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Clicking on the Cadastre Folder will make these layers visible at predetermined map scales. This means you will have to zoom in for freehold regional land to become visible on the map display.

Perth Urban freehold land and road isolations will need to be manually ticked on before they become visible.

Please note:

1. The TENGRAPH Cadastre display is updated from Landgate approximately every three months.

2. It is provided for information purposes only and is not guaranteed. For the latest Cadastre please refer to Landgate.

3. Where the information is being used for legal purposes then the original documents must be searched from Landgate.

Click on the Mines and Mineral Deposits (MINEDEX) folder to display all known mining related sites in WA.

 

 

 

The abandoned mine sites shown in TENGRAPH have been surveyed by the Department. Abandoned mine sites may be dangerous and the Department does not encourage or recommend you venture on or near them. The abandoned mine site inventory does not cover the whole of Western Australia.

The information is intended to increase your awareness of the location of those surveyed sites and their potential dangers.

For information about the Abandoned Mines Program click here.

If this information is not required you can turn the display off by unticking the Abandoned Mines Inventory Map Layer located in the Mines and Mineral Deposits (MINEDEX) Folder as shown below.

Selecting Petroleum from the Layers panel will display petroleum and geothermal related information.

 

 


Search By Petroleum Title

 

Open the Search tab and click on the Petroleum icon.

 

Select the Petroleum type.

Enter the Petroleum Title ID; and press the Search button.

 

If you are unsure of the title ID select the Return all records check box and then Search.

The Results panel will list the affected Petroleum Titles.

 

Click below to learn about petroleum and geothermal titles:

https://www.dmp.wa.gov.au/Petroleum/Petroleum-248.aspx

Open on the Aboriginal Herigate Folder for them to display on the map between 1:32 and 1:288,895.

To view any of the Heritage Survey Reports, please contact the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage.

Search by Aboriginal Heritage

Open the Search tab and click on Query.

Open the Data Source drop down menu and scroll down until the Aboriginal Heritage Layers appear.

Select the layer you wish to search.

Select an attribute you want to base your search on.

Example:

Search for the Registered Kalannie Aboriginal Cultural Heritage.

1. Select Aboriginal Cultural Heritage (ACH) Register as the Data Source.

2. Select NAME > contains > Kala... as shown.

3. Select Kalannie and press Search.

4. The Kalannie Cultural Heritage Details are displayed in the Results.

5. Click on KALANNIE and Zoom to Feature.

The Heritage Area is outlined on the map display.

 

Selecting the Native Title folder from the Layers panel will display Native Title related information on the map.

Native Title data show in TENGRAPH is managed by the National Native Title Tribunal.

Search by Native Title

Open the Search tab and click on Advanced Land.

You can choose to search bu Native Title Claim, Determination, or ILUA by name or number.

Native Title Determination Enquiry Example

Type a name into the window and select a determination form the results.

Select Search and the outline of the determined area will be displayed on the map.

To access tenement exploration reports expand the Tenement Layers Folder and turn on the WAMEX layer as shown below:

 

Tenement boundaries included within mineral exploration reports are displayed with a horizontal pattern between map scales 1:35 and 1:577,790.

Use of the map identify tools to list WAMEX tenements in the Results panel.

Click on the WAMEX Tenement (Access Exploration Reports) from the Results panel.

 

Clicking on the Contents: URL opens a new GeoDocs tab where you can download the report to your device.

Click here for information about annual mineral exploration reports lodged and stored in the Western Australian Mineral Database (WAMEX).

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