BHP Minerals Pty Ltd
Holds ground today
Reports lodged
918
Tenements held
610
241,478 ha
Holding since
1991
Active
55yrs
1962 to 2016
Areas worked
15
most in Shire of Derby-West Kimberley
Owner
BHP Group
ASX:BHP
Last reported
2016
10 years ago
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Where BHP Minerals Pty Ltd has reported
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Who owns BHP Minerals?
BHP Minerals is a subsidiary of BHP Group (ASX:BHP). The group is named as a holder on 761 live Western Australian tenements.
The other companies BHP Group holds ground through, with the live tenements each is named on:
BHP Nickel West Pty Ltd 196BHP Yakabindie Nickel Pty Ltd 27BHP Iron Ore (Jimblebar) Pty Ltd 11BHP Titanium Minerals Pty Ltd 2BHP Group Limited
From BHP Group's consolidated entity disclosure statement, as at 2026-06-30.
Exploration record
- Commodities targeted
- Gold 434 · Zinc 184 · Lead 168 · Base Metals 113 · Mineral Sands 104 · Copper 98 · Iron 54 · Diamond 51
- Where they worked
- Shire of Derby-West Kimberley 84, Shire of East Pilbara 77, City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder 64, Shire of Halls Creek 62, Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley 41, Shire of Coolgardie 31, Shire of Meekatharra 30, Shire of Wiluna 17, Shire of Cue 16, Shire of Augusta-Margaret River 15
- Also filed as
- Bhp Minerals Pty Ltd · Bhp Minerals Ltd
- Programs on record
- 595 drilling · 545 geochemistry · 452 geophysics
- Resource declared
- Yes, in 44 reports
- Downloadable data
- 131 of 918 reports include a digital package
- Reports with no exploration
- 4 of 918 record no work done
- Report types
- Annual 452 · Non-statutory 198 · Final Surrender 192 · Partial Surrender 76
Reports by decade
51960s
121970s
5321980s
3371990s
172000s
12010s
Reports filed
918 WAMEX exploration reports lodged by BHP Minerals Pty Ltd.
Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Project | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A107633 | 2016 | Mudlark Well | Mudlark Well E47/01875 Partial Surrender Report for the period 20/11/2009 - 20/11/2015 |
| A63370 | 2001 | Southern Fraser | Southern Fraser Project, WA, Annual and Final report for Exploration Licences E63/687 and E63/688 for the peri |
| A62638 | 2001 | Grass Patch | Report No CR10175, Exploration Licences E63/640-644,660, Grass Patch Project, Albany-Fraser Project, Combined |
| A62095 | 2001 | Denmark | Exploration licences E70/2101,2102,2103,2210, Denmark Projec Project, Albany Fraser Program, WA Combined Final |
| A61921 | 2001 | Albany-Fraser | Exploration Licences E63/447-449 Grass Patch Joint Venture Albany-Fraser Project WA Annual Report for the peri |
| A61919 | 2001 | Devils Creek | E70/2225 Devils Creek Albany-Fraser Project WA. First annual and final report for the period ended 12 December |
| A61256 | 2000 | Denmark | Exploration Licences E70/2101,2102,2103 and 2210, Denmark Project, Albany Fraser Program WA, Combined Annual R |
| A61255 | 2000 | Denmark | Exploration Licences E70/2012,2013,2099,2100,2144,2172, Denmark Project, Albany Fraser Program WA, Combined Fi |
| A61066 | 2000 | Manjimup | CR9807 Exploration Licences E70/2009,2010,2014,2090,2111, 2120,2121 and 2205 Manjimup Project Albany Fraser Pr |
| A61030 | 2000 | Southern Fraser | CR 9834 Final Report for Exploration Licences E63/689 and E 63/690 and Annual Report for Exploration Licences |
| A60925 | 2000 | Nabberu | Exploration Licences EL69/1280,EL69/1319,EL69/1353 and EL69/1472 First Annual and Final Report Nabberu Joint V |
| A60729 | 2000 | Grass Patch | Annual report for E63/640-644 and 660 Grass Patch Project for Year Ended 19/05/2000 Combined Report No. C2/200 |
| A60705 | 2000 | Balingup Gneiss Complex | First Annual Report E70/1932 Balingup Gneiss Complex for the Period 18 April 2000. Pemberton-Irwin Inlet S150- |
| A60607 | 2000 | Albany- Fraser | CR9809 Exploration Licences E28/901-905 Naretha Albany- Fraser Project Final Report for the Period ending Marc |
| A60039 | 2000 | Mabel Downs Joint Venture | CR9275 Mable Downs Joint Venture E80/2102,E80/2107,E80/2109 Annual Reprot for the Year Ending 22/03/2000 Dixon |
| A59990 | 2000 | Springvale | Springvale Project ,E80/2223,2224,2278, 2343,2344,2345 & 2346 , Annual Report for the period ending 09/02/2000 |
| A59926 | 2000 | Albany - Fraser | Albany - Fraser (JV) Project, Annual Report for the year ending 31/12/1999, E63/447-449. [Grass Patch].[C1/200 |
| A59726 | 2000 | Mount Webb | Final Report for Exploration Licence EL80/2039,EL80/2040, EL80/2041,EL80/2042,EL80/2255,EL80/2256,EL80/2257,EL |
| A59227 | 1999 | Murray Range | E69/1234 Murray Range (WA) Combined Annual and Final Report for the period ended 6th August 1999. |
| A59173 | 1999 | Fraser 3 | E69/1392 Fraser 3 Western Australia First Annual Report for the period ended 18 August 1999 |
Report numbers filed by BHP Minerals Pty Ltd
A107633 2016, A63370 2001, A62638 2001, A62095 2001, A61921 2001, A61919 2001, A61256 2000, A61255 2000, A61066 2000, A61030 2000, A60925 2000, A60729 2000, A60705 2000, A60607 2000, A60039 2000, A59990 2000, A59926 2000, A59726 2000, A59227 1999, A59173 1999, A58733 1999, A58510 1999, A58509 1999, A58508 1999, A58507 1999, A58506 1999, A58505 1999, A58504 1999, A57658 1999, A58328 1998, A57033 1998, A56942 1998, A56876 1998, A55829 1998, A55319 1998, A55272 1998, A54861 1998, A54826 1998, A54150 1998, A54079 1998, A53586 1998, A53102 1997, A53101 1997, A53100 1997, A52835 1997, A52834 1997, A52821 1997, A52820 1997, A52803 1997, A52678 1997
Named projects
Project names BHP Minerals Pty Ltd used in their reports, with the shire each sits in.
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- Yes · on the current register
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