M 38/968
LiveMining LeaseShire of LavertonMt. Margaret District
M 38/968 is a live mining lease in the Shire of Laverton, Western Australia, held by Desert Exploration Pty Ltd (part of Brightstar Resources Limited). Granted on 10 Aug 2004 for 21 years (renewed), it expires on 9 Aug 2046. The ground is covered by 53 historical WAMEX reports.
Area
300.55ha
Expires
Aug 2046
in 20 years
WAMEX reports
53
WA median is 53
Report drilling
27
of 53 reports
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For M 38/968 that covers 53 WAMEX reports · 1,311 open-file drillholes (78,577 m drilled) · 18 earlier titles on the ground since 1970 · 1 native title determination · no conservation land.
Register summary
- Holder
- Desert Exploration Pty Ltd
- Part of
- Brightstar Resources Limited (ASX:BTR) as at 2026-06-30
- Local government
- Shire of Laverton
- Application received
- 19 June 2003
- Commenced
- 10 Aug 2004
- Expiry
- 9 Aug 2046
- Term
- 21 Years (Renewed)
The full record on M 38/968
The register summary says who holds it today. The rest of the record says how they came to, what is attached to it, and whether it is being worked.
Free account
- Current holders and their shares (no change of holder on record)
- The full record: 23 years of expenditure, 27 conditions and 3 endorsements
- Native title context, combined reporting and rent status
Premium
- At-risk and opportunity signals, and expenditure compliance over five years
- Every register dealing (23 on record), with mortgages, caveats and transfers flagged
- Expiry band, and how long the holder has had it
Exploration history on this ground
53 historical WAMEX exploration reports intersect M 38/968: 19 report geochemistry or sampling, 39 include a digital data package.
Work on record: Soil sampling 14 · Geophysical interpretation 12 · RC drilling 12 · Rotary drilling 12 · Geological mapping 8 · Vacuum drilling 8. Resource declared in A79545 (2008).
Rather than open these one by one on the DMPE site,
have them read into one cited report on M 38/968, free for new accounts.
When this ground was worked · 52 of 53 reports dated
91990s
222000s
182010s
32020s
Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Project | On this ground | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A149874 | 2025 | Great Southern Mining Limited | Laverton East | <1% | E38/3363 (Laverton East) Partial Surrender Report for the period ending 02/07/2025 |
| A124700 | 2020 | Great Southern Mining Limited | East Laverton | <1% | Annual Report E38/3363 East Laverton Project for the period ending 02/07/2020 |
| A125027 | 2020 | Stone Resources Australia Limited | Brightstar | 2.1% | Brightstar C101/2005 Combined Annual Report for the period ending 31/07/2020 |
| A121716 | 2019 | Stone Resources Australia Limited | Brightstar | 2.1% | Brightstar C101/2005 Combined Annual Report for the period 1 August 2018 to 31 July 2019 |
| A119578 | 2019 | White Cliff Minerals Limited | Merolia - Rotorua | <1% | Merolia Project E38/02848 (Rotorua) Final Surrender Report for the period 29 November 2013 to 28 November 2018 |
48 more reports
| A116571 | 2018 | White Cliff Minerals Limited | Rotorua | <1% | Fourth Year of Grant Annual Report on E38/2848, Rotorua Cobalt-Nickel Project, 29 November 2016 to 28 November |
| A118056 | 2018 | Stone Resources Australia Limited | Brightstar | 2.3% | Brightstar C101/2005 Combined Annual Report for the Period for the period 1 August 2017 to 31 July 2018 |
| A112229 | 2017 | White Cliff Minerals Limited | Merolia - Rotorua South | <1% | Merolia Project - Rotorua South E38/02848 Annual Report For the Period 29 November 2015 to 28 November 2016 Ex |
| A115368 | 2017 | Stone Resources Australia Limited | Brightstar | 1.9% | Annual Exploration Report Brightstar Project C101/2005 for the period 1 August 2016 to 31 July 2017 |
| A108222 | 2016 | White Cliff Minerals Limited | Merolia | <1% | Annual Report E38/2848 Merolia Project For the Period 29 November 2014 to 28 November 2015 |
| A110478 | 2016 | Stone Resources Australia Limited | Brightstar | 1.8% | Brightstar Project C101/2005 Annual Report for the period 1 August 2015 to 31 July 2016 |
| A104957 | 2015 | White Cliff Minerals Limited | Merolia | <1% | Annual Report for the period 29 November 2013 to 28 November 2014, Merolia E38/2848 |
| A107181 | 2015 | Stone Resources Australia Ltd | Brightstar | 1.8% | Annual Exploration Report for C101/2005 Brightstar Project for 01/08/2014 to 31/07/2015 |
| A103515 | 2014 | Stone Resources Australia Ltd | Brightstar | 1.7% | C101/2005 Annual Exploration Report, Reporting Period 01/08/2013 - 31/07/2014. [Brightstar Project] |
| A105171 | 2014 | Stone Resources Australia Ltd | Brightstar | 1.7% | C101/2005 ANNUAL EXPLORATION REPORT Reporting Period 01/08/2013 – 31/07/2014 [Brightstar Project] |
| A99658 | 2013 | Stone Resources Australia | Brightstar | 2% | Annual Exploration Report for C101/2005 Brightstar Project for 01/08/2012 to 31/07/2013, E38/1958......P 38/39 |
| A95744 | 2012 | Stone Resources Australia | BrightStar South | 2.9% | Brightstar South C101/2005 Annual Report for the period 1 August 2011 – 31 July 2012, E38/2316......P38/3911 |
| A89966 | 2011 | Regis Resources Ltd | Burtville | <1% | Burtville (C40/2001), Surrender Report, E38/1238-1239; E38/1959-1963; P38/3593-3601; P38/3739-3740 REPORT PER |
| A91579 | 2011 | A1 Minerals Ltd | BrightStar | 1.6% | BrightStar Project, Laverton, WA Annual Report 1 August 2010 to 31 July 2011, Combined Reporting No: C101/2005 |
| A86215 | 2010 | Regis Resources Ltd | Burtville | <1% | Combined annual report on exploration for the period 01/01/2009 to 31/12/2009; Burtville Project C40/2001: E38 |
| A88487 | 2010 | A1 Minerals Ltd | Brightstar | 2.5% | ANNUAL REPORT, Combined Reporting No: C101/2005: Tenements Included E38/1690, E38/1735, E38/2316, M38/009, M38 |
| A81062 | 2009 | Regis Resources Ltd | BURTVILLE | <1% | 01/01/2008 to 31/12/2008; Burtville Project C40/2001: E38/1238, E38/1239, E38/1959 (ex E38/1115), E38/1960 (ex |
| A84481 | 2009 | A1 Minerals Ltd | Brightstar | 7.5% | Brightstar Project, Laverton, WA, Annual Report 1 Aug 2008 to 31 July 2009 C101/2005, tenements included E38/1 |
| A79545 | 2008 | A1 Minerals Ltd | Brightstar | 1% | BrightStar Project, Laverton, WA. COMBINED BRIGHTSTAR PROJECT ANNUAL REPORT 1 August 2007 to 31 July 2008 Proj |
| A76245 | 2007 | A1 Minerals Ltd | Brightstar | 1% | BrightStar Project, Laverton, WA. Combined Annual Report 1 August 2006 to 31 July 2007 Project No: C101/2005 |
| A73352 | 2006 | A1 Minerals Ltd | Brightstar | <1% | Brightstar Project, Laverton, WA. Combined Annual Report, 1 August 2005 to 31 July 2006, Project No: C101/200 |
| A71726 | 2006 | A1 Minerals Ltd | Brightstar | 10% | Exploration Licence E38/970, Partial Surrender Report for the Period 20 August 2000 to 20 August 2001, (Bright |
| A71848 | 2006 | A1 Minerals Ltd | Brightstar | 100% | Annual Report on Exploration, M38/968 Brightstar Lease, For the period 5 August 2004 to 4 August 2005, (Lavert |
| A71319 | 2005 | Crescent Gold Ltd | Napier Well (Lily Pond Well) | 1.2% | Napier Well, Combined Annual Report C259/1994 for Leases E38/0340,E38/0390,E38/0522,M38/0392 & M38/0393, Perio |
| A71465 | 2005 | A1 Minerals Ltd | Brightstar | 10% | Annual report on exploration, E38/970 BrightStar Lease, For the period 5 August 2004 to 4 August 2005, (Lavert |
| A68996 | 2004 | Apollo Gold Mining Ltd | Laverton | 1.1% | Laverton Project NAPIER, COMET AND EASTERN ULTRAMAFIC PROSPECTS - SURFACE AND DOWN HOLE EM INTERPRETATION |
| A69057 | 2004 | Crescent Gold Ltd | Comet / Napier Well | 1.1% | Comet-Napier block 1:25,000 scale aeromagnetic interpretation |
| A69163 | 2004 | Crescent Gold Ltd | Napier Well | 1.2% | Combined Annual report for the period 13/07/2003-12/07/2004 Napier Well Project (C259/1994), E38/0340, E38/039 |
| A69224 | 2004 | Desert Exploration Pty Ltd | Merolia | 10% | Annual report for the period 05/08/2003-04/08/2004 Merolia Project E38/970 |
| A67187 | 2003 | Desert Exploration Pty Ltd | Brightstar - Merolia | 10% | Annual Report for the period 5 August 2002 to 4 August 2003 Bright Star Project (Merolia) E38/970 |
| A67717 | 2003 | Apollo Gold Mining Ltd | Napier Well | 1.2% | Combined Annual Report for the period 13/07/2002- 12/07/2003 Napier Well Project C259/1994, E38/0340, E38/0390 |
| A65179 | 2002 | Desert Exploration Pty Ltd | Merolia | 10% | Annual Report 5th August 2001 - 4th August 2002 Merolia Project Exploration Licence E38/970 ( Laverton, SH 51- |
| A65496 | 2002 | Sons Of Gwalia Ltd | Napier/ Comet Well | 1.2% | Napier/Comet Well Projects Annual Report For The Period 13 July 2001 - 12 July 2002. Tenements: E38/340, 390, |
| A63234 | 2001 | Placer (Granny Smith) Pty Ltd | Napier/ Comet Well | 1.2% | Napier/Comet Well Project E38/340, 390, 996, 522, M38/392, 393, AND P38/2758 Annual Report On Exploration For |
| A63236 | 2001 | Delta Gold Ltd | Mount McKenna | 1.2% | Mt Mckenna Project E38/900, 970, 1173, 1174, P38/2937, 2748 2749, 2757, Annual Report On Exploration For The P |
| A63842 | 2001 | Desert Exploration Pty Ltd | Merolia | 10% | Annual Report on exploration licence E38/970 for the period 05 August 2000 to 04 August 2001. |
| A61524 | 2000 | Placer (Granny Smith) Pty Ltd | Mount Mckenna | 1% | Mt McKenna Project, E38/900,970,1173,1174,1253, M38/340, P38/2937,2748,2749,2757,2987,2988,2989, Annual Report |
| A61525 | 2000 | Placer (Granny Smith) Pty Ltd | Napier/ Well | 1.2% | Napier/Comet Well project, E38/340,390,996,522, M38/392,393, P38/2779,2758, Annual report on exploration for t |
| A58952 | 1999 | Placer (Granny Smith) Pty Ltd | Mount McKenna | 1.4% | Mt McKenna Project E38/802,900 and 970 Annual report on Exploration for the period 01/07/98-30/06/9 |
| A56613 | 1998 | Sons Of Gwalia Ltd | Comet Well | 1.5% | Comet Well Project, Annual Report for the period 13/07/97 - 12/07/98 E38/522, P38/2758 |
| A56698 | 1998 | Golden Cross Operations Pty Ltd | Merolia | 10% | First Annual Report - Merolia Exploration Licence: E38/970 Period End: 05/08/98 |
| A56749 | 1998 | Sons Of Gwalia Ltd | Comet Well | 1.5% | Partial Surrender Report for the period 13 July 1993 - 9 July 1998 E38/522, Comet Well Project. |
| A52846 | 1997 | Sons Of Gwalia Nl | Comet Well | 1.5% | Comet Well Project. Annual Report E38/522, 880, P38/2758 13/07/96 - 12/07/97. |
| A48891 | 1996 | Sons Of Gwalia Ltd | Comet Well | 1.5% | Comet Well Project , Annual Report for the period 13 July 1995 to 12 July 1996, E38/522 and P38/2500. |
| A48892 | 1996 | Sons Of Gwalia Ltd | Comet Well | 1.5% | North Eastern Goldfields Comet Well Project Partial Surrender Report (E38/522) September 1996 |
| A46676 | 1995 | Sons Of Gwalia Ltd | Comet Well | 1.5% | Comet Well Project ,Annual Report for the period 3rd July 1994 to 12 July 1995 , E38/522 ;P38/2500. |
| A41466 | 1994 | Sons Of Gwalia Ltd | Comet Well | 1.5% | Annual report for the period 13/07/93- /12/07/94 Comet Well Project E38/522 P38/2500 |
| A38751 | 1753 | Inco Australia Ltd | Eastern Goldfields regional mapping | <1% | Eastern Goldfields regional mapping |
What does the exploration record say about this ground?
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Tenure data sourced from the DMPE public registers and SLIP WA (© Government of Western Australia, CC BY 4.0), as at 2026-10-08. Compiled by NextMaps. Verify against primary sources before reliance.