L 47/1272
PendingMiscellaneous LicenceShire of AshburtonWest Pilbara M.F. District
L 47/1272 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 9 Jan 2026 and is awaiting a decision. The ground is covered by 34 historical WAMEX reports.
Area
66.54ha
Applied
Jan 2026
9 months ago
WAMEX reports
34
WA median is 53
Report drilling
16
of 34 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
- 9 Jan 2026
The full record on L 47/1272
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 (1 on record), with mortgages, caveats and transfers flagged
Exploration history on this ground
34 historical WAMEX exploration reports intersect L 47/1272: 7 report geochemistry or sampling, 18 include a digital data package.
Work on record: RC drilling 15 · Aboriginal site surveys 10 · Geological mapping 9 · Heritage survey 8 · Flora 7 · Geological reconnaissance 7. Resource declared in A93311 (2012), A92807 (2012), A62879 (2001).
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When this ground was worked
31990s
122000s
192010s
Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Project | On this ground | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A115864 | 2018 | Hamersley Iron Pty Limited | Bourne Highway | <1% | Bourne Highway Project Area Combined Annual Report for the period 18 January 2017 to 17 January 2018, Explorat |
| A104779 | 2015 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Bourne Highway | <1% | Bourne Highway Project, Annual Report for the period 18/01/2014 to 17/01/2015, E47/1783-1786; P47/1328-1330 & |
| A105980 | 2015 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Duck Creek North | <1% | Duck Creek North Annual Report E47/778 Annual Report for the Period 10 June 2014 to 9 June 2015 |
| A105340 | 2015 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Jeerinah | <1% | Combined Annual Report: C134/2005 Jeerinah Project for the period 1st January 2014 to 31st December 2014, E47/ |
| A101035 | 2014 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Bourne Highway | <1% | Bourne Highway Project, Annual Report for the 18/01/2013 to 17/01/2014, E47/1783-1786; P47/1328-1330, 1332-133 |
29 more reports
| A101477 | 2014 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Jeerinah | <1% | Combined Annual Report: C134/2005 Jeerinah for the period 1st January 2013 to 31st December 2013, E47/1195.... |
| A102699 | 2014 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Duck Creek North | <1% | Duck Creek North Annual Report Exploration Licence 47/778 for the period 10 June 2013 – 09 June 2014 |
| A96783 | 2013 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd | Bourne Highway | <1% | BOURNE HIGHWAY PROJECT AREA COMBINED ANNUAL REPORT (C88/2008) EXPLORATION LICENCES 47/1783, 47/1784, 47/1785 & |
| A97435 | 2013 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Jeerinah | <1% | Jeerinah Project, Annual Report for the period 1st January 2012 to 31st December 2012, E47/1195-1196, 1299-130 |
| A98504 | 2013 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Duck Creek North | <1% | Duck Creek North Annual Report E47/778 Annual Report for the period 10 June 2012 to 9 June 2013 |
| A94254 | 2012 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd | Duck Creek North | <1% | Annual Technical Report for Duck Creek North E47/778 for the period 10 June 2011 - 9 June 2012 |
| A92807 | 2012 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Bourne Highway | <1% | Bourne Highway Project Annual Technical Report for the Period 18/01/2011 to 17/01/2012 for C88/2008, E47/1783, |
| A93311 | 2012 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Jeerinah | <1% | Jeerinah Project, Annual Report for the period 1st January 2011 to 31st December 2011, E47/1195-1196, 1299-130 |
| A89175 | 2011 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd | Bourne Highway | <1% | Combined Annual Report (C88/2008) For the Period 18 January 2010 to 17 January 2011, Bourne Highway, E47/1783, |
| A89912 | 2011 | Fmg Pilbara Pty Ltd | Jeerinah | <1% | Annual report for the period 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2010, Jeerinah Project |
| A90710 | 2011 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd | Duck Creek North | <1% | Annual Report For the Period 10 June 2010 to 9 June 2011, Duck Creek North, E47/778 |
| A86225 | 2010 | Fmg Pilbara Pty Ltd | Jeerinah | <1% | Annual report for the period 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009, Jeerinah Project |
| A85732 | 2010 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd | Bourne Highway | <1% | Combined Annual Report (C88/2008) For the Period 18 January 2009 to 17 January 2010, Bourne Highway, E47/1783, |
| A87252 | 2010 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Duck Creek North | <1% | Duck Creek North Annual Report Exploration Licence E47/778, P47/1481, P47/1482, P47/1483 West Pilbara Mineral |
| A82746 | 2009 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | DUCK CREEK NORTH | <1% | Duck Creek North, Annual Report Exploration Licence E47/778, Annual Report for the Period 10/06/2008 to 9/06/2 |
| A81026 | 2009 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd | Bourne Highway | <1% | Combined Annual Report (C88/2008), For the Period 18 January 2008 to 17 January 2009, Bourne Highway, E47/1783 |
| A78858 | 2008 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Duck Creek North | <1% | DUCK CREEK NORTH ANNUAL REPORT EXPLORATION LICENCE E47/778 West Pilbara Mineral Field WA Annual Report for the |
| A81391 | 2008 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Jeerinah | <1% | Annual report for the period 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008, Jeerinah Project, E47/1195, E47/1196, E47/129 |
| A75517 | 2007 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Duck Creek North | <1% | Duck Creek North Annual Report Exploration Licence E47/778 West Pilbara Mineral Field Western Australia For th |
| A72666 | 2006 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Duck Creek North | <1% | Duck Creek North, Annual Report, Exploration Licence, E47/778, West Pilbara Mineral Field, WA, Annual Report f |
| A70779 | 2005 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Duck Creek North | <1% | Duck Creek North, exploration licence E47/778, West Pilbara mineral field, Western Australia, Annual report fo |
| A66905 | 2003 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Brockman West | <1% | Brockman West Project Area, Exploration Licences E47/778,780-781,783, West Pilbara Mineral Field WA, Annual Re |
| A68858 | 2003 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Duck Creek North | <1% | Duck Creek North, Exploration Licence, E47/778, West Pilbara Mineral Field , WA, Annual report for the period |
| A64967 | 2002 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Brockman | <1% | Annual Report For The Period 9th June 2001 to 8th June 2002 Exploration Licences E47/778, E47/780, E47/781 & E |
| A62879 | 2001 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Brockman West | <1% | Brockman West Project Area Exploration Licences E47/778, E47/780, E47/781 & E47/783 West Pilbara Mineral Field |
| A60871 | 2000 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Brockman West | <1% | Brockman West Project Area, Exploration Licences E47/778, 780-781,783, West Pilbara mineral Field, Western Aus |
| A58675 | 1999 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Brockman West | <1% | Brockman West Project Area Exploration Licence: E47/778, 780, 781, 783 08/06/98 - 09/06/99 |
| A55496 | 1998 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Brockman West | <1% | Brockman West Project Area, 09/06/97 - 08/06/98 West Pilbara Mineral Field W.A. Exploration Licence: E47/7 |
| A51860 | 1997 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Brockman West | <1% | Brockman West Project Area Exploration Licences E47/778 E47/779 E47/780 E47/781 E47/782 and E47/783 West Pilba |
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.