L 47/1277
LiveMiscellaneous LicenceShire of AshburtonWest Pilbara M.F. District
L 47/1277 is a live miscellaneous licence in the Shire of Ashburton, Western Australia, held by Fmg Pilbara Pty Ltd (part of Fortescue Ltd). Granted on 31 July 2026 for 21 years, it expires on 30 July 2047. The ground is covered by 24 historical WAMEX reports.
Area
1,143.287ha
Expires
July 2047
in 21 years
WAMEX reports
24
WA median is 53
Report drilling
16
of 24 reports
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For L 47/1277 that covers 24 WAMEX reports · 108 open-file drillholes (6,647 m drilled) · 10 earlier titles on the ground since 1960 · 1 native title determination · no conservation land.
Register summary
- Holder
- Fmg Pilbara Pty Ltd
- Part of
- Fortescue Ltd (ASX:FMG) as at 2026-06-30
- Local government
- Shire of Ashburton
- Application received
- 6 Feb 2026
- Commenced
- 31 July 2026
- Expiry
- 30 July 2047
- Term
- 21 Years
The full record on L 47/1277
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: 9 conditions and 20 endorsements
- Native title context, combined reporting and rent status
Premium
- At-risk and opportunity signals, and expenditure compliance over five years
- Every register dealing (3 on record), with mortgages, caveats and transfers flagged
- Expiry band, and how long the holder has had it
Exploration history on this ground
24 historical WAMEX exploration reports intersect L 47/1277: 10 report geochemistry or sampling, 17 include a digital data package.
Work on record: RC drilling 13 · Mineral resource estimate 9 · Aboriginal site surveys 7 · Geological mapping 7 · Rehabilitation 7 · Diamond drilling 5. Resource declared in A102431 (2014), A97966 (2013), A87171 (2010), A82604 (2009) and 5 more.
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When this ground was worked · 23 of 24 reports dated
11980s
91990s
62000s
72010s
Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Project | On this ground | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A106207 | 2015 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Solomon West | 1.2% | C175/2007 Solomon West Project Annual Report for the period 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2015, E47/1306........P47 |
| A107763 | 2015 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Duck Creek North Gap 5 | 12% | Duck Creek North Gap 5 Partial Surrender Report Prospecting Licence 47/1332 for the period 18th December 2007 |
| A102431 | 2014 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Solomon West | 1.3% | Annual Report for the Period 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014, C175/2007 Solomon West Project E47/1306, E47/1349, |
| A97966 | 2013 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Solomon West | 1.4% | Annual Report for the period 1st April 2012 to 31st March 2013, Solomon West Project C175/2007. [E47/1306, 135 |
| A94531 | 2012 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Solomon West | 1.5% | Annual report for the period 1st April 2011 to 31st March 2012, Solomon West Project |
19 more reports
| A90544 | 2011 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Solomon West | 1.8% | Annual report for the period 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011, Solomon West Project |
| A87171 | 2010 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Solomon West | 1.8% | Annual report for the period 1 April 2009 to 31 March 2010, Solomon West Project, E47/1306, E47/1352, E47/1372 |
| A82604 | 2009 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Solomon West | 1.8% | Annual Report for the Period 1 April 2008 to 31 March 2009, Solomon West Project, E47/1306, E47/1352, E47/1372 |
| A66811 | 2003 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Mount Sheila | 1.5% | Combined Annual Report for the period 9 May 2002 to 8 May 2003 Mt Sheila Project E47/536,720 GDSR No.4322 |
| A67840 | 2003 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Mount Sheila | 3.7% | Final Surrender Report for the period ending 2003 Mount Sheila Project E47/536 |
| A64866 | 2002 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Mount Sheila | 1.5% | Combined Annual Report Exploration Licences E47/536 & & E47/720 Report for The Period 9th May 2001 to 8th May |
| A62717 | 2001 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Mount Sheila | 1.5% | Mt.Sheila Project Area Exploration Licences E47/536 & E47/720 West Pilbara Mineral Field Western Australia Com |
| A60716 | 2000 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Mount Turner/ Mount Sheila | 1.5% | Mt Sheila Project Combined Annual Reprot Exploration Licences E47/536 & E47/720 West Pilbara Mineral field Wes |
| A58457 | 1999 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Mount Sheila | 1.5% | Mt Sheila Project Combined Annual Report Exploration Licence s E47/536,720, Report for the Period 9/5/1998 to |
| A55065 | 1998 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Mount Sheila | 1.5% | Detrital and Associated Resources at Mount Sheila, Combined Annual Report 1997/1998 Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd E4 |
| A51550 | 1997 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Mount Sheila | 1.5% | Detrital and Associated Resources at Mt Sheila Combined Annual Report 1996 to 1997 E47/536 and E47/720 West Pi |
| A48320 | 1996 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Mount Sheila | 1.5% | Mt Sheila Exploration Licences E47/536 & E47/720 West Pilbara Mineral Field Western Australia Annual report fo |
| A44844 | 1995 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Mount Sheila | 3.7% | Mt Sheila Project, Annual Report for the period 9/5/94 to 8/5/95, E47/536. |
| 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 |
| A41492 | 1994 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Mount Sheila | 3.7% | Annual report for the period 09/05/93-08/05/94 Mt Sheila Project E47/536 |
| A38632 | 1993 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Mount Sheila | 3.7% | Annual Report for the period 09/05/92-08/05/93 Mt Sheila Project E47/536 |
| A36349 | 1992 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Mount Sheila | 3.7% | Annual Report for the Period 09/05/91 - 08/05/92 Mt Sheila Project |
| A23242 | 1988 | Cra Exploration Pty Ltd | Silvergrass | 1.2% | Silvergrass Project[s], Final Surrender Report , March 1987,E47/226 - 230 & ELA 47/241 - 242. |
| A79097 | 1753 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Solomon | 1.1% | Annual report for the period 1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008, Solomon Project, E47/1011, E47/1306, E47/1333, E47 |
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.