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E 70/6880

PendingExploration LicenceShire of QuairadingSouth West M.F. District

E 70/6880 is a pending exploration licence in the Shire of Quairading, Western Australia, applied for by Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Limited (part of Rio Tinto Limited). The application was received on 11 Sept 2026 and is awaiting a decision. The ground is covered by 11 historical WAMEX reports.

Area
4,358.713ha
Applied
Sept 2026
28 days ago
WAMEX reports
11
WA median is 53
Report drilling
4
of 11 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 Quairading
Application received
11 Sept 2026

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Exploration history on this ground

11 historical WAMEX exploration reports intersect E 70/6880: 6 report geochemistry or sampling, 11 include a digital data package.
Work on record: Ground gravity surveys 4 · Rock chip sampling 4 · Soil sampling 4 · Surface geochemistry 4 · Aircore drilling 3 · Gravity interpretation 3.
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When this ground was worked
62010s
52020s
Most recent reports
ReportYearOperatorProject On this groundTitle
A146440 2025 Aurigen Pty Ltd Arkun 1 4.3% Arkun 1 C26/2021 Partial Surrender Report 4 January 2021 to 15 November 2024
A148772 2025 Aurigen Pty Ltd Arkun 1 4.3% Arkun 1 Project Annual Group Report C26/2021 for the period ending 28/02/2025
A139579 2024 Aurigen Pty Ltd Arkun 1 4.3% Arkun Project Annual Group Report C26/2021 for the period ending 29/02/2024
A134971 2023 Aurigen Pty Ltd Arkun 1 4.3% Arkun Project Annual Group report C26/2021 for the period ending 28/02/2023.
A129763 2022 Aurigen Pty Ltd Arkun 1 4.3% C26/2021 Arkun 1 Annual Mineral Exploration Report for the period ending 28/02/2022. E 70/5430,E 70/5432,E 70/
6 more reports
A101104 2014 Mindax Energy Pty Ltd Quairading 15% Quairading Project, Final Surrender Report for the period 29/03/2010 to 13/02/2014, E70/3168.
A99206 2013 Mindax Energy Pty Ltd Quairading 4.1% Quairading Project 2013 Combined Annual Report for Exploration Licenses E70/3039, E70/3040, E70/3165 and E70/3
A95393 2012 Mindax Energy Pty Ltd Quairading 15% QUAIRADING PROJECT Partial Surrender Report for Exploration Licence E70/3168 for the period 29th March 2010 to
A94410 2012 Mindax Energy Pty Ltd Quairading 4.1% Quairading Project 2012 Combined Annual Report for Exploration Licenses E70/3039, E70/3040, E70/3168 and E70/3
A96283 2012 Mindax Energy Pty Ltd Quairading 15% Partial Surrender Report for Exploration Licence E70/3168 for the period 29th March to the 25th October 2012
A90587 2011 Mindax Energy Pty Ltd Quairading 4.1% QUAIRADING PROJECT 2011 Combined Annual Report for Exploration Licenses E70/3039, E70/3040, E70/3168 and E70/3

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.