L 47/277
PendingMiscellaneous LicenceShire of AshburtonWest Pilbara M.F. District
L 47/277 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 24 June 2008 and is awaiting a decision. The ground is covered by 24 historical WAMEX reports.
Area
12.52ha
Applied
June 2008
18 years ago
WAMEX reports
24
WA median is 53
Report drilling
15
of 24 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
- 24 June 2008
The full record on L 47/277
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, and the one 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 (3 on record), with mortgages, caveats and transfers flagged
Exploration history on this ground
24 historical WAMEX exploration reports intersect L 47/277: 7 report geochemistry or sampling, 17 include a digital data package.
Work on record: RC drilling 13 · Aboriginal site surveys 7 · Geological mapping 7 · Rehabilitation 6 · Geological reconnaissance 5 · Geophysical logging 5. Resource declared in A102431 (2014), A97966 (2013), A89651 (2011), A51550 (1997) and 1 more.
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When this ground was worked
11980s
71990s
92000s
72010s
Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Project | On this ground | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A106207 | 2015 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Solomon West | <1% | C175/2007 Solomon West Project Annual Report for the period 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2015, E47/1306........P47 |
| A102273 | 2014 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Sheila Valley - Mount Lois | <1% | Partial Surrender Report for the Period 28th February 2008 to 27th February 2014, E47/1821Sheila Valley - Moun |
| A102431 | 2014 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Solomon West | <1% | 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% | 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% | Annual report for the period 1st April 2011 to 31st March 2012, Solomon West Project |
19 more reports
| A89651 | 2011 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Solomon East | <1% | Annual report for the period 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2010, Solomon East Project, C225/2008 Tenement Num |
| A85927 | 2010 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Solomon East | <1% | Annual report for the period 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009, Solomon East Project |
| A81239 | 2009 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Solomon East | <1% | Annual report for the period 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008, Solomon East Project, E47/1011, E47/1333, E47 |
| A66811 | 2003 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Mount Sheila | <1% | Combined Annual Report for the period 9 May 2002 to 8 May 2003 Mt Sheila Project E47/536,720 GDSR No.4322 |
| A67859 | 2003 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Mount Sheila | <1% | Final Surrender Report for the period ending 2003 Mount Sheila Project E47/720 |
| A64866 | 2002 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Mount Sheila | <1% | 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% | Mt.Sheila Project Area Exploration Licences E47/536 & E47/720 West Pilbara Mineral Field Western Australia Com |
| A63252 | 2001 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Kangeen | <1% | Kangeen Project, Final Surrender Report, September 2001, E47/768. |
| A63485 | 2001 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Mount Margaret | <1% | Mt. Margaret Project Exploration Licences E47/475, E47/585 & E47/768 West Pilbara Mineral Field, Western Austr |
| A60716 | 2000 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Mount Turner/ Mount Sheila | <1% | Mt Sheila Project Combined Annual Reprot Exploration Licences E47/536 & E47/720 West Pilbara Mineral field Wes |
| A61240 | 2000 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Mount Margaret | <1% | Mt Margaret Project Exploration Licences E47/475, 585 & 768. West Pilbara Mineral Field, Western Australia. Co |
| A58457 | 1999 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Mount Sheila | <1% | Mt Sheila Project Combined Annual Report Exploration Licence s E47/536,720, Report for the Period 9/5/1998 to |
| A59043 | 1999 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Mount Margaret | <1% | Mt Margaret Project Exploration Licences E47/475 E47/585 E47/768 West Pilbara Mineral Field Western Australia |
| A55065 | 1998 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Mount Sheila | <1% | Detrital and Associated Resources at Mount Sheila, Combined Annual Report 1997/1998 Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd E4 |
| A56160 | 1998 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Mount Margaret | <1% | Mt Margaret project Exploration Licence E47/475, W47/585, E47/758 and E47/806 West Pilbara Mineral Field Weste |
| A51550 | 1997 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Mount Sheila | <1% | Detrital and Associated Resources at Mt Sheila Combined Annual Report 1996 to 1997 E47/536 and E47/720 West Pi |
| A52471 | 1997 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Mount Margaret | <1% | Mt Margaret Project, Exploration Licence: E47/475, 585, 768, 792, 806 West Pilbara Mineral Field W.A. Annual R |
| A48320 | 1996 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Mount Sheila | <1% | Mt Sheila Exploration Licences E47/536 & E47/720 West Pilbara Mineral Field Western Australia Annual report fo |
| A23242 | 1988 | Cra Exploration Pty Ltd | Silvergrass | <1% | Silvergrass Project[s], Final Surrender Report , March 1987,E47/226 - 230 & ELA 47/241 - 242. |
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.