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M 53/55

LiveMining LeaseShire of WilunaWiluna District

Area

961.35ha

Expires

Oct 2029

in 3 years

WAMEX reports

WA median is 53

Report drilling

of 44 reports

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Register summary

Holder: Bhp Nickel West Pty Ltd
Part of: BHP Group Limited (ASX:BHP) as at 2026-06-30
Local government: Shire of Wiluna
Application received: 22 Dec 1986
Commenced: 8 Oct 1987
Expiry: 7 Oct 2029
Term: 21 Years (Renewed)

Exploration history on this ground

44 historical WAMEX exploration reports intersect M 53/55: 15 report geochemistry or sampling, 28 include a digital data package.

When this ground was worked · 41 of 44 reports dated

41960s

21970s

21980s

91990s

122000s

122010s

Most recent reports

Report	Year	Operator	Project	On this ground	Title
A119093	2019	Mpi Mines Pty Ltd	Honeymoon Well	6.3%	Combined Reprting Group C203/1998 (Honeymoon Well) Annual Mineral Exploration Report For the Period 1 January
A115602	2018	Mpi Nickel Pty Ltd	Honeymoon Well	5.2%	Combined Reporting Group C203/1998 (Honeymoon Well) Annual Mineral Exploration Report For the Period 1 January
A110642	2017	Mpi Nickel Pty Ltd	Albion Downs North	1%	Combined Reporting Group C203/1998 (Albion Downs North) Annual MER Volume 2 of 2
A110640	2017	Mpi Nickel Pty Ltd	Honeymoon Well	6.3%	Combined Reporting Group C203/1998 (Honeymoon Well) Annual Mineral Exploration Report Volume 1 of 2
A113974	2017	Mpi Nickel Pty Ltd	Honeymoon Well	1.4%	Partial Surrender Mineral Exploration Report – E53/1243 For the Period 13 March 2007 to 13 April 2017

39 more reports

A107775	2016	Mpi Nickel Pty Ltd	Honeymoon Well	6.3%	Combined Reporting Group C203/1998 (Honeymoon Well) for the period 01/01/2015 to 31/12/2015, E53/01243, E53/01
A104869	2015	Mpi Nickel Pty Ltd	Honeymoon Well; Albion Downs	5.2%	Annual Mineral Exploration Report - DMP Combined Reporting Group C203/1998 (Honeymoon Well), Reporting Period:
A100560	2014	Mpi Nickel Pty Ltd	Honeymoon Well	6.3%	Annual Report To the Department of Mines and Petroleum For the period 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2013 Honey
A96445	2013	Mpi Nickel Pty Ltd	Honeymoon Well	6%	Annual Report To the Department of Mines and Petroleum For the period 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012 Honey
A92721	2012	Mpi Nickel Pty Ltd	Honeymoon Well	5.6%	Honeymoon Well Project, Annual Report for the period 1st January 2011 to 31st December 2011, E53/1243-1244;
A89493	2011	Norilsk Nickel Australia Ltd	THE HONEYMOON WELL	4.9%	ANNUAL REPORT ON EXPLORATION, THE HONEYMOON WELL PROJECT FOR THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY 2010 TO 31 DECEMBER 2010 W
A86166	2010	Norilsk Nickel Australia Ltd	Honeymoon Well	4.9%	ANNUAL REPORT ON EXPLORATION THE HONEYMOON WELL PROJECT, FOR THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY 2009 TO 31 DECEMBER 2009, WI
A81676	2009	Norilsk Nickel Australia Ltd	HONEYMOON WELL	5%	ANNUAL REPORT ON EXPLORATION THE HONEYMOON WELL PROJECT, FOR THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY 2008 TO 31 DECEMBER 2008, WI
A77857	2008	Norilsk Nickel Australia Ltd	East Honeymoon Well	8.1%	Annual Report on Exploration The Honeymoon Well Project For the period 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007 Comb
A78867	2008	Norilsk Nickel Australia Ltd	Honeymoon Well	1.4%	ANNUAL REPORT ON E53/1243 HONEYMOON WELL PROJECT FOR THE PERIOD 13 MARCH 2007 TO 12 MARCH 2008
A74667	2007	Mpi Mines Ltd	East Honeymoon Well	8.1%	Annual Report on Exploration The Honeymoon Well Project for the period 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2006 Comb
A73975	2006	Perilya Ltd	Middle Bore	<1%	Surrender Report for Middle Bore Project, Western Australia Report Period Ending 31 May 2006, Combined Reporti
A72017	2006	Mpi Mines Ltd	East Honeymoon Well	8.1%	First Report - Annual Report on the Honeymoon Well Project, For the period 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2005,
A70195	2005	Mpi Mines Pty Ltd	East Honeymoon Well	8.1%	Annual Report on the Honeymoon Well project for the period 1 January 2004 to 31 December 2004 Combined Reporti
A68552	2004	Mining Project Investors Pty Ltd	East Honeymoon Well	8.1%	Annual Combined Technical Report Honeymoon Well Project Wilu na District Period: 1st January 2003 to 31st Dece
A64419	2002	Outokumpu Exp Aust Pty Ltd	East Honeymoon Well	18%	Annual Exploration Report For Year Ending 31st December 2001 Mining Leases 53/35, 53/36, 53/55, 53/100 Explora
A63926	2001	Outokumpu Mining Australia Pty Ltd	Honeymoon Well	<1%	Honeymoon Well Project, M53/380 and 53/381 Surrender Report for period 8th September 1994 to 3rd August 2001.
A62049	2001	Outokumpu Exp Aust Pty Ltd	Honeymoon Well	17%	Mining leases 53/35, 53/36, 53/55, 53/100, 53/380 and 53/381 Honeymoon Well Project Annual Report for the year
A60250	2000	Outokumpu Exp Aust Pty Ltd	Honeymoon Well	1.8%	Mining Leases 53/35,53/36,53/55,53/100,53/380,53/381 and Exploration Licences 53/397,53/471,53/474,53/608,53/6
A57782	1999	Outokumpu Exp Aust Pty Ltd	Honeymoon Well	1.3%	Honeymoon Well Project 31/12/98 Mining Lease:53/35-36, 55. 100, 380, 397 etc
A50857	1997	Cra Exploration Pty Ltd	Honeymoon Well	1.4%	Annual report for 1996 on M53/35 M53/36 M53/55 M53/100 M53/380 and M53/381 E53/471 E53/474 E53/608 E53/615 E53
A47714	1996	Cra Exploration Pty Ltd	Honeymoon Well	1%	Annual report for 1995 on M53/35 M53/36 M53/55 M53/100 M53/380 and M53/381 Honeymoon Well, E53/278 Albion, E53
A43969	1995	Cra Exploration Pty Ltd	Honeymoon Well	1%	Annual report for 1994 on M53/35 M53/36 M53/55 M53/100 M53/380 and M53/381 Honeymoon Well E53/278 Albion E53/4
A40929	1994	Cra Exploration Pty Ltd	East Honeymoon Well	1%	Annual report for 1993 on M53/35, 36, 55 and 100 Honeymoon Well E53/278 Albion, E53/471-474 Mystery Bore SG51-
A38749	1993	Cra Exploration Pty Ltd	Honeymoon Well	26%	Annual report for year ending 1992 on M53/35,36 and 100 Honeymoon Well SG-51-09 Wiluna Western Australia Repor
A36791	1992	Cra Exploration Pty Ltd	Honeymoon Well	26%	Annual Report for the Period 01/06/91 - 01/06/92 Honeymoon Well Project M53/35-36,55 Wiluna, WA
A34306	1991	Cra Exploration Pty Ltd	Honeymoon Well	26%	Annual Report for 1990/91 on M53/35,36,55 and 100 Honeymoon Well SG51-09 Wiluna, WA
A31770	1990	Cra Exploration Pty Ltd	Honeymoon Well	26%	Annual Report for 1989-90 on M53/35,36,55,100 Honeymoon Well SG-51-09 Wiluna, WA
A20272	1987	Asarco Australia Ltd	Wiluna	<1%	Wiluna Project, Non-statutory Report: Cross Section Ore Reserve, Wiluna Project, Western Australia (1986).
A12256	1983	Cra Exploration Pty Ltd	Honeymoon Well	26%	Honeymoon Well Project, Annual Report for the year ending 31/12/1982, ML53/62-53/77, 53/80, 53 /82, 53/84-87;
A2731	1970	Delhi Aust Petroleum Ltd	Wiluna	<1%	Wiluna Project, Annual Report: Quarterly Report for the period 01/07/1970-30/09/1970 & Summary 1966-1970 Expl
A960	1970	Delhi Aust Petroleum Ltd	Wiluna	<1%	Wiluna Project, Non-statutory Report: Quarterly Report(s) for the period 1st April 1969 to 30th June 1969,!st
A2770	1968	Delhi Aust Petroleum Ltd	Wiluna	<1%	Wiluna Project, Annual Report for the period ending 1st January 1968 to 31st December 1968, TR70/3702H; ML53/7
A959	1968	Delhi Aust Petroleum Ltd	Wiluna	<1%	Wiluna Project, Non-statutory Report: Quarterly Reports covering periods:- 01/01/1968 to 31/03/1968, 01/04/196
A957	1967	Delhi Aust Petroleum Ltd	Wiluna	<1%	Wiluna Project, Non-statutory Report: Annual Report for the period 29th June 1966 to 28th June 1967, TR70/3702
A958	1967	Delhi Aust Petroleum Ltd	Wiluna	<1%	Wiluna Project, Annual Report for the period 1st January 1967 to 31st December 1967, TR70/3702H.
A23444	1753	Cra Exploration Pty Ltd	Honeymoon Well	33%	Annual Report For Honemoon Well - Wiluna, Western Australia E53/8, M 53/35, M53/36 and M53/55 1986 to 1987 CRA
A27992	1753	Cra Exploration Pty Ltd	Honeymoon Well	26%	Honeymoon Well - Wiluna W.A. Annual report for 1988-1989 on M53/35, 36, 55 and 100
A54820	1753	Outokumpu Exp Aust Pty Ltd	Honeymoon Well	1.1%	Honeymoon Well Project, Annual Report Year Ending: 31/12/97 Mining Lease: 53/35, 36, 55, 100, 380, 381,

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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.