Winston → Orelian Resources: 1 tenement (7,130 ha), Katanning Shire
• Plavsic, Nicky → A.C.N. 686 750 890: 2 tenements (331 ha), Leonora Shire
• North West Iron → Round Hill Resources: 1 tenement (4,030 ha), Meekatharra Shire
• Sea King Capital → Sea King Mining: 1 tenement (3,100 ha), Wiluna Shire
• Saw, Hong-Jim → Hedland Exploration: 1 tenement (1,240 ha), Port Hedland Shire
• Fleming, Leo Glenn → Voltaic Strategic Resources: 1 tenement (167 ha), Meekatharra Shire
• Van Diggelen, Schalk Johannes Petrus Visser → BJD Contracting: 1 tenement (20 ha), Yalgoo Shire
• Desert Minerals → Goldarc Resources: a 20% share in 3 tenements (497 ha), Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire

Ground dropped

• Nex Wongatha JV — 5 tenements, 108,500 ha, Menzies Shire
• Rarex — 4 tenements, 67,270 ha, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Menzies Shire
• Rumble Resources — 1 tenement, 40,610 ha, Meekatharra Shire
• Norwest Minerals — 1 tenement, 24,800 ha, East Pilbara Shire · open for application now
• Netley Minerals — 1 tenement, 21,700 ha, Yilgarn Shire · open for application now
• Scorpion Minerals — 1 tenement, 18,290 ha, Cue Shire · open for application now
• Chalice Mining — 3 tenements, 14,260 ha, Toodyay Shire
• South West Arc — 1 tenement, 13,640 ha, Jerramungup Shire
• Forge Resources Swan — 18 tenements, 10,291 ha, Karratha Shire · open for application now
• Juno Minerals — 1 tenement, 9,631 ha, Menzies Shire · open for application now
• WA Gold — 2 tenements, 9,300 ha, Boddington Shire
• Raiden Resources — 1 tenement, 8,990 ha, Karratha 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 80/5182 — S A Drilling · 11,393 ha · Halls Creek Shire · partly surrendered Aug 28
• E 52/4380 — Miramar Resources · 10,850 ha · Meekatharra Shire · surrendered Aug 26
• E 20/953 — Scorpion Minerals · 7,341 ha · Cue Shire · partly surrendered Aug 28
• E 77/2644 — Netley Minerals · 5,633 ha · Yilgarn Shire · partly surrendered Sep 8
• E 70/5351 — Chalice Mining · 4,989 ha · Toodyay Shire · partly surrendered Sep 8
• E 39/1990 — Anglogold Ashanti · 4,467 ha · Menzies Shire · partly surrendered Sep 8
• E 37/1376 — Marquee Resources · 4,208 ha · Leonora Shire · partly surrendered Sep 8
• E 47/4367 — Baracus · 4,030 ha · Ashburton Shire · surrendered Aug 26

Where the pegging is

Menzies Shire led with 17 new applications from 7 holders, ahead of Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire on 10.

New faces

• Arrow Minerals — 1 first application (9,610 ha), Ashburton Shire · 12 WAMEX reports since 2018

Worth watching next week

• Nex Wongatha JV's 108,500 ha in Menzies 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.

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