M 53/721
LiveMining LeaseShire of WilunaWiluna District
M 53/721 is a live mining lease in the Shire of Wiluna, Western Australia, held by Northern Star (Mko) Pty Ltd (part of Northern Star Resources Ltd). Granted on 27 Nov 2008 for 21 years, it expires on 26 Nov 2029. The ground is covered by 86 historical WAMEX reports.
Area
549.05ha
Expires
Nov 2029
in 3 years
WAMEX reports
86
WA median is 53
Report drilling
63
of 86 reports
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For M 53/721 that covers 86 WAMEX reports · 433 open-file drillholes (30,499 m drilled) · 18 earlier titles on the ground since 1958 · 1 native title determination · no conservation land.
Register summary
- Holder
- Northern Star (Mko) Pty Ltd
- Part of
- Northern Star Resources Ltd (ASX:NST) as at 2026-06-30
- Local government
- Shire of Wiluna
- Application received
- 18 Nov 1997
- Commenced
- 27 Nov 2008
- Expiry
- 26 Nov 2029
- Term
- 21 Years
The full record on M 53/721
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, and all 6 changes of holder
- The full record: 18 years of expenditure, 9 conditions and 2 endorsements
- Native title context, combined reporting and rent status
Premium
- At-risk and opportunity signals, and expenditure compliance over five years
- Every register dealing (14 on record), with mortgages, caveats and transfers flagged
- Expiry band, and how long the holder has had it
Exploration history on this ground
86 historical WAMEX exploration reports intersect M 53/721: 58 report geochemistry or sampling, 58 include a digital data package.
Work on record: RC drilling 40 · Rock chip sampling 39 · Rotary drilling 35 · Soil sampling 27 · Geological mapping 26 · Geophysical interpretation 20. Resource declared in A119566 (2019), A108707 (2016), A72100 (2006), A50895 (1997) and 1 more.
Rather than open these one by one on the DMPE site,
have them read into one cited report on M 53/721, free for new accounts.
When this ground was worked · 81 of 86 reports dated
21970s
21980s
311990s
252000s
172010s
42020s
Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Project | On this ground | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A147920 | 2025 | Yandal Resources Limited | New England Granite | <1% | New England Granite (R28) |
| A129346 | 2022 | Yandal Resources Limited | Barwidgee | <1% | Barwidgee E53/1843 Partial Surrender Report for the period 21/10/2015 - 20/10/2021 |
| A123213 | 2020 | Northern Star Resources Ltd | Empire | 2.6% | Combined Annual Report for the Empire Project, C109/2019, for the period 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019 fo |
| A124298 | 2020 | Yandal Resources Limited | Barwidgee | <1% | Barwidgee C64/2020 Annual Report for the period ending 31/05/2020 |
| A119566 | 2019 | Echo Resources Limited | Lake Violet | 1.8% | Combined Annual Report for the Lake Violet Project C136/2013 (E53/1042, 1324, 1405, 1430, 1472, 1546, 1586, 17 |
81 more reports
| A122144 | 2019 | Yandal Resources Limited | Barwidgee | <1% | Annual Report E53/1843 Barwidgee Project for the period 21 October 2018 to 20 October 2019 |
| A115722 | 2018 | Bruce Legendre | Barwidgee | <1% | Barwidgee Project E53/1843 2017 Annual Report for the period 21/10/2016 - 20/10/2017 |
| A116458 | 2018 | Echo Resources Limited | Lake Violet | 1.5% | Combined Annual Report for the Lake Violet Project, C136/2013 (E53/1042, 1324, 1405, 1430, 1472, 1546, 1586, 1 |
| A118201 | 2018 | Yandal Resources Limited | Barwidgee | <1% | Barwidgee E53/1843 2018 Annual Report for the period 21 October 2017 to 20 October 2018 |
| A112452 | 2017 | Echo Resources Limited | Lake Violet | 1.5% | Lake Violet Project C136/2013 Combined Annual Report on Exploration for the period 01/01/2016 to 31/12/2016 |
| A110304 | 2016 | Bruce Legendre | Barwidgee | <1% | Barwidgee Project E53/01843 Annual Technical Report for the period 21 October 2015 to 20 October 2016 |
| A108707 | 2016 | Echo Resources Ltd | Lake Violet | 1.4% | COMBINED ANNUAL REPORT ON EXPLORATION FOR THE PERIOD 01/01/2015 TO 31/12/2015 PROJECT Lake Violet, E53/1042, E |
| A105231 | 2015 | Echo Resources Ltd | Lake Violet | 1.4% | Combined Annual Report on Exploration for the period 01/01/2014 - 31/12/2014 Lake Violet Project C121/1993, E5 |
| A101507 | 2014 | Echo Resources Ltd | Lake Violet | 2.2% | Lake Violet C136/2013 Combined Annual Report on Exploration for the period 01/01/2013 - 31/12/2013 |
| A101614 | 2014 | Echo Resources Ltd | Lake Violet | 5.3% | Lake Violet Project, E53/1322,Final Surrender Report for the period 12/02/2009 - 11/02/2014. |
| A97215 | 2013 | Echo Resources Ltd | Lake Violet | 1.1% | COMBINED ANNUAL REPORT ON EXPLORATION FOR THE PERIOD 01/01/2012 TO 31/12/2012 PROJECT Lake Viole, C121/1993 |
| A89784 | 2011 | Echo Resources Ltd | Lake Violet | 1.1% | Lake Violet Project, Combined Annual Report on Exploration for the period 01/01/2010 to 31/12/2010. C121/1993 |
| A91854 | 2011 | Alamar Resources Ltd | Mandilla Well | 2.8% | Mandilla Well Project E53/1257, E53/1431, P53/1276 -1282 Combined Reporting Group No. C127/2008 Annual Report |
| A85468 | 2010 | Echo Resources Ltd | Wimbledon | 100% | Annual Report on Exploration for the period 27/11/2008 to 26/11/2009, Project - Wimbledon M53/721 |
| A86320 | 2010 | Echo Resources Ltd | Lake Violet | 1% | COMBINED ANNUAL REPORT ON EXPLORATION FOR THE PERIOD 01/01/2009 TO 31/12/2009 PROJECT Lake Violet C121/1993 E5 |
| A87968 | 2010 | Alamar Resources Ltd | Mandilla Well | 2.8% | Mandilla Well Project E53/1257, E53/1431, P53/1276-1282 Combined Reporting Group No. C127/2008 Annual Report f |
| A81623 | 2009 | Echo Resources Ltd | Lake Violet | <1% | COMBINED ANNUAL REPORT ON EXPLORATION FOR THE PERIOD 01/01/2008 TO 31/12/2008 PROJECT Lake Violet C121/1993 E5 |
| A82951 | 2009 | Aragon Resources Ltd | Yandal Group 1 (Violet) | <1% | Yandal Group 1 (Violet) C59/2005 Surrender Report, Prospecting Licences P53/1213, P53/1214, P53/1215 and P53/1 |
| A80775 | 2009 | Aragon Resources Ltd | Yandal Group 1 (Violet) | <1% | Yandal Group 1 (Violet) Annual Report, Combined Reporting Group C59/2005, Report Period: 1 January 2008 to 31 |
| A84399 | 2009 | Alamar Resources Ltd | Mandilla Well | 2.8% | Mandilla Well Project E53/1257, E53/1431, P53/1276-1282, Combined Reporting Group No. C127/2008, Annual Report |
| A77443 | 2008 | Aragon Resources Ltd | Yandal Group 1 (Violet) | <1% | Yandal Group 1 (Violet) Annual Report, Combined Reporting Group C59/2005 Report Period: 1 January 2007 to 31 D |
| A77601 | 2008 | Echo Resources Ltd | Lake Violet | <1% | COMBINED ANNUAL REPORT ON EXPLORATION FOR THE PERIOD 01/01/2007 TO 31/12/2007, PROJECT Lake Violet C121/1993. |
| A79628 | 2008 | Alamar Resources Ltd | Mandilla Well | 1.9% | Mandilla Well Project E53/1257, P53/1276-1282 Combined Reporting Group No. 127/2008 Annual Report For the Peri |
| A80192 | 2008 | Echo Resources Ltd | Lake Violet | 6% | SURRENDER REPORT ON EXPLORATION FOR THE PERIOD 18/03/1992 TO 30/09/2008 |
| A74682 | 2007 | Echo Resources Ltd | Lake Violet | <1% | Combined annual report on exploration for the period 01/01/06-31/12/06, Project Lake Violet C121/1993 |
| A74883 | 2007 | Navarre Resources Pty Ltd | Yandal Group 1 | <1% | Yandal Group 1 Annual Report, C59/2005 Reporting Period 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2006 (Wiluna) |
| A72072 | 2006 | Navarre Resources Pty Ltd | Yandal Group 1 | <1% | Yandal Group 1 Annual Report, For C59/2005 Period 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2005, (Wiluna). |
| A72100 | 2006 | Newmont Yandal Operations Ltd | Lake Violet/ Pumpkin Well | <1% | Combined Annual Report on Exploration for the Period 01/01/2005 to 31/12/2005, Project Lake Violet C121/1993, |
| A70085 | 2005 | Newmont Australia Ltd | Lake Violet | 1.4% | Combined annual report for the period 01/01/04 - 31/12/04 Lake Violet Project, C121/1993, E53/247, E53/343, E5 |
| A68334 | 2004 | Newmont Australia Ltd | Lake Violet | 1.1% | Annual report for the period 01/01/2003-31/12/2003 Lake Violet Project(C121/1993), E53/247, E53/343, E53/523, |
| A68622 | 2004 | Newmont Australia Ltd | Lake Violet | <1% | Combined surrender report on E53/360, E53/257, E53/366 M53/440, M53/378, C121/1993, Lake Violet, for the perio |
| A66303 | 2003 | Newmont Australia Ltd | Lake Violet | 1.1% | Annual Report on Exploration for period ended 31 December 2002 Lake Violet Project C121/1993: E53/247, 257, 34 |
| A64879 | 2002 | Newmont Yandal Operations Ltd | Lake Violet | 1.1% | Lake Violet Project, Annual Report for the period ending 31/12/2001, E53/247............E53/841; M53/97....... |
| A61899 | 2001 | Normandy Yandal Operations Ltd | Biddy Well | 20% | Biddy Well Project, Annual Report on exploration for period 22/11/1999 to 21/11/2000 ,E53/247, |
| A62127 | 2001 | Normandy Yandal Operations Ltd | Barwidgee | <1% | Barwidgee Project, Annual Report for the period 01/01/2000 to 31/12/2000, M53/144-145, 49, 152, 160, 170, 183- |
| A62433 | 2001 | Normandy Yandal Operations Ltd | Lake Violet | <1% | Combined Annual Report On Exploration For Period 1/01/00 to 31/12/00 Project C121/1993 Lake Violet E53/241, 24 |
| A62600 | 2001 | Normandy Yandal Operations Ltd | Lake Violet | <1% | Combined Annual Report On Exploration For Period 26 March 2000 to 25 March 2001. Project C177/1997 Lake Violet |
| A59712 | 2000 | Great Central Mines Ltd | Biddy Well | 20% | E53/247, Biddy Well, Annual Report for the Period 22 November to 21 November 1999 |
| A59951 | 2000 | Great Central Mines Ltd | Barwidgee | <1% | Mining Leases: M53/144-145,149, 152, 160, 170, 183-184,186, 211-212, 219-220, 337-339, 378-37, 435-436, Prospe |
| A60071 | 2000 | Great Central Mines Ltd | Lake Violet | <1% | Exploration Licences: E53/241,242,260,302,326,343,359,360, 366,373,461A,646, Mining Leases M53/443, Prospectin |
| A60755 | 2000 | Great Central Mines Ltd | Lake Violet | <1% | C177/1997 - LAKE VIOLET, JOINT ANNUAL REPORT, FOR THE PERIOD 26 MARCH 1999 TO 25 MARCH 2000 |
| A57495 | 1999 | Eagle Mining Corp Nl | Biddy Well | 20% | Annual Report E53/247 Biddy Well. Period 22/11/97-21/11/98. |
| A58800 | 1999 | Eagle Mining Corp Nl | Lake Violet | <1% | Annual report for C121/1993 - 'Lake Violet Project' E53/241,242,302,326,343,359,360,366,373,461A, 646 M53/442- |
| A59229 | 1999 | Great Central Mines Ltd | Lake Violet | <1% | Joint Annual Report for the Period 26 March 1998 to 25 March 1999 on Lake Violet, E53/254-255, 293-295, 325, 3 |
| A54337 | 1998 | Wiluna Mines Ltd | Barwidgee | <1% | Barwidgee Project, 1997 Annual Report E53/238, 257, 625, 655, P53/841, 918. M53/144-145, 149 etc. 01/1997 - 12 |
| A54724 | 1998 | Eagle Mining Corp Nl | Biddy Well | 20% | Annual Report, Biddy Well Joint Venture Project, Exploration Licence: 53/247 22/11/96 - 21/11/97 |
| A54725 | 1998 | Eagle Mining Corp Nl | Lake Violet | <1% | Annual Report, Lake Violet Project 01/01/97 to 31/12/97 E53/241, E53/242, E53/260, E53/302, E53/326, E53/343, |
| A55043 | 1998 | Great Central Mines Ltd | Jundee (Bronzewing) Darlot | <1% | C177/1997 - Lake Violet, Joint Annual Report 26/03/97 to 25/03/98 Great Central Mines Ltd E53/254, E53/255, E5 |
| A50675 | 1997 | Eagle Mining Corp Nl | Lake Violet | <1% | Annual Report ,Lake Violet Project,E53/241 E53/424 E53/258 E53/260 E53/302 E53/326 E53/343 E53/359 E53/360 E53 |
| A50665 | 1997 | Eagle Mining Corp Nl | Biddy Well | 20% | Annual report on E53/247 Biddy Well Joint Venture for the period 22 November 1995 to 21 November 1996 |
| A50895 | 1997 | Wiluna Mines Ltd | Barwidgee | <1% | Barwidgee Project 1996 Annual report on E53/238 E53/257 E53/435 E53/655 P53/826 P53/841 P53/918 M53/144 to M53 |
| A47409 | 1996 | Eagle Mining Corp Nl | Biddy Well | 20% | Annual report for E53/247 Biddy Well Joint Venture for the period December 1994 to November 1995 |
| A47408 | 1996 | Eagle Mining Corp Nl | Lake Violet/Pumpkin | <1% | Annual report on the Lake Violet Project area E53/241 E53/242 E53/258 E53/260 E53/302 E53/326 E53/343 E53/359 |
| A49994 | 1996 | Great Central Mines Nl | Biddy Well | 7.2% | Exploration Licence E53/523 'Biddy Well/Paddy's Well' Annual report for the period 9 September 1995 to 8 Septe |
| A48101 | 1996 | Great Central Mines Nl | Jundee | <1% | Exploration Licences E53/246 E53/254 to E53/256 E53/268 E53/293 to E53/295 E53/322 E53/325 E53/354 E53/355 E53 |
| A45966 | 1995 | Great Central Mines Nl | Biddy Well | 7.2% | Exploration Licence E53/523 'Biddy Well' Annual report for the period 9 September 1994 to 8 September 1995 |
| A44043 | 1995 | Eagle Mining Corp Nl | Biddy Well | 20% | Annual Report Exploration Licence E53/247 Biddy Well Joint Venture for the period December 1993- November 1994 |
| A44243 | 1995 | Wiluna Mines Ltd | Barwidgee | <1% | Barwidgee Project 1994 Annual report on E53/238 E53/257 E53/435 P53/841 P53/826 P53/827 M53/144 M53/145 M53/14 |
| A44530 | 1995 | Great Central Mines Nl | Outcamp Well East | <1% | Exploration Licence E53/256 and Mining Licence M53/343 'Outcamp Well East' Annual report for the period 7 Febr |
| A47663 | 1995 | Wiluna Mines Ltd | Barwidgee (Jundee South) | <1% | Barwidgee Project 1995 Annual report on E53/238 E53/435 E53/625 P53/826 to P53/827 P53/841 P53/918 M53/144 to |
| A41432 | 1994 | Eagle Mining Corp Nl | Biddy Well - Barwidgee | 20% | Biddy Well - Barwidgee Project, Partial Surrender Report for period ending April 1994, E53/247. |
| A40286 | 1994 | Eagle Mining Corp Nl | Biddy Well | 20% | Annual Report for the period 12/92-11/93 Biddy Well JV Project E53/247 |
| A37827 | 1993 | Asarco Australia Ltd | Barwidgee (Jundee South) | <1% | Annual report for the period 01/92-12/92 Jundee South Project E53/255 E53/256 E53/257 |
| A37828 | 1993 | Asarco Australia Ltd | Barwidgee (Jundee South) | <1% | Annual report for the period 02/91-02/92 Jundee South Project E53/255 E53/256 E53/257 |
| A37962 | 1993 | Asarco Australia Ltd | Barwidgee | <1% | Annual report for the period 01/92-12/92 Barwidgee Project M53/182-3 M53/186 M53/219-221 |
| A38245 | 1993 | Hunter Resources Ltd | Biddy Well | 6% | Biddy Well Project, Annual Report for the year ending 18th March 1993, E53/343. |
| A38691 | 1993 | Wilga Mines Nl | Biddy Well | 20% | Annual Report for the period 05/91-11/92 Biddy Well Project E53/247 |
| A35420 | 1992 | Asarco Australia Ltd | Barwidgee | <1% | Barwidgee Project, Annual Report for teh period 01/11/1990 to 01/11/1991,E53/103, 104, M53/182, 183, & 186. |
| A38116 | 1992 | Hunter Resources Ltd | Biddy Well- Lupton Well | <1% | Biddy Well- Lupton Well Project, Annual Report, November 1992, E53/343 [Biddy Well] & E53/359 [Lupton Well] |
| A34965 | 1991 | Wilga Mines Nl | Biddy Well | 20% | Biddy Well Project, Annual [Preliminary] Report for the year ending 21/11/1991, E53/247. |
| A35419 | 1991 | Asarco Australia Ltd | Jundee | <1% | Annual Report for the Period 01/01/91 - 31/12/91 Jundee Project |
| A32962 | 1990 | Asarco Australia Ltd | Jundee | <1% | Asarco Australia Ltd Jundee Project 1990 Annual Report to Mines Dapartment Wiluna SG51-9 |
| A20272 | 1987 | Asarco Australia Ltd | Wiluna | <1% | Wiluna Project, Non-statutory Report: Cross Section Ore Reserve, Wiluna Project, Western Australia (1986). |
| A13115 | 1984 | Nord Resources Pacific Pty Ltd | New England | 5.1% | Final Report Temporary Reserve 8423H, Annual Report 1982, Mineral Claims 53/5677, 5678. |
| A7451 | 1978 | Esso Exploration Aust Inc | Melrose Well | <1% | Melrose Well Project, Non-statutory Report: Final Report, January 1978, TR70/6388H. |
| A6602 | 1976 | Mines Exploration Pty Ltd | Barwidgee | 1.2% | Barwidgee Project, Non-statutory Report: Final Exploration Report , December 1976, MC53/581-615, 1068-1091, 13 |
| A41332 | 1753 | Eagle Mining Corp Nl | Lake Violet-Pumpkin Well | <1% | Annual Report for the Period 01/01/93 - 31/12/93 Lake Violet/Lupton Well/Pumpkin Well/Sandalwood Project |
| A93098 | 1753 | Echo Resources Ltd | Lake Violet | 1.1% | COMBINED ANNUAL REPORT ON EXPLORATION FOR THE PERIOD 01/01/2011 TO 31/12/2011 PROJECT Lake Violet C121/1993: |
| A36849 | 1753 | Hunter Resources Ltd | Barwidgee | <1% | Barwidgee Project, Annual Report for the period 16/07/1991 to 15/07/1992, E53/258. |
| A44276 | 1753 | Hunter Resources Ltd | Lake Violet | <1% | Annual Report on the Lake Violet Project Area (E53/241,E53/242,E35/258,E53/260,E53/296,E53/302,E53/326, E53/34 |
| A85376 | 1753 | Aragon Resources Ltd | Yandal Group 1 (Violet) | <1% | Annual Report and Final Surrender Report, Combined Reporting Group C59/2005 |
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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.