Lake Wells
Shire of Laverton
Lake Wells is a potash, gold and water exploration project in the Shire of Laverton, Western Australia. Its 82 WAMEX reports were lodged by 20 companies between 2001 and 2026, most recently Lake Wells Exploration Pty Ltd in 2026. Of those, 8 declare a resource.
Reports
82
Operators
20
companies on record
Worked
26yrs
2001 to 2026, this year
Main target
Potash
Gold most reported overall
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Lake Wells in the Shire of Laverton
Ground extent109 × 129 km
Report areas mapped37
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Lake Wells, most active first.
Australian Potash Limited 15Goldphyre Resources Limited 13Lake Wells Exploration Pty Ltd 10Salt Lake Potash Limited 9National Institute For Metal Exploration Ltd 6Tahlem Pty Ltd 5Croesus Mining Nl 5Australian Potash Limited St Barbara 2Lake Wells Exploration Pty Ltd Australian Potash 2Australia Salt Lake Potash Pty Ltd 2Alamar Resources Ltd 2Bhp Billiton Minerals Pty Ltd 2St Barbara Ltd 1Piper Preston Pty. Ltd. 1Complete Resource Solutions 1Salt Lake Mining Pty Ltd 1Goldpyhre Resources Pty Ltd 1Ge Resources Pty Ltd 1Duskgale Pty Ltd 1Gladiator Resources Ltd 1
Who controls this ground today
Today 12 live and pending tenements sit over the Lake Wells ground, held under 6 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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- Whether that ground is meeting its expenditure commitments
- Dormant tenements and active forfeitures
- Mortgages, caveats and the expiry profile
Exploration record on Lake Wells
- Local government
- Shire of Laverton
- Commodities targeted
- Gold 55 · Potash 34 · Base Metals 18 · Water 7 · Uranium 7 · Nickel 3 · Cobalt 1 · Phosphate 1
- Work on record
- Aircore drilling 26 · Geological reconnaissance 19 · Geophysical interpretation 18 · Soil sampling 15 · RC drilling 14 · Aerial magnetic surveys 12 · Rock chip sampling 12 · Surface geochemistry 11
- Resource declared
- Yes, in 8 reports: A136682 (2023), A128684 (2021), A123200 (2020), A115999 (2018), A115733 (2018), A112438 (2017) and 2 more
- Downloadable data
- 64 of 82 reports include a digital package
- Reports with no exploration
- 5 of 82 record no work done
- Report types
- Annual 56 · Partial Surrender 18 · Final Surrender 6 · Co-Funded Drilling 1 · Core Library Drilling 1
Reports by decade
182000s
422010s
212020s
Exploration reports
82 WAMEX reports filed over Lake Wells.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A153479 | 2026 | Lake Wells Exploration Pty Ltd | Partial Surrender Report - E38/2744 - Lake Wells Project for the period ending 18/12/2025 |
| A149609 | 2025 | Lake Wells Exploration Pty Ltd | Partial Surrender Report - E38/2742 - Lake Wells Project for the period ending 18/6/2025 |
| A149491 | 2025 | Lake Wells Exploration Pty Ltd | Final Surrender Report for E38/3151 - Lake Wells Project for the period ending 18/06/2025 |
| A147903 | 2025 | Australian Potash Limited | Lake Wells Gold Project C142/2009 Annual Report for the period ending 22/10/2024 |
| A146308 | 2025 | Lake Wells Exploration Pty Ltd | Partial Surrender Report - E38/2744 - Lake Wells Project for the period ending 25 November 2024 |
| A138398 | 2024 | Australian Potash Limited | Lake Wells C156/2019 Annual Report for the period ending 10/09/2023. E38/3423 |
| A138397 | 2024 | Australian Potash Limited | Lake Wells C142/2009 Annual Report for the period ending 22/10/2023 |
| A137732 | 2023 | Australian Potash Limited | Lake Wells E38/3224 Partial Surrender Report for the period ending 04/10/2023 |
| A136682 | 2023 | Australian Potash Limited | Lake Wells E38/3039 Surrender Report for the period ending 7/8/2023 |
| A135842 | 2023 | Australian Potash Limited | Lake Wells Project E38/3270 Partial Surrender Report for the period ending 4/4/2023 |
| A134059 | 2023 | Australian Potash Limited; St Barbara Limited | Lake Wells C142/2009 Annual Report for the period ending 22/10/2022 |
| A132396 | 2022 | Australian Potash Ltd | Annual Report on the East Lake Wells Project for the period ending 09/08/2022 |
| A129303 | 2022 | St Barbara Limited | Lake Wells Project Combined Reporting Group C142/2009 - Annual Report for the Period 23 October 2020 to 22 Oct |
| A128723 | 2021 | Australian Potash Ltd | Partial Surrender of E38/3039 Lake Wells project for the period 10 August 2015 to 9 August 2021. |
| A128684 | 2021 | Australian Potash Ltd | Annual Report on the East Lake Wells Project E38/3039 for the period ending 09/08/2021 |
| A126781 | 2021 | Salt Lake Potash Limited | C154/2014 Lake Wells Annual Technical Report for the period ending 30/12/2020 |
| A125968 | 2021 | Australian Potash Limited | Annual Report on the Lake Wells Project, C142/2009, for the period ending 22/10/2020 |
| A123896 | 2020 | Salt Lake Potash Limited | Lake Wells Annual Technical Report C154/2014 for the period ending 31/12/2019 |
| A123200 | 2020 | Lake Wells Exploration Pty Ltd | Annual Mineral Exploration Report for Combined Reporting Group C104/2013 — Lake Wells Project for the period e |
| A123191 | 2020 | Lake Wells Exploration Pty Ltd | Annual Mineral Exploration Report for Combined Reporting Group C201/2017 — Lake Wells Project - 1 February 201 |
All 82 report numbers over Lake Wells
A153479 2026, A149609 2025, A149491 2025, A147903 2025, A146308 2025, A138398 2024, A138397 2024, A137732 2023, A136682 2023, A135842 2023, A134059 2023, A132396 2022, A129303 2022, A128723 2021, A128684 2021, A126781 2021, A125968 2021, A123896 2020, A123200 2020, A123191 2020, A122763 2020, A122079 2019, A121089 2019, A119461 2019, A119460 2019, A119057 2019, A119016 2019, A118847 2019, A118127 2018, A116329 2018, A116304 2018, A116298 2018, A115999 2018, A115733 2018, A115075 2017, A114705 2017, A112438 2017, A112408 2017, A110741 2017, A108796 2016, A108401 2016, A107747 2015, A105222 2015, A105077 2015, A104942 2015, A104551 2015, A103837 2014, A103836 2014, A103686 2014, A103381 2014, A101637 2014, A100458 2013, A99717 2013, A99661 2013, A99660 2013, A98266 2013, A95974 2012, A94015 2012, A92411 2012, A92383 2012, A92382 2012, A90629 2011, A88776 2010, A85201 2009, A84666 2009, A82442 2009, A79063 2008, A78699 2008, A76772 2007, A75258 2007, A71755 2006, A71457 2005, A68144 2004, A65753 2002, A65570 2002, A65450 2002, A65079 2002, A64175 2001, A64174 2001, A62675 2001, A62569 2001, A112397
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