Lort River
Shire of Esperance
Lort River is a rare earth elements, gold and lithium exploration project in the Shire of Esperance, Western Australia. Its 14 WAMEX reports were lodged by 5 companies between 1990 and 2025, most recently Terrain Minerals Ltd in 2025.
Reports
14
Operators
5
companies on record
Worked
36yrs
1990 to 2025, 1 year ago
Main target
Rare Earth Elements
Gold most reported overall
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Lort River in the Shire of Esperance
Ground extent64 × 88 km
Report areas mapped8
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Lort River, most active first.
Who controls this ground today
Today 13 live and pending tenements sit over the Lort River ground, held under 7 names.
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- The main holders here, by number of titles
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- Mortgages, caveats and the expiry profile
Exploration record on Lort River
- Local government
- Shire of Esperance
- Commodities targeted
- Gold 9 · Rare Earth Elements 6 · Base Metals 4 · Lithium 3 · Cesium 1 · Tantalum 1 · Platinum 1
- Work on record
- Aircore drilling 3 · Rock chip sampling 3 · Geological interpretation 2 · Soil sampling 2 · Aerial colour photography 1 · Aeromagnetic interpretation 1 · Downhole directional surveys 1 · Geological logging 1
- Resource declared
- Never on this record
- Downloadable data
- 6 of 14 reports include a digital package
- Reports with no exploration
- 2 of 14 record no work done
- Report types
- Annual 9 · Final Surrender 5
Reports by decade
11990s
2000s
72010s
62020s
Exploration reports
14 WAMEX reports filed over Lort River.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A148924 | 2025 | Terrain Minerals Ltd | Surrender Report E63/2209 Lort River Project for the period ending 28/4/2025 |
| A148426 | 2025 | Terrain Minerals Ltd | Lort River E63/02208 Final Surrender Report for the period 29 April 2022 to 31 March 2025 |
| A143670 | 2024 | Terrain Minerals Limited | Final Surrender Report C94/2024 Lort River Project for the period 29 April 2022 to 10 June 2024 |
| A135567 | 2023 | Terrain Minerals Ltd | Annual Technical Report, E 63/2209 Lort River for the period ending 28/4/2023 |
| A135562 | 2023 | Terrain Minerals Ltd | Annual Technical Report, E63/2208 Lort River for the period ending 28/04/2023 |
| A135539 | 2023 | Terrain Minerals Ltd | Annual Technical Report, E63/2207 Lort River Project for the period ending 28/04/2023 |
| A117859 | 2018 | Braeburn Resources Pty Ltd | Final Surrender Report for Exploration Licence E74/595 Lort River Lithium Project for the period 6 July 2017 t |
| A114615 | 2017 | Braeburn Resources Pty Ltd | 2017 Annual Report for Exploration Licence E74/595 - Lort River Lithium Project for the period 6 July 2016 to |
| A114612 | 2017 | Pioneer Resources Limited | Surrender Report for the Lort River Project, E63/1776, for the period 6 July 2016 to 5 July 2017 |
| A90153 | 2011 | Traka Resources Ltd | Lort River Project, Annual Report for the period 25th February 2010 to 24th February 2011, E74/412. |
| A90152 | 2011 | Traka Resources Ltd | Lort River Project, Annual Report for the period 25th February 2010 to 24th February 2011, E74/411. |
| A86905 | 2010 | Traka Resources Ltd | Lort River Project, Annual Report for the period 25/02/2009 to 24/02/2010, E74/412. |
| A86904 | 2010 | Traka Resources Ltd | Lort River Project, Annual Report for the period 25/02/2009 to24/02/2010, E74/411. |
| A30197 | 1990 | Elixir Holdings Pty Ltd | Lort River Project, Annual Report, January 1990,E47/97. |
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What does the exploration record say about Lort River?
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