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E 04/2171

LiveExploration LicenceShire of Derby-West KimberleyWest Kimberley M.F. District

Area

8,060ha

Expires

Feb 2027

in 6 months

WAMEX reports

WA median is 53

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of 35 reports

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Register summary

Holder: Thunderbird Operations Pty Ltd
Local government: Shire of Derby-West Kimberley, Shire of Broome
Application received: 22 Dec 2011
Commenced: 21 Feb 2013
Expiry: 20 Feb 2027
Term: 5 Years (Extended)

Exploration history on this ground

35 historical WAMEX exploration reports intersect E 04/2171: 10 report geochemistry or sampling, 26 include a digital data package.

When this ground was worked

41960s

11970s

21980s

1990s

102000s

142010s

42020s

Most recent reports

Report	Year	Operator	Project	On this ground	Title
A122867	2020	Thunderbird Operations Pty Ltd	Nillibubbica	11%	Nillibubbica Project Annual Report (C125/2016) for the period ending 31/12/2019, E04/02171, E04/02349, E04/023
A123080	2020	Thunderbird Operations Pty Ltd	Dampier	<1%	Dampier Project Annual Report (C1/2013) for the period 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019
A123442	2020	Thunderbird Operations Pty Ltd	Little Logue	17%	Partial Surrender Report for Little Logue (E04/2171) for the period ending 18/03/2020
A123443	2020	Thunderbird Operations Pty Ltd	Dingo Plains	<1%	Final Surrender Report for Dingo Plains (E04/2399) for the period ending 18/02/2020
A118990	2019	Thunderbird Operations Pty Ltd	Nillibubbica	6.6%	Nillibubbica (C125/2016) Combined Annual Report For the Period 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018, E04/02171,

30 more reports

A118991	2019	Thunderbird Operations Pty Ltd	Dampier	<1%	Dampier Project (C1/2013) Annual Report for the period 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018, E04/02083, E04/0208
A119046	2019	Thunderbird Operations Pty Ltd	Yeeda	17%	Yeeda Partial Surrender Report E04/02171 [C125/2016] For the Period 21 February 2013 to 25 January 2019
A121381	2019	Thunderbird Operations Pty Ltd	Dingo Plains	<1%	Partial Surrender Report for Dingo Plains (E04/2399) for the period 24 March 2017 to 10 October 2019
A116182	2018	Thunderbird Operations Pty Ltd	Nillibubbica	9.8%	Nillibubbica (C125/2016) Annual Report For the Period 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017, E04/02081, E04/02171
A116177	2018	Thunderbird Operations Pty Ltd	Dampier	<1%	Dampier Project (C1/2013) Annual Report for the period 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017, E04/02083, E04/0208
A112400	2017	Sheffield Resources Ltd	Nillibubbica	9.8%	Annual Combined Report for Nillibubbica (C125/2016) For the Period 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2016, E04/020
A115008	2017	Thunderbird Operations Pty Ltd	Fraser River	<1%	Fraser River (E04/2083) Partial Surrender Report For the Period 5 September 2011 to 4 September 2017
A112418	2017	Sheffield Resources Ltd	Dampier	<1%	Annual Report for the Dampier Combined Reporting Group C1/2013 For the Period 1 January 2016 to 31 December 20
A108169	2016	Sheffield Resources Ltd	Dampier	4.1%	“Dampier Project” Annual Report for Combined Reporting Group C1/2013 Tenements E04/2081; E04/2083; E04/2084; E
A101676	2014	Sheffield Resources Ltd	Dampier	4.1%	Dampier Project Annual Report for Combined Reporting Group C1/2013 Tenements E04/2081; E04/2083; E04/2084; E04
A105264	2014	Sheffield Resources Ltd	Dampier	4.1%	Dampier Project Annual Report for Combined Reporting Group C1/2013 Tenements E04/2081; E04/2083; E04/2084; E04
A95456	2012	Sheffield Resources Ltd	Dampier	<1%	Dampier Project, Annual Report for the period 5th September 2011 to 4th September 2012, E04/2083.
A88377	2010	Rey Resources Ltd	Yeeda	15%	Surrender Report, E04/1954, 27 July 2010 to 15 November 2010
A84081	2009	Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd	Mt Jowlaenga	<1%	Combined Annual and Final Report (C96/2003 Mt Jowlaenga) for Period Ending 20 July 2009 for E04/1373 Jowlaenga
A79432	2008	Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd	Jowlaenga	<1%	Combined Annual Report (C96/2003 Mt Jowlaenga) For the Period 21 July 2007 to 20 July 2008 E04/1373 Jowlaenga
A75902	2007	Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd	Mount Jowlaenga	<1%	Combined Annual Report (C96/2003 Mount Jowlaenga) For the Period 21 July 2006 to 20 July 2007 E04/1373 Jowlaen
A73221	2006	Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd	Mount Jowlaenga	39%	Final Report for the Period Ending 20 July 2006, E04/1377 Jowlaenga 5, (Rio Tinto Report No. 27868, Broome).
A73223	2006	Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd	Mount Jowlaenga	6.7%	Annual Report for the Period Ending 20 July 2006, Combined Reporting No. C96/2003, E04/1373 Jowlaenga 1, E04/1
A73286	2006	Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd	Jowlaenga 6	<1%	Partial Relinquishment Report for the Period Ending 20 July 2006, E04/1378 Jowlaenga 6, (Rio Tinto Report No.
A71082	2005	Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd	Mount Jowlaenga	6.7%	Annual report for the period ending 20th July 2005, El's E04/1373 Jowlaenga No 1, E04/1374 Jowlaenga No 2, E04
A69134	2004	Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd	Jowlaenga	6.7%	Annual report for the period ending 20/07/2004, Jowlaenga Project, E04/1373, E04/1374, E04/1375, E04/1376 E04/
A61764	2001	Iluka Resources Ltd	Canning Basin	1.6%	Technical Report Iluka-TR-2000/70 Surrender Report for E04/1111 and E04/1112 Canning Basin, WA.
A60619	2000	Iluka Resources Ltd	Canning Basin	1.6%	Technical Report ILUKA-TR-2000/70 19/04/1999 to 18/04/2000 Annual report for E04/1111 and E04/1112 Canning Bas
A36040	1982	Broken Hill Pty Co Ltd	Fraser River	2.4%	Final Report on Temporary Reserves 8654H, 8655H and 8656H (Fraser River) Derby WA
A35966	1980	Cra Exploration Pty Ltd	Logue River	<1%	Final Report on Logue TR7872H and Nilli Bubbaca TR 7873H Logue River Joint Venture.
A391	1970	Broken Hill Pty Co Ltd	Mount Jowlaenga	2.8%	Mt Jowlaenga Project, Non-statutory Report: Report to the Minister of Mines on Work carried out in 1969, TR70/
A6033	1968	Broken Hill Pty Co Ltd	Kimberley	<1%	Kimberley Project, Non-statutory Report: Results of an Airborne Scintillometer-Magnetometer Survey, July-Octob
A1001	1967	Mines Exploration Pty Ltd	Derby	<1%	Derby Project, Non-statutory Report: Final Exploration Report , June 1967, TR70/3817 & 3855H.
A929	1967	Cyanamid Australia Pty Ltd	Carnarvon Basin	<1%	Carnarvon Basin Project, Non-statutory Report: Final Report, incorporatilng the regular Quarterly Report for t
A927	1966	Cyanamid Australia Pty Ltd	Carnarvon Basin	<1%	Carnarvon Basin Project, Annual Report for the period ending 31st December 1965, TR70/3194, 3195, & 3490.

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Tenure data sourced from the DMPE public registers and SLIP WA (© Government of Western Australia, CC BY 4.0), as at 2026-08-24. Compiled by NextMaps. Verify against primary sources before reliance.