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M 16/78

LiveMining LeaseShire of CoolgardieKunanalling District

Area

47.315ha

Expires

Mar 2030

in 3 years

WAMEX reports

WA median is 53

Report drilling

of 39 reports

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Register summary

Holder: Malatesta, Nathan Kim
Local government: Shire of Coolgardie
Application received: 14 Oct 1987
Commenced: 29 Mar 1988
Expiry: 28 Mar 2030
Term: 21 Years (Renewed)

Exploration history on this ground

39 historical WAMEX exploration reports intersect M 16/78: 20 report geochemistry or sampling, 28 include a digital data package.

When this ground was worked · 37 of 39 reports dated

11970s

1980s

141990s

82000s

112010s

32020s

Most recent reports

Report	Year	Operator	Project	On this ground	Title
A133942	2023	Polaris Metals Pty Ltd	Mt Finnerty	<1%	Partial Surrender Report E16/478 Mt Finnerty for the Period 20/1/2016 to 19/10/2022
A122636	2020	Polaris Metals Pty Ltd	Yilgarn Iron Ore - South	<1%	E16/00478 Annual Report (C97/2015) for the period 1 December 2018 to 30 November 2019.
A123764	2020	Polaris Metals Pty Ltd	Yilgarn Iron Ore South - Mount Finnerty	<1%	Partial Surrender Report for Mount Finnerty E16/478 Yilgarn Iron Ore South for the period ending 25/2/2020
A119592	2019	Polaris Metals Pty Ltd	Yilgarn South	<1%	Yilgarn Iron Ore (South) E16/00478 Annual Report for the period 1 December 2017 to 30 November 2018
A116454	2018	Polaris Metals Pty Ltd	Mount Finnerty	<1%	Annual Mineral Exploration Report E16/00478 For the Period 1 December 2016 to 30 November 2017

34 more reports

A112230	2017	Polaris Metals Pty Ltd	Yilgarn South	<1%	C97/2015 Combined Annual Mineral Exploration Report for the period 1 December 2015 to 30 November 2016, E16/00
A110090	2016	Reed Exploration Pty Ltd	Mount Finnerty	<1%	Mt Finnerty Project Surrender Report for E16/341 for the period 8 April 2008 to 30 June 2016
A106591	2015	Neometals Ltd	Mount Finnerty	<1%	Mt Finnerty Project Surrender Report on E16/272 for the period 25/07/2002 to 09/06/2015
A106592	2015	Neometals Ltd	Mount Finnerty	<1%	Mt Finnerty Project Surrender Report on E16/308 for the period 11/03/2002 to 09/06/2015
A103367	2014	Reed Resources Ltd	Mount Finnerty	<1%	Mt Finnerty Project, Annual Report for the period 25/07/2013 to 24/07/2014, E15/836; E16/260, 272, 308, 341, 3
A99392	2013	Cliffs Asia Pacific Iron Ore Pty Ltd; Reed Resources Ltd	Mount Finnerty	<1%	Mount Finnerty Project, Annual Technical Report on Exploration for Year Ending July 24, 2013, Combined Reporti
A95010	2012	Reed Resources Ltd	Mount Finnerty	<1%	Mt Finnerty Project Annual Technical Report on Exploration for the Year Ending July 24 2012, C81/2003, E15/836
A91394	2011	Reed Resources Ltd	Mount Finnerty	<1%	Mt Finnerty Project Annual Technical Report on Exploration for the Year Ending July 24, 2011, C81/2003
A88179	2010	Reed Resources Ltd	Mount Finnerty	<1%	Mt Finnerty Project Annual Technical Report on Exploration for the Year Ending July 24, 2010
A84743	2009	Reed Resources Ltd	Mount Finnerty	<1%	Mount Finnerty Project, Annual Technical Report on exploration for the year ending july 24 2009, C81/2003
A79655	2008	Reed Resources Ltd	Mt Finnerty	<1%	Mt Finnerty Project Annual Technical Report on Exploration for the Year Ending July 24, 2008, COMBINED REPORTI
A76464	2007	Reed Resources Ltd	Mt Finnerty	<1%	Mt Finnerty Project Annual Technical Report on Exploration for the Year Ending July 24, 2007. COMBINED REPORTI
A73536	2006	Reed Resources Ltd	Mt Finnerty	<1%	Mt Finnerty Project, Annual Report on Exploration for the Year Ending 31 July 2006, Combined reporting No C81/
A71348	2005	Reed Resources Ltd	Mount Finnerty	<1%	Mt Finnerty project, Annual report on exploration for the year ending July 31 2005, Combined reporting no. C81
A75046	2005	Mr Kent R	Kent's Find	100%	Report on Drilling on Ray Kent's Mining Lease, M16/78 November, 2005
A69305	2004	Reed Resources Ltd	Mount Finnerty	<1%	Annual Report for the period ending 31/07/2004 Mount Finnerty Project (C81/2003), E15/621, E15/674,E15/713 E15
A67380	2003	Reed Resources Ltd	Mount Finnerty	<1%	Combined Annual Report for the period ending 22 September 2003 Mount Finnerty Project C81/2003: E15/621,674,74
A59287	1998	Goldfields Exploration Pty Ltd	Mount Finnerty	<1%	Mount Finnerty Final Report March 1998, C380/1994, E15/227, 311, 313, 430, 474, 484, E16/86, 87, 98, 140, E77/
A56363	1998	Dune Resources Nl	Mount Finnerty	<1%	1998 Annual Report, Mt Finnerty Project, E15/227, E15/311, E15/313, E15/430, E15/474, E15/484, E16/140, E16/86
A51731	1997	Goldfields Exploration Pty Ltd	Mount Finnerty	<1%	Annual Report, Mt Finnerty Project, E15/227,E15/311, E15/430 E15/474, E15/484, E16/140, E16/86, E16/87, E16/98
A46621	1996	Arimco Mining Pty Ltd	Mount Finnerty	<1%	Partial Surrender Report for the period to 07/08/95 Mt Finnerty Project E15/227
A46790	1996	Arimco Mining Pty Ltd	Mount Finnerty	<1%	Partial Surrender Report for the period to 08/08/95 Mt Finnerty Project E16/86-87
A47921	1996	Arimco Mining Pty Ltd	Mount Finnerty	100%	Annual report Mt Finnerty Project for Mining Lease M16/78 for the period March 29, 1995 to March 28, 1996
A48775	1996	Arimco Mining Pty Ltd	Mount Finnerty	<1%	Annual Report, Mt Finnerty Project for Exploration Licences E15/227, 15/311, 16/86, 16/87, 77/529,7/530 and 15
A44688	1995	Arimco Mining Pty Ltd	Mount Finnerty	100%	Annual report Mount Finnerty Project for Mining Lease M16/78 for the period March 29, 1994 to March 28, 1995 R
A45655	1995	Arimco Mining Pty Ltd	Mount Finnerty	<1%	Annual Report, Mt Finnerty Project for Exploration Licences 15/227, 15/311, 16/86, 16/87, 77/529, 77/530, 15/3
A41386	1994	Arimco Mining Pty Ltd	Mount Finnerty	100%	Annual Report for the Period 29/03/93 - 28/03/94 Mount Finnerty Project for M16/78
A39912	1993	Arimco Mining Pty Ltd	Mount Finnerty	<1%	Annual report for the period 08/08/92-07/08/93 Mt Finnerty Project E15/227
A39980	1993	Arimco Mining Pty Ltd	Mount Finnerty	<1%	1st Annual Report Mt Finnerty Project for Exploration Licence 16/86 for the Period August 9 1992 to August 8,
A43131	1993	Arimco Mining Pty Ltd	Mount Finnerty	<1%	2nd Annual Report Mt Finnerty Project for Exploration Licence 16/86 for the Period August 9 1993 to August 8 1
A43132	1993	Arimco Mining Pty Ltd	Mount Finnerty	<1%	Mt Finnerty Project, 3rd Annual Report, Exploration Licence E15/227 for period August 8th 1993 to August 7th
A2244	1971	Target Minerals Nl	Jaurdi	1.5%	Jaurdi Project, Non-statutory Report: Report on the Jaudi Prospect, October 1971, MC16/449-467, 2766-2782.
A38751	1753	Inco Australia Ltd	Eastern Goldfields regional mapping	<1%	Eastern Goldfields regional mapping
A37367	1753	Dune Resources Nl	Mount Finnerty	<1%	Annual Report for the period 08/08/91 - 07/08/92, Mount Finnerty Project E15/227.

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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 2026-09-27. Compiled by NextMaps. Verify against primary sources before reliance.