Desdemona
Shire of Leonora
Desdemona is a gold, nickel and base metals exploration project in the Shire of Leonora, Western Australia. Its 32 WAMEX reports were lodged by 11 companies between 1985 and 2025, most recently Patronus Resources in 2025. Of those, 1 declares a resource.
Reports
32
Operators
11
companies on record
Worked
41yrs
1985 to 2025, 1 year ago
Main target
Gold
7 commodities on record
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Desdemona in the Shire of Leonora
Ground extent24 × 29 km
Report areas mapped10
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Desdemona, most active first.
Who controls this ground today
Today 64 live and pending tenements sit over the Desdemona ground, held under 18 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 Desdemona
- Local government
- Shire of Leonora
- Commodities targeted
- Gold 32 · Nickel 5 · Base Metals 4 · Platinum Group Elements 1 · Copper 1 · Palladium 1 · Platinum 1
- Work on record
- RC drilling 7 · Soil sampling 7 · Geological mapping 6 · Rock chip sampling 6 · Surface geochemistry 6 · Rehabilitation 4 · Aircore drilling 3 · Geological interpretation 3
- Resource declared
- Yes, in 1 report: A31657 (1988)
- Downloadable data
- 14 of 32 reports include a digital package
- Reports with no exploration
- 3 of 32 record no work done
- Report types
- Annual 25 · Final Surrender 4 · Non-statutory 2 · Partial Surrender 1
Reports by decade
31980s
41990s
122000s
82010s
42020s
Exploration reports
32 WAMEX reports filed over Desdemona.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A149411 | 2025 | Patronus Resources | Final Surrender Report for E40/283, for the period 23 March 2011 to 22 March 2025 |
| A138596 | 2024 | Kin West Wa Pty Ltd | Final Surrender Report for Desdemona Tenement E37/1152 for the period ending 11/12/2023. |
| A126421 | 2021 | Kin Mining N.L. | Final Surrender Report For Desdemona Tenement E40/285 Desdemona Project for the period ending 23 October 2020 |
| A125089 | 2020 | Kin Mining N.L.; Genesis Minerals Limited | Desdemona Combined Reporting Project (C60/2016) Annual Technical Report for the period ending 1 June 2019 to 3 |
| A121286 | 2019 | Kin Mining Nl | Desdemona Combined Reporting Project (C60/2016) Annual Technical Report for the period 1 June 2018 to 31 May 2 |
| A117854 | 2018 | Kin Mining N.L. | Annual Technical Report for the Desdemona Project C60/2016 for the period 1st June 2017 to 31st May 2018 |
| A114865 | 2017 | Kin Mining N.L. | Mineral Exploration Report - DESDEMONA PROJECT C60/2016 For the Period 1 June 2016 to 31 May 2017, E37/01152, |
| A114403 | 2017 | Kin Mining Nl | Partial Surrender Report for Desdemona E40/283 For the Period 23 March 2011 to 1 May 2017 |
| A109689 | 2016 | Kin Mining N.L. | Desdemona Project C60/2016 Annual Report for the period 1 June 2015 to 31 May 2016, E37/01152, E37/01156, E37/ |
| A108950 | 2016 | Kin Mining N.L. | Mineral Exploration Report for the Desdemona Project E40/283 for the period 23/03/2015 to 22/03/2016 |
| A105471 | 2015 | Kin Mining Nl | Annual Report for E40/283 Desdemona Project for the period 23rd March 2014 to 22nd March 2015 |
| A102165 | 2014 | Kin Mining Nl | Annual Report Mineral Exploration Report for the period 23rd March 2013 to 22nd March 2014 Desdemona Project E |
| A85136 | 2009 | Jupiter Mines Ltd | Final report for Desdemona E40/220 Period 9/10/08 to 8/10/09 |
| A79864 | 2008 | Jupiter Mines Ltd | DESDEMONA PROJECT Annual Report for Desdemona E40/220 Period 9/10/07 to 8/10/08 |
| A79400 | 2008 | Archimedes Mining | Annual report for the period 21 Feb 2007 - 20 Feb 2008, Desdemona Project, E 40/213 (Menzies) |
| A76493 | 2007 | Kookynie Resources Nl | Money Mining JV - Desdemona Project Annual Report GSWA Combined Report C210/1998 Reporting period: 1 August 20 |
| A76203 | 2007 | Jupiter Mines Ltd | Verification Report for Annual Mineral Exploration Report EL40/220 ((09/10/2006-08/10/2007) Desdemona Project |
| A73410 | 2006 | Kookynie Resources Nl | Desdemona Project M40/151,P40/1012, Annual Report, Combined Reporting No. C210/1998, Period 1 August 2005 to 3 |
| A71989 | 2006 | Kookynie Resources Nl | Money Mining JV - Desdemona Project, Annual Report, Combined Reporting No. C210/1998, 1 August 2004 to 31 July |
| A69592 | 2004 | Kookynie Resources Nl | Money Mining JV Desdemona Project, Combined Reporting Group: All Tenements Annual Report, GSWA Report C210/199 |
All 32 report numbers over Desdemona
A149411 2025, A138596 2024, A126421 2021, A125089 2020, A121286 2019, A117854 2018, A114865 2017, A114403 2017, A109689 2016, A108950 2016, A105471 2015, A102165 2014, A85136 2009, A79864 2008, A79400 2008, A76493 2007, A76203 2007, A73410 2006, A71989 2006, A69592 2004, A67519 2003, A65252 2002, A63448 2001, A61281 2000, A56706 1998, A53794 1998, A51066 1997, A42010 1994, A31657 1988, A31654 1987, A17436 1985, A79913
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What does the exploration record say about Desdemona?
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