Pilbara
Shire of East Pilbara
Pilbara is a lithium, tin and tantalum exploration project in the Shire of East Pilbara, Western Australia. Its 24 WAMEX reports were lodged by 11 companies between 1968 and 2025, most recently Bellpark Minerals Pty Ltd in 2025. Of those, 3 declare a resource.
Reports
24
Operators
11
companies on record
Worked
58yrs
1968 to 2025, 1 year ago
Main target
Lithium
Tin most reported overall
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Pilbara in the Shire of East Pilbara
Ground extent457 × 300 km
Report areas mapped21
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Pilbara, most active first.
Greenex Ltd 5Fortescue Metals Group Ltd 4Australian Anglo American Ltd 4Bellpark Minerals Pty Ltd 2Compass Resources Nl 2Anglo American Corporation ( Australia) Ltd 2Process Minerals International Pty Ltd 1Tianda Resources (Australia) Pty Ltd 1Greenbushes Ltd 1Kennecott Exp Aust Pty Ltd 1Us Steel International Inc 1
Who controls this ground today
Today 22 live and pending tenements sit over the Pilbara ground, held under 12 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 Pilbara
- Local government
- Shire of East Pilbara
- Commodities targeted
- Tin 10 · Copper 9 · Tantalum 8 · Rare Earth Elements 6 · Iron 6 · Molybdenum 4 · Nickel 4 · Gold 3
- Work on record
- Geological mapping 7 · Rock chip sampling 6 · Stream sediment sampling 6 · Soil sampling 5 · Auger drilling 3 · Geological reconnaissance 3 · Gravity separation 3 · Mineral resource estimate 3
- Resource declared
- Yes, in 3 reports: A32422 (1988), A22310 (1988), A16921 (1985)
- Downloadable data
- 8 of 24 reports include a digital package
- Reports with no exploration
- 1 of 24 record no work done
- Report types
- Annual 15 · Non-statutory 5 · Final Surrender 3 · Partial Surrender 1
Reports by decade
21960s
51970s
71980s
21990s
2000s
62010s
22020s
Exploration reports
24 WAMEX reports filed over Pilbara.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| A146125 | 2025 | Bellpark Minerals Pty Ltd | Annual Report Pilbara Project E45/06126 for the period ending 02/10/2024 |
| A137709 | 2023 | Bellpark Minerals Pty Ltd | E45/6126 Pilbara Project Annual Report for the period ending 02/10/2023. |
| A103549 | 2014 | Process Minerals International Pty Ltd | Pilbara Iron Ore Project P46/1807 Final Surrender Report for the Period 9 August 2013 to 8 August 2014 |
| A97637 | 2013 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Pilbara Project, Annual Report for the period 23/03/2012 to 22/03/2013, P47/1618. |
| A97634 | 2013 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Pilbara Project, Annual Report for the period 23/03/2012 to 22/03/2013, P47/1614. |
| A97633 | 2013 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Pilbara Project, Annual Report for the period 23/03/2012 to 22/03/2013, P47/1613. |
| A97632 | 2013 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Pilbara Project, Annual Report for the period 23/03/2012 to 22/03/2013, P47/1612. |
| A86186 | 2010 | Tianda Resources (Australia) Pty Ltd | Final Report for exploration tenement E45/2936, Pilbara |
| A53997 | 1998 | Compass Resources Nl | Annual Report Pilbara Joint Venture Exploration Licences 45,1300/45,1301,45/1483,45/1486,45/1603 and 45/1710 f |
| A51346 | 1997 | Compass Resources Nl | Partial Relinquishment Report, Pilbara JV, Exploration Licence E45/1544 for the area surrendered 28th February |
| A28385 | 1989 | Greenex Ltd | Pilbara, 1989, Feasibility Study, E45/327. |
| A32422 | 1988 | Greenbushes Ltd | Pilbara Project,1987 Annual Report, January 1988, E45/327, P500-510,513-519,615-617,621-626, 863,1504-1507,151 |
| A28387 | 1988 | Greenex Ltd | Pilbara, Mining Feasibility Study and Cost Analysis, December 1988. |
| A22310 | 1988 | Greenex Ltd | Pilbara Tin - Tantalum - Rare Earth Project, Annual report January 1988 |
| A18803 | 1986 | Australian Anglo American Ltd | [ Pilbara, Final surrender report, MC45/1691 ... 45/1967 ] |
| A16921 | 1985 | Greenex Ltd | Pilbara Project, Annual Report for the period ending 31/12/1985, M45/81;P45/500-510, 513-519, P45/615-618,621- |
| A11222 | 1982 | Greenex Ltd | Pilbara Project, Non-statutory Report: Progress Report, February 1982, ( Tenement Schedule , see page 61). |
| A18805 | 1972 | Australian Anglo American Ltd | [ Pilbara, Annual report 1972, MC45/3572-3573, 45/5497 ] |
| A17200 | 1972 | Australian Anglo American Ltd | Pilbara (JV) Project, Annual Report for the year ending 31/12/1972, TR70/4725. |
| A731 | 1971 | Kennecott Exp Aust Pty Ltd | Pilbara Project, Annual Report for the period ending 31/12/1970, TR70/4980H. |
All 24 report numbers over Pilbara
A146125 2025, A137709 2023, A103549 2014, A97637 2013, A97634 2013, A97633 2013, A97632 2013, A86186 2010, A53997 1998, A51346 1997, A28385 1989, A32422 1988, A28387 1988, A22310 1988, A18803 1986, A16921 1985, A11222 1982, A18805 1972, A17200 1972, A731 1971, A165 1971, A164 1970, A18756 1969, A13076 1968
Other projects in the Shire of East Pilbara
What does the exploration record say about Pilbara?
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.
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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.