Yeneena
Shire of East Pilbara
Yeneena is a copper, zinc and lead exploration project in the Shire of East Pilbara, Western Australia, earlier explored for gold and base metals. Its 24 WAMEX reports were lodged by 7 companies between 1999 and 2026, most recently Encounter Operations Pty Ltd in 2026.
Reports
24
Operators
7
companies on record
Worked
28yrs
1999 to 2026, this year
Main target
Copper
Gold most reported overall
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Yeneena in the Shire of East Pilbara
Ground extent109 × 120 km
Report areas mapped18
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Yeneena, most active first.
Who controls this ground today
Today 14 live and pending tenements sit over the Yeneena ground, held under 10 names.
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- 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
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- Dormant tenements and active forfeitures
- Mortgages, caveats and the expiry profile
Exploration record on Yeneena
- Local government
- Shire of East Pilbara
- Commodities targeted
- Gold 15 · Base Metals 10 · Copper 9 · Zinc 9 · Lead 8 · Cobalt 3 · Uranium 2 · Silver 1
- Work on record
- RC drilling 9 · Rotary drilling 7 · Aerial EM surveys 6 · Aerial magnetic surveys 6 · Co-funded drilling 5 · Core library 5 · Diamond drilling 5 · Geological interpretation 5
- Resource declared
- Never on this record
- Downloadable data
- 20 of 24 reports include a digital package
- Report types
- Final Surrender 8 · Annual 7 · Co-Funded Drilling 5 · Partial Surrender 4
Reports by decade
41990s
122000s
42010s
42020s
Exploration reports
24 WAMEX reports filed over Yeneena.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A154601 | 2026 | Encounter Operations Pty Ltd | Yeneena E45/5333 Partial Surrender for the period ending 31/3/2026 |
| A154548 | 2026 | Encounter Operations Pty Ltd | Yeneena E45/4861 Final Surrender Report for the period ending 30/03/2026 |
| A149797 | 2025 | Encounter Resources Limited | Yeneens Project E45/5686 Final Surrender for the period ending 25/06/2025 |
| A131996 | 2022 | Igo Newsearch Pty Ltd | Annual Report Yeneena E45/5686 for the period ending 30/06/2022. |
| A108322 | 2016 | Encounter Resources Ltd | GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND PETROLEUM EXPLORATION INCENTIVE SCHEME (EIS) CO-FUNDED |
| A101575 | 2014 | Encounter Resources Ltd | Yeneena Project, Co-Funded Drilling Report for the period 01/07/2013 to 30/06/2014, E45/2501. [Round 7] |
| A94959 | 2012 | Encounter Resources Ltd | EIS Co-funded Government Industry Drilling Program Final Report Yeneena Project Paterson Province (round 4) |
| A92589 | 2011 | Encounter Resources Ltd | Government of Western Australia Department of Mines & Petroleum Exploration Incentive Scheme (EIS) Program 2: |
| A87537 | 2009 | Encounter Resources Ltd | EXPLORATION INCENTIVE SCHEME (EIS) PROGRAM 2: CO-FUNDED GOVERNMENT INDUSTRY DRILLING PROGRAM Yeneena Project ( |
| A75342 | 2007 | Barrick Gold Of Australia Ltd | Project 6120 Yeneena Project E45/2500,E45/2501,E45/2502, E45/2503,E45/2561,E45/2657,E45/2658 Annual Techincal |
| A73266 | 2006 | Barrick Gold Of Australia Ltd | Yeneena Project E45/2500-2503,2561,2657-2658, Annual Report, Period 15 June 2005 to 14 June 2006, Combined Rep |
| A61909 | 2001 | Normandy Gold Exploration Pty Ltd | Final Surrender Report on exploration for the period 7 August 1998 to 23 January 2001 Yeneena Project - Lamil |
| A61905 | 2001 | Normandy Gold Exploration Pty Ltd | Annual Report on exploration for the period 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000 Yeneena Project Combined Annual |
| A61489 | 2000 | Normandy Gold Exploration Pty Ltd | Final Surrender Report on Exploration for the Period 7 August 1998 to 8 September 2000. Ghost Castle (E45/2013 |
| A61284 | 2000 | Normandy Gold Exploration Pty Ltd | Annual Report on Exploration for the Period 1 August 1999 to 31 July 2000, Yeneena Project, Lamil Group Combin |
| A60939 | 2000 | Normandy Gold Exploration Pty Ltd | Partial Surrender Report on Exploration for the Period 7 August 1998 to 14 June 2000. |
| A60938 | 2000 | Normandy Gold Exploration Pty Ltd | Final Surrender Report on Exploration for the Period 7 August 1998 to 14 June 2000 Crofton West E45/2006 Pater |
| A60907 | 2000 | Normandy Gold Exploration Pty Ltd | Final Surrender Report on Exploration for the period 7 August 1998 to 22 June 2000 Crofton West E45/2007 Patte |
| A60352 | 2000 | Normandy Golden Grove Operations Pty Ltd | Final Surrender Report on Exploration for the Period 01/08/1998 to 10/02/2000, Lamil Hills E45/2010. |
| A60197 | 2000 | Normandy Gold Ltd | Annual Report on Exploration for the Period 01/01/1999 to 31/12/1999 Yeneena Project Combined Annual Report Is |
All 24 report numbers over Yeneena
A154601 2026, A154548 2026, A149797 2025, A131996 2022, A108322 2016, A101575 2014, A94959 2012, A92589 2011, A87537 2009, A75342 2007, A73266 2006, A61909 2001, A61905 2001, A61489 2000, A61284 2000, A60939 2000, A60938 2000, A60907 2000, A60352 2000, A60197 2000, A59473 1999, A59472 1999, A59437 1999, A59339 1999
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What does the exploration record say about Yeneena?
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