L 47/1026
LiveMiscellaneous LicenceShire of AshburtonWest Pilbara M.F. District
L 47/1026 is a live miscellaneous licence in the Shire of Ashburton, Western Australia, held by Hamersley Iron Pty. Limited (part of Rio Tinto Limited). Granted on 9 Apr 2025 for 21 years, it expires on 8 Apr 2046. The ground is covered by 57 historical WAMEX reports.
Area
262.072ha
Expires
Apr 2046
in 19 years
WAMEX reports
57
WA median is 53
Report drilling
21
of 57 reports
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Register summary
- Holder
- Hamersley Iron Pty. Limited
- Part of
- Rio Tinto Limited (ASX:RIO) as at 2025-12-31
- Local government
- Shire of Ashburton
- Application received
- 17 Nov 2021
- Commenced
- 9 Apr 2025
- Expiry
- 8 Apr 2046
- Term
- 21 Years
The full record on L 47/1026
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: 4 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 (1 on record), with mortgages, caveats and transfers flagged
- Expiry band, and how long the holder has had it
Exploration history on this ground
57 historical WAMEX exploration reports intersect L 47/1026: 20 report geochemistry or sampling, 28 include a digital data package.
Work on record: Geological mapping 18 · Rock chip sampling 15 · RC drilling 14 · Geological reconnaissance 9 · Mineral resource estimate 5 · Percussion drilling 5. Resource declared in A98510 (2013), A97180 (2012), A87299 (2010), A61626 (2000) and 1 more.
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have them read into one cited report on L 47/1026, free for new accounts.
When this ground was worked
81960s
1970s
11980s
81990s
152000s
232010s
22020s
Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Project | On this ground | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A129767 | 2022 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Limited | Metawandy East 1 | <1% | Metawandy East 1 Voluntary Surrender Report Exploration Licence 08/3099 (GDSR 7465) for the period ending 24/0 |
| A127392 | 2021 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Limited | Metawandy East 1 | <1% | Metawandy East 1 Annual Report Exploration Licence 08/3099 (GDSR 7351) for the period 29 May 2020 to 28 May 20 |
| A121028 | 2019 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Wyloo | <1% | Wyloo Project C39/2013 Combined Wyloo Final Surrender Report for the period 25 August 2015 to 1 August 2019, |
| A116865 | 2018 | Polaris Metals Pty Ltd | Mount Wall | <1% | C63/2016 Mount Wall Annual Report for the period 2 March 2017 to 1 March 2018, E47/02834, E08/02542, E08/02703 |
| A116888 | 2018 | Polaris Metals Pty Ltd | Mount Wall | <1% | Final Surrender Mount Wall C63/2016 for the period 21 August 2014 to 7 March 201E 47/02834, E 08/02703, E 08/0 |
52 more reports
| A113843 | 2017 | Polaris Metals Pty Ltd | Mount Wall | <1% | Combined Annual Mineral Exploration Report "Mount Wall" (C63/2016) for the period 2 March 2016 to 1 March 2017 |
| A109151 | 2016 | Polaris Metals Pty Ltd | Exploration Licence 08/2542 | <1% | Annual Report - Exploration Licence 08/2542 for the period 26 February 2015 to 25 February 2016 |
| A108871 | 2016 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Metawandy | 1.4% | E08/1393 (Metawandy) Partial Surrender Report for the period 22/03/2006 to 15/01/2016 |
| A105341 | 2015 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Wyloo | <1% | Combined Annual Report for the Period 01st January 2014 to 31st December 2014, C39/2013 Wyloo Project E08/1393 |
| A106009 | 2015 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Metawandy | <1% | Metawandy Project Combined Annual Report, Exploration Licences 47/662 & 47/781 (C18/2004) for the period 9 Jun |
| A101314 | 2014 | Midas Resources Ltd | West Pilbara | <1% | West Pilbara Project C40/2010 E08/1997-I, E47/1893 Annual Report to the Department of Mines and Petroleum for |
| A102736 | 2014 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Metawandy | <1% | METAWANDY PROJECT AREA C18/2004 COMBINED ANNUAL REPORT EXPLORATION LICENCES 47/662 & 47/781 Annual Report for |
| A97721 | 2013 | Midas Resources Ltd | West Pilbara | <1% | West Pilbara (C40/2010) E08/1997-I, E47/1893 Annual Report to the Department of Mines and Petroleum for the pe |
| A99933 | 2013 | Midas Resources Ltd | West Pilbara | <1% | E08/1997 West Pilbara Partial Surrender Report To the Department of Mines and Petroleum for the period 23/02/2 |
| A98510 | 2013 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Metawandy Project | <1% | Metawandy Project Area Annual Report (C18/2004) E47/662 & 47/781 for the period 9 June 2012 to 8 June 2013 |
| A101306 | 2013 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Wyloo | <1% | Combined Annual Mineral Exploration Report: C39/2013 “Wyloo” for the period 01st January 2013 to 31st December |
| A97180 | 2012 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | De Courcy | <1% | De Courcy Project, Annual Report for the period 1st January 2012 to 31st December 2012, E08/1393, 2000, 2003, |
| A93196 | 2012 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | De Courcy | <1% | Annual report for the period 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011 for Reporting Group De Courcy C55/2007, E08/20 |
| A93946 | 2012 | Midas Resources Ltd | West Pilbara | <1% | West Pilbara Project Annual Report to the Department of Mines and Petroleum for the period 23/02/2011 to 22/02 |
| A94287 | 2012 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Metawandy | <1% | Metawandy Project Area C18/2004 E47/662 & 47/781 Annual Technical Report for the Metawandy Project Area for th |
| A89367 | 2011 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Wyloo | <1% | Wyloo Project (De Courcy Combined Report) Annual report for the period 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2010, C55 |
| A89794 | 2011 | Midas Resources Ltd | West Pilbara | <1% | West Pilbara C40/2010, E08/1997, E47/1893 Annual Report to the Department of Mines and Petroleum for the perio |
| A90760 | 2011 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Metawandy | <1% | Metawandy Project Area, Exploration Licences 47/662 & 47/781. Group Annual Report for the Period 9/06/2010 to |
| A87299 | 2010 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Metawandy | <1% | Metawandy Project Area C18/2004, Annual Report Exploration Licence E47/662, E47/781 P47/1509, P47/1510, P47/1 |
| A85882 | 2010 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Wyloo (DE COURCY) | <1% | Wyloo Project (De Courcy Combined Report) Annual report for the period 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009 E47 |
| A81136 | 2009 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Wyloo (De Courcy) | <1% | Wyloo Project (De Courcy Combined Report), Annual report for the period 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008 E47 |
| A82281 | 2009 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Anthiby NorthWest | 1.4% | PARTIAL SURRENDER REPORT EXPLORATION LICENCE E08/1393 ‘ANTHIBY NORTHWEST’ |
| A82756 | 2009 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Metawandy | <1% | METAWANDY PROJECT Annual Report for the Period 9 June 2008 to 8 June 2009, E47/662 & E47/781, Combined Group: |
| A77587 | 2008 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Wyloo - De Courcy | <1% | WYLOO PROJECT- De Courcy Combined Annual report for the period 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007. C 55/2007 |
| A78860 | 2008 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Metawandy | <1% | Metawandy Project Annual Report E47/662 & E47/781 West Pilbara Mineral Field WA C18/2004 for the Period 9 June |
| A75515 | 2007 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Metawandy | <1% | Metawandy Project Area Annual Report Exploration Licences E47/662,E47/781.West Pilbara Mineral Field Western A |
| A75999 | 2007 | Cullen Exploration Pty Ltd | ANTHIBY NORTHWEST | 1.4% | Metawandy Project, Anthiby Northwest, Ashburton Region, WA. Annual Technical Report Tenement E08/1393 For the |
| A72671 | 2006 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Metawandy | <1% | Metawandy Project Area E47/662,781, Combined Annual Report for the Period 9 June 2005 to 10 June 2006, Combine |
| A70775 | 2005 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Metawandy | <1% | Metawandy project area exploration licences E47/662 E47/781 West Pilbara mineral field, Western Australia, Com |
| A68965 | 2004 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Metawandy/Mt Wall West | <1% | Combined Annual report for the period 09/08/2003-10/08/2004 Metawandy Project (C18/2004), E47/662, E47/781 |
| A67819 | 2003 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Metawandy | <1% | Annual Report for the period 24/11/2002- 23/11/2003 Metawandy Project E47/662 |
| A63930 | 2002 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Metawandy | <1% | Metawandy exploration licence E47/662 West Pilbara Mineral Field, Western Australia Annual Report for the peri |
| A65887 | 2002 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Metawandy | <1% | Annual Report for the period 24 November 2001 to 23 November 2002 Metwandy E47/662 GDSR No. 4276 |
| A61626 | 2000 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Metawandy | <1% | Metawandy Exploration Licence E47/662 West Pilbara Mineral F Field, Western Australia. Annual Report for the |
| A63995 | 2000 | Goldfields Exploration Pty Ltd | Metawandy | 1.4% | Surrender Report for tenement E08/1107 Metawandy. Wyloo 1:250,000, Hardey 1:100,000 map sheets. |
| A56926 | 1999 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Metawandy | <1% | Metawandy Exploration Licence E47/662 Annual report for the year 24/11/97-23/11/98 |
| A59528 | 1999 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Metawandy | <1% | Metawandy, Exploration licence, E47/662, West Pilbara Mineral Field, Western Australia, Annual Report for the |
| A53388 | 1998 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Metawandy | <1% | Metawandy Project Exploration Licence E47/662 West Pilbara Mineral Field WA Annual report for 26/11/96-25/11/9 |
| A46728 | 1996 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Metawandy | <1% | Metawandy Project Exploration Licence E47/662 West Pilbara Mineral Field Western Australia Annual report for t |
| A50055 | 1996 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Metawandy | <1% | Metawandy Exploration Licence E47/662 West Pilbara Mineral Field Annual report for the period 24/11/95 to 23/1 |
| A49569 | 1996 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Metawandy | <1% | Metawandy Partial Surrender Report for Exploration Licence E47/662 West Pilbara Mineral Field |
| A48231 | 1995 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Mount Brockman | <1% | Annual Progress Report E47/535 to the period 09/05/1995 to 08/05/1996 GDSR No. 2599 |
| A43284 | 1994 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Metawandy | <1% | Metawandy project Exploration licence E47/662 West Pilbara Mineral Field W.A Annual report for the period 24/1 |
| A19086 | 1986 | Bhp Minerals Pty Ltd | Boolgeeda Creek | <1% | Final Report on Geological Mapping EL47/166 Boolgeeda Creek, EL47/167 Boolgeeda Creek West; EL 47/168 Mt.Wall |
| A3341 | 1967 | Westfield Minerals ( W.A.) N.L. | Aerial | <1% | Aerial Project, Non-statutory Report:1965 Percussion Drill Hole Locations ( Scale1:100), Core Logs , Hole No |
| A980 | 1967 | Westfield Minerals Nl | Ashburton-Bangemall | <1% | Ashburton-Bangemall Project, Annual Report [Vol 1} for the year ending 31/12/1966, TR70//2723-2724, 2974, 362 |
| A1595 | 1966 | Ashburton Exp Pty Ltd | M62/0: Ashburton-Bangemall base metal/as | <1% | TR2924H Ashburton Exploration Summary Report for 1965. Programme 1966. |
| A570 | 1966 | Westfield Minerals Nl | Ashburton-Bangemall | <1% | Ashburton-Bangemall Project, Non-statutory Report: Temporary Reserves & Associated Options, Summary Report for |
| A574 | 1965 | Westfield Minerals Nl | Ashburton-Bangemall | <1% | Ashburton-Bangemall Project, Non-statutory Report: Exploration Report for 1964 & Programme for 1965, TR70/2722 |
| A1536 | 1964 | Westfield Minerals Nl | Ashburton - Bangemall | <1% | Ashburton - Bangemall Project, Non-statutory Report : Miscellaneous Data,1964 & Drilling Data (to accompany A |
| A566 | 1964 | Westfield Minerals Nl | Ashburton-Bangemall | <1% | Ashburton-Bangemall Project, Non-statutory Report: Summary Report for 1963 & Projected Development Programme 1 |
| A567 | 1963 | Westfield Minerals Nl | Ashburton-Bangemall | <1% | Ashburton-Bangemall Project, Non-statutory Report: Report of Operations for 1963, November 1963. TR70/2640, 2 |
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.