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E 45/7229

PendingExploration LicenceShire of East PilbaraMarble Bar District
Area
28,520ha
Applied
Feb 2026
6 months ago
WAMEX reports
42
WA median is 53
Report drilling
16
of 42 reports
East Pilbara Explore on the live map

Register summary

Holder
Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Limited
Local government
Shire of East Pilbara
Application received
9 Feb 2026

Exploration history on this ground

42 historical WAMEX exploration reports intersect E 45/7229: 21 report geochemistry or sampling, 26 include a digital data package.
When this ground was worked · 41 of 42 reports dated
41980s
111990s
2000s
112010s
152020s
Most recent reports
ReportYearOperatorProject On this groundTitle
A138364 2024 Reward Minerals Ltd Kumpupintil Lake Potash <1% Annual Technical Report for C39/2007 Kumpupintil Lake Potash for the period ending 05/10/2023.
A138461 2024 Reward Minerals Ltd Gunanya 12% Gunanya Annual Mineral Exploration Report C11/2020 for the period ending 30/09/2023. E 45/3285,E 45/4090
A134420 2023 Fmg Resources Pty Ltd E45/5291 20% E45/5291 (McKay Range) Partial Surrender Report for the period ending 10/02/2023.
A136349 2023 Fortescue Metals Group Ltd McKay Range 14% C121/2019 Combined Final Surrender Report McKay Range for the period ending 25/07/2023.
A132629 2022 Fortescue Metals Group Ltd McKay Range 13% C121/2019 McKay Range Annual Mineral Exploration Report for the period ending 20/08/2022
37 more reports
A132964 2022 Fortescue Metals Group Ltd Gunanya 12% C11/2020 Gunanya Annual Mineral Exploration Report for the period ending 30/09/2022. E 45/3285,E 45/4090
A132091 2022 Fortescue Metals Group Ltd McKay Range 4.7% C121/2019 McKay Range Combined Partial Surrender Report for the period 21/08/2019 to 14/07/2022
A132647 2022 Reward Minerals Ltd Kumpupintel Lake Potash <1% Annual Technical Report for C39/2007 Kumpupintel Lake Potash Project for the period ending 05/10/2022.
A128892 2021 Fortescue Metals Group Ltd Gunanya 12% C11/2020 Gunanya Project Annual Report for the period ending 30/09/2021
A128441 2021 Holocene Pty Ltd; Reward Minerals Ltd Kumpupintil Lake <1% Annual Technical Report for C39/2007 Kumpupintil Lake Potash Project for the period ending 05/10/2021
A126315 2021 Reward Minerals Ltd Lake Disappointment <1% Annual Report on the Lake Disappointment Project, C39/2007, for the period 6 October 2019 to 5 October 2020, P
A128507 2021 Fortescue Metals Group Ltd McKay Range 13% C121/2019 McKay Range Annual Report for the period ending 20/08/2021
A125211 2020 Fortescue Metals Group Ltd McKay Range 13% McKay Range C121/2019 Annual Report for the period ending 20/08/2020
A125468 2020 Fortescue Metals Group Ltd Gunanya 12% C11/2020 Gunanya Project Annual Report for the period ending 30/09/2020, E45/03285, E45/04090
A122967 2020 Reward Minerals Ltd Lake Disappointment 3.7% Lake Disappointment C39/2007 Annual Report for the period 5 October 2018 to 6 October 2019
A118594 2018 Reward Minerals Ltd Lake Disappointment 3.7% Combined Annual Report on Exploration for the Period Ended 5 October 2018, Lake Disappointment Group C39/2007,
A115359 2017 Reward Minerals Ltd Lake Disappointment 3.7% Lake Disappointment C39/2007 Annual Report For the Period 6 October 2016 to 5 October 2017, E45/02801, E45/028
A115489 2017 Reward Minerals Ltd Lake Disappointment 16% Lake Disappointment E45/3285 Partial Surrender for the period 29 October 2012 to 11 September 2017
A115494 2017 Reward Minerals Ltd Lake Disappointment <1% Lake Disappointment E45/3286 2017 Partial Surrender For the Period 29 October 2012 to 12 September 2017
A110349 2016 Reward Minerals Ltd Lake Disappointment 3.7% Lake Disappointment C39/2007 Annual Exploration Report For the Period 6 October 2015 to 5 October 2016, E45/02
A104525 2015 Reward Minerals Ltd Lake Disappointment 3.7% Annual Report for Lake Disappointment C39/2007 for the period 06/10/2013 to 05/10/2014, E45/2801, 2802, 2803,
A106755 2015 Birla (Nifty) Pty Ltd Grace Pool 31% Final Report Tenement - E45/3629 (Grace Pool) For the period 11th September 2013 – 23rd July 2015
A107194 2015 Reward Minerals Ltd Lake Disappointment 3.7% Annual Mineral Exploration Report on Lake Disappointment Project - C39/2007, 06/10/2014 to 05/10/2015
A104500 2014 Birla (Nifty) Pty Ltd Nifty Regional Programme - Grace Pool 31% Nifty Regional Programme Project Annual Report E45/3629 (Grace Pool) For the Period 11th September 2013 – 10th
A100451 2013 Reward Minerals Ltd Lake Disappointment 16% Lake Disappointment Exploration Licence E45/3285 Annual Report for the period 29/10/2012 to 28/10/2013
A100452 2013 Reward Minerals Ltd Lake Disappointment <1% Lake Disappointment E45/3286 Annual Report for the period 29/10/2012 to 28/10/2013
A58557 1999 Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd Welcome Creek 4.5% First and Filnal Report E45/1963 for period 15/05/1998 to 14/05/1999 (Welcome Creek Project).
A41358 1994 Normandy Poseidon Ltd Lake Disappointment <1% Lake Disappointment Project, (3rd) Annual Report for the period 26th March 1993 to 25th March 1994, E45/1064.
A37864 1993 Cra Exploration Pty Ltd Rudall <1% Annual Report for the period January 1992 to December 1992. Rudall region WA. Yandagooge Project.
A38665 1993 Poseidon Exploration Ltd Lake Disappointment <1% Lake Disappointment Project,, E45/1064. Annual Report. 01/06/1992 to 01/06/1993.
A38910 1993 Cra Exploration Pty Ltd McFadden 1 18% Final Report for exploration completed within exploration licence E45/1193 (McFadden 1) Gunanya 1:250,000 Maps
A39741 1993 Cra Exploration Pty Ltd Miles Ridge 6.7% Final report, Exploration licence 45/460, Miles ridge 16 Rudall, WA
A35349 1992 Cra Exploration Pty Ltd Rudall <1% Annual report for the period 01/91-12/91 Rudall Project
A36491 1992 Poseidon Exploration Ltd Lake Disappointment base <1% First Annual Report -Lake Disappointment Exploration Licence E45/1064
A33618 1991 Cra Exploration Pty Ltd Rudall <1% Rudall Project, Annual Report for the year ending 01/03/1991, E45/59-60, 73, 435, 437, 445, 447-461, 480-486,
A33827 1991 Idemitsu Minerals Aust Pty Ltd McKay Range 3.4% McKay Range Project, Surrender Report 10/05/90 to 07/05/91.
A30806 1990 Cra Exploration Pty Ltd Rudall <1% Annual report for 1989 on exploration completed in the Rudall Region, Rudall, WA. SF51-10
A26951 1989 Cra Exploration Pty Ltd Rudall <1% Annual report for 1988 on exploration completed in the Rudall Region , Rudall, WA SF51-10
A30303 1989 Cra Exploration Pty Ltd Miles Ridge 3.4% Relinquishment report on portions of exploration licences: 45/460 & 45/461, Miles Ridge 16 & 17 Rudall, WA
A23375 1988 Cra Exploration Pty Ltd Rudall <1% Rudall Project, Annual Report for the year ending 31/12/1987, E45/60, E45/73, E45/435-437, E45/445-461 &
A20738 1987 Cra Exploration Pty Ltd Rudall <1% Rudall Project, Annual Report for the year ending 01/03/1987, E45/59...........E45/498.
A16301 1753 Occidental Minerals Corp M2415/0: Paterson Province uranium/coppe <1% M2415/0: Paterson Province uranium/copper-lead-zinc exploration
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Expenditure compliance, expiry and ownership-age signals become available once this application is granted. E 45/7229 is a pending application, so it has no expenditure obligation, expiry date or ownership history yet.

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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 2026-08-21. Compiled by NextMaps. Verify against primary sources before reliance.