E 45/6342
LiveExploration LicenceShire of AshburtonMarble Bar District
E 45/6342 is a live exploration licence in the Shire of Ashburton, Western Australia, held by Mulga Downs Iron Ore Pty Ltd (part of Hancock Prospecting). Granted on 21 Oct 2025 for 5 years, it expires on 20 Oct 2030. The ground is covered by 57 historical WAMEX reports.
Area
22,630ha
Expires
Oct 2030
in 4 years
WAMEX reports
57
WA median is 53
Report drilling
13
of 57 reports
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Register summary
- Holder
- Mulga Downs Iron Ore Pty Ltd
- Part of
- Hancock Prospecting
- Local government
- Shire of Ashburton, Shire of East Pilbara, Town of Port Hedland
- Application received
- 29 Aug 2022
- Commenced
- 21 Oct 2025
- Expiry
- 20 Oct 2030
- Term
- 5 Years
The full record on E 45/6342
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 (no change of holder on record)
- The full record: 1 year of expenditure, 10 conditions and 24 endorsements
- Native title context, combined reporting and rent status
Premium
- At-risk and opportunity signals, and expenditure compliance over five years
- Every register dealing (4 on record), with mortgages, caveats and transfers flagged
- Expiry band, and how long the holder has had it
Exploration history on this ground
57 historical WAMEX exploration reports intersect E 45/6342: 21 report geochemistry or sampling, 42 include a digital data package.
Work on record: Rock chip sampling 12 · Geological mapping 11 · RC drilling 10 · Surface geochemistry 10 · Heritage survey 7 · Flora 6. Resource declared in A122552 (2020), A111871 (2017), A107898 (2016), A104658 (2015).
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When this ground was worked
52000s
392010s
132020s
Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Project | On this ground | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A153181 | 2026 | Australian Critical Minerals Limited | Cooletha | <1% | E45/4990 Cooletha Partial Relinquishment Report for the period ending 23/10/2025 |
| A149579 | 2025 | Mulga Downs Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Coolthea Hill | <1% | Final Surrender Report for Coolthea Hill E45/4389 for the period 27/01/2015 to 7/5/2025 |
| A150169 | 2025 | Australian Critical Minerals Limited | Cooletha South | <1% | Annual Exploration Report E45/5228 Cooletha South Project for the period ending 28/07/2025 |
| A150227 | 2025 | Mulga Downs Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Mulga Downs Iron Ore | 8.5% | Final Surrender Report for E45/4501 Mulga Downs Iron Ore Project for the period ending 06/08/2025. |
| A130400 | 2022 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Mulga Downs | <1% | E45/4389 (Coolthea Hill) Annual Report for the year ended 26 January 2022. |
52 more reports
| A131233 | 2022 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Mulga Downs | 8.5% | E45/4501 Coolthea Hill West Annual Report 2022period ending 23/04/2022. |
| A126779 | 2021 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Mulga Downs | <1% | E45/4389 (Coolthea Hill) Annual Report for the period ending 26/01/2021 |
| A128318 | 2021 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Mulga Downs | 8.5% | E45/4501 Coolthea Hill West Annual Report for the period ending 23/04/2021 |
| A122552 | 2020 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Mulga Downs Project Group 1 | 18% | C115/2007 Combined Annual Report Mulga Downs Project Group 1 for the period 7 November 2018 to 6 November 2019 |
| A123226 | 2020 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Limited | Mulga Downs | <1% | E45/4389 Coolthea Hill Annual Report For the Year Ending 26 January 2020 |
| A123403 | 2020 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Mulga Downs | 35% | E45/4231 Farwick Well Annual Report For the Year Ending 28 January 2020 |
| A124949 | 2020 | Proterozoic Gold Pty Ltd | Cooletha South | <1% | Annual Exploration Report E45/5228 Cooletha South for the period ending 28/7/2020 |
| A125690 | 2020 | Proterozoic Gold Pty Ltd | Cooletha | <1% | Annual Exploration Report E45/4990 Cooletha for the period 24 October 2019 to 23 October 2020 |
| A119843 | 2019 | Central Pilbara North Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Mulga Downs | <1% | E45/4389 Coolthea Hill Annual Report for the Year Ending 26 January 2019 |
| A119846 | 2019 | Mulga Downs Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Mulga Downs | 35% | E45/4231 Farwick Well Annual Report For the Year Ending 28 January 2019 |
| A119595 | 2019 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Limited | Mulga Downs Group 1 | 17% | Combined Annual Report Mulga Downs Project Group 1 (C115/2007) for the period 7 November 2017 to 6 November 20 |
| A115780 | 2018 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Mulga Downs | 18% | Combined Annual Report C115/2007 Mulga Downs Project for the period 7 November 2016 to 6 November 2017, E45/03 |
| A116125 | 2018 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Mulga Downs | 35% | Mulga Downs Project E45/4231 (Farwick Well) Annual Report For the Year Ending 28 January 2018 |
| A116128 | 2018 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Mulga Downs - Coolthea Hill | <1% | Coolthea Hill E45/4389 Partial Surrender Report For the Period 27 January 2015 to 19 January 2018 |
| A116185 | 2018 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Mulga Downs | 35% | E45/4231 Farwick Partial Surrender Report For the Period 29 January 2014 to 18 January 2018 |
| A116580 | 2018 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Coolthea Hill | <1% | E45/4389 Coolthea Hill Annual Report For the Year Ending 26 January 2018 |
| A116501 | 2018 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Mulga Downs | 16% | E45/3616 Woodyanna Well Final Surrender Report for the period 13 March 2013 to 14 February 2018 |
| A111871 | 2017 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Limited | Mulga Downs | 23% | Mulga Downs Project Combined Annual Report C115/2007 7 November 2015 to 6 November 2016 |
| A112089 | 2017 | Central Pilbara North Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Mulga Downs | <1% | Mulga Downs Project Coolthea Hill E45/4389 Annual Report For the Period 27 January 2016 to 26 January 2017 |
| A115082 | 2017 | Mulga Downs Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Garden Spring | 100% | E45/3617 Garden Spring Final Surrender Report For the Period 6 June 2012 to 12 October 2017 |
| A115085 | 2017 | Mulga Downs Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Mulga Downs 4 | 100% | E45/3618 Mulga Downs 4 Final Surrender Report for the period For the Period 6 June 2012 to 12 October 2017 |
| A112092 | 2017 | Central Pilbara North Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Mulga Downs | 50% | E45/3896 Dershaw Well Project Annual Report for the period 19/01/2016 to 18/01/2017 |
| A112304 | 2017 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Limited | Mulga Downs - Farwick Well | 35% | Mulga Downs Project E45/4231 Farwick Well - Annual Report For the Period 29 January 2016 to 28 January 2017 |
| A114939 | 2017 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Wall Creek | 32% | E45/3593 (Wall Creek) Partial Surrender Report For the Period 28 September 2011 to 28 August 2017 |
| A108299 | 2016 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Dershaw Well | 50% | Annual Report For the Year Ending 18 January 2016, E45/3896 Dershaw Well |
| A108345 | 2016 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Farwick Well | 35% | E45/4231 Farwick Well Annual Report For the Year Ending 28 January 2016 |
| A108346 | 2016 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Coolthea Hill | <1% | E45/4389 Coolthea Hill Annual Report For the Year Ending 26 January 2015 |
| A107898 | 2016 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Mulga Downs | 18% | Mulga Downs Project C115/2007 Combined Annual Report for the period 07 November 2014 – 06 November 2015, E45/3 |
| A104534 | 2015 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Railway South | 32% | Final Surrender Report: C53/2006 Railway South for the period 11 July 2006 to 05 September 2014, E45/2708 & E4 |
| A105172 | 2015 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Farwick Well | 35% | Annual Report For the Year Ending 28 January 2015 E45/4231 Farwick Well WESTERN AUSTRALIA [for the period 29/0 |
| A105327 | 2015 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Railway South | 3% | Final Surrender Report for the Period 29 January 2010 to 16 December 2014, Railway South E45/3366, E45/2841, E |
| A106037 | 2015 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Redmont - Roy Hill Rail Line | <1% | E45/3690 Redmont Surrender Report for the period 11 June 2013 to 25 May 2015 |
| A104658 | 2015 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Mulga Downs | 18% | Mulga Downs Project (C115/2007) E45/3593; E45/3616, E45/3617; E45/3618; E47/1244, E47/2117 and M47/206, Combin |
| A101042 | 2014 | Atlas Iron Ltd | Western Shaw | <1% | Western Shaw Project, Annual Report for the period 06/01/2013 to 05/01/2014, E45/2768, 2795 & 4108; P45/2733. |
| A101692 | 2014 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Railway South | 8.4% | Combined Annual Mineral Exploration Report: Railway South C53/2006 for the period 7th February 2013 to 6th Feb |
| A102921 | 2014 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Roy Hill Rail Line - Redmont | <1% | E45/3690 Redmont Annual Report For the Year Ending 10 June 2014 Roy Hill Rail Line (HPPL) Project WESTERN AUST |
| A103706 | 2014 | Atlas Iron Ltd | Western Shaw | <1% | Western Shaw Project E45/2795‐I Final Surrender Report to the Department of Mines and Petroleum for the Period |
| A96276 | 2013 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Mulga Downs | 18% | Mulga Downs Project, Annual Report for the period 7th November 2011 to 6th November 2012, E45/3593, 3617-3618, |
| A100776 | 2013 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Mulga Downs | 18% | Mulga Downs Project, Combined Annual Report, Combined Reporting Group C115/2007 Mulga Downs Group 1, For the Y |
| A96705 | 2013 | Atlas Iron Ltd | Western Shaw | <1% | WESTERN SHAW PROJECT E45/2768-I 2795-I & P45/2733-I Annual Technical Report to the Department of Mines and Pe |
| A97434 | 2013 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Railway South | 7.3% | Railway South Project, Annual Report for the period 07/02/2012 to 06/02/2013, E45/2708, 2841, 2843-2844, 2866, |
| A99520 | 2013 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Farwick Well | 33% | Partial Surrender report for the tenement E45/2708, Farwick Well, for the period 11/07/2006 – 27/06/2013 |
| A100455 | 2013 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Railway South | 5.7% | Partial Surrender Report for the Period 29 January 2010 to 28 August 2013, E45/2841 Railway South C53/2006 |
| A93562 | 2012 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Railway South | 7.3% | Annual report for the period 07th February 2011 to 06th February 2012, Railway South Project |
| A89951 | 2011 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Railway South | 13% | Annual Report for the period 7th February 2010 to 6th February2011, Railway South Project, C53/2006, E45/2707- |
| A90500 | 2011 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Railway South | 32% | Final Surrender Report, E45/2707, E45/2709 & E45/2749, Railway South Project, C53/2006, Report period: 7th Fe |
| A86349 | 2010 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Railway South | 24% | Annual report for the period 07 February 2009 to 06 February 2010, Railway South Project, E45/2707, E45/2708, |
| A81745 | 2009 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Railway South | 24% | Annual report for the period 07 February 2008 to 06 February 2009, Railway South Project, E45/2707, E45/2708, |
| A77156 | 2008 | Bhp Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd | North Shaw | 14% | Annual Report North Shaw (Quarry 8) M 45/629 Reporting Period 23 November 2006 - 22 November 2007 |
| A77638 | 2008 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Railway South | 24% | Annual report for the period 07 February 2007 to 06 February 2008, Railway South Project, C53/2006 |
| A74774 | 2007 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Railway South | 22% | Annual Report for the Period 07 February 2006 to 06 February 2007, Railway South Project, E45/2770, E45/2707, |
| A67430 | 2003 | Bhp Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd | North Shaw | 14% | Annual Report for the period 23 November 2002-22 November 2003 North Shaw M45/629 |
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 2026-10-07. Compiled by NextMaps. Verify against primary sources before reliance.