L 47/1249
PendingMiscellaneous LicenceShire of East PilbaraWest Pilbara M.F. District
L 47/1249 is a pending miscellaneous licence in the Shire of East Pilbara, Western Australia, applied for by Hamersley Iron Pty. Limited (part of Rio Tinto Limited). The application was received on 7 Aug 2025 and is awaiting a decision. The ground is covered by 23 historical WAMEX reports.
Area
969.7ha
Applied
Aug 2025
14 months ago
WAMEX reports
23
WA median is 53
Report drilling
16
of 23 reports
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For L 47/1249 that covers 23 WAMEX reports · 7 earlier titles on the ground since 1958 · 1 native title determination · no conservation land.
Register summary
- Holder
- Hamersley Iron Pty. Limited
- Part of
- Rio Tinto Limited (ASX:RIO) as at 2025-12-31
- Local government
- Shire of East Pilbara
- Application received
- 7 Aug 2025
The full record on L 47/1249
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 (4 on record), with mortgages, caveats and transfers flagged
Exploration history on this ground
23 historical WAMEX exploration reports intersect L 47/1249: 4 report geochemistry or sampling, 6 include a digital data package.
Work on record: RC drilling 11 · Mineral resource estimate 9 · Diamond drilling 7 · Geological mapping 6 · Metallurgy 4 · Petrology 4. Resource declared in A81931 (2009), A63292 (2001), A49164 (1996), A45364 (1995) and 5 more.
Rather than open these one by one on the DMPE site,
have them read into one cited report on L 47/1249, free for new accounts.
When this ground was worked · 21 of 23 reports dated
11970s
21980s
131990s
42000s
12010s
Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Project | On this ground | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A121446 | 2019 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Rhodes Ridge | <1% | Donated Drillcore from Hamersley Iron |
| A81931 | 2009 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | HOPE DOWNS | <1% | HOPE DOWNS ANNUAL TECHNICAL REPORT, MINING LEASE ML282SA, East Pilbara Mineral Field Western Australia , Annua |
| A65988 | 2002 | Hope Downs Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Hope Downs | <1% | Combined Annual Report for the period 24 April 2001 to 23 April 2002 for E47/243, 47/308, 47/597 Hope Downs 1 |
| A63292 | 2001 | Hope Downs Ltd | Hope Downs | <1% | Combined Annual Report for Hope Downs 1 for the period 24 Ap ril 2000 to 23 April 2001 E47/243, E47/308, E47/5 |
| A60823 | 2000 | Hope Downs Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Hope Downs | <1% | Combined Annual Report for the Exploration Licences E47/243,308,597, Hope Downs 1 Area for the Period 24/04/19 |
18 more reports
| A58585 | 1999 | Hope Downs Ltd | Hope Downs 1 | <1% | Hope Downs 1 Project, Annual Report for the period 24th April 1998 to 23rd April 1999, E47/243,308 & 597. |
| A55434 | 1998 | Hope Downs Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Hope Downs | <1% | Hope Downs E47/243, 308, 579, (04/97 - 04/98) |
| A52352 | 1997 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Hope Downs | <1% | Annual Report, Hope Downs 1 Area. Exploration Licence: 47/243, 308, 597 24/04/1996 - 23/04/1997 |
| A49164 | 1996 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Hope Downs | <1% | Annual Report for Hope Downs 1 Exploration Licences E47/243 E47/308 E47/597 for the period 24 April 1995 to 23 |
| A45364 | 1995 | Hope Downs Ltd | Hope Downs | <1% | Annual report for Hope Downs 1 Exploration Licences E47/243 E42/308 E47/597 for the period 24 April 1994 to 23 |
| A41692 | 1994 | Hope Downs Ltd | Hope Downs | <1% | Annual report for the period 24/04/93-23/04/94 Hope Downs 1 Project E47/243 E47/308 E47/597 |
| A38985 | 1993 | Hancock Resources Ltd | Hope Downs | <1% | Hope Downs Project, Annual Report for the period 24/04/1992 to 23/04/1993, E47/243, E47/308, & E47/597. |
| A36823 | 1992 | Hancock Resources Ltd | Hope Downs | <1% | Hope Downs Project, Non-statutory Report: Geological Report, September 1992, E47/243, 308-309 & 431. |
| A36954 | 1992 | Hancock Resources Ltd | Hope Downs | <1% | Annual Report for the Period 24/04/91 - 23/04/92 Hope Downs 1 Project |
| A37130 | 1992 | Bhp Iron Ore Pty Ltd | ML 244 SA - Weeli Wolli | 1.2% | Surrender report. Period to 02/05/91. Sections 4, 5, 6 and 21. ML 244 SA |
| A34609 | 1991 | Pilbara Port Railroad & Resource Co Ltd | Hope Downs | <1% | Annual report for E47/308 and E47/243 for the period 24/04/90-23/04/91 and 22/03/90-21/03/91 respectively (Hop |
| A33245 | 1991 | Pilbara Port Railroad & Resource Co Ltd | Hope Downs | <1% | Hope Downs 1 Iron Ore Deposit Evaluation of the in-situ resource Interim Report (E47/243 E47/308, 1990) |
| A31058 | 1990 | Hancock Mining Ltd | Hope Downs | <1% | Annual report for Exploration Licences E47/308 and E47/243 Hope Downs 1. for the period 23/03/89 - 22/02/90 |
| A28186 | 1989 | Hancock Mining Ltd | Hope Downs | <1% | Hope Downs Exploration 1988 EL47/243, 47/308 & 47/309 Hammersely Range W.A. |
| A22014 | 1987 | Hancock & Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd | Hope Downs | <1% | Annual report on Exploration Licence E47/243 Hope Downs No.1 for the period 23/03/86 to 22/03/87 Ref: 3-11-87R |
| A8191 | 1979 | Pacminex Pty Ltd | South Weeli Wolli | <1% | South Weeli Wolli Project, Annual Report for the year ending 31/12/1978, TR70/6686H. |
| A23446 | 1753 | Hancock & Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd | Hope Downs | <1% | Annual Report For Exploration Licence E 47/243 23 March 1987 to 22 March 1988 |
| A132491 | Csiro | Hope Downs | <1% | Core Library Sampling Report For Drillholes GD10H1N011 and GC08HD40005 (P1375) |
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.