E 04/2478
LiveExploration LicenceShire of Derby-West KimberleyWest Kimberley M.F. District
Area
2,480ha
Expires
Apr 2028
in 18 months
WAMEX reports
14
WA median is 53
Report drilling
9
of 14 reports
Register summary
- Holders
- Swan Bay Holdings Pty Ltd, Stirling Bay Holdings Pty Ltd, Fe Metals Pty Ltd
- Part of
- Macro Metals Limited (ASX:M4M) as at 2025-06-30
- Local government
- Shire of Derby-West Kimberley
- Application received
- 15 Dec 2016
- Commenced
- 5 Apr 2018
- Expiry
- 4 Apr 2028
- Term
- 5 Years (Extended)
Exploration history on this ground
14 historical WAMEX exploration reports intersect E 04/2478: 6 report geochemistry or sampling, 10 include a digital data package.
When this ground was worked · 13 of 14 reports dated
21960s
1970s
21980s
1990s
2000s
82010s
12020s
Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Project | On this ground | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A123079 | 2020 | Thunderbird Operations Pty Ltd | Derby East | 4% | Derby East C37/2020 Annual Report for the period ending 31/12/2019 |
| A119631 | 2019 | Sheffield Resources Ltd | Sandpiper | 62% | Sandpiper (E04/2478) Annual Report for the period 5 April 2018 to 4 April 2019 |
| A120507 | 2019 | Thunderbird Operations Pty Ltd | Sundown | <1% | Sundown project Annual Report (E04/2390) for the period 14 July 2018 to 13 July 2019 |
| A118022 | 2018 | Thunderbird Operations Pty Ltd | Derby East | <1% | Annual Report for Derby East Project E04/2390 (Derby East) for the period 14 July 2017 to 13 July 2018 |
| A111878 | 2017 | Sheffield Resources Ltd | Sundown | <1% | Partial Surrender Report for Sundown (E04/2390) 14 July 2016 to 6 January 2017 |
9 more reports
| A114654 | 2017 | Thunderbird Operations Pty Ltd | Sundown | <1% | Annual Report for Sundown Project (E04/2390) for the period 14 July 2016 to 13 July 2017 |
| A100702 | 2014 | Areva Resources Australia Pty Ltd | North Canning | 6.8% | North Canning Project Surrender Report E04/1941 for the period 16 August 2011 - 13 January 2014 |
| A99327 | 2013 | Areva Resources Australia Pty Ltd | North Canning | 6.8% | North Canning Project, Annual Report for the period 16/08/2012 to 15/8/2013, E04/1941. |
| A95171 | 2012 | Areva Resources Australia | North Canning | 6.8% | Annual report for the period 16 August 2011 to 15 August 2012, North Canning Project, E04/1941 |
| A9420 | 1980 | Afmeco Pty Ltd | Meda- May River | 2.9% | Meda- May River Project, Non-statutory Report: Final Report, November 1980, TR70/7135H. |
| A12941 | 1980 | Afmeco Pty Ltd | North Canning Basin | <1% | North Canning Basin Project, Non-statutory Report: Report on the 1979 & 1980 Drilling Pprogramme, December 198 |
| A925 | 1966 | Mines Exploration Pty Ltd | Derby | <1% | Derby Project, Annual (Exploration) Report for the period ending 31/12/1965, TRr70/3477H. |
| A998 | 1966 | Mines Exploration Pty Ltd | Derby | <1% | Derby Project, Non-statutory Report: Final Exploration Report for Phosphate, July 1966, TR70/3477H. |
| A9432 | 1753 | Coopers Creek Mining & Exp | M2425/0: Meda diamond exploration | <1% | M2425/0: Meda diamond exploration |
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- 18 months · 4 Apr 2028
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What does the exploration record say about this ground?
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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 2026-09-28. Compiled by NextMaps. Verify against primary sources before reliance.