Mineral Exploration Reporting (WA)

An exploration report is required annually for each tenement 2 months after the anniversary of a tenement, unless the tenement is part of a group report, then the exploration report is due at thea date stipulated date.by the DMP. To obtain group reporting for a group of tenements they must mebe contiguous or nearly contiguous and and the total area of the tenements must not exceed thatan area stipulated by the DMP.Director of the Geological Survey.

The DMPholder(s) stipulatesof, howor agent for, a group of granted tenements may apply for Ministerial approval, in accordance with Section 115A(4), to submit one combined annual mineral exploration report on a common date for a group of two or more contiguous (or nearly contiguous) tenements that are being worked in a common exploration program. The Minister takes the reportfollowing isinto toconsideration.

1. The geological target being investigated in common exploration programme;
2. The geographical distribution of the tenements;
3. The previous history of the combined reporting (all individual reports must be setsubmitted);
4. Common outownership and howof the data is to be presented. tenements;

The following link is to the complete guidelines for exploration reporting Guidelines for Exploration Reporting.

Though the DMP have introduced online lodgement of exploration reporting and releasing draft guidelines see this link here Draft Guidelines Mineral Exploration Reports

For online reporting see this link http://www.dmp.wa.gov.au/5136.aspx

Group Reporting is very important as it becomes the basis of one of the reasons for an exemption from expenditure under Section 102(2)(h) of the Act. .