Desert Exploration Pty Ltd
Desert Exploration Pty Ltd holds 1 Western Australian tenement covering 301 ha. It is a subsidiary of Brightstar Resources (ASX:BTR). It has lodged 9 open-file WAMEX reports between 1996 and 2004, mostly for gold.
Who owns Desert Exploration?
Desert Exploration is a subsidiary of Brightstar Resources (ASX:BTR). The group is named as a holder on 188 live Western Australian tenements.
The other companies Brightstar Resources holds ground through, with the live tenements each is named on:
From Brightstar Resources' consolidated entity disclosure statement, as at 2026-06-30.
Who holds paper over Brightstar Resources' ground?
Desert Exploration is part of the Brightstar Resources group, so these are the group's connections.
77 of Brightstar Resources' live titles carry a caveat or mortgage held by another party. It holds 4 live titles together with another holder.
Caveats and mortgages over its ground
and 7 more
Also 2 private individuals, over 2 titles.
Holds ground with
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From caveats, mortgages and joint holdings on the DMPE tenement register. A caveat protects an interest in a title, such as a royalty, an option or a loan; the register does not say which.
What Desert Exploration holds today
Desert Exploration holds 1 tenement across 301 ha.
- Which tenements they hold, by type and local government area
- Every title bought, sold or transferred, and who it was with
- Expenditure compliance across the portfolio
- Dormant ground and forfeiture exposure
- Mortgages, caveats and the expiry profile
Exploration record
- Commodities targeted
- Gold 9
- Where they worked
- Shire of Laverton 7, Shire of Menzies 2
- Work on record
- Geological reconnaissance 3 · RC drilling 2 · Vacuum drilling 2 · Geological interpretation 1 · Geological mapping 1 · Metallurgy 1 · Petrology 1 · Rock chip sampling 1
- Resource declared
- Never on this record
- Downloadable data
- 4 of 9 reports include a digital package
- Report types
- Annual 8 · Final Surrender 1
Reports filed
| Report | Year | Project | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A69224 | 2004 | Merolia | Annual report for the period 05/08/2003-04/08/2004 Merolia Project E38/970 |
| A67617 | 2003 | Mount Weld | Surrender Report E39/636 Lands End. Mt Margaret Mineral Field, W.A. Exploration To 4 August 2003. |
| A67187 | 2003 | Brightstar - Merolia | Annual Report for the period 5 August 2002 to 4 August 2003 Bright Star Project (Merolia) E38/970 |
| A65179 | 2002 | Merolia | Annual Report 5th August 2001 - 4th August 2002 Merolia Project Exploration Licence E38/970 ( Laverton, SH 51- |
| A65178 | 2002 | Mount Weld | Annual Report On Exploration Lands End E39/636. Mt Margaret Mineral Field, W.A. For The Period 5 August 2001 |
| A64855 | 2002 | Surprise | Annual Report 19th April 2001 - 20th April 2002 Surprise Project Exploration Licence E39/785 (Minigwal, SH 51- |
| A63842 | 2001 | Merolia | Annual Report on exploration licence E38/970 for the period 05 August 2000 to 04 August 2001. |
| A63841 | 2001 | Mount Weld | Annual Report on exploration licence E39/636 for the period 05 August 2000 to 04 August 2001. |
| A50016 | 1996 | Ethel Hill | Ethel Hill Project, E39/485, Annual Report for the year ending 30/10/1996. |
Named projects
Project names Desert Exploration Pty Ltd used in their reports, with the shire each sits in.
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