E 45/2499-I
E 45/2499-I is a live exploration licence in the Shire of Ashburton, Western Australia, held by Chichester Metals Pty Ltd (part of Fortescue Ltd). Granted on 17 Feb 2004 for 5 years (extended), it passed its expiry date on 16 Feb 2024. The ground is covered by 15 historical WAMEX reports.
Register summary
- Holder
- Chichester Metals Pty Ltd
- Part of
- Fortescue Ltd (ASX:FMG) as at 2026-06-30
- Local government
- Shire of Ashburton
- Application received
- 19 May 2003
- Commenced
- 17 Feb 2004
- Expiry
- 16 Feb 2024
- Term
- 5 Years (Extended)
The full record on E 45/2499-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.
- Current holders and their shares, and all 3 changes of holder
- The full record: 23 years of expenditure, 24 conditions and 4 endorsements
- Native title context, combined reporting and rent status
- At-risk and opportunity signals, and expenditure compliance over five years
- Every register dealing (58 on record), with mortgages, caveats and transfers flagged
- Expiry band, and how long the holder has had it
Exploration history on this ground
| Report | Year | Operator | Project | On this ground | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A105928 | 2015 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Central Chichester Ranges | <1% | Combined Mineral Exploration Report: C125/2004 Central Chichester Ranges (State Agreement) 17 February 2014 to |
| A102161 | 2014 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Chichester Ranges | <1% | Combined Mineral Exploration Report: C125/2004 Central Chichester Ranges for the period 17 February 2013 to 16 |
| A97926 | 2013 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Central Chichester Ranges | <1% | Annual report for C125/2004 Central Chichester Ranges for the period 17th February 2012 to 16th February 2013. |
| A94162 | 2012 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Central Chichester Ranges | <1% | Central Chichester Ranges C125/2004 Annual report for the period 17th February 2011 to 16th February 2012, E45 |
| A90507 | 2011 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Central Chichester Ranges | <1% | Annual report for the period 17 February 2010 to 16 February 2011, Central Chichester Ranges Project |
10 more reports
| A86727 | 2010 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Central Chichester Ranges | <1% | Annual report for the period 17 February 2009 to 16 February 2010, Central Chichester Ranges Project, C125/200 |
| A82060 | 2009 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Central Chichester Ranges | <1% | Annual report for the period 17 February 2008 to 16 February 2009, Central Chichester Ranges Project, E45/2497 |
| A78348 | 2008 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Mount Nicholas - Mount Rove | <1% | Annual Report for the period 17 February 2007 to 16 February 2008, Central Chichester Ranges Project, C125/200 |
| A75345 | 2007 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Mount Nicholas - Mount Rove | <1% | Annual Report for the period 17 February 2006 to 16 February 2007,Central Chichester Ranges Project,E45/2497,E |
| A72391 | 2006 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Mount Nicholas - Mount Rove | <1% | Central Chichester Ranges Report, E45/2497-2499,2593, E45/2651-2652,E46/566-567,590,610-612,E47/1016,1434, Com |
| A70614 | 2005 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Mount Nicholas - Mount Rove | <1% | Central Chichester Ranges Report, (Tenements: E45/2497-2499, E45/2593, E46/566, E46/567, E46/590, E46/610-E46/ |
| A39194 | 1993 | Gold Dust Holdings Pty Ltd | Fortescue Valley | <1% | Fortescue Valley Project, Final Surrender Report for the period 03/071992 to 02/07/1993, E47/586. |
| A24594 | 1987 | Cra Exploration Pty Ltd | Mulga | <1% | Final Report on Exploration Completed within The Mulga Project Area, Mt. Bruce 1:250 000 Sheet, Pilbara Region |
| A3620 | 1973 | Cliffs International Inc | Fortescue River Valley | <1% | Fortescue River Valley Project, Non-statutory Report: Report of Review of Photogeological & Aeromagnatic Data, |
| A3857 | 1973 | Cliffs International Inc | Fortescue River Valley | <1% | Fortescue River Valley Project,Non-statutory Report: Summary of Geological & Geophysical Investigations, May 1 |
What does the exploration record say about this ground?
NextMaps reads the WAMEX reports over E 45/2499-I 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). Prefer the raw due diligence? A Tenure Pack bundles the full register record, tenure history and spatial datasets for this ground.
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