E 52/4536
PendingExploration LicenceShire of Upper GascoynePeak Hill M.F. District
E 52/4536 is a pending exploration licence in the Shire of Upper Gascoyne, Western Australia, applied for by Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Limited (part of Rio Tinto Limited). The application was received on 19 Nov 2025 and is awaiting a decision. The ground is covered by 32 historical WAMEX reports.
Area
35,960ha
Applied
Nov 2025
11 months ago
WAMEX reports
32
WA median is 53
Report drilling
9
of 32 reports
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Register summary
- Holder
- Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Limited
- Part of
- Rio Tinto Limited (ASX:RIO) as at 2025-12-31
- Local government
- Shire of Upper Gascoyne
- Application received
- 19 Nov 2025
The full record on E 52/4536
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 (2 on record), with mortgages, caveats and transfers flagged
Exploration history on this ground
32 historical WAMEX exploration reports intersect E 52/4536: 19 report geochemistry or sampling, 20 include a digital data package.
Work on record: Rock chip sampling 14 · Geological mapping 12 · Stream sediment sampling 12 · Geological reconnaissance 7 · RC drilling 7 · Soil sampling 7.
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When this ground was worked
31960s
11970s
11980s
111990s
12000s
112010s
42020s
Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Project | On this ground | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A138414 | 2024 | Sammy Resources Pty Ltd | Lyons | 22% | Annual Report for E09/2671 Lyons Project for the period ending 29/11/2023. |
| A144556 | 2024 | Sammy Resources Pty Ltd | Lyons | <1% | Final Surrender Report for E52/4212 - Lyons Project for the period ending 15/07/2024 |
| A144996 | 2024 | Murchison Ree Pty Ltd | Lyons | 22% | Final Surrender Report for E52/4040 Lyons Project for the period 9 May 2023 to 19 July 2024 |
| A144989 | 2024 | Murchison Ree Pty Ltd | Lyons | 22% | Final Surrender Report for E09/2671 Lyons Project for the period ending 19 July 2024 |
| A118070 | 2018 | Pure Minerals Limited | Battery Hub | <1% | Annual Technical Report for Battery Hub Project C22/2018 for the period 13 September 2017 to 12 September 2018 |
27 more reports
| A111907 | 2017 | Cosmopolitan Minerals Ltd | Lyons River | 14% | Lyons River Project Combined Annual Report C48/2015 E092015,E09/2079 & E52/3048 22 August 2015 to 21 August 20 |
| A107916 | 2016 | Cosmopolitan Minerals Limited | Lyons River | 14% | Combined Annual Report Lyons River Project C48/2015, E09/2044, 2079 & E52/3048 For the period 22nd August 2014 |
| A105947 | 2015 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Upper Gascoyne | 29% | Upper Gascoyne C114/2014 Surrender Report for Exploration Licences 09/2037, 09/2038 & 52/2907 for the period 1 |
| A96599 | 2013 | Aurora Minerals Ltd | Capricorn Southeast | <1% | Capricorn Southeast Project (C63_2010) Annual Technical Report for the year ending 31 December 2012 (E09/1427; |
| A92434 | 2012 | Aurora Minerals Ltd | Capricorn Southeast | 41% | Partial Surrender Report: Combined Reporting Number C63/2010 Capricorn Southeast Project, BANGEMALL BASIN WES |
| A92825 | 2012 | Aurora Minerals Ltd | Capricorn Southeast | 7.6% | Annual Technical Report; Capricorn Southeast Project; Basngemall Basin, Western Australia, Combined Reporting |
| A95172 | 2012 | Aurora Minerals Ltd | Capricorn Southeast | <1% | Partial Surrender Report for Exploration Licence 09/1359; Capricorn Southeast Project Joint Venture, C63/2010. |
| A95773 | 2012 | Aurora Minerals Ltd | Capricorn Southeast | 60% | Surrender Report for Exploration Licences 52/2137; and 52/2139, Capricorn Southeast Project, C63/2010 19 Octo |
| A89788 | 2011 | Aurora Minerals Ltd | Capricorn Southeast | 7.6% | Annual Technical Report; Capricorn Southeast Project; Combined Reporting C63_2010; Year ending Dec 31 2010 |
| A90999 | 2011 | Aurora Minerals Ltd | Capricorn | 59% | Surrender Report Capricorn Project E52/2443 |
| A81067 | 2009 | Encounter Resources Ltd | Waldburg Range | 1.4% | Surrender Report for the period 12 March 2007 to 30 January 2009, Waldburg Range Project |
| A57765 | 1999 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd | Dooley Downs | 1.4% | Dooley Downs, Annual report for year ending 30th December 1998, E09/885-887 |
| A54079 | 1998 | Bhp Minerals Pty Ltd | Edmund | 3.7% | BHP-Aberfoyle Jillawarra Joint Venture, Edmund Group- Bangemall Basin 3rd Annual Report for Exploration Licen |
| A51530 | 1997 | Bhp Minerals Pty Ltd | Edmund / Jillawarra | 3.5% | Edmund / Jillawarra Project, Annual Report for Exploration Licences E52/931-937, 945-949, 967-970, E09/655-657 |
| A53732 | 1997 | Stockdale Prospecting Ltd | PYICR | 26% | Combined Final and Annual Report Exploration Licences E08/742, E09/609 and E52/778. |
| A49391 | 1996 | Stockdale Prospecting Ltd | PYICR | 8.3% | PYICR Project,Annual Report for the period 7 September 1995 to 6 September 1996 E8/655, E8/656, E9/608, E9/60 |
| A47781 | 1996 | Bhp Minerals Pty Ltd | Edmund / Jillawarra | 3.5% | Edmund / Jillawarra Project, Annual Report for the period 20/02/1995 to 19/02/1996, E52/931-937, 945-949, 96 |
| A46040 | 1995 | Stockdale Prospecting Ltd | PYICR | 8.3% | PYICR Project, Annual Report for the period 7 September 1994 to 7 September 1995, E8/655, E8/656, E9/608, E9/ |
| A42105 | 1994 | Aztec Mining Co Ltd | Jeeaila River | 18% | Jeeaila River project, Final Surrender Report for theperiod 15/02/1993 to 07/07/1994, E09/596;, E52/730 & 731. |
| A42068 | 1994 | Western Mining Corporation Ltd | Munjang | <1% | Munjang Project, Final Surrender Report for the period 11th March 1993 to 7th April 1994, E52/595-599, E52/754 |
| A43129 | 1994 | Stockdale Prospecting Ltd | PYICR | 16% | PYICR Project, Annual Report E8/655, E8/656/E9/608, E9/609, and E52/778 December 1994. |
| A39472 | 1993 | Western Mining Corporation Ltd | Munjang | <1% | Munjang Project, (1st) Annual Report for the period 11th March 1992 to 10th March 1993, E52/595 -599. |
| A21559 | 1987 | Alcoa Of Australia Ltd | Bangemall Basin | <1% | Bangemall Basin, [Non-statutory Report: Mapping, circa 1966] |
| A21557 | 1972 | Alcoa Of Australia Ltd | Bangemall Basin | <1% | Bangemall Basin Project, Non-statutory Report: Edmund Area, Plates 1- 5, January 1972, |
| A571 | 1967 | Westfield Minerals Nl | Ashburton-Bangemall | <1% | Ashburton-Bangemall Project, Non-statutory Report:Report for 1966, (Vol 2) Exploration within the Bangemall Gr |
| A1546 | 1966 | Pickands Mather & Co Int | Gascoyne | <1% | Gascoyne Project, Non-statutory Report: Mineral Exploration Programme, Gascoyne District, W.A. for the period |
| A1552 | 1966 | Pickands Mather & Co Int | Gascoyne | <1% | Gascoyne Project, Non-statutory Report: Geology of the Milgun & Yarlarweelor Areas ( during Stream Sediment Sa |
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.