L 47/129
LiveMiscellaneous LicenceShire of AshburtonWest Pilbara M.F. District
L 47/129 is a live miscellaneous licence in the Shire of Ashburton, Western Australia, held by Mitsui Iron Ore Development Pty Ltd, North Mining Limited and 3 others (part of Rio Tinto Limited). Granted on 20 May 2004 for 21 years (renewed), it expires on 19 May 2046. The ground is covered by 30 historical WAMEX reports.
Area
1,191.61ha
Expires
May 2046
in 20 years
WAMEX reports
30
WA median is 53
Report drilling
13
of 30 reports
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For L 47/129 that covers 30 WAMEX reports · 1 open-file drillhole (24 m drilled) · 12 earlier titles on the ground since 1997 · 1 native title determination · no conservation land.
Register summary
- Holders
- Mitsui Iron Ore Development Pty Ltd, North Mining Limited, Robe River Mining Co. Pty. Ltd., Cape Lambert Iron Associates, Pannawonica Iron Associates
- Part of
- Rio Tinto Limited (ASX:RIO) as at 2025-12-31
- Local government
- Shire of Ashburton
- Application received
- 12 Jan 2004
- Commenced
- 20 May 2004
- Expiry
- 19 May 2046
- Term
- 21 Years (Renewed)
The full record on L 47/129
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, and all 5 changes of holder
- The full record: 22 conditions and 14 endorsements
- Native title context, combined reporting and rent status
Premium
- At-risk and opportunity signals, and expenditure compliance over five years
- Every register dealing (7 on record), with mortgages, caveats and transfers flagged
- Expiry band, and how long the holder has had it
Exploration history on this ground
30 historical WAMEX exploration reports intersect L 47/129: 5 report geochemistry or sampling, 19 include a digital data package.
Work on record: RC drilling 12 · Ground gravity surveys 10 · Geological reconnaissance 7 · Heritage survey 7 · Aboriginal site surveys 4 · Geophysical logging 4. Resource declared in A104154 (2014).
Rather than open these one by one on the DMPE site,
have them read into one cited report on L 47/129, free for new accounts.
When this ground was worked
11990s
52000s
202010s
42020s
Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Project | On this ground | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A155381 | 2026 | Guruma Resources Pty Ltd | Fortescue | 2.7% | E47/4261 Partial Surrender Report Fortescue Project for the period ending 10/06/2026. C58/2023 |
| A132092 | 2022 | Bbi Group Pty Ltd | Turner Syncline | <1% | Final Surrender Report for E47/3716 Turner Syncline for the period 14/08/2018 to 16/08/2022 |
| A128909 | 2021 | Bbi Group Pty Ltd | Turner Syncline | <1% | Annual Technical Report for Combined Reporting Group C173/2018 Turner Syncline Project for the period ending 3 |
| A123082 | 2020 | Balla Balla Infrastructure Group | Tom Price | <1% | Annual Technical Report Tom Price Project C173/2018 for the period ending 02/12/2019, E 47/03629, E 47/03651, |
| A121171 | 2019 | Balla Balla Infrastructure Group | North Tom Price | 2.7% | Surrender Report E47/3706 North Tom Price Project for the period 27 November 2018 to 27 August 2019 |
25 more reports
| A114111 | 2017 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Mount MacLeod | 4% | C184/2007 Mount MacLeod Final Surrender Report For the Period 23 May 2006 to 2 May 2017, E47/01479, E47/01685 |
| A114976 | 2017 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Rosella | <1% | C131/2012 Rosella Final Surrender Report for the period 18/05/2012 - 28/08/2017, E47/01686, E47/01684 |
| A109582 | 2016 | State Resources Pty Ltd | The Hill | 2% | Annual Technical Report for The Hill Project E47/02464 for the period 24/05/2015 to 23/05/2016 |
| A110062 | 2016 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Mount MacLeod | <1% | C184/2007 Mount MacLeod Final Surrender Report For the Period 23 May 2006 to 13 June 2016, E47/01480, E47/0320 |
| A107666 | 2016 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Rosella | <1% | C131/2012 Rosella Partial Surrender Report for the period 18/05/2012 to 17/07/2015, E47/01684, E47/01686, E47/ |
| A108201 | 2016 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Turner North 1 | 5% | E47/1685 (Turner North 1) Partial Surrender Report for the period 18/05/2012 to 12/11/2015 |
| A109507 | 2016 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | C184/2007 Mount MacLeod Partial Surrende | 1.7% | C184/2007 Mount MacLeod Partial Surrender Report, for the period 23 May 2006 to 16 May 2016 |
| A110107 | 2016 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Rosella | <1% | C131/2012 Rosella Annual Report For the Period 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016, E47/01684, E47/01686, E47/01687 |
| A106360 | 2015 | State Resources Pty Ltd | The Hill | 2% | Annual Technical Report for The Hill Project E47/2464 for the period 24 May 2014 to 23 May 2015 |
| A106886 | 2015 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Rosella | <1% | C131/2012 Rosella Annual Report For the Period 1 June 2014 to 31 May 2015, E47/1684, E47/01686, E47/01687 |
| A107581 | 2015 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Mount MacLeod | <1% | C184/2007 Mount MacLeod Annual Report for the period 1 September 2014 to 31 August 2015, E47/01390, E47/01391, |
| A102781 | 2014 | State Resources Pty Ltd | The Hill | 2% | THE HILL PROJECT E47/2464-I ANNUAL MINERAL EXPLORATION REPORT FOR THE PERIOD 24 MAY 2013 – 23 MAY 2014 |
| A104154 | 2014 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Mount MacLeod | <1% | Mount MacLeod Project (C184/2007) Annual Report for the Period 01 September 2013 to 31 August 2014, E47/1390-1 |
| A103108 | 2014 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Rosella | <1% | Combined Annual Exploration Report: C131/2012 Rosella for the period 01 June 2013 to 31 May 2014, E47/1684, E4 |
| A99230 | 2013 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Rosella | <1% | Annual Report for the Period 01 June 2012 to 31 May 2013, C131/2012 Rosella E47/1684, E47/1686, E47/1687 |
| A100146 | 2013 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Mount MacLeod | 1% | Annual Report for the Period 01 September 2012 to 31 August 2013, C184/2007 Mount MacLeod, E47/1390.....P47/16 |
| A95685 | 2012 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Mount MacLeod | 1% | Combined Annual Report for the period 1 September 2011 to 31 August 2012, Mt MacLeod Project, E47/1390-1, 1419 |
| A92246 | 2011 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Mount MacLeod | <1% | Mt MacLeod Project, Annual Report for the period 1st September 2010 to 31st August 2011, E47/1390-1391, 1455, |
| A88768 | 2010 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Mount MacLeod | <1% | Combined Annual report for the period 1 September 2009 to 31 August 2010, Mt MacLeod Project, E47/1390-1, E47/ |
| A84803 | 2009 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Mount Macleod | <1% | Annual Report for the period 1 September 2008 to 31 August 2009, Mt MacLeod Project, E47/1479-1480, E47/1455, |
| A80340 | 2008 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Mount MacLeod | <1% | Annual report for the period 1 September 2007 to 31 August 2008, Mount MacLeod Project, E47/1479-1480, E47/145 |
| A75564 | 2007 | Poondano Exploration Pty Ltd | Poondano | <1% | Exploration Report for the Year Ending 22 May 2007 E47/1480-I |
| A71576 | 2005 | Independence Group Nl | Wackilina | 1.3% | Wackilina Project, Second Annual Report E47/1204, E47/1205, E47/1245, E47/1246. For the period 4th December 20 |
| A69705 | 2004 | Independence Group Nl | Wackilina | 1.3% | First Annual Report Wackilina Project E47/1204, E47/1205, E47/1245, E47/1246, for the period 27/07/03 - 03/12 |
| A40989 | 1994 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | The Eastern Rail Corridor | 4.9% | R Report For the Period 04/93 Eastern Rail Corridor Project L47/18 |
What does the exploration record say about this ground?
NextMaps reads the WAMEX reports over L 47/129 into a referenced prospectivity assessment: the geology, the historical programs, the drill intercepts and geochemistry, and the untested gaps, with every claim cited back to its source report. New accounts include a free report (how the reports work). Prefer the raw due diligence? A Tenure Pack bundles the full register record, tenure history and spatial datasets for 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.