Spearhole
Shire of East Pilbara
Spearhole is an iron ore exploration project in the Shire of East Pilbara, Western Australia. Its 16 WAMEX reports were lodged by 4 companies between 2006 and 2019, most recently Robe River Mining Co. Pty. Ltd. in 2019.
Reports
16
Operators
4
companies on record
Worked
14yrs
2006 to 2019, 7 years ago
Main target
Iron
2 commodities on record
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Spearhole in the Shire of East Pilbara
Ground extent111 × 35 km
Report areas mapped7
Who has explored here
Companies that lodged reports over Spearhole, most active first.
Who controls this ground today
Today 22 live and pending tenements sit over the Spearhole 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
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- Dormant tenements and active forfeitures
- Mortgages, caveats and the expiry profile
Exploration record on Spearhole
- Local government
- Shire of East Pilbara
- Commodities targeted
- Iron 13 · Gold 3
- Work on record
- RC drilling 8 · Geophysical logging 5 · Geological reconnaissance 4 · Geological interpretation 3 · Geological mapping 3 · Ground gravity surveys 3 · Heritage survey 3 · Magnetic susceptibility 3
- Resource declared
- Never on this record
- Downloadable data
- 10 of 16 reports include a digital package
- Reports with no exploration
- 1 of 16 record no work done
- Report types
- Annual 13 · Partial Surrender 2 · Final Surrender 1
Reports by decade
42000s
122010s
Exploration reports
16 WAMEX reports filed over Spearhole.
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Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A119295 | 2019 | Robe River Mining Co. Pty. Ltd. | C165/2005 Spearhole Project Combined Annual Report Exploration Licences 52/2043, 52/2044, 52/3398, 52/3446 and |
| A117780 | 2018 | Fmg Pilbara Pty Ltd | E52/2114 (Spearhole) Final Surrender Report For the Period 8 March 2011 to 8 May 2018 |
| A116083 | 2018 | Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd | Spearhole Partial Surrender Report Exploration Licence 52/2043 (GDSR 6714) for the period 6 July 2008 to 2 Feb |
| A115682 | 2018 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | C133/2011 Spearhole Annual Report for the period 01/11/2016 - 31/10/2017, E52/02114, E52/03097, E52/03204 |
| A107682 | 2016 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | C133/2011 Spearhole Annual Report for the period 01/11/2014 to 31/10/2015, E52/02113, E52/02114, E52/03097, E5 |
| A104905 | 2015 | Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd | Spearhole Project, Annual Report for the period 01/01/2014 to 31/12/2014, E52/2043-2044; P52/1186, 1188 & 1212 |
| A102803 | 2014 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Spearhole Partial Surrender Report for Exploration Licence 52/2043 for the period 06 July 2008 – 17 June 2014 |
| A101254 | 2014 | Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd | Annual Technical Report for the period 01/01/2013 to 31/12/2013 for the Spearhole Project Area E52/2044, E52/2 |
| A96944 | 2013 | Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd | Spearhole Project, Annual Report for the period 1st January 2012 to 31st December 2012, E52/2043-2044; P52/118 |
| A92947 | 2012 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Annual Technical Report for Spearhole Project Area E52/2044, E52/2043, P52/1186, P52/1188, P52/1212, C165/2005 |
| A89415 | 2011 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Exploration Licences E52/2044 and E52/2043, and Prospecting Licences P52/1186, P52/1187, P52/1188, P52/1212. C |
| A85969 | 2010 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Spearhole Project Area Combined Annual Technical Report Exploration Licence E52/2043, E52/2044, P52/1186, P52/ |
| A81204 | 2009 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Spearhole Project E52/2044, E52/2043, P52/1184, P52/1185, P52/1186, P52/1187, P52/1188, P47/1320, P47/1321. An |
| A77446 | 2008 | Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd | Spearhole Project Annual Report for E52/1716, E52/1717 and E52/1718, 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007. (Newm |
| A74427 | 2007 | Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd | Spearhole Project Annual Report for E52/1716, E52/1717 AND E52/1718, 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2006. C16 |
| A71879 | 2006 | Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd | Spearhole Project, Annual Report for E52/1716,E52/1717 & E52/1718, 28 October 2004 to 27 October 2005, (Combin |
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What does the exploration record say about Spearhole?
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