Mount Ridley
Shire of Esperance
Mount Ridley is a nickel, rare earth elements and copper exploration project in the Shire of Esperance, Western Australia. Its 39 WAMEX reports were lodged by 4 companies between 2009 and 2025, most recently Mount Ridley Mines Limited in 2025.
Reports
39
Operators
4
companies on record
Worked
17yrs
2009 to 2025, 1 year ago
Main target
Nickel
11 commodities on record
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Mount Ridley in the Shire of Esperance
Ground extent90 × 72 km
Report areas mapped16
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Mount Ridley, most active first.
Mount Ridley Mines Limited 33Ridley Resources 4Mount Ridley Mines Limited Proto Resources Investments Ltd Axg Mining 1Axg Mining Ltd 1
Who controls this ground today
Today 12 live and pending tenements sit over the Mount Ridley ground, held under 8 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 Mount Ridley
- Local government
- Shire of Esperance
- Commodities targeted
- Nickel 27 · Rare Earth Elements 22 · Copper 20 · Gold 16 · Lignite 5 · Cobalt 2 · Base Metals 2 · Coal 1
- Work on record
- Aircore drilling 25 · Geophysical interpretation 9 · Aerial magnetic surveys 8 · Flora 8 · Aerial EM surveys 7 · Heritage survey 6 · Wamex review 6 · Aerial geophysical surveys 5
- Resource declared
- Never on this record
- Downloadable data
- 33 of 39 reports include a digital package
- Reports with no exploration
- 2 of 39 record no work done
- Report types
- Annual 18 · Partial Surrender 15 · Final Surrender 6
Reports by decade
12000s
142010s
242020s
Exploration reports
39 WAMEX reports filed over Mount Ridley.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A150541 | 2025 | Mount Ridley Mines Limited | Mount Ridley E63/2117 - Final Surrender Report for the period ending 29/07/2025 |
| A150536 | 2025 | Mount Ridley Mines Limited | Mount Ridley E63/2113 - Final Surrender Report for the period ending 29/07/2025 |
| A150531 | 2025 | Mount Ridley Mines Limited | Mount Ridley E63/2111 - Partial Surrender Report for the period ending 29/7/2025 |
| A150530 | 2025 | Mount Ridley Mines Limited | Mount Ridley E63/2112 - Partial Surrender Report for the period ending 29/7/2025 |
| A150528 | 2025 | Mount Ridley Mines Limited | Mount Ridley E63/1564 - Partial Surrender Report for the period ending 29/7/2025 |
| A150527 | 2025 | Mount Ridley Mines Limited | Mount Ridley E63/2114 - Partial Surrender Report for the period ending 29/7/2025 |
| A145328 | 2024 | Mount Ridley Mines Limited | E63/2113 Annual Mineral Exploration Report - Mount Ridley Project for the period ending 31/08/2024 |
| A145278 | 2024 | Mount Ridley Mines Limited | E63/2117 Annual Mineral Exploration Report - Mount Ridley Project For the Period 17 August 2023 to 16 August 2 |
| A144447 | 2024 | Mount Ridley Mines Limited | E63/2114 Voluntary Partial Surrender Report - Mount Ridley Project for the period ending 26/07/2024. |
| A144417 | 2024 | Mount Ridley Mines Limited | E63/2111 Partial Surrender Report - Mount Ridley Project for the period ending 26/07/2024 |
| A144411 | 2024 | Mount Ridley Mines Limited | E63/2112 Voluntary Partial Surrender Report - Mount Ridley Project for the period ending 26/7/2024 |
| A144406 | 2024 | Mount Ridley Mines Limited | E63/2125 Final Surrender Report Mt Ridley for the period ending 31/05/2024 |
| A144395 | 2024 | Mount Ridley Mines Limited | E63/2117 Voluntary Partial Surrender Report - Mount Ridley Project for the period ending 12/03/2024 |
| A144375 | 2024 | Mount Ridley Mines Limited | E63/2113 Voluntary Partial Surrender Report - Mount Ridley Project for the period ending 31/05/2024. |
| A144353 | 2024 | Mount Ridley Mines Limited | E63/1617 Final Surrender Report - Mount Ridley Project for the period ending 31/05/2024 |
| A143390 | 2024 | Mount Ridley Mines Limited | Surrender Report for E63/2125 Mount Ridley Project for the period 20/08/2021 to 31/05/2024 |
| A143385 | 2024 | Mount Ridley Mines Limited | Partial Surrender Report for E63/2117 Mount Ridley Project for the period ending 12/04/2024 |
| A137841 | 2023 | Mount Ridley Mines Limited | C291/2022 Combined Annual Mineral Exploration Report - Mount Ridley Project for the period ending 31/08/2023 |
| A137312 | 2023 | Mount Ridley Mines Limited | E63/2117 Annual Mineral Exploration Report - Mount Ridley Project for the period ending 16/08/2023 |
| A132531 | 2022 | Mount Ridley Mines Limited | E63/2125 Annual Mineral Exploration Report - Mount Ridley Project for the period ending 19/08/2022. |
All 39 report numbers over Mount Ridley
A150541 2025, A150536 2025, A150531 2025, A150530 2025, A150528 2025, A150527 2025, A145328 2024, A145278 2024, A144447 2024, A144417 2024, A144411 2024, A144406 2024, A144395 2024, A144375 2024, A144353 2024, A143390 2024, A143385 2024, A137841 2023, A137312 2023, A132531 2022, A132509 2022, A132475 2022, A127235 2021, A122618 2020, A121940 2019, A120088 2019, A118961 2019, A116782 2018, A116781 2018, A116675 2018, A115912 2017, A110538 2016, A107555 2015, A105483 2015, A102301 2014, A90017 2011, A86975 2010, A86674 2010, A82347 2009
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