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L 47/1273

PendingMiscellaneous LicenceShire of AshburtonWest Pilbara M.F. District

L 47/1273 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 15 historical WAMEX reports.

Area
358.66ha
Applied
Jan 2026
9 months ago
WAMEX reports
15
WA median is 53
Report drilling
8
of 15 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 47/1273

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Exploration history on this ground

15 historical WAMEX exploration reports intersect L 47/1273: 6 report geochemistry or sampling, 10 include a digital data package.
Work on record: RC drilling 8 · Aboriginal site surveys 7 · Flora 6 · Heritage survey 6 · Geological reconnaissance 5 · Geological mapping 3. Resource declared in A93311 (2012), A92807 (2012).
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When this ground was worked
22000s
132010s
Most recent reports
ReportYearOperatorProject On this groundTitle
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 &
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
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....
10 more reports
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
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
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,
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
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

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.