North Pole
Shire of East Pilbara
North Pole is an iron ore, gold and nickel exploration project in the Shire of East Pilbara, Western Australia. Its 28 WAMEX reports were lodged by 16 companies between 1972 and 2025, most recently Haoma Mining Nl in 2025.
Reports
28
Operators
16
companies on record
Worked
54yrs
1972 to 2025, 1 year ago
Main target
Iron
Gold most reported overall
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North Pole in the Shire of East Pilbara
Ground extent42 × 74 km
Report areas mapped18
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over North Pole, most active first.
Haoma Mining Nl 9Homestake Australia Ltd 3Fortescue Ltd 2Goult Pro Partners 2Fortescue Metals Group Ltd 1Mr Johnston Lg 1Cra Exploration Pty Ltd 1Elazac Pty Ltd 1Leckarm Pty Ltd 1Kitchener Mining Nl 1Newmont Holdings Pty Ltd 1Carpentaria Exp Co Pty Ltd 1Esso Australia Ltd 1Esso Exploration Aust Inc 1Australian Anglo American Ltd 1Leopold Minerals Nl 1
Who controls this ground today
Today 67 live and pending tenements sit over the North Pole ground, held under 26 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 North Pole
- Local government
- Shire of East Pilbara
- Commodities targeted
- Gold 19 · Silver 8 · Copper 5 · Base Metals 5 · Zinc 4 · Barite 4 · Nickel 3 · Iron 3
- Work on record
- Rock chip sampling 16 · Geological mapping 9 · Soil sampling 5 · Petrology 4 · Diamond drilling 3 · Geological reconnaissance 3 · IP surveys 3 · Stream sediment sampling 3
- Resource declared
- Never on this record
- Downloadable data
- 11 of 28 reports include a digital package
- Reports with no exploration
- 1 of 28 record no work done
- Report types
- Annual 14 · Non-statutory 7 · Final Surrender 6 · Partial Surrender 1
Reports by decade
51970s
71980s
51990s
2000s
72010s
42020s
Exploration reports
28 WAMEX reports filed over North Pole.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A146268 | 2025 | Haoma Mining Nl | Partial Surrender E45/5044 Partial Surrender Surrender Report for the period ending 12/12/2024 |
| A143930 | 2024 | Fortescue Ltd | C9/2022 North Pole Combined Final Surrender Report for the period ending 17/06/2024. E 45/5474,E 45/5475,P 45/ |
| A139183 | 2024 | Fortescue Ltd | C009/2022 North Pole Annual Mineral Exploration Report for the period ending 31/12/2023 |
| A134115 | 2023 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | C9/2022 North Pole Annual Mineral Exploration Report for the period ending 31/12/2022 |
| A115872 | 2018 | Haoma Mining Nl | North Pole Project E45/3930 Final Surrender Report for the period 26 June 2012 to 25 June 2017 |
| A101446 | 2014 | Haoma Mining Nl | E45/3219 - North Pole Surrender Report for the period 5th February 2009 – 4th February 2014 |
| A101203 | 2014 | Haoma Mining Nl | North Pole (Group 3), Annual Report for the Period 1st December 2012 – 30th November 2013, M45/302 M45/328, M4 |
| A96314 | 2013 | Haoma Mining Nl | North Pole Project, Annual Report for the period 1st December 2011 to 30th November 2012, M45/302, 328-329, 39 |
| A93901 | 2012 | Haoma Mining Nl | North Pole (Group 3), Annual Report for the Period 1st December 2010 – 30th November 2011 |
| A89861 | 2011 | Haoma Mining Nl | North Pole (Group 3), Annual Report for the Period 1 December 2009 – 30 November 2010, C282/1997 |
| A86586 | 2010 | Haoma Mining Nl | North Pole E45/3218, Annual Report for the Period 5 February 2009 - 4 February 2010 |
| A59337 | 1999 | Haoma Mining Nl | Group 3, North Pole, Tenements E45/1556, 1871, 1872, Surrender Report for the Period Ending August 1999 |
| A57391 | 1999 | Mr Johnston Lg | North Pole - Surrender Report 1998 Exploration Licence: E45/1882 |
| A49305 | 1996 | Cra Exploration Pty Ltd | Final Report Panorama JV E45/1049, 1050 North Pole Project Area (M4328/05) Marble Bar SF 50-08, Western Austra |
| A45392 | 1995 | Elazac Pty Ltd | North Pole Project,Annual Report Exploration Licence 45/1134 for the period 7th February 1993 to 6th February |
| A32891 | 1990 | Goult Pro Partners | Non-statutory Report: Independent Valuation of the North Pole Project M45/328, M45/329, P45/1983 and P45/1986 |
| A29669 | 1989 | Leckarm Pty Ltd | Summary report; North Pole Gold Project (R Report for 1989; M48/328-329; P45/973,1088) |
| A29587 | 1989 | Goult Pro Partners | Geology and Gold Mineralization North Pole Area (R Report for 1989; M45/302, P45/1058,1103-1104,1114,1535-15 3 |
| A26971 | 1989 | Homestake Australia Ltd | North Pole JV Project, Report for the Period 01/03/88 - 31/12/88 M45/328,329,973,1088 |
| A23856 | 1988 | Homestake Australia Ltd | North Pole (JV) pproject, Annual Report for the period 01/03/1988 M45/328-329, P45/973, P45/1088. |
All 28 report numbers over North Pole
A146268 2025, A143930 2024, A139183 2024, A134115 2023, A115872 2018, A101446 2014, A101203 2014, A96314 2013, A93901 2012, A89861 2011, A86586 2010, A59337 1999, A57391 1999, A49305 1996, A45392 1995, A32891 1990, A29669 1989, A29587 1989, A26971 1989, A23856 1988, A20451 1986, A10030 1981, A9368 1980, A5829 1975, A5611 1975, A4608 1974, A18806 1973, A4416 1972
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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.