E 45/6976
PendingExploration LicenceShire of East PilbaraMarble Bar District
E 45/6976 is a pending exploration licence in the Shire of East Pilbara, Western Australia, applied for by Fmg Pilbara Pty Ltd (part of Fortescue Ltd). The application was received on 2 Aug 2024 and is awaiting a decision. The ground is covered by 43 historical WAMEX reports.
Area
9,317.314ha
Applied
Aug 2024
2 years ago
WAMEX reports
43
WA median is 53
Report drilling
25
of 43 reports
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Register summary
- Holder
- Fmg Pilbara Pty Ltd
- Part of
- Fortescue Ltd (ASX:FMG) as at 2026-06-30
- Local government
- Shire of East Pilbara
- Application received
- 2 Aug 2024
The full record on E 45/6976
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
- Every register dealing (3 on record), with mortgages, caveats and transfers flagged
Exploration history on this ground
43 historical WAMEX exploration reports intersect E 45/6976: 20 report geochemistry or sampling, 34 include a digital data package.
Work on record: Aircore drilling 11 · Co-funded drilling 11 · Aerial EM surveys 10 · Diamond drilling 9 · Ground gravity surveys 9 · IP surveys 9.
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have them read into one cited report on E 45/6976, free for new accounts.
When this ground was worked · 42 of 43 reports dated
11990s
12000s
242010s
162020s
Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Project | On this ground | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A153914 | 2026 | Fortescue Ltd | Anketell | <1% | C81/2020 Anketell Partial Surrender Report for the period ending 10/03/2026 |
| A149082 | 2025 | Satish Nair | Paterson North | <1% | Paterson North E45/3599 Final Surrender for the period ending 16/4/2025 |
| A147588 | 2025 | Sipa Resources Limited | Paterson North | <1% | Annual Report Paterson North C105/2017 for the period ending 29/09/2024. E 45/3599,E 45/4697,E 45/5335,E 45/53 |
| A150715 | 2025 | Sipa Resources Limited | Paterson North | <1% | E 45/05335 Paterson North Final Surrender Report for the period ending 25/09/2025. |
| A150716 | 2025 | Sipa Resources Limited | Paterson North | <1% | E 45/4697 Paterson North Final Surrender Report for the period ending 25/09/2025. |
38 more reports
| A144441 | 2024 | Rio Tinto Exploration Limited | Paterson NW2 | 100% | Final Surrender Report for E45/5168 Paterson NW2 Project for the period 16 August 2018 to 1 August 2024 |
| A144300 | 2024 | Igo Newsearch Pty Ltd | Paterson DD Granite Carapace | 41% | Final Report for DAG2023/01017602 (R27) |
| A137847 | 2023 | Sipa Exploration Nl | Paterson North | <1% | Annual Report for Combined Reporting Group C105/2017 Paterson North Project for the period ending 29/09/2023 |
| A133013 | 2022 | Sipa Exploration Nl | Paterson North | <1% | Partial Surrender for Paterson North E 45/4697 for the period 30 September 2016 to 29 September 2022 |
| A133007 | 2022 | Sipa Exploration Nl | Paterson North | <1% | Annual Report for Combined Reporting Group C105/2017 Paterson North Project for the period ending 29/09/2022 |
| A128915 | 2021 | Sipa Exploration Nl | Paterson North | <1% | Annual Report for Combined Reporting Group C105/2017 Paterson North Project for the period ending 29/09/2021 |
| A124130 | 2020 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Limited | Paterson Central | 5% | Mineral Exploration Combined Annual Report for C153/2019 for the period ending 30/04/2020 |
| A125346 | 2020 | Sipa Exploration Nl | Paterson North | <1% | Annual Report 2020 for E45/5335 Paterson North for the period ending 30/09/2020 |
| A124029 | 2020 | Antipa Minerals Ltd. | North Telfer | 41% | Final Report- EIS Co-Funded Exploration Drilling Application DAG2019/01568722 E45/2519 Magnetic and AEM Anomal |
| A122279 | 2020 | Antipa Minerals Ltd. | E45/2159 | 41% | E45/2519 Annual Technical Report, 18 December 2018 to 17 December 2019 |
| A125392 | 2020 | Sipa Exploration Nl | Paterson North | <1% | Annual Report 2020 for C105/2017 Paterson North Project for the period ending 29/09/2020 |
| A120315 | 2019 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd | Paterson | 6.4% | Mineral Exploration Annual Report for C34/2018 Paterson Project for the period 01/05/2018 to 30/04/2019 |
| A119418 | 2019 | Sipa Exploration Nl | Paterson North | <1% | Co-funded EIS Final Drilling Report 2018 (R#17) Paterson North E45/03599 for the period 1 March 2018 to 1 Marc |
| A122049 | 2019 | Sipa Exploration Nl | Paterson North | <1% | Donated Drillhole PND002 |
| A121973 | 2019 | Sipa Exploration Nl | Paterson North | <1% | Annual Report 2019 for C105/2017 Paterson North Project For the Period 30 September 2018 to 29 September 2019 |
| A122140 | 2019 | Sipa Exploration Nl | Paterson North | <1% | Paterson North Project E 45/03599 Co-funded EIS Final Drilling Report 2019 (R18) |
| A119273 | 2019 | Antipa Minerals Ltd. | Paterson | 41% | Paterson E45/2519 Annual Technical Report for the period 18 December 2017 to 17 December 2018 |
| A117779 | 2018 | Sipa Exploration Nl | Paterson North | <1% | Co-funded EIS Drilling Report 2018 Application Number DAG2018/01156367 (R#16) |
| A115797 | 2018 | Antipa Minerals Ltd. | Paterson Project | 41% | Paterson Project E45/2519 - Compulsory Partial Surrender Report for the period 18/12/2012 - 17/12/2017 |
| A115789 | 2018 | Antipa Minerals Ltd. | Paterson | 41% | Paterson Project E45/2519 - Annual Report for the period 11 December 2016 to 12 December 2017 |
| A117025 | 2018 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Limited | Paterson | <1% | Mineral Exploration Combined Annual Report for E45/4832 & E45/4833 (C34/2018) Paterson Project for the period |
| A118372 | 2018 | Sipa Exploration Nl | Paterson North | <1% | Annual Report 2018 for C105/2017 Paterson North Project for the period 30 September 2017 to 29 September 2018, |
| A115267 | 2017 | Sipa Exploration Nl | Paterson North | <1% | Co-funded EIS Final Drilling Report Paterson North E45/03599 for the period 1 March 2017 to 23 November 2017 ( |
| A115331 | 2017 | Sipa Exploration Nl | Paterson North | <1% | Annual Report for C105/2017 Paterson North Project For the Period 30 September 2016 to 29 September 2017, E45/ |
| A112213 | 2017 | Sipa Exploration Nl | Paterson North | <1% | E 45/03599 Paterson North Project Co-funded EIS Final Drilling Report 2016 (Round 13) For the Period 1 July 20 |
| A112236 | 2017 | Antipa Minerals Ltd. | Paterson | 41% | E45/2519 - Annual Technical Report For the Period 18 December 2015 to 17 December 2016 |
| A114058 | 2017 | Sipa Exploration N.L. | Paterson North | <1% | Paterson North E45/03599 Partial Compulsory Surrender Report For the Period 19 April 2011 to 18 April 2017 |
| A114059 | 2017 | Sipa Exploration Nl | Paterson North | <1% | Annual Exploration Report E45/3599 for the period 19 April 2016 to 18 April 2017 |
| A109157 | 2016 | Ming Gold Ltd | Great Sandy | <1% | Annual Technical Report For the period 19 April 2015 to 18 April 2016 Great Sandy Project Exploration Licence |
| A107944 | 2016 | Antipa Minerals Ltd. | Paterson (North) | 41% | ANNUAL REPORT For the Period 18 December 2014 to 17 December 2015 PATERSON (NORTH) E45/2519 |
| A108843 | 2016 | Ming Gold Ltd | Great Sandy | <1% | Final Drilling Report For the EIS Co-funded drilling programme Application Number DAG2015/00568523 Great Sandy |
| A105881 | 2015 | Ming Gold Ltd | Great Sandy | <1% | Annual Technical Report For the Period 19 April 2014 to 18 April 2015 Great Sandy Project E45/3599 |
| A102394 | 2014 | Ming Gold Ltd | Great Sandy | <1% | ANNUAL TECHNICAL REPORT For the Period 19 April 2013 to 18 April 2014 Great Sandy Project Exploration Licence |
| A98157 | 2013 | Ming Gold Ltd | Great Sandy | <1% | ANNUAL TECHNICAL REPORT For the Period 19 April 2012 to 18 April 2013 Great Sandy Project Exploration Licence |
| A93970 | 2012 | Ming Gold Ltd | Great Sandy | <1% | Annual Technical Report for the period 19 April 2011 to 18 April 2012, Great Sandy Project Exploration Licence |
| A73790 | 2006 | Newcrest Operations Ltd | Weenoo | <1% | Weenoo, Exploration Licence E45/2774, Surrender Report, Period Ending 30 November 2006, (Anketell). |
| A38504 | 1993 | Broken Hill Pty Co Ltd | Anketell | <1% | Anketell Project, Surrender Report for the period 08/04/1992 to 19/031993, E45/1087, 1090-1091, 1093-1094, 10 |
| A134589 | Gswa | Metallogenesis in the Paterson, WA | <1% | P1261 - GSWA geochemial analysis PND002 and PND005 |
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.