Lake Tay
Shire of Esperance
Lake Tay is a rare earth elements, lithium and gold exploration project in the Shire of Esperance, Western Australia, earlier explored for nickel and gypsum. Its 19 WAMEX reports were lodged by 10 companies between 1984 and 2026, most recently Tg Metals Limited in 2026. Of those, 5 declare a resource.
Reports
19
Operators
10
companies on record
Worked
43yrs
1984 to 2026, this year
Main target
Rare Earth Elements
Nickel most reported overall
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Lake Tay in the Shire of Esperance
Ground extent45 × 71 km
Report areas mapped13
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Lake Tay, most active first.
Who controls this ground today
Today 10 live and pending tenements sit over the Lake Tay ground, held under 8 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
Premium
- Whether that ground is meeting its expenditure commitments
- Dormant tenements and active forfeitures
- Mortgages, caveats and the expiry profile
Exploration record on Lake Tay
- Local government
- Shire of Esperance
- Commodities targeted
- Nickel 10 · Gold 9 · Gypsum 6 · Rare Earth Elements 3 · Lithium 2 · Copper 2 · Phosphorus 1 · Graphite 1
- Work on record
- Computer 5 · Geophysical interpretation 5 · GIS 5 · Mineral resource estimate 5 · Geological reconnaissance 3 · Gypsum 3 · Auger drilling 2 · Channel sampling 2
- Resource declared
- Yes, in 5 reports: A89695 (2011), A88371 (2010), A25275 (1988), A23514 (1988), A13824 (1984)
- Downloadable data
- 7 of 19 reports include a digital package
- Reports with no exploration
- 1 of 19 record no work done
- Report types
- Annual 14 · Partial Surrender 3 · Non-statutory 1 · Final Surrender 1
Reports by decade
31980s
11990s
42000s
62010s
42020s
Exploration reports
19 WAMEX reports filed over Lake Tay.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| A153170 | 2026 | Tg Metals Limited | Partial Surrender Report for Lake Tay E63/1961 for the period ending 04/11/2025 |
| A139529 | 2024 | White Cliff Minerals Limited | Annual Report for C293/2023 Lake Tay REE Project for the period ending 22/12/2023 |
| A137279 | 2023 | White Cliff Minerals Limited | Annual Report for E74/664 Lake Tay Rare Earth Elements Project for the period ending 15/07/2023 |
| A133784 | 2023 | Hurricane Prospecting Pty. Ltd. | Annual Technical Report for Exploration Licence E63/2035 Lake Tay for the period ending 18/02/2022 |
| A110073 | 2016 | Sol Jar Property Pty Ltd | Lake Tay E74/544 Annual Report for the period 4 July 2015 – 3 July 2016 |
| A106675 | 2015 | Sol Jar Property Pty Ltd | Annual Report E74/544 Lake Tay Project for the period 4 July 2014 – 3 July 2015 |
| A95408 | 2012 | Regency Mines Australasia Pty Ltd | Lake Tay Project Annual Report E63/1374 For the Period 11th August 2011 – 10th August 2012 |
| A91681 | 2011 | Regency Mines Australasia Pty Ltd | Lake Tay E63/1374 Annual Report for the period 11th August 2010 to 10th August 2011 |
| A89695 | 2011 | Shalinden Pty Ltd | Lake Tay Gypsum Project Annual Report M74/49 Period 06/01/10-05/01/11 |
| A88371 | 2010 | Shalinden Pty Ltd | Lake Tay, Gypsum Project Annual Report M74/61, Period 17/09/09-16/08/10 |
| A84697 | 2009 | Redstone Metals Pty Ltd | Annual Report for E63/861 Lake Tay For the Period 13th August 2008 12th August 2009 |
| A80375 | 2008 | Redstone Metals Pty Ltd | Annual Report for E63/861 Lake Tay, For the Period 13 th August 2007 12 th August 2008 |
| A77636 | 2008 | Redstone Metals Pty Ltd | LAKE TAY PROJECT, PARTIAL RELINQUSHMENT REPORT FOR THE PERIOD 13TH AUGUST 2006 TO 12TH AUGUST 2007, E63/861 |
| A76117 | 2007 | Redstone Resources Ltd | Annual Report for E63/861 Lake Tay For the Period 13th August 2006 12th August 2007 |
| A35176 | 1991 | Prima Resources Nl | R Report for the Period of 1991 Lake Tay Project |
| A25275 | 1988 | Prima Resources Nl | Lake Tay Project, Annual Report for Exploration Licences E74/76-78, August 1988. |
| A23514 | 1988 | Prima Resources Nl | Exploration Licence 74/67 Annual Report Lake Tay Project - 1987 to 1988. |
| A13824 | 1984 | Unimil Pty Ltd | Lake Tay Project, Final Surrender Report for the period ending 11/05/1984, E74/45 & M74/7. |
| A80917 | Redstone Metals Pty Ltd | Lake Tay project, E63/861, Partial relinquishment report for the period 13th August 2007 to 12th August 2008 |
Other projects in the Shire of Esperance
What does the exploration record say about Lake Tay?
NextMaps reads the WAMEX reports over a chosen area into a referenced prospectivity assessment: the geology, the historical programs, the drill intercepts and geochemistry, and the untested gaps, with every claim cited back to its source report. New accounts include a free report. How the reports work.
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