North Mining Ltd
North Mining Ltd holds 195 Western Australian tenements covering 285,933 ha. It is a subsidiary of Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO). It has lodged 54 open-file WAMEX reports between 1994 and 2015, mostly for gold, mineral sands and copper.
Who owns North Mining?
North Mining is a subsidiary of Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO). The group is named as a holder on 522 live Western Australian tenements.
The other companies Rio Tinto holds ground through, with the live tenements each is named on:
From Rio Tinto's consolidated entity disclosure statement, as at 2025-12-31.
Who holds paper over Rio Tinto's ground?
North Mining is part of the Rio Tinto group, so these are the group's connections.
55 of Rio Tinto's live titles carry a caveat or mortgage held by another party. Rio Tinto holds caveats or mortgages over 43 live titles of other companies. It holds 251 live titles together with another holder.
Caveats and mortgages over its ground
and 8 more
It holds caveats and mortgages over
Holds ground with
and 4 more
From caveats, mortgages and joint holdings on the DMPE tenement register. A caveat protects an interest in a title, such as a royalty, an option or a loan; the register does not say which.
What North Mining holds today
North Mining holds 195 tenements across 285,933 ha. The register records 5 titles transferred in, the latest in November 2025.
- Which tenements they hold, by type and local government area
- Every title bought, sold or transferred, and who it was with
- Expenditure compliance across the portfolio
- Dormant ground and forfeiture exposure
- Mortgages, caveats and the expiry profile
Exploration record
- Commodities targeted
- Gold 41 · Mineral Sands 9 · Copper 5 · Base Metals 5 · Zinc 3 · Nickel 2 · Lead 2 · Platinum 1
- Where they worked
- City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder 19, Shire of Meekatharra 6, Shire of Leonora 4, Shire of Irwin 4, Shire of Wiluna 3, Shire of Gingin 3, Shire of Laverton 2, Shire of Coolgardie 2, Shire of East Pilbara 2, Shire of Kulin 1
- Work on record
- RC drilling 24 · Rotary drilling 22 · Geological mapping 15 · Soil sampling 15 · Aerial magnetic surveys 12 · Diamond drilling 8 · Heavy minerals 7 · Geophysical interpretation 5
- Resource declared
- Yes, in 1 report: A48297 (1996)
- Downloadable data
- 5 of 54 reports include a digital package
- Report types
- Annual 33 · Final Surrender 15 · Partial Surrender 6
Reports filed
| Report | Year | Project | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A107333 | 2015 | EAST KALGOORLIE | EAST KALGOORLIE PROJECT Kanowna Lights Prospect Annual Exploration Report for year ending 31st August 2015 Co |
| A55977 | 1998 | Jilakin | Final Mineral Exploration Report for Work Carried out by North Limited on E70/1705 (Jilakin) for the Period 27 |
| A55915 | 1998 | Tobago | Report No. WA99/07S Relinquishment Report for Exploration Licence 38/860 Tobago Kinston District WA |
| A55914 | 1998 | Georgetown | Relinquishment Report for Exploration Licence 38/863 Georgetown Kingston District. |
| A55913 | 1998 | Trinidad | Final Surrender Report for Exploration Licence 38/861 Trinidad Kingston District, 02/05/1996 to 11/05/1998. |
| A55912 | 1998 | Cayman | Partial Surrender Mineral Exploration Report by North Ltd for Exploration Licence 38/862 Cayman Kingston Distr |
| A55911 | 1998 | Wiluna | Final Mineral Exploration Report for Exploration Licence 53/675 for the Period 27 March 19998 to 31st August 1 |
| A48297 | 1996 | Kalpini | North Limited Report No. WA97/02S Annual Mineral Exploration Report for Mayday North, Kalpini Project M27/140 |
| A44686 | 1995 | Mount McCleay | Mt McCleay Project, Final Report on Exploration undertaken during the period March 1994 to March 1995. |
| A43542 | 1995 | Mount Hogan - St Alvano | Annual Report on Exploration Within E15/323 Mt Hogan (Kalgoorlie District) Period Ending November 1994. Report |
| A43355 | 1995 | Mount Hogan | Annual Report on exploration licences E26/40 year ending November 1994; E15/251 year ending September 1994, Mt |
| A43248 | 1994 | Lake Yindarlgooda- Gundockerta | Annulal Report for E25/78 Gundockerta, Lake Yindarlgooda WA, Third Year ending 13 October 1994. |
| A42954 | 1994 | Redbank | Redbank Project, Annual Report for the year ending 13th October 1994, E80/1404 (Redbank), E80/1579 (Hargreaves |
| A42953 | 1994 | Gundockerta North | Gundockerta North Project, (Taurus & Slate), Annual Report for the period 27/10/1993 to 01/09/1994, M25/114 & |
| A42952 | 1994 | Gundockerta North | Annual report for the period 27/10/93-27/10/94 Gundockerta North Project M25/116 |
| A42850 | 1994 | Binduli | Annual Report , Binduli (JV) Project, P26/2461-2463,2484-2486, for the period 30/9/93 to 30/9/94. |
| A42758 | 1994 | Dodger | Dodger Project, Annual Report for the year ending 26th October 1994, E37/243. |
| A42757 | 1994 | Trigg Bore | Trigg Bore Project, Annual Report for the year ending 12th October 1994, P37/4326- 4834. |
| A42756 | 1994 | Mertondale | Annual Report for the period 14/10/93-13/10/94 Mertondale Project P37/4449-4451 |
| A42357 | 1994 | Woodlands | Woodlands Project, Annual Report for the period 05/10/1993 to 04/10/1994, E52/386. |
Report numbers filed by North Mining Ltd
Named projects
Project names North Mining Ltd used in their reports, with the shire each sits in.
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