Lake Johnston
Shire of Dundas
Lake Johnston is a lithium, gold and nickel exploration project in the Shire of Dundas, Western Australia. Its 187 WAMEX reports were lodged by 20 companies between 1968 and 2025, most recently Bryah Resources Limited in 2025. Of those, 13 declare a resource.
Reports
187
Operators
20
companies on record
Worked
58yrs
1968 to 2025, 1 year ago
Main target
Lithium
Gold most reported overall
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Lake Johnston in the Shire of Dundas
Ground extent108 × 98 km
Report areas mapped107
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Lake Johnston, most active first.
Norilsk Nickel 20Lionore Australia (Nickel) Ltd 20Maggie Hays Nickel Nl 15Hannans Reward Ltd 9Eastern Lithium Pty Ltd 8Poseidon Nickel Limited 7White Cliff Minerals Limited 7Goldfields Exploration Pty Ltd 7Laporte Titanium Aust Pty Ltd 7Bryah Resources Limited 6White Cliff Nickel Ltd 6Monarch Resources Ltd 6Wodgina Lithium Pty Ltd 5Sulphide Resources Pty Ltd 5Norilsk Nickel Australia Ltd 5Australasian Gold Mines Nl 5Kalgoorlie-Boulder Resources Ltd 4Element 25 Limited 3Lithium Australia Nl 3Lefroy Exploration Limited 3
Who controls this ground today
Today 102 live and pending tenements sit over the Lake Johnston ground, held under 37 names.
Free account
- Which tenements sit over this ground, and who holds each
- The area they cover and when they expire
- The main holders here, by number of titles
Premium
- Whether that ground is meeting its expenditure commitments
- Dormant tenements and active forfeitures
- Mortgages, caveats and the expiry profile
Exploration record on Lake Johnston
- Local government
- Shire of Dundas
- Commodities targeted
- Gold 132 · Nickel 130 · Cobalt 47 · Lithium 33 · Copper 31 · Iron 10 · Silver 8 · Molybdenum 6
- Work on record
- Soil sampling 61 · Rock chip sampling 42 · Geological mapping 34 · Geophysical interpretation 34 · RC drilling 33 · Diamond drilling 32 · Aerial magnetic surveys 26 · Ground EM surveys 24
- Resource declared
- Yes, in 13 reports: A110148 (2016), A106306 (2015), A102757 (2014), A69091 (2004), A67327 (2003), A63285 (2001) and 7 more
- Downloadable data
- 136 of 187 reports include a digital package
- Reports with no exploration
- 11 of 187 record no work done
- Report types
- Annual 133 · Final Surrender 32 · Partial Surrender 15 · Non-statutory 6 · Co-Funded Drilling 1
Reports by decade
41960s
51970s
1980s
381990s
482000s
622010s
242020s
Exploration reports
187 WAMEX reports filed over Lake Johnston.
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have the record over this ground read into one cited report, free for new accounts.
Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A150503 | 2025 | Bryah Resources Limited | Lake Johnston Final Surrender Report C159/2023 for the period ending 4/9/2025 |
| A150005 | 2025 | Bryah Resources Limited | Final Surrender Report for E 63/2156 Lake Johnston for the period ending 09/07/2025 |
| A149050 | 2025 | Eastern Lithium Pty Ltd | E63/2212 Lake Johnston Final Surrender Report 30 May 2025 |
| A148770 | 2025 | Bryah Resources Limited | Final Surrender Report for E63/2361 Lake Johnston Project for the period ending 18/2/2025 |
| A146351 | 2025 | Element 25 Limited | Exploration Report for Lake Johnston E63/2027 for the period 04/11/2023 - 03/11/2024 |
| A146088 | 2025 | Charger Metals Nl | Partial Surrender Report for Mt Gordon Tenement (E63/1883), Lake Johnston Project 20 December 2018 to 19 Decem |
| A145351 | 2024 | Eastern Lithium Pty Ltd | Lake Johnston E63/02212 Annual Report for the period ending 10 November 2024 |
| A145224 | 2024 | Asra Minerals Limited | Annual Technical Report for Lake Johnston Project C72/2024 for the period ending 30/07/2024 |
| A144706 | 2024 | Eastern Lithium Pty Ltd | E63/2219 Lake Johnston Surrender Report to 13 September 2024 |
| A144705 | 2024 | Eastern Lithium Pty Ltd | E63/2211 Lake Johnston Surrender Report to 13 September 2024 |
| A144704 | 2024 | Eastern Lithium Pty Ltd | E 63/2175 Lake Johnston Surrender Report for the period to 13 September 2024 |
| A144515 | 2024 | Bryah Resources Limited | Annual Technical Report for E 63/2156 Lake Johnston for the period ending 13/07/2024 |
| A144410 | 2024 | Bryah Resources Limited | Final Surrender Report for E63/2155 Lake Johnston for the period ending 9/7/2024 |
| A143492 | 2024 | Eastern Lithium Pty Ltd | E 63/2174 Lake Johnston Surrender Report to 11 June 2024 |
| A140756 | 2024 | Eastern Lithium Pty Ltd | E 63/2219 Lake Johnston Annual Report to 23 April 2024 |
| A138685 | 2024 | Element 25 Limited | Exploration report for E63/2027 Lake Johnston for the period 04/11/2022 - 03/11/2023 |
| A137828 | 2023 | Eastern Lithium Pty Ltd | Lake Johnston Annual Report C336/2022 for the period ending 10 November 2023. |
| A137324 | 2023 | Bryah Resources Limited | Annual Report for E 63/2156 Lake Johnston for the period ending 13/07/2023. |
| A136015 | 2023 | Nordau Pty Ltd | Lake Johnston Project E63/02039 Annual Report for the period ending 24/5/2023 |
| A127913 | 2021 | Wodgina Lithium Pty Ltd | Combined Annual Report C27/2020 Lake Johnston for the period 1/6/2020 to 31/5/2021 |
All 187 report numbers over Lake Johnston
A150503 2025, A150005 2025, A149050 2025, A148770 2025, A146351 2025, A146088 2025, A145351 2024, A145224 2024, A144706 2024, A144705 2024, A144704 2024, A144515 2024, A144410 2024, A143492 2024, A140756 2024, A138685 2024, A137828 2023, A137324 2023, A136015 2023, A127913 2021, A125273 2020, A124727 2020, A124415 2020, A123544 2020, A120733 2019, A120645 2019, A120383 2019, A120382 2019, A120235 2019, A119658 2019, A118215 2018, A117648 2018, A117243 2018, A116694 2018, A115231 2017, A114583 2017, A112481 2017, A110148 2016, A106306 2015, A103314 2014, A102757 2014, A102534 2014, A101556 2014, A100423 2013, A100290 2013, A99724 2013, A99522 2013, A98870 2013, A98844 2013, A98527 2013, A97771 2013, A97280 2013, A96442 2013, A97539 2012, A95964 2012, A95654 2012, A95589 2012, A94685 2012, A94362 2012, A94004 2012, A93435 2012, A93165 2012, A92592 2012, A93701 2011, A92625 2011, A91925 2011, A91470 2011, A91134 2011, A90908 2011, A90907 2011, A90821 2011, A90030 2011, A89815 2011, A88696 2010, A88320 2010, A88204 2010, A87929 2010, A87811 2010, A87804 2010, A87803 2010, A87492 2010, A87276 2010, A86885 2010, A86883 2010, A86882 2010, A86592 2010, A85239 2009, A84517 2009, A84195 2009, A84194 2009, A84193 2009, A84004 2009, A84003 2009, A82462 2009, A82461 2009, A82458 2009, A80745 2009, A79004 2008, A78139 2008, A77856 2008, A75857 2007, A75118 2007, A73663 2006, A73522 2006, A73226 2006, A73130 2006, A72130 2006, A71596 2006, A71148 2005, A71033 2005, A70784 2005, A70487 2005, A69091 2004, A68637 2004, A68215 2004, A68088 2004, A68087 2004, A68085 2004, A67327 2003, A65821 2003, A65567 2002, A63507 2001, A63285 2001, A62636 2001, A61710 2001, A61340 2000, A61122 2000, A61121 2000, A60903 2000, A60569 2000, A60568 2000, A60541 2000, A60508 2000, A59797 2000, A59076 1999, A58937 1999, A57282 1999, A56789 1998, A56425 1998, A56022 1998, A55150 1998, A54574 1998, A54420 1998, A54321 1998, A54167 1998, A53916 1998, A53478 1998, A53143 1997, A49864 1997, A49863 1997, A49456 1996, A49217 1996, A48987 1996, A47348 1996, A47276 1996, A46321 1995, A46176 1995, A45914 1995, A45344 1995, A43838 1995, A43824 1995, A43509 1995, A43507 1995, A42867 1994, A42859 1994, A42027 1994, A41495 1994, A40397 1994, A39597 1993, A38279 1993, A36929 1992, A36391 1992, A8264 1979, A2958 1972, A1418 1971, A1650 1970, A797 1970, A1651 1969, A796 1969, A794 1968, A793 1968, A52896, A49584, A49519, A46245, A42610, A37272
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