Bellary
Shire of Ashburton
Bellary is an iron ore, gold and base metals exploration project in the Shire of Ashburton, Western Australia. Its 32 WAMEX reports were lodged by 10 companies between 1999 and 2026, most recently Fortescue Ltd in 2026.
Reports
32
Operators
10
companies on record
Worked
28yrs
1999 to 2026, this year
Main target
Iron
7 commodities on record
Free AI report on Bellary
NextMaps reads the open-file WAMEX reports over this ground into one cited prospectivity
assessment: the geology, past programs, drill intercepts and the gaps nobody tested. New accounts get one free.
Explore on the live map
Bellary in the Shire of Ashburton
Ground extent89 × 68 km
Report areas mapped19
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Bellary, most active first.
Who controls this ground today
Today 34 live and pending tenements sit over the Bellary ground, held under 17 names.
Free account
- Which tenements sit over this ground, and who holds each
- The area they cover and when they expire
- The main holders here, by number of titles
Premium
- Whether that ground is meeting its expenditure commitments
- Dormant tenements and active forfeitures
- Mortgages, caveats and the expiry profile
Exploration record on Bellary
- Local government
- Shire of Ashburton
- Commodities targeted
- Iron 19 · Gold 13 · Platinum Group Elements 8 · Base Metals 6 · Nickel 6 · Copper 5 · Zinc 1
- Work on record
- RC drilling 9 · Rock chip sampling 9 · Surface geochemistry 7 · Geological mapping 6 · Ground gravity surveys 6 · Heritage survey 6 · Soil sampling 6 · Stream sediment sampling 5
- Resource declared
- Never on this record
- Downloadable data
- 23 of 32 reports include a digital package
- Reports with no exploration
- 2 of 32 record no work done
- Report types
- Annual 16 · Final Surrender 11 · Partial Surrender 5
Reports by decade
11990s
72000s
122010s
122020s
Exploration reports
32 WAMEX reports filed over Bellary.
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
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A154991 | 2026 | Fortescue Ltd | E47/3406 Bellary Partial Surrender Report for the period ending 03/06/2026 |
| A145039 | 2024 | Fortescue Ltd | Bellary E47/2240 Partial Surrender Report for the period 1 July 2011 to 3 October 2024 |
| A138473 | 2024 | Paterson Resources Ltd | Final Surrender Report for the Bellary Project (E47/3578) for the period ending 11/10/2023. |
| A133958 | 2023 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Limited | Bellary Combined Surrender Report Exploration Licences 47/03969 and 47/03997 (RTIO-0980133) |
| A133471 | 2023 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Limited | Bellary Project Area Combined Annual Report Exploration Licences 47/3969 and 47/3997 C33/2020 (GDSR RTIO-09775 |
| A133106 | 2022 | Paterson Resources Ltd | Annual Technical Report for Bellary E47/3578 for the period 17 October 2021 to 16 October 2022 |
| A129156 | 2021 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Limited | C33/2020 Bellary Project Area Combined Annual Report Exploration Licences 47/3969 and 47/3997 for the period e |
| A128435 | 2021 | Paterson Resources Ltd | Annual Technical Report for Bellary E47/3578 for the period 17 October 2020 to 16 October 2021 |
| A128184 | 2021 | Fmg Pilbara Pty Ltd | E47/3227 (Bellary) Partial Surrender Report for the period 10/07/2021 |
| A127660 | 2021 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Bellary E47/1741 Final Surrender Report for the period 20 July 2011 to 27 May 2021 |
| A125663 | 2020 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Limited | Bellary Project Area C33/2020 Combined Annual Report Exploration Licences 47/3969 & 47/3997 for the period end |
| A125641 | 2020 | Acn 603 462 513 Pty Ltd | Bellary Project E47/03578 Annual Technical Report for the period ending 16/10/2020 |
| A122072 | 2019 | Hardey Resources Limited | Bellary Project E47/03578 Annual Technical Report for the period 17 October 2018 to 16 October 2019 |
| A118597 | 2018 | Hardey Resources Limited | Annual Technical Report E47/3578 Bellary Project for the period 17 October 2017-16 October 2018 |
| A117792 | 2018 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | C116/2011 Bellary Final Surrender Report for the period 20 July 2011 to 27 July 2018, E47/01681, E47/03014 |
| A116030 | 2018 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | C116/2011 Bellary Annual Report for the period 1 December 2016 to 30 November 2017, E47/01681, E47/02239, E47/ |
| A108026 | 2016 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | C116/2011 BELLARY ANNUAL REPORT For the Period 1 December 2014 to 30 November 2015, E 47/01681, E 47/02239, E |
| A108000 | 2016 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | C116/2011 Bellary Partial Surrender Report for the period 1 July 2011 to 1 October 2015, E 47/02239, E 47/0224 |
| A107888 | 2016 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | C116/2011 Bellary Final Surrender Report for the period 06/10/2010 to 21/12/2015, E 47/02237, E 47/02243, E 47 |
| A107711 | 2016 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | C116/2011 Bellary Project Final Surrender Report for the period 6 October 2010 to 13 July 2015, E47/2229, E47/ |
All 32 report numbers over Bellary
A154991 2026, A145039 2024, A138473 2024, A133958 2023, A133471 2023, A133106 2022, A129156 2021, A128435 2021, A128184 2021, A127660 2021, A125663 2020, A125641 2020, A122072 2019, A118597 2018, A117792 2018, A116030 2018, A108026 2016, A108000 2016, A107888 2016, A107711 2016, A104684 2015, A100742 2013, A96410 2013, A92768 2012, A86509 2009, A85199 2009, A79429 2008, A79201 2008, A77376 2008, A75851 2007, A61659 2001, A58759 1999
Other projects in the Shire of Ashburton
What does the exploration record say about Bellary?
NextMaps reads the WAMEX reports over a chosen area into a referenced prospectivity assessment: the geology, the historical programs, the drill intercepts and geochemistry, and the untested gaps, with every claim cited back to its source report. New accounts include a free report. How the reports work.
Get the free report Open this ground on the map
WA Mining Weekly
The week's tenement movements, deals and ground released, free to your inbox.
Tenure data sourced from the DMPE public registers and SLIP WA (© Government of Western Australia, CC BY 4.0). Compiled by NextMaps. Verify against primary sources before reliance.