Railway
Shire of Ashburton
Railway is an iron ore exploration project in the Shire of Ashburton, Western Australia. Its 27 WAMEX reports were lodged by 2 companies between 2000 and 2025, most recently Hamersley Iron Pty. Limited in 2025. Of those, 3 declare a resource.
Reports
27
Operators
2
companies on record
Worked
26yrs
2000 to 2025, 1 year ago
Main target
Iron
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Railway in the Shire of Ashburton
Ground extent37 × 29 km
Report areas mapped2
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Railway, most active first.
Who controls this ground today
Today 15 live and pending tenements sit over the Railway ground, held under 7 names.
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- 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 Railway
- Local government
- Shire of Ashburton
- Commodities targeted
- Iron 27
- Work on record
- Flora 9 · RC drilling 7 · Geological reconnaissance 4 · Geophysical logging 4 · Fauna 3 · Gamma gamma logging 3 · Gamma logging 3 · Ground gravity surveys 3
- Resource declared
- Yes, in 3 reports: A112271 (2017), A108205 (2016), A62034 (2001)
- Downloadable data
- 7 of 27 reports include a digital package
- Reports with no exploration
- 5 of 27 record no work done
- Report types
- Annual 24 · Final Surrender 2 · Partial Surrender 1
Reports by decade
72000s
132010s
62020s
Exploration reports
27 WAMEX reports filed over Railway.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A148727 | 2025 | Hamersley Iron Pty. Limited | Railway Project Area Surrender Report for the period ending 17/4/2025, Prospecting Licences 47/1559, 47/1560, |
| A143093 | 2024 | Hamersley Iron Pty. Limited | C80/2017 Railway Project Area Combined Annual Report for the period ending 26 April 2024 (RTIO-1051086) |
| A135409 | 2023 | Hamersley Iron Pty. Limited | Railway Project Area Combined Annual Report C80/2017 (GDSR RTIO-0995905) for the period ending 26/4/2023 |
| A130912 | 2022 | Hamersley Iron Pty. Limited | Railway Project Area Combined Annual Report Prospecting Licences 47/1559, 47/1560, 47/1561, 47/1562, 47/1563, |
| A127136 | 2021 | Hamersley Iron Pty. Limited | Railway Combined Annual Report for the period ending 26/4/2021 Prospecting Licences 47/1559, 47/1560, 47/1561, |
| A123832 | 2020 | Hamersley Iron Pty. Limited | Railway Combined Annual Report Prospecting Licences 47/1559, 47/1560, 47/1561, 47/1562, 47/1563, 47/1564 & 47/ |
| A120110 | 2019 | Hamersley Iron Pty. Limited | C80/2017 Railway Combined Annual Report Prospecting Licences 47/1559, 47/1560, 47/1561, P47/1562, 47/1563, 47/ |
| A120027 | 2019 | Hamersley Iron Pty. Limited | Railway Surrender Report Exploration Licence 47/753 (GDSR 6952) For the Period 3 February 1997 to 15 April 201 |
| A119305 | 2019 | Hamersley Iron Pty. Limited | Annual Report Exploration Licence 47/753 (GDSR 6927) for the period 3 February 2018 to 2 February 2019 |
| A116849 | 2018 | Hamersley Iron Pty Limited | Railway Project C80/2017 Combined Annual Report for the period 27 April 2017 to 26 April 2018, Prospecting Lic |
| A116077 | 2018 | Hamersley Iron Pty Limited | Annual Report Railway Project Exploration Licence 47/753 (GDSR 6728) for the period 3 February 2017 to 2 Febru |
| A112271 | 2017 | Hamersley Iron Pty Limited | Railway Project Annual Report Exploration Licence 47/753 (GDSR 6555) For the Period 3 February 2016 to 2 Febru |
| A108205 | 2016 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Railway Annual Report E47/753 West Pilbara Mineral Field Western Australia Annual Report for the Period 3 Febr |
| A104906 | 2015 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | RAILWAY ANNUAL REPORT EXPLORATION LICENCE 47/753 West Pilbara Mineral Field Western Australia Annual Report fo |
| A101271 | 2014 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Railway Project Annual Report Exploration Licence 47/753 for the period 03 February 2013 – 02 February 2014 |
| A96942 | 2013 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | RAILWAY ANNUAL REPORT EXPLORATION LICENCE 47/753 West Pilbara Mineral Field Western Australia Annual Report fo |
| A92945 | 2012 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Annual Technical Report for Railway E47/753, 03 February 2011 – 02 February 2012 |
| A89301 | 2011 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Annual Technical Report Exploration Licence E47/753 Annual Technical Report for the Period 03 February 2010 to |
| A85821 | 2010 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Railway Annual Technical Report Exploration Licence E47/753. Annual Technical Report for the Period 03/02/2009 |
| A81207 | 2009 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | RAILWAY ANNUAL TECHNICAL REPORT EXPLORATION LICENCE E47/753, West Pilbara Mineral Field, Western Australia, An |
All 27 report numbers over Railway
A148727 2025, A143093 2024, A135409 2023, A130912 2022, A127136 2021, A123832 2020, A120110 2019, A120027 2019, A119305 2019, A116849 2018, A116077 2018, A112271 2017, A108205 2016, A104906 2015, A101271 2014, A96942 2013, A92945 2012, A89301 2011, A85821 2010, A81207 2009, A71883 2006, A70109 2005, A68168 2004, A62034 2001, A61802 2001, A59735 2000, A77500
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What does the exploration record say about Railway?
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