Lyons River
Shire of Upper Gascoyne
Lyons River is a gold, zinc and lead exploration project in the Shire of Upper Gascoyne, Western Australia. Its 23 WAMEX reports were lodged by 9 companies between 1976 and 2025, most recently Dalaroo Metals Ltd in 2025.
Reports
23
Operators
9
companies on record
Worked
50yrs
1976 to 2025, 1 year ago
Main target
Gold
11 commodities on record
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Lyons River in the Shire of Upper Gascoyne
Ground extent228 × 129 km
Report areas mapped18
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Lyons River, most active first.
Who controls this ground today
Today 18 live and pending tenements sit over the Lyons 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 Lyons River
- Local government
- Shire of Upper Gascoyne
- Commodities targeted
- Gold 9 · Uranium 8 · Base Metals 6 · Lead 5 · Zinc 5 · Copper 4 · Lithium 3 · Silver 3
- Work on record
- Geological reconnaissance 10 · Rock chip sampling 10 · Geophysical interpretation 7 · Surface geochemistry 6 · Soil sampling 5 · Stream sediment sampling 5 · Co-funded drilling 3 · Diamond drilling 3
- Resource declared
- Never on this record
- Downloadable data
- 13 of 23 reports include a digital package
- Report types
- Annual 10 · Final Surrender 6 · Partial Surrender 4 · Co-Funded Drilling 2 · Non-statutory 1
Reports by decade
11970s
1980s
41990s
22000s
102010s
52020s
Exploration reports
23 WAMEX reports filed over Lyons River.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A152872 | 2025 | Dalaroo Metals Ltd | Surrender Report - Lyons River Project E09/2102 for the period ending 14/7/2025 |
| A149141 | 2025 | Dalaroo Metals Ltd | Partial Surrender Report - Lyons River Report Lyons River Project E09/2304, E09/2305 and E09/2312 For the Peri |
| A145274 | 2024 | Dalaroo Metals Ltd | Lyons River Browns Prospect (R27) |
| A127035 | 2021 | Serena Minerals Limited | Lyons River Project EIS co funding Round 20 DAG2020/00105826 Final Report |
| A123580 | 2020 | Serena Minerals Limited | Lyons River Project C53/2019 Combined Annual Report for the period ending 26/2/2020 |
| A119535 | 2019 | Serena Minerals Limited | Combined Annual Report C192/2102 Lyons River Project for the Period 27 Februart 2018 to 26 Febraury 2018, E09/ |
| A116466 | 2018 | Serena Minerals Pty Ltd | Surrender Report Lyons River Project C192/2012 for the period 27 February 2017 to 26 February 2018, E09/01824, |
| A112164 | 2017 | Cosmopolitan Minerals Ltd | Dooley Downs - Lyons River Project (C82/2016) E09/2103 and E09/2104 Annual Report for the period 15/10/2015 - |
| A111907 | 2017 | Cosmopolitan Minerals Ltd | Lyons River Project Combined Annual Report C48/2015 E092015,E09/2079 & E52/3048 22 August 2015 to 21 August 20 |
| A107916 | 2016 | Cosmopolitan Minerals Limited | Combined Annual Report Lyons River Project C48/2015, E09/2044, 2079 & E52/3048 For the period 22nd August 2014 |
| A95547 | 2012 | Regalpoint Resources Ltd | Lyons River Project Final surrender report for E09/1648 |
| A95435 | 2012 | Regalpoint Resources Ltd | Final Surrender Report E09/1646, Lyons River Project, Western Australia. October 2012. |
| A95434 | 2012 | Regalpoint Resources Ltd | Lyons River Project, Final Surrender Report, October 2012, E09/1647. |
| A94178 | 2012 | Regalpoint Resources Ltd | Lyons River E09/1647 Partial Surrender Report to the Department of Mines and Petroleum for the period 04/10/10 |
| A93678 | 2012 | Regalpoint Resources Ltd | E09/1647 Partial Surrender Report to the Department of Mines and Petroleum for the period 04/10/10 to 01/05/12 |
| A80886 | 2009 | Desert Energy Ltd | SURRENDER REPORT LYONS RIVER E09/1365 and E09/1367, Combined Reporting Number C44/20008 |
| A78055 | 2008 | Desert Energy Ltd | ANNUAL TECHNICAL REPORT LYONS RIVER E09/1365 and E09/1367 Combined Reporting Number C44/20008 For the period 0 |
| A51020 | 1997 | Vageta Pty Ltd | Annual report on exploration on E9/759 Lyons River for the period ended 25 March 1997 |
| A49657 | 1996 | Hallmark Gold Nl | Lyons River Project Surrender Report for Exploration Licences E09/728 and E09/729 (Year end 4 October, 1996) |
| A49576 | 1996 | Hallmark Gold Nl | Annual Report Lyons River Project E09/641, 728 abd 729 Gascoyne Mineral Field for the Period 4th October 1996 |
All 23 report numbers over Lyons River
A152872 2025, A149141 2025, A145274 2024, A127035 2021, A123580 2020, A119535 2019, A116466 2018, A112164 2017, A111907 2017, A107916 2016, A95547 2012, A95435 2012, A95434 2012, A94178 2012, A93678 2012, A80886 2009, A78055 2008, A51020 1997, A49657 1996, A49576 1996, A45020 1995, A6537 1976, A82075
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What does the exploration record say about Lyons River?
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