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E 47/1490-I

LiveExploration LicenceShire of AshburtonWest Pilbara M.F. District

Area

21,700ha

Expires

Jan 2027

in 5 months

WAMEX reports

WA median is 53

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Register summary

Holder: Hamersley Iron Pty. Limited
Local government: Shire of Ashburton
Application received: 10 Mar 2005
Commenced: 18 Jan 2007
Expiry: 17 Jan 2027
Term: 5 Years (Extended)

Exploration history on this ground

95 historical WAMEX exploration reports intersect E 47/1490-I: 16 report geochemistry or sampling, 64 include a digital data package.

When this ground was worked

31970s

31980s

161990s

152000s

552010s

32020s

Most recent reports

Report	Year	Operator	Project	On this ground	Title
A133015	2022	Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd	Drillers Ridge	<1%	E47/3453 Bee Gorge Partial Surrender Assessment Report for the period 20 September 2016 to 19 September 2022
A122552	2020	Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd	Mulga Downs Project Group 1	<1%	C115/2007 Combined Annual Report Mulga Downs Project Group 1 for the period 7 November 2018 to 6 November 2019
A125464	2020	Hancock Prospecting Pty Limited	Drillers Ridge	<1%	Drillers Ridge Project E47/3453 (Bee Gorge) Annual Report for the period ending 19/09/2020
A118768	2019	Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd	Drillers Ridge	<1%	Drillers Ridge Project E47/3453 (Bee Gorge) Annual Report for the period 20 September 2017 to 19 September 20
A119595	2019	Hancock Prospecting Pty Limited	Mulga Downs Group 1	<1%	Combined Annual Report Mulga Downs Project Group 1 (C115/2007) for the period 7 November 2017 to 6 November 20

90 more reports

A119758	2019	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Investigator	<1%	E47/1436 Investigator Partial Surrender Report for the period 31 March 2006 to 1 March 2019
A120275	2019	Hancock Prospecting Pty Limited	Drillers Ridge	<1%	Drillers Ridge Project C56/2017 Combined Annual Report for the period 02/03/2018 to 01/03/2019, E47/01607, E47
A121193	2019	Fmg Pilbara Pty Ltd	Investigator	<1%	Investigator E47/1436 Partial Surrender Report For the Period 31 March 2006 to 30 August 2019
A119091	2019	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Investigator	<1%	C224/2008 Investigator Project Annual Report For the Period 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018, E47/01016, E47
A122047	2019	Hancock Prospecting Pty Limited	Drillers Ridge	<1%	E47/3453 Bee Gorge Annual Report for the period 20 September 2018 to 19 September 2019
A115780	2018	Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd	Mulga Downs	<1%	Combined Annual Report C115/2007 Mulga Downs Project for the period 7 November 2016 to 6 November 2017, E45/03
A116114	2018	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Investigator	<1%	C224/2008 Investigator Annual Report for the period 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017, E47/01016, E47/01436,
A116583	2018	Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd	Malay Well	<1%	Malay Well Partial Surrender Report, E47/2117, 02 March 2012 to 01 March 2018
A116856	2018	Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd	Drillers Ridge	<1%	Drillers Ridge Project C56/2017 Combined Annual Report for the period 2 March 2017 to 1 March 2018, E47/01607,
A112284	2017	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Investigator	<1%	C224/2008 Investigator Project Annual Report for the period 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2016, E47/01016, E47
A111871	2017	Hancock Prospecting Pty Limited	Mulga Downs	<1%	Mulga Downs Project Combined Annual Report C115/2007 7 November 2015 to 6 November 2016
A113930	2017	Hancock Prospecting Pty Limited	Wittenoom	<1%	Wittenoom Project C56/2017 Combined Annual Report for the 12 months ended 1 March 2017, E47/01607, E47/03118,
A115307	2017	Central Pilbara South Iron Ore Pty Ltd	Drillers Ridge	<1%	Drillers Ridge Project E47/3453 Bee Gorge Annual Report for the period 20 September 2016 to 19 September 2017
A107898	2016	Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd	Mulga Downs	<1%	Mulga Downs Project C115/2007 Combined Annual Report for the period 07 November 2014 – 06 November 2015, E45/3
A108634	2016	Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd	Bismark Gorge	<1%	E47/1607 Bismark Gorge Annual Report For the Year Ending 01 March 2016
A110300	2016	Central Pilbara South Iron Ore Pty Ltd	Wittenoom	<1%	E47/3118 Mt Watkins West Annual Report For the Period 23 September 2015 to 22 September 2016
A110313	2016	Central Pilbara South Iron Ore Pty Ltd	Wittenoom	<1%	E47/3122 Mt Watkins East Annual Report For the Period 9 November 2015 to 8 November 2016
A110552	2016	Central Pilbara South Iron Ore Pty Ltd	Wittenoom - Mount Watkins East	<1%	Wittenoom Project E47/3122 Mt Watkins East Annual Report for the period 9 November 2015 to 8 November 2016
A104658	2015	Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd	Mulga Downs	<1%	Mulga Downs Project (C115/2007) E45/3593; E45/3616, E45/3617; E45/3618; E47/1244, E47/2117 and M47/206, Combin
A104908	2015	Rio Tinto Iron Ore	Koodaideri	21%	Koodaideri Project Area Combined Annual Report Exploration Licences 47/328, 47/421, 47/487, 47/525, 47/1490 &
A105337	2015	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Investigator	<1%	Combined Mineral Exploration Report: C224/2008 Investigator Project for the period 1st January 2014 to 31st De
A105826	2015	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Dales Bore - Mulga	9.3%	Annual Mineral Exploration Report: E47/2046 Dales Bore / Mulga, 26th February 2014 to 25th February 2015 100-A
A107584	2015	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Mulga	9.3%	E47/2046 Mulga Project Final Surrender Report for the period 26 February 2010 to 13 July 2015
A105452	2015	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Solomon East	<1%	Combined Annual Mineral Exploration Report: C225/2008 Solomon East for the period 1 January 2014 to 31 Decembe
A105559	2015	Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd	Wittenoom - Bismark Gorge	<1%	E47/1607 Bismark Gorge 2015 Annual Report For the Year Ending 01 March 2015 Wittenoom Project
A106793	2015	Cazaly Resources Ltd	Mount Walkins	<1%	Annual Report Mount Walkins – E47/1561 For Year Ended 28th March 2015
A101253	2014	Rio Tinto Iron Ore	Koodaideri	21%	Koodaideri Project Area (C20/1992) Combined Annual Report for Exploration Licences 47/328, 47/421, 47/487, 47/
A101474	2014	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Investigator	<1%	Annual Report for the period 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2013 – C224/2008 Investigator Project E47/1016, E47
A101548	2014	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Solomon East	<1%	Annual Report for the Period 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2013, C225/2008 Solomon East
A101707	2014	Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd	Bismark Gorge	<1%	E47/1607 (Bismark Gorge) 2014 Annual Report For the Year Ending 1 March 2014, Wittenoom Project
A102440	2014	Cazaly Resources Ltd	Mount Walkins	<1%	Annual Report Mount Walkins – E47/1561 For the Period 29 March 2013 to 28 March 2014
A102012	2014	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Dales Bore - Mulga	9.3%	Annual Report for the Period 26th February 2013 to 25th February 2014, E47/2046 Dales Bore / Mulga Project
A102090	2014	Cazaly Resources Ltd	Mount Walkins	<1%	Partial Surrender Report, Mt Walkins Project, E47/1561 for the period 29th March 2010 to 28th March 2014.
A96276	2013	Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd	Mulga Downs	<1%	Mulga Downs Project, Annual Report for the period 7th November 2011 to 6th November 2012, E45/3593, 3617-3618,
A96946	2013	Hamersley Exploration Pty Ltd; Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd	Koodaideri	21%	KOODAIDERI PROJECT AREA COMBINED ANNUAL REPORT (C20/1992) EXPLORATION LICENCES 47/328, 47/421, 47/487, 47/525,
A97386	2013	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Solomon East	<1%	Annual Report for the period 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012, Solomon East Project C225/2008, E47/1011, 131
A98199	2013	Cazaly Resources Ltd	Mount Walkins	<1%	Mount Walkins Project, Annual Report for the period 29th March 2012 to 28th March 2013, E47/1561.
A100776	2013	Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd	Mulga Downs	<1%	Mulga Downs Project, Combined Annual Report, Combined Reporting Group C115/2007 Mulga Downs Group 1, For the Y
A96863	2013	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Investigator	<1%	Investigator Project, Annual Report for the period 1st January 2012 to 31st December 2012, E47/1016, 1436, 167
A97714	2013	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Dales Bore	9.3%	Annual Report for the period 26th February 2012 to 25th February 2013 - Dales Bore Project E47/2046
A92944	2012	Rio Tinto Iron Ore	Koodaideri	21%	Annual Technical Report for the Koodaideri Project C20/1992 for the period 27/01/2011 – 26/01/2012, E47/328, 4
A93275	2012	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Solomon East	<1%	Solomon East Project, Annual Report for the period 01/01/2011 to 31/12/2011, E47/1011, 1333, 1334, 1398, 1399,
A93276	2012	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Investigator	<1%	Investigator Project, Annual Report for the period 1st January 2011 to 31st December 2011, E47/1016, 1436; P47
A93561	2012	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Dales Bore	9.3%	Annual report for the period 26th February 2011 to 25th February 2012 - Dales Bore E47/2046
A93601	2012	Cazaly Resources Ltd	Mount Walkins	<1%	Annual Report MT WALKINS – E47/1561 For the Period 29 March 2011 to 28 March 2012
A89298	2011	Rio Tinto Iron Ore	Gorge Bore Detritals	96%	ANNUAL TECHNICAL REPORT 2010 EXPLORATION LICENCE E47/1490 West Pilbara Mineral Field Western Australia Annual
A89459	2011	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Investigator	<1%	Annual report for the period 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2010, Combined Reporting Group C224/2008, Investig
A90083	2011	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Dales Bore	9.3%	Dales Bore Project, Annual Report for the period 26th February 2010 to 25th February 2011, E47/2046
A90529	2011	Cazaly Resources Ltd	Mount Walkins	<1%	Mt Walkins Project, Annual Report for the perio 29th March 2010 to 28th March 2011, E47/1561.
A89414	2011	Rio Tinto Iron Ore	Koodaideri	<1%	Koodaideri Project Area E47/328, E47/421, E47/487 and E47/525 (C20/1992). Annual Technical Report for the Per
A85695	2010	Rio Tinto Iron Ore	Koodaideri	<1%	Combined Annual Report C20/1992 - Koodaideri For the Period from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009 E47/328 (K
A85709	2010	Rio Tinto Iron Ore	Gorge Bore	96%	Annual Report for the Period Ending 17 January 2010, E47/1490, Gorge Bore, Mount Bruce SF5011 and SF5012 Roy H
A85924	2010	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Investigator	<1%	Annual report for the period 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009, Combined Reporting Group C224/2008, Investiga
A81246	2009	Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd	Koodaideri	5%	Combined Annual Report C20/1992 – Koodaideri for the Period from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008, E47/328 (
A81287	2009	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Investigator	<1%	Annual report for the period 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008, E47/1016, E47/1436, P47/1252-1253
A77617	2008	Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd	Gorge Bore	96%	Annual Report For the Period 18 January 2007 to 17 January 2008 E47/1490 Gorge Bore, Mount Bruce SF5011 and SF
A78348	2008	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Mount Nicholas - Mount Rove	<1%	Annual Report for the period 17 February 2007 to 16 February 2008, Central Chichester Ranges Project, C125/200
A77478	2008	Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd	Koodaideri	<1%	Combined Annual Report C20/1992 - Koodaideri For the Period from 1 Jan 2007 to 31 Dec 2007 E47/328 (Koodaideri
A81420	2008	Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd	Gorge Bore	96%	Annual Report for the Period Ending 17 January 2009, E47/1490, Gorge Bore, Mount Bruce SF5011 and SF5012 Roy H
A75345	2007	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Mount Nicholas - Mount Rove	<1%	Annual Report for the period 17 February 2006 to 16 February 2007,Central Chichester Ranges Project,E45/2497,E
A74376	2007	Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd	Koodaideri	<1%	Koodaideri Project C20/1992 Annual Report for the Period 1st Jan 2006 - 31st Dec 2006 Report No.27984 (Mt Bruc
A71880	2006	Hamersley Exp Pty Ltd	Koodaideri Detritals	<1%	Koodaideri Detritals Project, Exploration Licences E47/328, E47/421,E47/487 and E47/525, West Pilbara Mineral
A70110	2005	Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd	Koodaideri Deteritals	<1%	Koodaideri Deteritals Project, Exploration Licences E47/328, E47/421, E47/487 and E47/525, West Pilbara miner
A68182	2004	Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd	Koodaideri Detritals	<1%	Annual Report for the period ending 26/01/2004 Koodaideri Detritals Project E47/328, E47/421, E47/487, E47/525
A66239	2003	Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd	Koodaider Detritals	<1%	Combined Annual Report for the year ending 26th January 2003 Koodaideri Detritals Project E47/328, E47/421, E4
A64272	2002	Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd	Koodaideri	<1%	Koodaideri Detrital Project exploration licences E47/328, E47/421, E47/487 and E47/525 West Pilbara Mineral Fi
A62093	2001	Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd	Koodaideri	<1%	Koodaideri Detrital Project exploration licences E47/328, E47/421, E47/487 and E47/525 Combined Annual Report
A60047	2000	Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd	Koodaideri	<1%	Koodaideri Detrital Project, Exploration Licences E47/327, 328,421,487,525, West Pilbara Mineral Field, Wester
A57509	1999	Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd	Koodaideri	<1%	Koodaideri Detrital Project. E47/327-328,421,487,525. Combined annual report for the year ending 31/03/99.
A54117	1998	Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd	Koodaideri	<1%	Koodaideri Detrital Project, West Pilbara Mineral Field W.A. Annual Report, Year Ending: 31/03/1998 E47/327, 3
A50394	1997	Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd	Koodaideri	16%	Koodaideri Project, Annual Report for the year ending 31st March 1997, E47/327 E47/328 E47/421 E47/487 E47/505
A51716	1997	Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd	Koodaideri	66%	Koodaideri Detrital Project, Exploration Licences E47/505 & E47/579 Surrender Report 19/06/1997.
A48461	1996	Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd	Western Fortescue Valley	76%	Western Fortescue Valley Project, , E47/505, West Pilbara Mineral Field, WA, Annual Report for the Period 16/0
A47670	1996	Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd	Koodaideri	<1%	Koodaideri Project, Annual Report for the year ending 31 March 1996, E47/327 E47/328 E47/421 E47/487 E47/525
A43464	1995	Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd	Koodaideri	1.2%	Koodaideri Detrital Project Exploration Licences E47/327 E47/328 E47/421 E47/487 E47/525 E47/579 and E47/580 W
A44536	1995	Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd	West Fortescue Valley	76%	Annual report for West Fortescue Valley Tenement E47/505 West Pilbara Mineral Field Western Australia (1995)
A46509	1995	Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd	Koodaideri 7	60%	Koodaideri 7 Project, Surrender Report for Exploration Licence E47/580, December 1995.
A40628	1994	Cra Exploration Pty Ltd	West Fortescue Valley	9.4%	Annual Report for the period 03/93-04/94 Fortescue Valley West Project E47/499-505,596,676-681
A40226	1994	Cra Exploration Pty Ltd	Koodaideri	1.2%	Annual report for the period 03/93-03/94 Koodaideri Project E47/327-328 E47/421 E47/487 E47/525 E47/579-580
A38104	1993	Cra Exploration Pty Ltd	West Fortescue Valley	11%	Annual report for the period ending 31/03/93 West Fortescue Valley Project E47/499-505 E47/596
A38174	1993	Cra Exploration Pty Ltd	Koodaideri	1.2%	Annual report for the period 03/92-03/93 Koodaideri Project E47/327-328 E47/421 E47/487 E47/525 E47/579 E47/58
A35734	1992	Cra Exploration Pty Ltd	West Fortescue Valley	11%	West Fortescue Valley project, Annual Report for the period 01/04/91 - 31/03/92, E47/499-505.
A36407	1992	Cra Exploration Pty Ltd	Koodaideri	1.2%	Annual Report for the period 01/04/91-31/03/92 Koodaideri Project E47/327-328,421,487,525,579-580
A33767	1991	Cra Exploration Pty Ltd	Koodaideri	<1%	Koodaideri Project, Annual Report for the year ending 27th January 1991, E47/327-328,421 & 487.
A24594	1987	Cra Exploration Pty Ltd	Mulga	4.8%	Final Report on Exploration Completed within The Mulga Project Area, Mt. Bruce 1:250 000 Sheet, Pilbara Region
A10664	1982	Western Mining Corporation Ltd	Coolawanyah	<1%	Coolawanyah Project, Non-statutory Report: Terminal Report for the period 30/01/1981 to 30/12/1981, TR70/8034
A35923	1980	Western Mining Corporation Ltd	West Pilbara/ Peak Hill	3.4%	Terminal Report on Temporary Reserves (7225H to 7308H) Pilbara, West Pilbara & Peak Hill Goldfields 23 Novem
A7779	1978	Mt Newman Mining Co Pty Ltd	Fortescue Valley	8.5%	Fortescue Valley Project, Annual [Geological ] Report, April 1978, TR70/ 6456-6472H.
A3620	1973	Cliffs International Inc	Fortescue River Valley	<1%	Fortescue River Valley Project, Non-statutory Report: Report of Review of Photogeological & Aeromagnatic Data,
A3857	1973	Cliffs International Inc	Fortescue River Valley	<1%	Fortescue River Valley Project,Non-statutory Report: Summary of Geological & Geophysical Investigations, May 1

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