L 47/182
LiveMiscellaneous LicenceShire of East PilbaraWest Pilbara M.F. District
L 47/182 is a live miscellaneous licence in the Shire of East Pilbara, Western Australia, held by Hope Downs Iron Ore Pty Ltd and Hamersley Wa Pty Limited (part of Rio Tinto Limited). Granted on 17 Apr 2007 for 21 years, it expires on 16 Apr 2028. The ground is covered by 93 historical WAMEX reports.
Area
341.182ha
Expires
Apr 2028
in 18 months
WAMEX reports
93
WA median is 53
Report drilling
61
of 93 reports
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For L 47/182 that covers 93 WAMEX reports · 4 open-file drillholes (294 m drilled) · 16 earlier titles on the ground since 1958 · 1 native title determination · no conservation land.
Register summary
- Holders
- Hope Downs Iron Ore Pty Ltd, Hamersley Wa Pty Limited
- Part of
- Rio Tinto Limited (ASX:RIO) as at 2025-12-31
- Local government
- Shire of East Pilbara
- Application received
- 11 Dec 2006
- Commenced
- 17 Apr 2007
- Expiry
- 16 Apr 2028
- Term
- 21 Years
The full record on L 47/182
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: 22 conditions and 3 endorsements
- Native title context, combined reporting and rent status
Premium
- At-risk and opportunity signals, and expenditure compliance over five years
- Every register dealing (5 on record), with mortgages, caveats and transfers flagged
- Expiry band, and how long the holder has had it
Exploration history on this ground
93 historical WAMEX exploration reports intersect L 47/182: 17 report geochemistry or sampling, 38 include a digital data package.
Work on record: RC drilling 36 · Diamond drilling 28 · Mineral resource estimate 24 · Geological mapping 22 · Geophysical logging 22 · Magnetic susceptibility 11. Resource declared in A87379 (2010), A83024 (2009), A81931 (2009), A68551 (2004) and 20 more.
Rather than open these one by one on the DMPE site,
have them read into one cited report on L 47/182, free for new accounts.
When this ground was worked · 87 of 93 reports dated
81970s
111980s
281990s
232000s
152010s
22020s
Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Project | On this ground | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A127756 | 2021 | Fmg Pilbara Pty Ltd | Fig Tree | 2.2% | E47/3263 (Fig Tree) Final Surrender Report for the period 19/12/2017 to 31/05/2021 |
| A123704 | 2020 | Bhp Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Ministers Bridge | 1.2% | Annual Report for E47/628 - Ministers Bridge - 4 May 2019 to 2 May 2020 |
| A121446 | 2019 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Rhodes Ridge | <1% | Donated Drillcore from Hamersley Iron |
| A110821 | 2017 | Bhp Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd | North Flank, Packsaddle, Western Ridge | <1% | Donated Drill Core – GE2403DG, GE2455DG, PSB0454DG, PSD1204DG, PSB0451DG, PSB0453DG, WSR1302RD |
| A105162 | 2015 | Polaris Metals Pty Ltd | Central Pilbara - Wedge | 1.5% | Central Pilbara Project E47/2366-I (Wedge Prospect) Final Surrender Report for the Period 6 February 2012 – 13 |
88 more reports
| A105216 | 2015 | Bhp Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Ministers North | 1.2% | Annual Report Ministers North E47/682 Reporting Period 4 May 2014 – 3 May 2015 |
| A105867 | 2015 | Polaris Metals Pty Ltd | Central Pilbara | <1% | Central Pilbara Project C4/2013 Annual Report for the Period 1 February 2014 – 31 January 2015, M47/1359-I, M4 |
| A101741 | 2014 | Bhp Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Ministers North | 1.2% | Annual Report Ministers North E47/628 Reporting Period 4 May 2013 – 3 May 2014 |
| A102255 | 2014 | Polaris Metals Pty Ltd | Central Pilbara | <1% | Combined – C004/2013 Annual Report for the period 1 February 2013 – 31 January 2014, E47/1236-I, E47/1238-I, E |
| A97385 | 2013 | Bhp Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Ministers North | 1.2% | Annual Report Ministers North E47/628 Reporting period 4 May 2012 - 3 May 2013 |
| A98330 | 2013 | Process Minerals International | Central Pilbara | <1% | Central Pilbara Project, Annual Report for the period 01/02/2012 to 31/01/2013, E47/1236, 1238 & 2366; M47/135 |
| A93947 | 2012 | Bhp Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Ministers North | 1.2% | Annual Report Minister’s North E 47/628 Reporting period 4 May 2011 - 3 May 2012. |
| A90397 | 2011 | Bhp Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Ministers North | 1.2% | Ministers North Project, Annual Report for the period 4th May 2010 to 3rd May 2011, E47/628. |
| A102150 | 2011 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd | Mesa J - Yandi Junction - Mesa A - Bunga | <1% | Peth Core Library Drilling Data from Drillholes into Channel Iron Deposits (CID) in the Pilbara Hole J6088- Me |
| A87343 | 2010 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd | Leisker East | <1% | Partial Surrender Report for the Period Ending 16 June 2010, E47/1330 Leisker East |
| A87013 | 2010 | Bhp Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Minister's North | 1.2% | Annual Report Minister's North E47/0628, Reporting period 4 May 2009 – 3 May 2010 |
| A87379 | 2010 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd | Leisker | <1% | Combined Annual Report (C5/2007 Leisker) for the Period 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010, E47/1329 Leisker and E47/ |
| A81931 | 2009 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | HOPE DOWNS | <1% | HOPE DOWNS ANNUAL TECHNICAL REPORT, MINING LEASE ML282SA, East Pilbara Mineral Field Western Australia , Annua |
| A82525 | 2009 | Bhp Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd | MINISTER'S NORTH | 1.2% | ANNUAL REPORT MINISTER'S NORTH E 47/0628, Reporting period 4 May 2008 - 3 May 2009 |
| A83024 | 2009 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd | Leisker | <1% | Combined Annual Report (C5/2007 Leisker) E47/1329 Leisker, E47/1330 Leisker East For the Period 1 July 2008 to |
| A83023 | 2009 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd | Leisker East | <1% | Partial Surrender Report for the Period Ending 11 June 2009, E47/1330 Leisker East, Western Australia |
| A78653 | 2008 | Bhp Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Ministers North | 1.2% | ANNUAL REPORT MINISTER'S NORTH E47/0628 Reporting period 4 May 2007 - 3 May 2008 |
| A79274 | 2008 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd | Pilbara Iron Ore | <1% | Combined Annual Report (C5/2007 Leisker) E47/1329 Leisker, E47/1330 Leisker East For the period 1 July 2007 |
| A75818 | 2007 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd | Leisker East | <1% | Annual Report (Combined Report C5/2007) E47/1329 Leisker, E47/1330 Leisker East 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007 Pi |
| A75371 | 2007 | Bhp Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Minister's North | 1.2% | Annual Report Minister's North E47/0628 Reporting period 4 May 2006 - 3 May 2007 |
| A73122 | 2006 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd | Leisker East | <1% | First Annual Report for the Period Ending 30 June 2006, E47/1330 Leisker East, Pilbara Iron Ore Programme, Roy |
| A73654 | 2006 | Hallmark Minerals Nl | Yandicoogina | <1% | (HIY) Yandicoogina, Mining Lease ML274SA, West Pilbara Mineral Field, Western Australia, Annual report for the |
| A68551 | 2004 | Bhp Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Minister's North | 1.2% | Annual report for the period 04/05/2003-03/05/2004 Minister's North Project E47/628 |
| A66067 | 2003 | Bhp Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Ministers North | 1.2% | Annual Report for the period 4 May 2002 to 3 May 2003 Minister's North E47/628. |
| A64679 | 2002 | Bhp Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Mount Goldsworthy | 1.2% | Annual Report Ministers North E47/628 Period 4 May 2001 To 3 May 2002. |
| 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 |
| A60399 | 2000 | Pacminex Pty Ltd | Yandicoogina | <1% | Annual Reprot on Exploration to February 1978 Temporary Reserves for Iron 6501H, 6502H, 6504H, Yandicoogina Pr |
| A60401 | 2000 | Csr Ltd | Yandicoogina | <1% | Density Measurements at Yandicoogina and Yandicoodgina Ore Grade Variability Study (1985, TR70/5604 TR70/6501 |
| A60403 | 2000 | Pacminex Pty Ltd | Yandicoogina | <1% | A Review of the Exploration and Metallurgical testing of the Junction and Weeli Wolli Deposits Yandicoogina Pr |
| A60404 | 2000 | Csr Ltd | Yandicoogina | <1% | Yankicoogina Iron Ore Project 1980 Drilling Programme and Ore Reserves Calculations in the Mine Block (1980, T |
| A60715 | 2000 | Csr Ltd | Yandicoogina | <1% | Yandicoogina Iron Ore Project Summary (1983, E47/4 to E47/12 TR70/5201 TR70/5259 TR70/5603 to TR70/5604 TR70/6 |
| 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 |
| A62228 | 2000 | Bhp Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Ministers North | <1% | Annual Report E47/628 Ministers North, E47/629 Lamb Creek period 4 May 2000 to 3 May 2001. |
| A60638 | 2000 | Csr Ltd | Yandicoogina | <1% | CSR Ltd. Yandicoogina Prospect. |
| 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. |
| A59397 | 1999 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Yandicoogina | <1% | (HIY) Yandicoogina, Mining Lease ML274SA, West Pilbara Mineral Field, WA, Annual Report for the Period 14/10/1 |
| A54184 | 1998 | Bhp Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Ministers North | <1% | Annual Report, Ministers North E47/628, Lamb Creek E47/629 04/05/97 - 03/05/98 |
| A55434 | 1998 | Hope Downs Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Hope Downs | <1% | Hope Downs E47/243, 308, 579, (04/97 - 04/98) |
| A56742 | 1998 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Yandicoogina | <1% | (HIY) Yandicoogina, Mining Lease ML 274SA West Pilbara Mineral Field W.A. Annual Report 14/10/97 - 13/10/98 |
| A57498 | 1998 | Bhp Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Mac North | <1% | Annual Report Mac North Project. E47/628-629. Period 04/05/98-03/05/99. |
| 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 |
| A53188 | 1997 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Yandicoogina Project | <1% | Annual Report (Combined Mineral Exploration Report), Yandicoogina Project Area - Exploration Licence: 47/4 - |
| A51676 | 1997 | Bhp Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Ministers North / Lamb Creek | <1% | Second Compulsory Surrender Report, Ministers North E47/628, Lamb CreekE47/629 for the period 4th May 1993 to |
| A51677 | 1997 | Bhp Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Ministers North | <1% | Annual report Period 4 May 1996 to 3 May 1997 Ministers North E47/629 Lamb Creek E47/629 BHP Iron Ore Pty Ltd |
| A48110 | 1996 | Bhp Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Ministers North / Lamb Creek | <1% | Ministers North / Lamb Creek Project, Partial Surrender Report for the period 4th May 1993 to 3rd May 1996, E4 |
| A47744 | 1996 | Bhp Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Mount Goldsworthy Area C and Mudlark Wel | <1% | Annual report Period 4 May 1995 to 3 May 1996 Ministers North E47/628 Lamb Creek E47/629 BHP Iron Ore Pty Ltd |
| 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 |
| A41062 | 1994 | Bhp Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Area C North | <1% | Annual Report for the Period 04/05/93 to 03/05/94 Ministers North / Lamb Creek E47/628, E47/629 BHP Iron Ore P |
| 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 |
| A43088 | 1994 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Yandicoogina | <1% | Yandicoolgina Project , Annual Report for the period 8th June 1993 to 7th June 1994, E47/4-12. |
| A43947 | 1994 | Bhp Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Ministers North | <1% | Annual report period 4 May 1994 to 3 May 1995 Ministers North E47/628 Lamb Creek E47/629 |
| 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. |
| A38853 | 1993 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Yandicoogina | <1% | Annual report for the period 08/06/92-07/06/93 Yandicoogina Project E47/4-12 |
| A35543 | 1992 | Bhp Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Mining Area C and Mudlark Well iron ore | <1% | Exploration status report Mining Area 'C' TR3156H (TR70/3156) May 1992 BHP Iron Ore |
| 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% | 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) |
| A33354 | 1991 | Bhp Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Mount Goldsworthy | <1% | Exploration status report. Mining area 'C' 04/91 TR3156H (TR70/3156) BHP Iron Ore |
| 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. |
| A29395 | 1989 | Pennant Resources Ltd | McCamey's Monster | <1% | Annual report for ML70/266SA McCamey's Monster for the period 11/10/88-10/10/89 |
| 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 |
| A20508 | 1987 | Goldsworthy Mining Ltd | Nimingarra | <1% | Nimingarra Project, Non-statutory Report[s]: Quarterly Reports covering the period 01/01/1987 to 31/03/1987,TR |
| A17480 | 1986 | North Flinders Mines Ltd | Newman - Turee Creek | <1% | Newman - Turee Creek Project, Exploration Report for Quarterly Period ended 31st March 1986, TR70/3156H. |
| A18058 | 1986 | Csr Ltd | Yandicoogina | <1% | Annual report Exploration Licences E47/4 to E47/12 Yandicoogina Project, Pilbara Region, Western Australia for |
| A15302 | 1985 | Csr Ltd | Yandicoogina | <1% | Annual report Exploration Licence E47/4 to E47/12 Yandicoogina Project Pilbara Region Western Australia for th |
| A15303 | 1985 | Csr Ltd | Yandicoogina | <1% | Yandicoogina Project, Non-statutory Report:Paper presented to the Fourth International Iron Ore Symposium, Rom |
| A14967 | 1985 | Goldsworthy Mining Ltd | Goldsworthy | <1% | Goldsworthy Project, Annual Report for the year ending December 31st 1984, TR703156H & E47/13-17. |
| A17088 | 1985 | Goldsworthy Mining Ltd | Goldsworthy | <1% | Goldsworthy Project, Annual Report for the year ending 31/12/1985, TR70/3156H.[Weeli Wolli Springs] |
| A60402 | 1980 | Csr Ltd | Yandicoogina | <1% | Yandicoogina Iron Ore Prospect 1979 Drilling programme and ore reserves Calculations in the Initial Mine Block |
| A8191 | 1979 | Pacminex Pty Ltd | South Weeli Wolli | <1% | South Weeli Wolli Project, Annual Report for the year ending 31/12/1978, TR70/6686H. |
| A7121 | 1977 | Pacminex Pty Ltd | Yandicoogina | <1% | Yandicoogina Project, Annual Report for the period ending 31/05/1977,TR70/5604H. |
| A6454 | 1976 | Pacminex Pty Ltd | Yandicoogina | <1% | Yandicoogina Project, Annual Report for the year ending 31/07/1976, TR70/5604H. |
| A6063 | 1975 | Pacminex Pty Ltd | Yandicoogina | <1% | Yandicoogina Project, Annual Report for the year ending 28/07/1975, TR70/5604H. |
| A968 | 1972 | Western Mining Corporation Ltd | Menzies - Comet Vale - Ora Banda | <1% | Menzies - Comet Vale - Ora Banda Project, Non-statutory Report: |
| A2376 | 1972 | Pacminex Pty Ltd | Newman | <1% | Newman Project, Annual Report for the period ending 31st December 1971, TR70/5239 & 5242H. |
| A3197 | 1972 | Pacminex Pty Ltd | Roy Hill | <1% | Roy Hill Project, Non-statutory Report: Report on Geological Exploration, October 1972, TR70/ 5602-5604H. |
| A1379 | 1970 | Pacminex Pty Ltd | Hamersley | <1% | Temporary Reserves for iron ore West Pilbara and Peak Hill Goldfields. Report for the quarter ended 30th June, |
| A22483 | 1753 | Goldsworthy Mining Ltd | Mining Area C | <1% | Annual Exploration Report for year ending 31/12/87 Temporary Reserve T.R. 3156H Mining area 'C' Iron Ore (Mt G |
| A46438 | 1753 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Yandicoogina | <1% | Annual report Yandicoogina Project Area Exploration Licences E47/4 to E47/12 8 June 1994 to 7 June 1995 Minera |
| A49724 | 1753 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Yandicoogina | <1% | Annual report Yandicoogina Project Area Exploration Licence E47/4 to E47/12 Reporting period 8 June 1995 to 7 |
| 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 |
| A151811 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Yandi Braid | <1% | Donated hole geology DD15YBBR0002 | |
| 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.