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Serpentine

Shire of Ashburton

Serpentine is an iron ore exploration project in the Shire of Ashburton, Western Australia. Its 20 WAMEX reports were lodged by 3 companies between 1993 and 2026, most recently Fortescue Ltd in 2026.

Reports
20
Operators
3
companies on record
Worked
34yrs
1993 to 2026, this year
Main target
Iron
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Serpentine in the Shire of Ashburton
Ground extent71 × 44 km
Report areas mapped12

Who has explored here

Companies that lodged reports over Serpentine, most active first.

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd 12Fortescue Ltd 4Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd 4

Who controls this ground today

Today 32 live and pending tenements sit over the Serpentine ground, held under 11 names.

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Exploration record on Serpentine

Local government
Shire of Ashburton
Commodities targeted
Iron 20
Work on record
Geological mapping 12 · RC drilling 8 · Aerial magnetic surveys 6 · Ground gravity surveys 5 · Aboriginal site surveys 4 · Aerial colour photography 4 · Aerial geophysical surveys 4 · Geophysical logging 4
Resource declared
Never on this record
Downloadable data
15 of 20 reports include a digital package
Report types
Annual 11 · Partial Surrender 5 · Final Surrender 4
Reports by decade
41990s
12000s
82010s
72020s

Exploration reports

20 WAMEX reports filed over Serpentine.
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Most recent reports
ReportYearOperatorTitle
A154716 2026 Fortescue Ltd E47/1351 Serpentine Partial Surrender Report for the period ending 06/05/2026. (C228/2008)
A148427 2025 Fortescue Ltd E47/4849 Final Surrender Report Serpentine for the period ending 03/04/2025.
A145144 2024 Fortescue Ltd E47/3741 Serpentine Partial Surrender Report for the period 22/10/2023 to 21/10/2024
A144581 2024 Fortescue Ltd C228/2008 Serpentine Combined Final Surrender Report for the period 13 October 2016 to 27 August 2024
A128113 2021 Fortescue Metals Group Ltd E47/2333 (Serpentine) Partial Surrender for the period 14 December 2011 to 13 July 2021
A126955 2021 Fortescue Metals Group Ltd E47/3150 Serpentine Partial Surrender Report for the period ending 09/03/2021
A123277 2020 Fortescue Metals Group Ltd P47/1545 Serpentine Project Final Surrender Report for the period 8 February 2012 to 7 February 2020
A120247 2019 Fortescue Metals Group Ltd E47/03448 [C228/2008] Serpentine Final Surrender For the Period 30 March 2017 to 6 May 2019
A105453 2015 Fortescue Metals Group Ltd Annual Report for the Period 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2014, C228/2008 Serpentine for 1 January 2014 to 31
A105320 2015 Fortescue Metals Group Ltd Partial Surrender Mineral Exploration Report: E47/1832 Mt Stuart for the period 14 October 2008 to 13 October
A101435 2014 Fortescue Metals Group Ltd Combined Annual Report for the Period 01st January 2013 to 31st December 2013, C228/2008 Serpentine, E47/1194.
A97353 2013 Fortescue Metals Group Ltd Annual report for the period 1st January 2012 to 31st December 2012, Serpentine C228/2008, E47/1194......P47/1
A93000 2012 Fortescue Metals Group Ltd Annual report for the period 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011, for the Serpentine Combined reporting group,
A89461 2011 Fortescue Metals Group Ltd Combined Annual report for the period 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2010, Serpentine Project, E47/1194, E47/14
A85928 2010 Fortescue Metals Group Ltd Combined Annual report for the period 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009, Serpentine Project E47/1194, E47/144
A81137 2009 Fortescue Metals Group Ltd Combined Annual report for the period 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008, Serpentine Project, E47/1194, E47/14
A56929 1999 Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd Serpentine Creek Project - Exploration Licence:E47/603 West Pilbara Mineral Field W.A. 26/11/97 - 25/11/98
A46688 1996 Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd Serpentine Project Exploration Licence E47/603 West Pilbara Mineral Field Western Australia Annual report for
A43283 1994 Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd Serpentine Project Exploration Licence E47/603 West Pilbara Mineral Field Western Australia Annual report for
A40005 1993 Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd Annual report for the period 26/11/92-25/11/93 Serpentine Project E47/603

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