Fossil Downs
Shire of Derby-West Kimberley
Reports
15
Operators
7
companies on record
Worked
32yrs
1982 to 2013, 13 years ago
Main target
Lead
3 commodities on record
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Fossil Downs in the Shire of Derby-West Kimberley
Ground extent48 × 54 km
Report areas mapped7
Exploration record on Fossil Downs
- Local government
- Shire of Derby-West Kimberley
- Commodities targeted
- Lead 12 · Zinc 12 · Diamond 3
- Programs on record
- 8 drilling · 9 geochemistry · 6 geophysics
- Resource declared
- Never on this record
- Downloadable data
- 4 of 15 reports include a digital package
- Reports with no exploration
- 1 of 15 record no work done
- Report types
- Annual 10 · Final Surrender 3 · Partial Surrender 2
Reports by decade
41980s
101990s
2000s
12010s
Exploration reports
15 WAMEX reports filed over Fossil Downs.
Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A97126 | 2013 | Meridian (Lennard Shelf Project) Pty Ltd | SURRENDER REPORT E04/1108 Fossil Downs East Project Kimberley, WA For The Period 16 August 1999 to 16 January |
| A49052 | 1996 | Zephyr Minerals Nl | Fossil Downs Project, Surrender Report for E04/1024, E04/1025. |
| A46995 | 1996 | Acacia Resources Ltd | Fossil Downs Group El's E04/295 E04/602 E04/770 and ML's M04/271 M04/283 Annual report for the period ending D |
| A46642 | 1995 | Acacia Resources Ltd | Partial Surrender Report for the period relinquished effected on 08/08/95 Fossil Downs Project E04/295 |
| A44027 | 1995 | Acacia Resources Ltd | Fossil Downs E04/295 E04/290 E04/770 and M04/271 M04/282 M04/283 Annual report to December 1994 Acacia Resourc |
| A39087 | 1993 | Sabminco Nl | Fossil Downs Project, Annual Report for the year ending 28th March 1993, E04/666. |
| A36774 | 1992 | Offshore Diamond Mines Nl | Fossil Downs Project, Annual Report for the year ending 28th March 1992, E04/666. |
| A36321 | 1992 | Billiton Australia Pty Ltd | Annual Report for the Period 01/01/91 - 31/12/91 Fossil Downs Project E04/295 |
| A33199 | 1991 | Billiton Australia Pty Ltd | Fossil Downs Project, Partial Surrender Report, February 1991, E04/295. |
| A32939 | 1991 | Billiton Australia Pty Ltd | Fossil Downs Annual Report 1990 Exploration licence 04/295 Report No: 08.5492 |
| A30572 | 1990 | Billiton Australia Pty Ltd | Fossil Downs. 03/06/88 - 03/12/89 Report No:08.4999 E04/295 |
| A24661 | 1988 | Billiton Australia Pty Ltd | Fossil Downs. E04/295. First Annual Report for the period ending 03/06/88. |
| A13700 | 1984 | Bhp Minerals Pty Ltd | Fossil Downs Project , (Annual) & Final Surrender Report for the period ending 31/12/1983, E04/36. |
| A12493 | 1983 | Bhp Minerals Pty Ltd | Fossil Downs Project, Annual Report for the period ending 31/12/1982, MC04/5774-5778, 5780-5784, 5786-5790, 57 |
| A11421 | 1982 | Bhp Minerals Pty Ltd | Fossil Downs Project, Annual Report for the period 01/01/1982 to 31/12/1982, MC04/5774-5778, 5780-5784, 5786-5 |
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Fossil Downs, most active first.
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Tenure over this ground today Free account
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- Total area covered
- Who holds it now
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- Expenditure compliance
- Dormant ground
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- Encumbered tenements
- Expiry profile
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