E 09/3060
PendingExploration LicenceShire of Upper GascoyneGascoyne M.F. District
E 09/3060 is a pending exploration licence in the Shire of Upper Gascoyne, Western Australia, applied for by Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Limited (part of Rio Tinto Limited). The application was received on 23 Apr 2026 and is awaiting a decision. The ground is covered by 46 historical WAMEX reports.
Area
27,861.653ha
Applied
Apr 2026
6 months ago
WAMEX reports
46
WA median is 53
Report drilling
13
of 46 reports
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For E 09/3060 that covers 46 WAMEX reports · 195 open-file drillholes (-2,018 m drilled) · 25 earlier titles on the ground since 1967 · 2 native title determinations · no conservation land.
Register summary
- Holder
- Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Limited
- Part of
- Rio Tinto Limited (ASX:RIO) as at 2025-12-31
- Local government
- Shire of Upper Gascoyne
- Application received
- 23 Apr 2026
The full record on E 09/3060
The register summary says who has applied for it. The rest of the record says what is attached to the application and how it is progressing.
Free account
- Current holders and their shares (no change of holder on record)
- Expenditure history, conditions and endorsements
- Native title context, combined reporting and rent status
Premium
- Expenditure compliance, expiry and ownership signals, once the application is granted
- Dealings, mortgages, caveats and transfer history
Exploration history on this ground
46 historical WAMEX exploration reports intersect E 09/3060: 29 report geochemistry or sampling, 39 include a digital data package.
Work on record: Rock chip sampling 19 · Soil sampling 13 · Geological mapping 10 · Aerial EM surveys 9 · Geological reconnaissance 9 · Geophysical interpretation 9. Resource declared in A107727 (2016).
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When this ground was worked
11970s
11980s
41990s
22000s
312010s
72020s
Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Project | On this ground | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A153300 | 2026 | Reach Resources Limited | Frederick River | 12% | E09/2751 Frederick River Final Surrender Report for the peiod ending 31/10/2025. |
| A147777 | 2025 | Miramar Resources Limited | Bangemall - Dooley Downs | 67% | Fial Surrender Report - Bangemall Project, Dooley Downs (E09/2484) for the period ending 06/11/2024. |
| A147783 | 2025 | Miramar Resources Limited | Bangemall - Dooley Downs | 10% | Final Surrender Report - Dooley Downs (E09/2647) for the period 4/7/2023 to 6/11/2024 |
| A138505 | 2024 | Miramar Resources Limited | Bangemall - Dooley Downs | 67% | Annual Report Bangemall - Dooley Downs E09/2484 for the period ending 25/10/2023. |
| A144834 | 2024 | Miramar Resources Limited | Bangemall - Dooley Downs | 10% | Annual Report Bangemall - Dooley Downs E09/2647 for the period ending 03/07/2024. |
41 more reports
| A133928 | 2023 | Miramar Resources Limited | Bangemall - Dooley Downs | 67% | Annual Exploration Report - E09/2484 Bangemall - Dooley Downs for the period ending 25/10/2022 |
| A132688 | 2022 | Hellcat Minerals Pty Ltd | Frederick | <1% | Frederick Project E09/2469 Annual Report for the period ending 25 October 2022 |
| A118070 | 2018 | Pure Minerals Limited | Battery Hub | 24% | Annual Technical Report for Battery Hub Project C22/2018 for the period 13 September 2017 to 12 September 2018 |
| A114192 | 2017 | Golden Phoenix Australia Pty Ltd | Augustus | <1% | Augustus Project (C63/2017S) Combined Annual Report to the Department of Mines and Petroleum for the period 29 |
| A107727 | 2016 | Aurora Minerals Limited | Capricorn Southeast | 32% | Final Surrender Report for E09/01433, E09/01602 Capricorn Southeast Project for the period 24 November 2009 to |
| A109684 | 2016 | Golden Phoenix Australia Pty Ltd | Augustus | <1% | Augustus Project (C63/2014) Combined Annual Report to the Department of Mines and Petroleum for the period 01 |
| A106114 | 2015 | Golden Phoenix Australia Pty Ltd | Augustus | <1% | Augustus Project C63/2014 Combined Annual Report to the Department of Mines and Petroleum for the period 01 Ap |
| A107131 | 2015 | Aurora Minerals Limited | Capricorn Southeast | <1% | Surrender Report for Exploration Licence 09/1600 Capricorn Southeast Project for the period 24 November 2009 t |
| A105244 | 2015 | Aurora Minerals Ltd | Capricorn Southeast | 18% | Capricorn Southeast Project (C63/2010) Annual Technical Report for the Year Ending 31 December 2014, Explorati |
| A101243 | 2014 | Dolphin Resources Pty Ltd | Frederick | 1.4% | Partial Surrender Report for Period ended 23 January 2014, Frederick Project, E09/1268 |
| A101445 | 2014 | Aurora Minerals Ltd | Capricorn | 18% | Capricorn Southeast Project (C63/2010) Exploration Licenses: 09/1428; 09/1433; 09/1600; 09/1602; 09/1605; 09/1 |
| A103004 | 2014 | Aurora Minerals Ltd | Capricorn Southeast | 20% | Capricorn Southeast Project, Partial Surrender Report for the period 24/11/2009 to 05/06/2014, E09/1428,1433, |
| A103999 | 2014 | Dolphin Resources Pty Ltd | Frederick | 1.4% | Surrender Report, Frederick Project, E09/1268 for the period 22 December 2006 to 13 November 2013 |
| A104175 | 2014 | Aurora Minerals Ltd | Capricorn Southeast | 11% | Capricorn Southeast Project C63/2010 Partial Surrender Report (E09/1433; E09/1600-I; E09/1602-I; E09/1652) for |
| A100872 | 2014 | Dolphin Resources Pty Ltd | Frederick | 1.4% | Frederick Project, Annual Report for the period 22/12/2012 to 21/12/2013, E09/1268. |
| A96468 | 2013 | Aurora Minerals Ltd | Capricorn Southeast | <1% | Surrender Report for Exploration Licence 09/1836 Capricorn Southeast for the period 18 August 2011 to 10 Decem |
| A96599 | 2013 | Aurora Minerals Ltd | Capricorn Southeast | 16% | Capricorn Southeast Project (C63_2010) Annual Technical Report for the year ending 31 December 2012 (E09/1427; |
| A96612 | 2013 | Dolphin Resources Pty Ltd | Frederick | 1.4% | Annual Report for Period 22 December 2011 to 21 December 2012, Frederick Project, E09/1268 |
| A98812 | 2013 | Aurora Minerals Ltd | Capricorn Southeast | 47% | Surrender Report for Exploration Licence 09/1427 for the period 30 June 2010 to 20 June 2013 |
| A92256 | 2012 | Aurora Minerals Ltd | Capricorn Southeast | <1% | SURRENDER REPORT CAPRICORN SOUTHEAST PROJECT BANGEMALL BASIN WESTERN AUSTRALIA COMBINED REPORTING C63/2010 SUR |
| A92434 | 2012 | Aurora Minerals Ltd | Capricorn Southeast | 15% | Partial Surrender Report: Combined Reporting Number C63/2010 Capricorn Southeast Project, BANGEMALL BASIN WES |
| A92763 | 2012 | Dolphin Resources Pty Ltd | Frederick | 1.4% | Annual Report for Period 22 December 2010 to 21 December 2011, Frederick Project, E09/1268 |
| A92825 | 2012 | Aurora Minerals Ltd | Capricorn Southeast | 5.8% | Annual Technical Report; Capricorn Southeast Project; Basngemall Basin, Western Australia, Combined Reporting |
| A93686 | 2012 | Aurora Minerals Ltd | Capricorn Southeast | 31% | Partial Surrender Report for Exploration Licences 09/1427; 09/1428; and 09/1652, Capricorn Southeast Project, |
| A94468 | 2012 | Dolphin Resources Pty Ltd | Frederick | 1.4% | Report on Diamond Drilling of Bowe Prospect, Frederick Project E09/1268, for the period 20 May 2012 to 2 Augus |
| A95774 | 2012 | Aurora Minerals Ltd | Capricorn Southeast | 7.5% | Partial Surrender Report for Exploration Licences 09/1433; 09/1600; 09/1602; 09/1605; 52/2036; and 52/2037, Ca |
| A89142 | 2011 | Dolphin Resources Pty Ltd | Frederick | 1.4% | Annual Report for Period 22 December 2009 to 21 December 2010, Frederick Project, E09/1268 |
| A89173 | 2011 | Dolphin Resources Pty Ltd | Frederick | 1.4% | Partial Surrender Report for Period ended 22 December 2009, Frederick Project, E09/1268 |
| A89788 | 2011 | Aurora Minerals Ltd | Capricorn Southeast | 5.8% | Annual Technical Report; Capricorn Southeast Project; Combined Reporting C63_2010; Year ending Dec 31 2010 |
| A91967 | 2011 | Aurora Minerals Ltd | Capricorn | <1% | Surrender Report, Capricorn Project, Bangemall Basin, WA, Group Reporting Number C64/2010 |
| A90133 | 2011 | Aurora Minerals Ltd | Capricorn | <1% | Annual Technical Report, Capricorn Project,Bangemall Basin, Western Australia, Tenement Group Code C64/2010, |
| A85619 | 2010 | Dolphin Resources Pty Ltd | Frederick | 1.4% | Annual Report for Period 22 December 2008 to 21 December 2009, Frederick Project, E09/1268 |
| A87063 | 2010 | Encounter Resources Ltd | Wanna | <1% | Wanna Project E09/1297 & E09/1268 Combined Annual Report C253/2008 For the Period 28 March 2009 to 29 March 20 |
| A82572 | 2009 | Encounter Resources Ltd | WANNA | <1% | WANNA PROJECT E09/1297 & E09/1268 COMBINED ANNUAL REPORT C253/2008 FOR THE PERIOD 28 MAR 2008 TO 29 MAR 2009 |
| A77277 | 2008 | Dolphin Resources Pty Ltd | Frederick | 1.4% | Annual Report for Period 22 December 2006 to 21 December 2007, Frederick Project, E09/1268 |
| A57765 | 1999 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd | Dooley Downs | 24% | Dooley Downs, Annual report for year ending 30th December 1998, E09/885-887 |
| A51530 | 1997 | Bhp Minerals Pty Ltd | Edmund / Jillawarra | <1% | Edmund / Jillawarra Project, Annual Report for Exploration Licences E52/931-937, 945-949, 967-970, E09/655-657 |
| A52803 | 1997 | Bhp Minerals Pty Ltd | Edmund - Lyons River North | <1% | Edmund - Lyons River North Project, Final Surrender Report for the period ending 27th October 1997, E09/693. |
| A47781 | 1996 | Bhp Minerals Pty Ltd | Edmund / Jillawarra | <1% | Edmund / Jillawarra Project, Annual Report for the period 20/02/1995 to 19/02/1996, E52/931-937, 945-949, 96 |
| A21559 | 1987 | Alcoa Of Australia Ltd | Bangemall Basin | <1% | Bangemall Basin, [Non-statutory Report: Mapping, circa 1966] |
| A21557 | 1972 | Alcoa Of Australia Ltd | Bangemall Basin | <1% | Bangemall Basin Project, Non-statutory Report: Edmund Area, Plates 1- 5, January 1972, |
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.