E 45/7230
PendingExploration LicenceShire of East PilbaraMarble Bar District
Area
21,390ha
Applied
Feb 2026
6 months ago
WAMEX reports
19
WA median is 53
Report drilling
1
of 19 reports
Register summary
- Holder
- Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Limited
- Local government
- Shire of East Pilbara
- Application received
- 9 Feb 2026
Exploration history on this ground
19 historical WAMEX exploration reports intersect E 45/7230: 10 report geochemistry or sampling, 6 include a digital data package.
When this ground was worked · 18 of 19 reports dated
11970s
11980s
51990s
2000s
22010s
92020s
Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Project | On this ground | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A144574 | 2024 | Firetail Resources Limited | Paterson | 3.4% | Final Surrender Report for E 45/5407 Paterson Project for the period 18/08/2020 - 23/07/2024 |
| A136349 | 2023 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | McKay Range | 10% | C121/2019 Combined Final Surrender Report McKay Range for the period ending 25/07/2023. |
| A137661 | 2023 | Firetail Resources Limited | Paterson | 3.4% | Annual Report for E 45/5407 Paterson Project for the period ending 17/08/2023. |
| A129340 | 2022 | Firefly Operations Pty Ltd | McKay Range | 3.4% | McKay Range E45/5407 Annual Tenement Report for the period ending 17/08/2021 |
| A132629 | 2022 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | McKay Range | 9.3% | C121/2019 McKay Range Annual Mineral Exploration Report for the period ending 20/08/2022 |
14 more reports
| A133328 | 2022 | Firetail Resources Limited | Paterson | 3.4% | Annual Report for E45/5407 Paterson Project for the period ending 17/08/2022 |
| A132091 | 2022 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | McKay Range | 22% | C121/2019 McKay Range Combined Partial Surrender Report for the period 21/08/2019 to 14/07/2022 |
| A128507 | 2021 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | McKay Range | 9.3% | C121/2019 McKay Range Annual Report for the period ending 20/08/2021 |
| A125211 | 2020 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | McKay Range | 9.3% | McKay Range C121/2019 Annual Report for the period ending 20/08/2020 |
| A106755 | 2015 | Birla (Nifty) Pty Ltd | Grace Pool | 9.5% | Final Report Tenement - E45/3629 (Grace Pool) For the period 11th September 2013 – 23rd July 2015 |
| A104500 | 2014 | Birla (Nifty) Pty Ltd | Nifty Regional Programme - Grace Pool | 9.5% | Nifty Regional Programme Project Annual Report E45/3629 (Grace Pool) For the Period 11th September 2013 – 10th |
| A58557 | 1999 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd | Welcome Creek | 11% | First and Filnal Report E45/1963 for period 15/05/1998 to 14/05/1999 (Welcome Creek Project). |
| A42726 | 1994 | Cra Exploration Pty Ltd | White Gums | 15% | Annual Report for the period 08/94-11/94 White Gums Project E45/1323-1329 |
| A43122 | 1994 | Cra Exploration Pty Ltd | McFadden 3 | <1% | First and final report on exploration completed within E45/1316 (Mcfadden 3) Gunaya 1:250 000 mapsheet, Wester |
| A43143 | 1994 | Cra Exploration Pty Ltd | White Gums (5-7) | 35% | White Gums (5-7) Project, Final Report Exploration Licences E45/1327-1329, December 1994. |
| A38910 | 1993 | Cra Exploration Pty Ltd | McFadden 1 | 8.3% | Final Report for exploration completed within exploration licence E45/1193 (McFadden 1) Gunanya 1:250,000 Maps |
| A14918 | 1984 | Stockdale Prospecting Ltd | Rudall River | <1% | Rudall River Project, Final Surrender Report for the period ending 19/11/1984, E45/172-182. |
| A7252 | 1977 | Esso Australia Ltd | Rudall | 1.8% | Final Report on TR 6344H Poynton Project 834 Rudall |
| 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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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.