Hope Downs
Shire of East Pilbara
Hope Downs is an iron ore and base metals exploration project in the Shire of East Pilbara, Western Australia. Its 41 WAMEX reports were lodged by 10 companies between 1987 and 2016, most recently Fortescue Metals Group Ltd in 2016. Of those, 17 declare a resource.
Reports
41
Operators
10
companies on record
Worked
30yrs
1987 to 2016, 10 years ago
Main target
Iron
2 commodities on record
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Hope Downs in the Shire of East Pilbara
Ground extent103 × 46 km
Report areas mapped10
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Hope Downs, most active first.
Who controls this ground today
Today 30 live and pending tenements sit over the Hope Downs ground, held under 14 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 Hope Downs
- Local government
- Shire of East Pilbara
- Commodities targeted
- Iron 40 · Base Metals 1
- Work on record
- RC drilling 21 · Mineral resource estimate 17 · Geological mapping 11 · Radioactivity logging 9 · Diamond drilling 6 · Aerial colour photography 4 · Magnetic susceptibility 4 · Metallurgy 4
- Resource declared
- Yes, in 17 reports: A89413 (2011), A85981 (2010), A81931 (2009), A63292 (2001), A55296 (1998), A54072 (1998) and 11 more
- Downloadable data
- 12 of 41 reports include a digital package
- Report types
- Annual 36 · Non-statutory 3 · Final Surrender 1 · Core Library Drilling 1
Reports by decade
41980s
271990s
42000s
32010s
Exploration reports
41 WAMEX reports filed over Hope Downs.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A108409 | 2016 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | E47/2379 (Hope Downs) Final Surrender Report, 24 February 2011 to 23 February 2016 |
| A89413 | 2011 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Exploration Licences E47/427, E47/428, E47/429 and E47/430. Hope Downs, Combined Annual Report for the Period |
| A85981 | 2010 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Hope Downs 4, 5 and 6 E47/427, E47/428, E47/429 and E47/430. Annual Technical Report for the Period 2/2/2009 t |
| A81931 | 2009 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | HOPE DOWNS ANNUAL TECHNICAL REPORT, MINING LEASE ML282SA, East Pilbara Mineral Field Western Australia , Annua |
| A65988 | 2002 | Hope Downs Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Combined Annual Report for the period 24 April 2001 to 23 April 2002 for E47/243, 47/308, 47/597 Hope Downs 1 |
| A63292 | 2001 | Hope Downs Ltd | Combined Annual Report for Hope Downs 1 for the period 24 Ap ril 2000 to 23 April 2001 E47/243, E47/308, E47/5 |
| A60823 | 2000 | Hope Downs Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Combined Annual Report for the Exploration Licences E47/243,308,597, Hope Downs 1 Area for the Period 24/04/19 |
| A59072 | 1999 | Hope Downs Ltd | Exploration Licence E47/901 West Pilbara Mineral Field Annual Report for the Period 13/07/1998 to 12/07/1999 |
| A55434 | 1998 | Hope Downs Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Hope Downs E47/243, 308, 579, (04/97 - 04/98) |
| A55296 | 1998 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Annual Report, E47/309 - Hope Downs 3 24/04/97 - 23/04/98 |
| A54072 | 1998 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Hope Downs 2 - Exploration Licence: 47/431 02/02/1997 - 01/02/1998 |
| A52352 | 1997 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Annual Report, Hope Downs 1 Area. Exploration Licence: 47/243, 308, 597 24/04/1996 - 23/04/1997 |
| A51145 | 1997 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Annual report for E47/309 Hope Downs 3 24 April 1996 to 23 April 1997 |
| A50767 | 1997 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Annual report for E47/431 Hope Downs 2 2nd February 1996 to 1st February 1997 |
| A49164 | 1996 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Annual Report for Hope Downs 1 Exploration Licences E47/243 E47/308 E47/597 for the period 24 April 1995 to 23 |
| A48660 | 1996 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Annual report for E47/431 - Hope Downs 2 1 February 1995 to 31 January 1996 |
| A48659 | 1996 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Annual report for E47/309 - Hope Downs 3 24 April 1995 to 23 April 1996 |
| A45365 | 1995 | Hancock Resources Ltd | Annual report for E47/309 Hope Downs 3 24 April 1994 to 23 April 1995 |
| A45364 | 1995 | Hope Downs Ltd | Annual report for Hope Downs 1 Exploration Licences E47/243 E42/308 E47/597 for the period 24 April 1994 to 23 |
| A44753 | 1995 | Hope Downs Ltd | Annual report for E47/431 - Hope Downs 2 1 February 1994 to 31 January 1995 |
All 41 report numbers over Hope Downs
A108409 2016, A89413 2011, A85981 2010, A81931 2009, A65988 2002, A63292 2001, A60823 2000, A59072 1999, A55434 1998, A55296 1998, A54072 1998, A52352 1997, A51145 1997, A50767 1997, A49164 1996, A48660 1996, A48659 1996, A45365 1995, A45364 1995, A44753 1995, A41713 1994, A41712 1994, A41692 1994, A38986 1993, A38985 1993, A38148 1993, A36954 1992, A36827 1992, A36826 1992, A36823 1992, A34609 1991, A33387 1991, A33245 1991, A31058 1990, A30455 1989, A30454 1989, A28186 1989, A22014 1987, A33515, A23446, A132491
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