E 08/1196-I
LiveExploration LicenceShire of AshburtonAshburton M.F. District
E 08/1196-I is a live exploration licence in the Shire of Ashburton, Western Australia, held by Mitsui Iron Ore Development Pty Ltd, North Mining Limited and 3 others (part of Rio Tinto Limited). Granted on 6 Feb 2001 for 5 years (extended), it expires on 5 Feb 2027. The ground is covered by 30 historical WAMEX reports.
Area
10,199.089ha
Expires
Feb 2027
in 4 months
WAMEX reports
30
WA median is 53
Report drilling
18
of 30 reports
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For E 08/1196-I that covers 30 WAMEX reports · 168 open-file drillholes (5,374 m drilled) · 54 earlier titles on the ground since 1961 · 1 native title determination · no conservation land.
Register summary
- Holders
- Mitsui Iron Ore Development Pty Ltd, North Mining Limited, Robe River Mining Co. Pty. Ltd., Cape Lambert Iron Associates, Pannawonica Iron Associates
- Part of
- Rio Tinto Limited (ASX:RIO) as at 2025-12-31
- Local government
- Shire of Ashburton
- Application received
- 19 June 2000
- Commenced
- 6 Feb 2001
- Expiry
- 5 Feb 2027
- Term
- 5 Years (Extended)
The full record on E 08/1196-I
The register summary says who holds it today. The rest of the record says how they came to, what is attached to it, and whether it is being worked.
Free account
- Current holders and their shares, and all 5 changes of holder
- The full record: 26 years of expenditure, 28 conditions and 4 endorsements
- Native title context, combined reporting and rent status
Premium
- At-risk and opportunity signals, and expenditure compliance over five years
- Every register dealing (48 on record), with mortgages, caveats and transfers flagged
- Expiry band, and how long the holder has had it
Exploration history on this ground
30 historical WAMEX exploration reports intersect E 08/1196-I: 6 report geochemistry or sampling, 13 include a digital data package.
Work on record: RC drilling 14 · Geophysical logging 8 · Diamond drilling 7 · Aboriginal site surveys 6 · Fauna 5 · Flora 5. Resource declared in A85970 (2010), A85361 (2009), A80510 (2008).
Rather than open these one by one on the DMPE site,
have them read into one cited report on E 08/1196-I, free for new accounts.
When this ground was worked
21960s
1970s
11980s
21990s
122000s
132010s
Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Project | On this ground | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A108177 | 2016 | Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd | Warramboo | <1% | Warramboo Project Area Combined Annual Report Exploration Licences 08/788 & 08/1196 C144/1999 for the period |
| A104907 | 2015 | Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd | Warramboo | <1% | Warramboo Project, Annual Report for the period 01/01/2014 to 31/12/2014, E38/788 & 1196. [C144/1999] |
| A101252 | 2014 | Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd | Warramboo | <1% | Warramboo Project Area Combined Annual Report, Exploration Licences 08/788 & 08/1196 (C144/1999) for the perio |
| A104311 | 2014 | Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd | Hubert Well - Mesa A | <1% | Hubert Well [Mesa A] Project, Final Surrender Report for the period 05/12/2005 to 26/11/2014, E08/1453. |
| A96945 | 2013 | Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd | Warramboo | <1% | Warramboo Project, Annual Report for the period 01/01/2012 to 31/12/2012, E08/788 & 1196. |
25 more reports
| A100525 | 2013 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Hubert Well - Mesa A | <1% | Hubert Well (Mesa A) Annual Report Exploration Licence 08/1453 for the period 5 December 2012 – 4 December 201 |
| A92882 | 2012 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Warramboo | <1% | Warramboo Project, Annual Report for the period 1st January 2011 to 31st December 2011, E08/788-789 & 1196. ( |
| A96235 | 2012 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Hubert Well (Mesa A) | <1% | Hubert Well (Mesa A) Project, Annual Report for the period 5th December 2011 to 4th December 2012, E08/1453. |
| A102150 | 2011 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd | Mesa J - Yandi Junction - Mesa A - Bunga | <1% | Peth Core Library Drilling Data from Drillholes into Channel Iron Deposits (CID) in the Pilbara Hole J6088- Me |
| A89412 | 2011 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Warramboo | <1% | Warramboo Combined Group Annual Report for the Period 1/1/2010 to 31/12/2010, E08/788, E08/789, E08/1196 |
| A92240 | 2011 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Hubert Well | <1% | HUBERT WELL (MESA A) ANNUAL TECHNICAL REPORT EXPLORATION LICENCE 08/1453 Ashburton Mineral Field Western Austr |
| A85970 | 2010 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Warramboo | <1% | Warramboo Project Area, (Combined) Annual Technical Report, Exploration Licences E08/788, E08/789, E08/1196. |
| A88736 | 2010 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Hubert Well | <1% | Hubert Well (Mesa A) Annual Technical Report Exploration Licence 08/01453 for the Period 05 December 2009 to |
| A85361 | 2009 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd | Hubert Well (Mesa A) | <1% | Hubert Well (Mesa A) E08/01453. Annual Technical Report for the Period 5/12/2008 to 4/12/2009 |
| A81206 | 2009 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | WARRAMBOO | <1% | Warramboo Project, (Combined) Annual Technical Report, Exploration Licences E08/788m E08/789, E08/1196 (C144/1 |
| A80510 | 2008 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Hubert Well (Mesa A) | <1% | HUBERT WELL (MESA A) ANNUAL TECHNICAL REPORT EXPLORATION LICENCE E08/1453, Annual Technical Report for the Per |
| A77447 | 2008 | Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd | Warramboo | <1% | Warramboo Project Area Combined Annual Report for E08/788, E08/789, E08/1196 and E08/1416 For the period 1 Jan |
| A74452 | 2007 | Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd | Warramboo | <1% | Warramboo Project, Annual Report for E08/788-789,1196,1416, 01 January 2006 to 31 December 2006. (Yarraloola). |
| A76894 | 2007 | Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd | Mesa A - Huberts Well | <1% | Mesa A East - Huberts Well E08/1453 Annual Report for 05 December 2006 to 04 December 2007 |
| A71869 | 2006 | Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd | Warramboo | <1% | Warramboo Project, Annual Report for E08/788,789,1196 & 1416 , 01 January 2005 to 31 December 2005, (Combined |
| A73972 | 2006 | Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd | Mesa A | <1% | Mesa A Project, Annual Report for E08/1453, 05 December 2005 to 04 December 2006, (Robe River GDSR No. 4830, Y |
| A70191 | 2005 | Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd | Warramboo | <1% | Annual report for the period 01/01/04 - 31/12/04 Warramboo Project, C144/1999, E08/788, E08/789, E08/1196. |
| A68323 | 2004 | Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd | Warramboo | <1% | Annual Report for the period 01/01/2003-31/12/2003 Warramboo Project E08/788, E08/789, E08/1196 |
| A66348 | 2003 | Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd | Warramboo | <1% | Annual Report 1 January 2002 - 31 December 2002 Warramboo Project C144/1999: E08/788-89 & 1196 Report No 1870 |
| A64472 | 2002 | Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd | Warramboo | <1% | Annual Report For E08/788, 789 & 1196. DOMPR Ref: M10156, C144/1999 . Our Ref: 1720 |
| A36947 | 1992 | Poseidon Exploration Ltd | Yarraloola | <1% | Yarraloola Project, Annual Report for the period 01/09/1991 to01/05/1992, E08/457, 458, 459, 501, 502, 503. |
| A37178 | 1992 | Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd | Upper Robe | <1% | Annual Report for the period 26/09/91 to 25/09/92 Upper Robe Project AML70/248, E47/409 and E47/496 to E47/498 |
| A12250 | 1981 | Cliffs International Inc | Robe River | <1% | Robe River Project, Non-statutory Report; West Angelas 15 MLTPY Expansion, 62% Fe Low Stripping Case Study, P |
| A1417 | 1966 | Broken Hill Pty Co Ltd | Wilga | <1% | Wilga Project, Non-statutory Report: Annual & Quarterly Reports for the periods ending 31st December 1966, TR7 |
| A1585 | 1964 | Broken Hill Pty Co Ltd | Yarraloola- Deepdale | <1% | Yarraloola - Deepdale Project, Non-statutory Report: Final Report for the period ending 30/04/1964, TR70/2705H |
What does the exploration record say about this ground?
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Tenure data sourced from the DMPE public registers and SLIP WA (© Government of Western Australia, CC BY 4.0), as at 2026-10-08. Compiled by NextMaps. Verify against primary sources before reliance.