Yinnetharra
Shire of Upper Gascoyne
Yinnetharra is a lithium, gold and rare earth elements exploration project in the Shire of Upper Gascoyne, Western Australia. Its 14 WAMEX reports were lodged by 9 companies between 1982 and 2025, most recently Minerals 260 Limited in 2025.
Reports
14
Operators
9
companies on record
Worked
44yrs
1982 to 2025, 1 year ago
Main target
Lithium
10 commodities on record
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Yinnetharra in the Shire of Upper Gascoyne
Ground extent72 × 66 km
Report areas mapped10
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Yinnetharra, most active first.
Who controls this ground today
Today 50 live and pending tenements sit over the Yinnetharra ground, held under 19 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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Exploration record on Yinnetharra
- Local government
- Shire of Upper Gascoyne
- Commodities targeted
- Lithium 8 · Gold 5 · Niobium 4 · Rare Earth Elements 3 · Tantalum 3 · Garnet 2 · Uranium 1 · Gemstones 1
- Work on record
- Rock chip sampling 9 · Geological mapping 6 · Geological reconnaissance 4 · Surface geochemistry 4 · Bulk sampling 2 · Aerial geophysical surveys 1 · Aerial magnetic surveys 1 · Aerial radioactivity surveys 1
- Resource declared
- Never on this record
- Downloadable data
- 9 of 14 reports include a digital package
- Reports with no exploration
- 3 of 14 record no work done
- Report types
- Annual 9 · Partial Surrender 3 · Final Surrender 2
Reports by decade
11980s
11990s
22000s
72010s
32020s
Exploration reports
14 WAMEX reports filed over Yinnetharra.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A148425 | 2025 | Minerals 260 Limited | Partial Surrender Report for E09/2302 Yinnetharra Project for the period 13 March 2019 to 12 March 2025 |
| A134641 | 2023 | E Metals (Aust) Pty Limited | Partial Surrender Report E09/2156 Yinnetharra for the period ending 05/02/2023. |
| A122503 | 2020 | Wodgina Lithium Pty Ltd | Final Surrender E09/2187 Yinnetharra Project for the period 15 December 2016 to 10 December 2019 |
| A118957 | 2019 | Wodgina Lithium Pty Ltd; Mineral Resources Limited | Final Surrender E09/2190 Yinnetharra Project for the period 15 December 2016 to 8 February 2019 |
| A118916 | 2019 | Wodgina Lithium Pty Ltd | E09/2190 Yinnetharra Project Annual Report For the Period 15 December 2017 to 14 December 2018 |
| A118915 | 2019 | Wodgina Lithium Pty Ltd | E09/2187 Yinnetharra Annual Report for the period 15 December 2017 to 14 December 2018 |
| A116300 | 2018 | Wodgina Lithium Pty Ltd | Annual Mineral Exploration Report For E09/02190 For the Period 15 December 2016 to 14 December 2017 |
| A116299 | 2018 | Wodgina Lithium Pty Ltd | Annual Exploration Report for tenement E09/2187 (Yinnetharra) for the period 15 December 2016 to 14 December 2 |
| A99794 | 2013 | Geological Resources Pty Ltd | Annual Report for the period 18/07/2012 - 17/07/2013, Yinnetharra E09/1779 |
| A86156 | 2010 | Kapitany T | Partial Surrender Report Exploration Lease E09/1199 Yinnetharra Magnetite |
| A68265 | 2004 | Park Min Logistics Pty Ltd | Annual Report for the period 21/01/2003-20/01/2004 Yinnetharra Minerals Project E09/1077 |
| A64184 | 2002 | Park Min Logistics Pty Ltd | Annual Report to Department of Minerals and Petroleum Resources (MPR) Western Australia for exploration licenc |
| A42579 | 1994 | Dalpine Pty Ltd | Exploration Report for E09/520 1993-1994. |
| A11356 | 1982 | Jays Exploration Pty Ltd | Yinnetharra Project, Annual Report, March 1982, MC09/2649-2655, 2730-2737, 2753-2758, 2839, 2840-2841, 2872-28 |
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