L 47/1201
PendingMiscellaneous LicenceShire of AshburtonWest Pilbara M.F. District
L 47/1201 is a pending miscellaneous licence in the Shire of Ashburton, Western Australia, applied for by Hamersley Iron Pty. Limited (part of Rio Tinto Limited). The application was received on 14 Jan 2025 and is awaiting a decision. The ground is covered by 33 historical WAMEX reports.
Area
868.31ha
Applied
Jan 2025
21 months ago
WAMEX reports
33
WA median is 53
Report drilling
5
of 33 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
- 14 Jan 2025
The full record on L 47/1201
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
- Dealings, mortgages, caveats and transfer history
Exploration history on this ground
33 historical WAMEX exploration reports intersect L 47/1201: 5 report geochemistry or sampling, 13 include a digital data package.
Work on record: Geological reconnaissance 9 · Geological mapping 8 · Ground gravity surveys 5 · Heritage survey 5 · Aboriginal site surveys 4 · RC drilling 4. Resource declared in A78185 (2008), A183 (1969).
Rather than open these one by one on the DMPE site,
have them read into one cited report on L 47/1201, free for new accounts.
When this ground was worked · 32 of 33 reports dated
11960s
11970s
11980s
1990s
82000s
162010s
52020s
Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Project | On this ground | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A147556 | 2025 | Goldfields Consolidated Pty Limited | Paraburdoo | 12% | E47/4093 Paraburdoo Ore Project Final Surrender Report for the period ending 26/09/2024 |
| A138158 | 2024 | Goldfields Consolidated Pty Limited | Paraburdoo Ore | 12% | E47/4093 Paraburdoo Ore Project Annual Report for the period ending 16/11/2023. |
| A145039 | 2024 | Fortescue Ltd | Bellary | 3.4% | Bellary E47/2240 Partial Surrender Report for the period 1 July 2011 to 3 October 2024 |
| A133609 | 2023 | Mallina Exploration Pty Ltd | Paraburdoo | 12% | E47/4093 Paraburdoo Ore Project Annual Report for the period ending 16/11/2022 |
| A129297 | 2022 | Mallina Exploration Pty Ltd | Paraburdoo Ore | 12% | Annual Technical Report E47/4093 Paraburdoo Ore Project for the period 17 November 2020 to 16 November 2021 |
28 more reports
| A116030 | 2018 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Bellary | 1% | C116/2011 Bellary Annual Report for the period 1 December 2016 to 30 November 2017, E47/01681, E47/02239, E47/ |
| A108026 | 2016 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Bellary | 2.6% | C116/2011 BELLARY ANNUAL REPORT For the Period 1 December 2014 to 30 November 2015, E 47/01681, E 47/02239, E |
| A108000 | 2016 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Bellary | 2.6% | C116/2011 Bellary Partial Surrender Report for the period 1 July 2011 to 1 October 2015, E 47/02239, E 47/0224 |
| A105584 | 2015 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Turee South | <1% | Turee South Annual Report Exploration Licence 47/1478 Annual Report for the period 31 March 2014 – 30 March 2 |
| A104684 | 2015 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Bellary | <1% | Combined Annual Exploration Report: C116/2011 Bellary Project for the period 1 December 2013 to 30 November 20 |
| A101765 | 2014 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Turee South | <1% | Turee South Annual Report Exploration Licence 47/1478 for the period 31 March 2013 – 30 March 2014 |
| A96410 | 2013 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Bellary | <1% | Bellary Project Combined Reporting Group C116/2011 Annual report for the period 1 December 2011 to 30 November |
| A99777 | 2013 | Brockman Mining Australia Pty Ltd | Paraburdoo | 1.6% | Paraburdoo Project E47/1942 Annual Report for the year ended 5th October 2013 |
| A96625 | 2013 | Brockman Mining Limited | Paraburdoo | 1.6% | Paraburdoo Project E47/1942 Annual Technical Report for the year ended 5th October 2012 |
| A97711 | 2013 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Turee South | <1% | Annual Technical Report for Turee South E47/1478 for the period 31 March 2012 – 30 March 2013 |
| A100742 | 2013 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Bellary | <1% | Combined Annual Exploration Report: C116/2011 Bellary 1 December 2012 to 30 November 2013 [E47/1681, 2020, 222 |
| A92401 | 2012 | Brockman Resources Ltd | Paraburdoo | 1.6% | Annual Technical Report – Paraburdoo Project E47/01942 period ending 5th October 2011 |
| A92768 | 2012 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Bellary | <1% | Annual report for the period 1 December 2010 to 30 November 2011 |
| A93474 | 2012 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Turee South | <1% | Annual Technical Report for Turee South E47/1478 for the period 31 March 2011 – 30 March 2012 |
| A90077 | 2011 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Turee Creek | <1% | Turee South Project Area, E47/1478. Annual Technical Report for the Period 31/03/2010 to 30/03/2011 |
| A86618 | 2010 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Turee | <1% | Turee project Area E47/1478, Annual Technical Report for the Period 31/03/2008 to 30/03/2009 |
| A80571 | 2009 | Ausquest Ltd | FORTESCUE | 1.8% | “FORTESCUE PROJECT” EXPLORATION LICENCEs E47/1418, 1486, and 1641 WESTERN AUSTRALIA, COMBINED ANNUAL REPORT FO |
| A81925 | 2009 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd | TUREE | <1% | TUREE PROJECT AREA, ANNUAL TECHNICAL REPORT, EXPLORATION LICENCE E47/1478, West Pilbara Mineral Field Western |
| A82753 | 2009 | Ausquest Ltd | FORTESCUE | 1.8% | "Fortescue Project", Exploration Licences E47/1418m 1486, and 1641 Western Australia, Combined Reporting No. 1 |
| A78185 | 2008 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Turee South | <1% | Turee South Exploration Licence - E47/1478 Paraburdoo - Western Australia Annual Report for the year ending 30 |
| A77025 | 2008 | Ausquest Ltd | Fortescue | 1.2% | "Fortescue Project", xploration Licences E47/1418, 1424, 1427, 1486, and 1641, Turee Creek 1:250 000 Sheet SF |
| A79051 | 2008 | Ausquest Ltd | BELLARY FORTESCUE | 1.1% | "BELLARY/FORTESCUE PROJECT" EXPLORATION LICENCES E47/1418 and E47/1040 COMBINED FIRST PARTIAL SURRENDER REPOR |
| A74986 | 2007 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Turee South | <1% | Turee South Project E47/1478, Paraburdoo - WA, Annual Report foir the Year Ending 30th March 2007. |
| A73276 | 2006 | Falconbridge Aust Pty Ltd | Beasley Bellary | 1.9% | "Beasley-Bellary Project" Exploration Licence E47/1418, Annual Report for the Year Ending 24 May 2006, (Mt Bru |
| 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, |
| A183 | 1969 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Paraburdoo | <1% | Paraburdoo Temporary Reserve 4968 H Hamersley Ranges Western Australia May, 1969 Evaluation of iron ore deposi |
| A4863 | 1753 | Not Entered | Nullagine | <1% | Nullagine |
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.