WA Mining Weekly Sep 29 - Oct 5

Week on week, applications down 26% and transfers down 62%. 30,530 tenements are live or pending across the state.

Ground gone to ballot

6 companies in a ballot for 596 ha at Menzies

Keogh, James Patrick released E 31/1482 in the Shire of Menzies, 596 ha in all, on Oct 1. 6 parties applied over it, every one of them lodging on Oct 2: Ore Resource Co, Forrestania Resources, Nexus Minerals, Abeh, Yarri Resources and 1 Kalgoorlie SH51 Perth. DMPE normally decides priority between them by ballot.

NextMaps flagged this ground on Oct 1, 1 day before the first application landed. Surface gold anomalism near Edjudina but shallow drilling returned no significant hits; deeper targets untested.

6 companies in a ballot for 552 ha at Menzies

Nelson Resources released M 31/505 and P 31/2088 in the Shire of Menzies, 552 ha in all, on Apr 20. 6 parties applied over it, every one of them lodging on Oct 2: Ore Resource Co, Forrestania Resources, Nexus Minerals, Abeh, 1 Kalgoorlie SH51 Perth and Yarri Resources. DMPE normally decides priority between them by ballot.

Contested ground

• Solstice Minerals relinquished E 31/1231 (1,357 ha) at Menzies, and 7 parties moved on it: Abeh, Ore Resource Co (2 applications), Forrestania Resources (2 applications), Nexus Minerals (2 applications), 1 Kalgoorlie SH51 Perth (2 applications), Yarri Resources (2 applications) and Keogh, James Patrick.

Ground picked up

• 3 days later: Grant, Jason Michael pegged E 27/768 (888 ha, Kalgoorlie-Boulder), 49% of it ground Northern Star Resources released.
• 4 days later: Bradley, Joseph Robert pegged P 37/10162 (121 ha, Leonora), 35% of it ground Bhasin, Neelesh released.
• 10 days later: Selga, Mark pegged P 37/10164 and P 37/10163 (402 ha, Leonora), all of it ground Patronus Resources released.
• 21 days later: Cazaly Resources pegged E 45/7367 (5,125 ha, East Pilbara), 50% of it ground MGW Co released.

Who is collecting dropped ground

Goldtimers Prospecting has taken 8 parcels (4,120 ha) off 4 different holders in the last 90 days, across Mount Magnet and Upper Gascoyne. That includes ground dropped by Santa Fe Minerals and Bustler Well Gold.

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.

Biggest moves

Falcon Metals hands Talonx Resources 21,390 ha in Dundas

Falcon Metals (WA) has transferred one tenement covering 21,390 hectares in the Dundas MF district of the Shire of Dundas to Talonx Resources. TalonX says it signed binding sale agreements to acquire the ground, and its WA activity includes the nearby Viking Gold Project about 30km southeast of Norseman, which it says is within the Dundas Nature Reserve and forms part of its high-grade gold focus.

Why it matters: The transfer adds ground in a gold-bearing district with multiple nearby operations and extends TalonX’s control over its Norseman-area portfolio.

Sources: 29 July 2026 ASX CODE: TXR RC splits from Viking returns 4m ... · Falcon Metals (ASX:FAL) - Stock Analysis · ASX / Media Announcement - Squarespace · Talonx Resources Limited

Falcon Metals now holds 6 WA tenements · Talonx Resources now holds 8 WA tenements

Beatons Creek Gold hands Keras (Gold) Australia 847 ha in Nullagine

Keras (Gold) Australia received 1 tenement (847 ha) from Beatons Creek Gold in East Pilbara Shire (registered this week).

Why it matters: The ground lies 7 km from the Golden Spec gold operation and adjoins ground held by Moho Resources.

Beatons Creek Gold now holds 2 WA tenements · Keras (Gold) Australia now holds 24 WA tenements

Aruma Resources hands Bonaparte Aggregates 4,340 ha in Ashburton

Aruma Exploration has transferred one exploration licence covering 4,340 hectares in the Shire of Ashburton to Bonaparte Aggregates. The ground is 3km from the Paulsens gold mine portal and was previously held by Northern Star Resources. Black Cat (Paulsens) holds ten adjacent tenements.

Why it matters: The ground lies 3 km from the Paulsens UG Portal gold operation.

Aruma Resources now holds 6 WA tenements · Bonaparte Aggregates now holds 3 WA tenements

Redstone Metals hands Round Hill Resources 3,410 ha in Peak Hill

Redstone Metals has transferred one 3,410ha exploration licence in the Shire of Meekatharra to Round Hill Resources. The ground sits in the Peak Hill MF district, neighbouring three tenements held by Apa Pilbara Holdings, and was previously held by FMG Pilbara.

Redstone Metals now holds 7 WA tenements · Round Hill Resources now holds 2 WA tenements

Quick transfers

• Branch, Ian Robert → Pure Gold: 3 tenements (186 ha), Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire
• Golden Strike → Forrestania Resources: 2 tenements (261 ha), Coolgardie Shire

Mining leases granted

• M 47/1635 · Forge Resources Swan · 5,242 ha, Karratha Shire · covers the proposed Balla Balla Central - East mine and 4 other known sites · converted from E 47/924, E 47/1743 and 3 more · applied for Aug 2022
• M 46/540 · Keras (Gold) Australia · 847 ha, East Pilbara Shire · covers the Morcheba deposit · converted from P 46/1681, P 46/1682 and 3 more · applied for Mar 2020
• M 46/543 · Millennium Minerals · 234 ha, East Pilbara Shire · converted from P 46/1755 and P 46/1756 · applied for Nov 2020

Ground dropped

• Rio Tinto — 1 tenement, 34,100 ha, Wiluna Shire · view on map
• Workhorse Exploration — 2 tenements, 22,010 ha, Leonora Shire, Mount Magnet Shire · view on map
• Trek Metals — 4 tenements, 20,770 ha, Irwin Shire, Mingenew Shire · view on map
• Rumble Resources — 1 tenement, 12,400 ha, East Pilbara Shire · view on map
• Fin Resources — 1 tenement, 7,750 ha, Halls Creek Shire · view on map
• Benz Mining Corp. — 1 tenement, 6,200 ha, Meekatharra Shire · view on map
• Regis Resources — 1 tenement, 6,200 ha, Laverton Shire · view on map
• Ozz Resources — 4 tenements, 5,309 ha, Leonora Shire · view on map
• Aemco — 1 tenement, 4,030 ha, Greater Geraldton Shire · view on map
• Classic Minerals — 2 tenements, 3,100 ha, Dundas Shire · view on map
• Western Silver — 1 tenement, 1,860 ha, Meekatharra Shire · view on map
• Allen, Dianne Elizabeth — 2 tenements, 1,860 ha, Yilgarn Shire · view on map

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

Opening soon

• Oct 7 — E 37/1376 · 4,208 ha (14 blocks) · Leonora Shire
• Oct 7 — E 36/993 · 3,027 ha (10 blocks) · Leonora Shire
• Oct 8 — E 53/2076 · 1,534 ha (5 blocks) · Wiluna Shire
• Oct 9 — E 20/953 · 7,341 ha (24 blocks) · Cue Shire
• Oct 9 — E 77/2636 · 1,780 ha (6 blocks) · Yilgarn Shire
• Oct 20 — E 80/5362 · 10,101 ha (32 blocks) · East Pilbara Shire
• Oct 20 — E 40/390 · 1,198 ha (4 blocks) · Menzies Shire
• Oct 26 — E 59/2442 · 1,796 ha (6 blocks) · Yalgoo 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 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 47/3402-I — Fortescue · 2,541 ha · Ashburton Shire · partly surrendered Sep 23
• P 37/9126 — Patronus Resources · 200 ha · Leonora Shire · surrendered Sep 25
• P 37/9127 — Patronus Resources · 200 ha · Leonora Shire · surrendered Sep 25
• E 39/2441 — Reeve, Georgia Abbott Key, Crawford, Leanne Maree · 310 ha · Laverton Shire · surrendered Sep 24
• E 63/2139 — McLaren Minerals · 5,580 ha · Esperance Shire · surrendered Sep 24

Where the pegging is

Menzies Shire led with 12 new applications from 6 holders, ahead of Leonora Shire on 3.

New faces

• Eaglehawk Prospecting — 1 first application (10,540 ha), Cue Shire · no WAMEX history under that name
• Londo Aust — 1 first application (8,370 ha), Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire · no WAMEX history under that name
• Cobba Capital — 1 first application (4,960 ha), Meekatharra Shire · no WAMEX history under that name
• Ram Resources — 1 first application (<1 ha), Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire · 40 WAMEX reports since 2008

Worth watching next week

• 8 parcels totalling 30,984 ha are scheduled to come out of the release pool in the coming weeks (see Opening soon for dates).
• Rio Tinto's 34,100 ha in Wiluna 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.