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Lake Deborah

Shire of Yilgarn

Lake Deborah is a salt and iron ore exploration project in the Shire of Yilgarn, Western Australia. Its 31 WAMEX reports were lodged by 13 companies between 1986 and 2026, most recently Yilgarn Iron Pty Ltd in 2026. Of those, 3 declare a resource.

Reports
31
Operators
13
companies on record
Worked
41yrs
1986 to 2026, this year
Main target
Salt
6 commodities on record
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Lake Deborah in the Shire of Yilgarn
Ground extent65 × 53 km
Report areas mapped19

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Today 31 live and pending tenements sit over the Lake Deborah ground, held under 14 names.

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Exploration record on Lake Deborah

Local government
Shire of Yilgarn
Commodities targeted
Salt 15 · Uranium 7 · Gypsum 7 · Iron 4 · Gold 3 · Thorium 1
Work on record
Feasibility studies 8 · Geological reconnaissance 7 · Salt 6 · Geophysical interpretation 5 · Ground radioactivity surveys 4 · Sediment sampling 4 · Geological mapping 3 · Gypsum 3
Resource declared
Yes, in 3 reports: A104443 (2014), A94563 (2012), A91280 (2011)
Downloadable data
7 of 31 reports include a digital package
Reports with no exploration
1 of 31 record no work done
Report types
Annual 20 · Final Surrender 9 · Partial Surrender 2
Reports by decade
11980s
21990s
72000s
192010s
22020s

Exploration reports

31 WAMEX reports filed over Lake Deborah.
Rather than open these one by one on the DMPE site, have the record over this ground read into one cited report, free for new accounts.
Most recent reports
ReportYearOperatorTitle
A153839 2026 Yilgarn Iron Pty Ltd Annual Report E77/2948 Lake Deborah for the Period 9/8/2024 to 8/8/2025
A124526 2020 Wa Salt Koolyanobbing Pty Ltd Annual Report for C65/2008 "KOOLY" Lake Deborah project for the period 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. E 77/01968
A120794 2019 Wa Salt Koolyanobbing Pty Ltd The WA Salt Kooly Project C65/2008 (Lake Deborah) Annual Report for the period 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019, E7
A117491 2018 Wa Salt Koolyanobbing Pty Ltd ANNUAL REPORT for C65/2008 "WA SALT KOOLY", 01 JULY 2017 - 30 JUNE 2018
A117284 2018 Resource Portal Pty Ltd Lake Deborah Project E77/02271 Final Surrender Report for the period 28/05/2015 - 24/05/2018
A109887 2016 Resource Portal Pty Ltd Lake Deborah Project E77/02271 Annual Report for the period 28 May 2015 to 27 May 2016
A104744 2015 Australia Minerals & Mining Group Ltd South West Salt Project E77/1770 Lake Deborah Final Surrender Report for the period 08/11/2010 to 06/01/2015
A104445 2015 Australia Minerals & Mining Group Ltd South West Salt/ Lake Deborah Project E77/1748 Final Surrender Report for the period 21.09.2010 - 29.10.2014
A104444 2014 Australia Minerals & Mining Group Ltd South West Salt/ Lake Deborah Project E77/1747 FInal Surrender Report 21/09/2010 to 29/10/2014
A104443 2014 Australia Minerals & Mining Group Ltd South West Salt/ Lake Deborah Project E77/1746 Final Surrender Report for the period 21/09/2009 to 27/11/2014
A100722 2014 Australia Minerals & Mining Group Ltd South West Salt Project E77/1748 & E77/1770 Lake Deborah Combined annual Technical Report for the period 21st
A96311 2012 Polaris Metals Pty Ltd Lake Deborah Project E77/1768-I Surrender Report for the Period 23 December 2010 to 17 December 2012
A96310 2012 Polaris Metals Pty Ltd Lake Deborah Project E77/1767-I Surrender Report for the Period 5 October 2010 to 17 December 2012
A94563 2012 Global Exploration Pty Ltd E77/1270 Relinquishment Report on the Lake Deborah Gypsum Project for 14th June 2007 to 13th June 2012
A93488 2012 Polaris Metals Pty Ltd Lake Deborah Project E77/1767-I and E77/1768-I Combined Annual Report for the period 1 January 2011 – 31 Decem
A91281 2011 Global Exploration Pty Ltd Relinquishment Report on the Lake Deborah Gypsum Project , Report period:- 14th June 2007 to 13th June 2011
A91280 2011 Global Exploration Pty Ltd Annual Report on the Lake Deborah Gypsum Project for the period 14 June 2010 to 13 June 2011
A91160 2011 Wa Salt Koolyanobbing Pty Ltd Annual Report for the Period: 1st July 2010 to 30th June 2011, Combined Report No: C65/2008, Mining Lease 77/3
A90350 2011 Global Exploration Pty Ltd Lake Deborah Project, Final Surrender Report for the period 12th March 2010 to 11th March 2011, E77/1679.
A88777 2010 Quarry Park Pty Ltd ANNUAL REPORT EXPLORATION LICENCE No 77/1444 IN THE YILGARN GOLDFIELD OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA FOR THE PERIOD ENDI
All 31 report numbers over Lake Deborah
A153839 2026, A124526 2020, A120794 2019, A117491 2018, A117284 2018, A109887 2016, A104744 2015, A104445 2015, A104444 2014, A104443 2014, A100722 2014, A96311 2012, A96310 2012, A94563 2012, A93488 2012, A91281 2011, A91280 2011, A91160 2011, A90350 2011, A88777 2010, A87598 2010, A85175 2009, A84507 2009, A80085 2008, A80007 2008, A79014 2008, A76743 2007, A76742 2007, A46515 1996, A43827 1995, A17613 1986

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