Lake Ballard
Shire of Menzies
Lake Ballard is a potash, gold and lithium exploration project in the Shire of Menzies, Western Australia. Its 46 WAMEX reports were lodged by 17 companies between 1974 and 2024, most recently Forrestania Resources Limited in 2024. Of those, 1 declares a resource.
Reports
46
Operators
17
companies on record
Worked
51yrs
1974 to 2024, 2 years ago
Main target
Potash
Gold most reported overall
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Lake Ballard in the Shire of Menzies
Ground extent98 × 85 km
Report areas mapped26
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Lake Ballard, most active first.
Peak Resources Ltd 10Salt Lake Potash Limited 9Nickelore Ltd 4Two Lake Developments Pty Ltd 3Bhp Billiton Minerals Pty Ltd 3Delta Gold Ltd 3Forrestania Resources Limited 2Siburan Resources Limited 2Esso Australia Ltd 2Fortescue Metals Group Ltd 1Power Resources Ltd 1Metals Australia Ltd 1Mr Gibson Pr 1Mt Kersey Mining Nl 1Cra Exploration Pty Ltd 1Amoco Minerals Aust Co 1Asarco Australia Ltd 1
Who controls this ground today
Today 25 live and pending tenements sit over the Lake Ballard ground, held under 15 names.
Free account
- 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 Ballard
- Local government
- Shire of Menzies
- Commodities targeted
- Gold 23 · Nickel 18 · Potash 12 · Uranium 9 · Copper 2 · Lithium 1 · Rare Earth Elements 1
- Work on record
- Soil sampling 9 · Auger drilling 6 · Geological reconnaissance 6 · Water sampling 6 · Surface geochemistry 5 · Geological mapping 4 · Costeaning 3 · Fauna 3
- Resource declared
- Yes, in 1 report: A124456 (2020)
- Downloadable data
- 15 of 46 reports include a digital package
- Reports with no exploration
- 8 of 46 record no work done
- Report types
- Annual 27 · Final Surrender 13 · Partial Surrender 4 · Non-statutory 2
Reports by decade
31970s
11980s
41990s
132000s
182010s
72020s
Exploration reports
46 WAMEX reports filed over Lake Ballard.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A144738 | 2024 | Forrestania Resources Limited | Final surrender report E29/1119 & E29/1221 Lake Ballard for the period ending 01/09/2024. (C127/2023) |
| A139227 | 2024 | Forrestania Resources Limited | E29/1119 Partial Surrender Lake Ballard for the period ending 12/01/2024 |
| A129459 | 2022 | Salt Lake Potash Limited | Partial Surrender Report for Exploration Licence E29/948 for the period 22/09/2015 - 21/09/2021 |
| A127691 | 2021 | Two Lake Developments Pty Ltd | Annual Technical Report - Lake Ballard Potash Project for the period ending 09/04/2021 |
| A127520 | 2021 | Two Lake Developments Pty Ltd | Partial Surrender Reprot E29/913 - Lake Ballard Project for the period 10 April 2015 to 9 April 2021 |
| A127516 | 2021 | Two Lake Developments Pty Ltd | Partial Surrender Report E29/912 - Lake Ballard for the period 10 April 2015 to 9 April 2021 |
| A124456 | 2020 | Salt Lake Potash Limited | Lake Ballard Potash Project C112/2015 for the period 10 April 2019 to 9 April 2020.E 29/912,E 29/913,E 29/948, |
| A120623 | 2019 | Salt Lake Potash Limited | Lake Ballard Project Annual Technical Report (C112/2015) for the period 10 April 2018 to 9 April 2019, E 29/00 |
| A119803 | 2019 | Salt Lake Potash Limited | Annual Technical Reprot for Lake Ballard E29/1022 for the period 21/02/2018 to 20/02/2019 |
| A119794 | 2019 | Salt Lake Potash Limited | Annual Technical Report for E29/1021 Lake Ballard Project for the period 21/02/2018 to 20/02/2019 |
| A119792 | 2019 | Salt Lake Potash Limited | Annual Technical Report for E29/1020 Lake Ballard Project for the period 21/02/2018 to 20/02/2019 |
| A117149 | 2018 | Salt Lake Potash Limited | Annual Technical Report for Lake Ballard C112/2015 for the period 10 April 2017 to 9 April 2018, E29/00912, E2 |
| A114341 | 2017 | Salt Lake Potash Limited | Annual Technical Report Lake Ballard Project C112/2015, E29/00912, E29/00913, E29/00948, E29/00958 for the per |
| A109258 | 2016 | Salt Lake Potash Limited | Annual Technical Report for the Lake Ballard Poatash Project for the period 10 April 2015 to 9 April 2016 |
| A100175 | 2013 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Full Surrender Report for the Period 14 December 2011 to 21 August 2013, E29/824 Lake Ballard |
| A99339 | 2013 | Power Resources Ltd | Lake Ballard Project, Final Surrender Report for the period 27/06/2012 to 21/06/2013, E29/845. |
| A94957 | 2012 | Nickelore Ltd | LAKE BALLARD PROJECT E29/680 NORTH COOLGARDIE MINERAL FIELD Menzies(SH51-05) 1:250,000 Sheet Ballard (3039) 1: |
| A94161 | 2012 | Siburan Resources Limited | SURRENDER REPORT LAKE BALLARD PROJECT EXPLORATION LICENCE E29/775 WESTERN AUSTRALIA PERIOD 12 January 2011 to |
| A94160 | 2012 | Siburan Resources Limited | SURRENDER REPORT LAKE BALLARD PROJECT EXPLORATION LICENCE E29/774 WESTERN AUSTRALIA PERIOD 12 January 2011 to |
| A92387 | 2012 | Bhp Billiton Minerals Pty Ltd | Surrender Mineral Exploration Report – Lake Ballard E29/813 Report Period : 22/07/2011 to 22/12/2011 |
All 46 report numbers over Lake Ballard
A144738 2024, A139227 2024, A129459 2022, A127691 2021, A127520 2021, A127516 2021, A124456 2020, A120623 2019, A119803 2019, A119794 2019, A119792 2019, A117149 2018, A114341 2017, A109258 2016, A100175 2013, A99339 2013, A94957 2012, A94161 2012, A94160 2012, A92387 2012, A92386 2012, A92385 2012, A91551 2011, A89837 2011, A88484 2010, A84993 2009, A79662 2008, A79661 2008, A77238 2008, A77103 2008, A76415 2007, A76414 2007, A73700 2006, A73495 2006, A73494 2006, A73493 2006, A69260 2004, A65676 2002, A50766 1997, A46308 1995, A41379 1994, A38576 1993, A19486 1983, A7536 1978, A6889 1977, A4510 1974
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What does the exploration record say about Lake Ballard?
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