[1][2] The Lake Maitland project was being pursued by Canadian company Mega Uranium.

Mega teamed up with Australian company Toro Energy Pty Ltd in 2013, Toro Energy have an active proposal to mine uranium at Lake Way - incorporate two uranium deposits - Lake Way and Centipede.

[3] The uranium mining projects in Western Australia have attracted opposition from organisations like the Anti-Nuclear Alliance of Western Australia, which have attempted to put a hold on them before they reach active mining stage.

[7] The deposit saw limited exploration efforts in the 1980s, but progress was halted because of a dispute between the joint owners at the time, but also saw frequent changes in ownership.

[7] A 35 percent stake in the mine is held by Japanese consortium Japan Australia Uranium Resources Development Co (JAURD).