Lake Way
Shire of Wiluna
Lake Way is a potash, gold and lithium exploration project in the Shire of Wiluna, Western Australia. Its 48 WAMEX reports were lodged by 20 companies between 1977 and 2025, most recently Piper Preston Pty Ltd in 2025. Of those, 5 declare a resource.
Reports
48
Operators
20
companies on record
Worked
49yrs
1977 to 2025, 1 year ago
Main target
Potash
Gold most reported overall
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Lake Way in the Shire of Wiluna
Ground extent149 × 65 km
Report areas mapped26
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Lake Way, most active first.
Wyoming Mineral Corporation 5Piper Preston Pty. Ltd. 3Zeus Resources Ltd 3Blackham Resources Ltd 3Lakeway Resources Pty Ltd 3Emergent Resources Ltd 3Liberty Resources Limited 3Agincourt Resources Ltd 3Wmc Resources Ltd 3Marymia Exploration Nl 3Salt Lake Potash Limited 2Delhi Int Oil Corporation 2Great Western Exploration Limited 1Kimba Resources Pty Ltd 1Zeus Uranium Ltd 1Whinnen Resources Ltd 1Rhodes Resources Pty Ltd 1Allarrow Pty Ltd 1Glintan Pty Ltd 1Eagle Mining Corp Nl 1
Who controls this ground today
Today 132 live and pending tenements sit over the Lake Way ground, held under 13 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 Lake Way
- Local government
- Shire of Wiluna
- Commodities targeted
- Gold 22 · Uranium 18 · Potash 11 · Base Metals 3 · Iron 3 · Copper 2 · Nickel 2 · Lithium 1
- Work on record
- RC drilling 7 · Geological interpretation 5 · Mineral resource estimate 5 · Aircore drilling 4 · Geophysical interpretation 4 · Ground magnetic surveys 4 · Metallurgy 4 · Water sampling 4
- Resource declared
- Yes, in 5 reports: A123068 (2020), A73267 (2006), A8867 (1980), A7757 (1978), A6925 (1977)
- Downloadable data
- 19 of 48 reports include a digital package
- Reports with no exploration
- 7 of 48 record no work done
- Report types
- Annual 36 · Partial Surrender 4 · Non-statutory 4 · Final Surrender 3 · Co-Funded Drilling 1
Reports by decade
21970s
61980s
71990s
132000s
112010s
92020s
Exploration reports
48 WAMEX reports filed over Lake Way.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A151826 | 2025 | Piper Preston Pty Ltd | E 53/2057 - Partial Surrender Report for Lake Way- [20/02/2019] to [20/04/2025] |
| A148909 | 2025 | Piper Preston Pty. Ltd. | E 53/1897 - Partial Surrender Report for Lake Way 20/02/2019 to 20/04/2025 |
| A148861 | 2025 | Zeus Resources Limited | Lake Way Project Annual Report E53/01603 for the period ending 14/2/2025 |
| A143030 | 2024 | Zeus Resources Limited | Lake Way Project Annual Report E53/1603 for the period ending 14/02/2024. |
| A136943 | 2023 | Zeus Resources Limited | Lake Way Project E53/1603 Annual Report for the period ending 14/02/2023 |
| A124423 | 2020 | Piper Preston Pty. Ltd. | Lake Way Annual Technical Report C30/2019 for the period ending 30/04/2020 |
| A124153 | 2020 | Great Western Exploration Limited | Lake Way Potash Project Annual Report E53/01949 for the period ending 25/03/2020 |
| A124145 | 2020 | Salt Lake Potash Limited | Lake Way Shoreline Paleochannel Drilling (R20) |
| A123068 | 2020 | Blackham Resources Limited | Lake Way C73/2017 Annual Report for the period ending 31/12/2019 |
| A120122 | 2019 | Kimba Resources Pty Ltd | Final Surrender Report E53/1644 for the period 5 February 2014 to 4 February 2019 |
| A119315 | 2019 | Blackham Resources Limited | Lake Way C73/2017 Annual Report for the period 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018 |
| A118500 | 2018 | Salt Lake Potash Limited | Annual Technical Report E53/1787 for the period 12 October 2017 to 11 October 2018 Lake Way Project |
| A116220 | 2018 | Blackham Resources Limited | Lake Way C73/2017 Annual Report For the Period 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017 |
| A102325 | 2014 | Lakeway Resources Pty Ltd | Lake Way Project E53/1516 For the Period 14 March 2013 to 13 March 2014 |
| A98738 | 2013 | Lakeway Resources Pty Ltd | Lake Way Project E53/1516 For the Period 14 March 2012 to 13 March 2013 |
| A98664 | 2013 | Emergent Resources Ltd | Surrender report, Lake Way Project, E53/1302 for the period 28/07/2009 to 22/11/2012 |
| A94117 | 2012 | Lakeway Resources Pty Ltd | Lake Way E53/1516 For the Period 14 March to 13 March 2012 |
| A91558 | 2011 | Emergent Resources Ltd | Annual report for the period 28th July 2010 to 27th July 2011, Lake Way Project, E53/1302. |
| A89868 | 2011 | Zeus Uranium Ltd | Lake Way Project E53/1247 Annual Report to the Department of Mines and Petroleum for the period 03/01/2010 to |
| A88583 | 2010 | Emergent Resources Ltd | E53/1302 Lake Way Western australia Annual Exploration Report for the Period 28 July 2009 to 27 July 2010 |
All 48 report numbers over Lake Way
A151826 2025, A148909 2025, A148861 2025, A143030 2024, A136943 2023, A124423 2020, A124153 2020, A124145 2020, A123068 2020, A120122 2019, A119315 2019, A118500 2018, A116220 2018, A102325 2014, A98738 2013, A98664 2013, A94117 2012, A91558 2011, A89868 2011, A88583 2010, A82841 2009, A82816 2009, A82170 2009, A78667 2008, A75395 2007, A74116 2006, A73267 2006, A71934 2006, A69808 2005, A68111 2004, A63855 2001, A61999 2001, A61998 2001, A49727 1996, A47344 1996, A47343 1995, A46667 1995, A45416 1995, A38602 1993, A36606 1992, A11268 1982, A11225 1982, A11269 1981, A9533 1980, A9531 1980, A8867 1980, A7757 1978, A6925 1977
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