E 47/5178
LiveExploration LicenceShire of East PilbaraWest Pilbara M.F. District
E 47/5178 is a live exploration licence in the Shire of East Pilbara, Western Australia, held by Itochu Minerals & Energy Of Australia Pty Ltd, Bhp Minerals Pty Ltd and 1 other (part of BHP Group Limited). Granted on 10 Oct 2025 for 5 years, it expires on 9 Oct 2030. The ground is covered by 29 historical WAMEX reports.
Area
2,529.519ha
Expires
Oct 2030
in 4 years
WAMEX reports
29
WA median is 53
Report drilling
18
of 29 reports
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Register summary
- Holders
- Itochu Minerals & Energy Of Australia Pty Ltd, Bhp Minerals Pty Ltd, Mitsui-Itochu Iron Pty Ltd
- Part of
- BHP Group Limited (ASX:BHP) as at 2026-06-30
- Local government
- Shire of East Pilbara
- Application received
- 7 May 2024
- Commenced
- 10 Oct 2025
- Expiry
- 9 Oct 2030
- Term
- 5 Years
The full record on E 47/5178
The register summary says who holds it today. The rest of the record says how they came to, what is attached to it, and whether it is being worked.
Free account
- Current holders and their shares (no change of holder on record)
- The full record: 1 year of expenditure, 8 conditions and 19 endorsements
- Native title context, combined reporting and rent status
Premium
- At-risk and opportunity signals, and expenditure compliance over five years
- Every register dealing (6 on record), with mortgages, caveats and transfers flagged
- Expiry band, and how long the holder has had it
Exploration history on this ground
29 historical WAMEX exploration reports intersect E 47/5178: 1 report geochemistry or sampling, 22 include a digital data package.
Work on record: RC drilling 16 · Heritage survey 8 · Flora 7 · Geophysical logging 7 · Aboriginal site surveys 5 · Aerial EM surveys 5. Resource declared in A7802 (1978).
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When this ground was worked
11970s
11980s
1990s
52000s
182010s
42020s
Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Project | On this ground | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A145465 | 2024 | Fortescue Ltd | Nyidinghu | 3.1% | C127/2011 Nyidinghu Combined Partial Surrender Report for the period ending 16/10/2024 |
| A131492 | 2022 | Chichester Metals Pty Ltd | Nyidinghu | 13% | E47/3222 (Nyidinghu) Partial Surrender Report for the period ending 30/06/2022. |
| A123560 | 2020 | Bhp Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Fortescue Valley | <1% | Annual Report for E47/1587 Fortescue Valley, 1 May 2019 to 30 April 2020 |
| A125135 | 2020 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Marillana | 11% | E47/1327 Levier's Bore Annual Report for the period 4 August 2019 to 3 August 2020 |
| A121495 | 2019 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Limited | Marillana | 11% | E47/1327 Leviers Bore Annual Report For the Period 4 August 2018 to 3 August 2019 |
24 more reports
| A116217 | 2018 | Bhp Billiton Iron Ore Pty. Ltd. | Fortescue Valley | <1% | C163/2014 Fortescue Valley Final Surrender - E45/2807, E46/683, E46/684, E47/1585 & E47/1586 for the period 05 |
| A117833 | 2018 | Bhp Billiton Iron Ore Pty. Ltd. | Fortescue Valley | <1% | C163/2014 Combined Annual Report for Fortescue Valley for the period 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018, E47/01584, E |
| A118015 | 2018 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Marillana - Leviers Bore | 11% | Leviers Bore (E47/1327) Annual Report for Year Ending 03 August 2018 |
| A114141 | 2017 | Bhp Billiton Iron Ore Pty. Ltd. | Fortescue Valley | <1% | Fortescue Valley E47/1587 Partial Surrender for the period 01/05/2014 - 30/04/2017 |
| A114397 | 2017 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Limited | Marillana | 11% | E47/1327 Levier’s Bore Annual Report For the Period 4 August 2016 to 3 August 2017 |
| A108979 | 2016 | Bhp Billiton Iron Ore Pty. Ltd. | Fortescue Valley | <1% | Annual Report Fortescue Valley E47/1587 for the period 01/05/2015 to 30/04/2016 |
| A109880 | 2016 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Limited | Marillana | 11% | Leviers Bore (E47/1327) Annual Report for Year Ending 03 August 2016 |
| A105886 | 2015 | Bhp Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Fortescue Valley | <1% | Annual Report Fortescue Valley Project Combined Annual Report Combined Reporting Number: C163/2014 Reporting p |
| A106800 | 2015 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Leviers Bore | 11% | Leviers Bore E47/1327 Annual Report for Year Ending 03 August 2015 |
| A105686 | 2015 | Bhp Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Chichester - Fortescue Valley | <1% | Fortescue Valley E47/1587 Annual Report for the period 1 May 2014 – 30 April 2015 |
| A100796 | 2014 | Atlas Iron Ltd | Hickman | 27% | HICKMAN PROJECT E47/2182-I Annual Technical Report to the Department of Mines and Petroleum for the Period End |
| A103205 | 2014 | Hancock & Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd | Marillana | 11% | Marillana Project Partial Surrender Report 04 August 2005 to 04 July 2014 E47/1327- Leviers Bore |
| A103478 | 2014 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Marillana | 3.8% | Marillana Project 2014 Combined Annual Report E47/1324, E47/1325 and E47/1327 for the period 04 August 2013 – |
| A99355 | 2013 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Marillana | 3.8% | Marillana Project, Annual Report for the period 04/08/2012 to 03/08/2013, E47/1324, 1325 & 1327. [C158/2007] |
| A95067 | 2012 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Marillana | 3.8% | Marillana Project Combined Annual Report Reporting Group C158/2007 For the Year Ending 3rd August 2012, E47/13 |
| A91466 | 2011 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Marillana | 3.8% | Marillana Project Combined Annual Report, Reporting Group C158/2007, For the Year ending 3rd August 2011. E47 |
| A87851 | 2010 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Marillana | 3.8% | Marillana Project Combined Annual Report Reporting Group C158/2008 For the Year Ending 3rd August 2010, E47/13 |
| A84503 | 2009 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Marillana | 3.8% | Marillana Project, Combined Annual Report, Reporting Group C158/2008 For the Year Ending 3rd August 2009, E47/ |
| A84621 | 2009 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Marillana | 3.8% | Marillana Project Partial Surrender Report Year Ending 3rd August, 2009 E47/1324, E47/1325, E47/1327, WA |
| A79534 | 2008 | Hancock & Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd | Marillana | 3.8% | MARILLANA Project Combined Annual Report Reporting Group C158/2007 For the Year Ending 3rd August 2008 E47/132 |
| A76232 | 2007 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Marillana | 3.8% | Combined Annual Report for the year ending August 3, 2007 Combined Reporting Group C158/2007 Marillana Project |
| A73798 | 2006 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Marillana | 11% | Annual Report for Year Ending 3 August 2006, E47/1327, (Marillana Project, Roy Hill). |
| A35923 | 1980 | Western Mining Corporation Ltd | West Pilbara/ Peak Hill | <1% | Terminal Report on Temporary Reserves (7225H to 7308H) Pilbara, West Pilbara & Peak Hill Goldfields 23 Novem |
| A7802 | 1978 | Mt Newman Mining Co Pty Ltd | Fortescue Valley | <1% | Fortescue Valley Project, Annual Report, May 1978, TR70/6450-6455H |
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.