E 46/1642
PendingExploration LicenceShire of East PilbaraNullagine District
E 46/1642 is a pending exploration licence in the Shire of East Pilbara, Western Australia, applied for by Fmg Resources Pty Ltd (part of Fortescue Ltd). The application was received on 3 Mar 2026 and is awaiting a decision. The ground is covered by 33 historical WAMEX reports.
Area
1,240ha
Applied
Mar 2026
7 months ago
WAMEX reports
33
WA median is 53
Report drilling
10
of 33 reports
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Register summary
- Holder
- Fmg Resources Pty Ltd
- Part of
- Fortescue Ltd (ASX:FMG) as at 2026-06-30
- Local government
- Shire of East Pilbara
- Application received
- 3 Mar 2026
The full record on E 46/1642
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 (4 on record), with mortgages, caveats and transfers flagged
Exploration history on this ground
33 historical WAMEX exploration reports intersect E 46/1642: 27 report geochemistry or sampling, 16 include a digital data package.
Work on record: Stream sediment sampling 19 · Rock chip sampling 13 · Indicator minerals 12 · Heavy minerals 10 · RC drilling 9 · Geological reconnaissance 7. Resource declared in A86273 (2010), A81606 (2009), A1363 (1971).
Rather than open these one by one on the DMPE site,
have them read into one cited report on E 46/1642, free for new accounts.
When this ground was worked
51960s
11970s
11980s
131990s
22000s
112010s
Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Project | On this ground | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A108678 | 2016 | Bc Iron Nullagine Pty Ltd | Three Mile | 6.7% | Three Mile E46/656 Surrender Report for the period 24 April 2006 to 23 April 2016 |
| A106707 | 2015 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Warrie | <1% | C324/2011 Warrie Final Surrender Report for the period 30/06/2011 to 10/06/2015, E46/725, E46/724 |
| A106927 | 2015 | Bc Iron Nullagine Pty Ltd | Nullagine JV - Bookagee | 5.3% | Nullagine JV - Bookagee E46/931 Surrender Report for the period 19 December 2011 to 13 August 2015 |
| A105226 | 2015 | Bc Iron Ltd; Bc Iron Nullagine Pty Ltd | Nullagine | <1% | Combined Annual Report C58/2006 Nullagine Project For the Period 1 January to 31 December 2014, M46/515-I, M46 |
| A105878 | 2015 | Bc Iron Nullagine Pty Ltd | Soda Spring | <1% | Soda Spring E46/658-I Surrender Report for the period 24 April 2006 to 23 April 2015 |
28 more reports
| A102008 | 2014 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Warrie | <1% | Combined Mineral Exploration Report: C324/2011 Warrie for 01 February 2013 to 31 January 2014, E46/724, E45/28 |
| A97433 | 2013 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Warrie | <1% | Warrie Project, Annual Report for the period 01/02/2012 to 31/01/2013, E46/724-725 ; E45/2865. [C324/2011] |
| A97323 | 2013 | Bc Iron Ltd | Nullagine | <1% | Combined Annual Report NULLAGINE PROJECT For the Period 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012 Combined Reporting |
| A93352 | 2012 | Bc Iron Ltd | Nullagine | <1% | Nullagine Project, Annual Report for the period 1st January 2011 to 31st December 2011, E45/2717; E46/522-524, |
| A89799 | 2011 | Bc Iron Ltd | Nullagine | <1% | Annual report for the period of 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2010, Nullagine Project, M46/515, E45/2717, E 46 |
| A86273 | 2010 | Bc Iron Ltd | Nullagine | <1% | Annual report for the period of 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009, Nullagine Project, E45/2717, E 46/522–524, |
| A81606 | 2009 | Bc Iron Ltd | NULLAGINE | <1% | Combined Annual Report NULLAGINE PROJECT For the Period 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008, C58/2006, E45/2717 |
| A77407 | 2008 | Bc Iron Ltd | Nullagine | <1% | Nullagine Project, Combined Annual Report for period 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007 C58/2006 |
| A51541 | 1997 | Alkane Exploration Nl | Nullagine | <1% | Annual report for Exploration Licences E45/174 E46/175 E46/264 E46/276 E46/277 E46/294 E46/306 E46/307 and E46 |
| A52027 | 1997 | Ocean Resources Nl | Nullagine | <1% | Nullagine Project, Final Surrender Report,May 1997, E46/342. |
| A52028 | 1997 | Ocean Resources Nl | Nullagine | 3% | Nullagine Project, Final Surrender Report, May 1997, E46/341. |
| A51539 | 1997 | Alkane Exploration Nl | Nullagine Diamond | 2.5% | Surrender Report for Exploration Licence E46/276, Nullagine Diamond Project, June 1997. |
| A49879 | 1996 | Ocean Resources Nl | Nullagine | 3% | Annual Report for Exploration Licence E46/341 for the Period Ending June 1996 |
| A49880 | 1996 | Ocean Resources Nl | Nullagine | <1% | Anual report for Exploration Licence E46/342 |
| A44950 | 1995 | Alkane Exploration Nl | Nullagine | 2.5% | Nullagine Project, Annual Report for Exploration Licence E46/276 for the period ending March 1995. |
| A46026 | 1995 | Ocean Resources Nl | Nullagine | 3% | Nullagine Project, Annual Report Exploration Licence E467/341 for the period ending June 1995. |
| A46027 | 1995 | Ocean Resources Nl | Nullagine | <1% | Nullagine Project, Annual Report Exploration Licence E46/342 for the period ending June 1995. |
| A41213 | 1994 | Alkane Exploration Nl | Nullagine | 2.5% | Nullagine Project, Annual Report for the period 1st April 1993 to 1st March 1994, E46/276. |
| A41936 | 1994 | Ocean Resources Nl | Nullagine | 3% | Nullagine Project, Annual Report for the period ending 10th June 1994, E46/341. |
| A41937 | 1994 | Ocean Resources Nl | Nullagine | <1% | Nullagine Project, Annual Report for the period ending 10th June 1994, E46/342. |
| A38304 | 1993 | Alkane Exploration Nl | Nullagine | 2.5% | Nullagine Project, Annual Report for the period ending 26th March 1993, E46/276. |
| A14461 | 1984 | Broken Hill Pty Co Ltd | Bonney Downs | 3.2% | Bonney Downs Project, Final Surrender Report for the period ending 23/08/1984, E46/41 & 42. |
| A1363 | 1971 | Cra Exploration Pty Ltd | Nullagine | <1% | Nullagine Project, Non-statutory Report: Report on Nullgine Diamond Project covering the 1970 Field Season, Ja |
| A600 | 1969 | Cra Exploration Pty Ltd | Nullagine | <1% | Nullagine Project,Non-statutory Report: An Examination of the Heavy Minerals from Nine Selected Samples of Str |
| A601 | 1969 | Cra Exploration Pty Ltd | Nullagine | <1% | Nullagine Project, Non-statutory Report: Examination of Thirty-Seven Sands for the Presence of Diamond Indicat |
| A599 | 1968 | Cra Exploration Pty Ltd | Nullagine | <1% | Nullagine Project, Non-statutory Report:Report on Investigations for 1967, TR70/4508H. |
| A13076 | 1968 | Us Steel International Inc | Pilbara | <1% | Pilbara Project, Non-statutory Report: Base Metal Prospects of the Pilbara Area, June ,TR70/1515........TR70/4 |
| A598 | 1967 | Cra Exploration Pty Ltd | Nullagine | <1% | Nullagine Project, Non-statutory Report: Report on Preliminary Indicator Mineral Sampling , Nullagine Area - P |
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.