L 47/309
LiveMiscellaneous LicenceCity of KarrathaWest Pilbara M.F. District
L 47/309 is a live miscellaneous licence in the City of Karratha, Western Australia, held by Mitsui Iron Ore Development Pty Ltd, North Mining Limited and 3 others (part of Rio Tinto Limited). Granted on 24 Aug 2012 for 21 years, it expires on 23 Aug 2033. The ground is covered by 47 historical WAMEX reports.
Area
2,276.81ha
Expires
Aug 2033
in 7 years
WAMEX reports
47
WA median is 53
Report drilling
9
of 47 reports
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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
- City of Karratha
- Application received
- 11 July 2008
- Commenced
- 24 Aug 2012
- Expiry
- 23 Aug 2033
- Term
- 21 Years
The full record on L 47/309
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: 30 conditions and 23 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
47 historical WAMEX exploration reports intersect L 47/309: 24 report geochemistry or sampling, 23 include a digital data package.
Work on record: Geological mapping 15 · Stream sediment sampling 15 · Geophysical interpretation 13 · Rock chip sampling 13 · Soil sampling 10 · Surface geochemistry 9.
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When this ground was worked
21960s
41970s
11980s
41990s
12000s
272010s
82020s
Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Project | On this ground | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A139404 | 2024 | Grant'S Hill Gold Pty Ltd | Yannery Well | 19% | Partial Voluntary Surrender Report for Yannery Well E47/3632 for the period 16 July 2018 to 2 February 2024 |
| A144189 | 2024 | Sqm Australia Pty Ltd | Yannery Well | 5.5% | Compulsory Partial Surrender Report E47/3608 for the Period 16 July 2018 to 3 July 2024 |
| A136067 | 2023 | Grant'S Hill Gold Pty Ltd | Comet Basin | <1% | Final Surrender Report for E47/3656 Comet Basin for the period 16 July 2018 to 26 June 2023 |
| A131893 | 2022 | Grants Hill Gold Pty Ltd | Comet Basin | <1% | Annual Mineral Exploration Report for Comet Basin C103/2018 for the period ending 15/07/2022. |
| A128273 | 2021 | Grant'S Hill Gold Pty Ltd; Karratha Gold Pty Ltd | Comet Basin | <1% | Annual Combined Mineral Exploration Report for Comet Basin C103/2018 for the period ending 15/07/2021 |
42 more reports
| A123760 | 2020 | Oscar Resources Limited | Warambie | <1% | Annual Report for for C76/2009 Warambie Project for the period ending 19/1/2020 |
| A124753 | 2020 | Grant'S Hill Gold Pty Ltd; Karratha Gold Pty Ltd | Comet Basin | 2.5% | Annual Mineral Exploration Report - Comet Basin Project C103/2018 for the period ending 15/07/2020 |
| A125191 | 2020 | Grant'S Hill Gold Pty Ltd | Comet Basin | 3.4% | Comet Basin Final Surrender Report E47/3634, 3635, 3644 and 3664 (C103/2018) for the period ending 22/09/2020 |
| A119874 | 2019 | Oscar Resources Limited | Warambie | <1% | Annual Report for C76/2009 Warambie Project for the period 20 January 2018 to 19 January 2019, E47/01378, E47/ |
| A120940 | 2019 | Grant'S Hill Gold Pty Ltd; Karratha Gold Pty Ltd | Comet Basin | 2.9% | Annual Mineral Exploration Report - Comet Basin C103/2018 for the period 16 July 2018 to 15 July 2019, E47/036 |
| A116356 | 2018 | Merhi G | Harding River | <1% | Annual Report for Harding River Project E47/01379 Roebourne Area, West Pilbara, Western Australia For the Peri |
| A116363 | 2018 | Oscar Resources No 1 Pty Ltd; Lmtd Pty Ltd | Warambie - Mount Oscar | <1% | Annual Report for C76/2009 Warambie (Mt Oscar) For the Period 20 January 2017 to 19 January 2018, E 47/01378, |
| A118005 | 2018 | Grant'S Hill Gold Pty Ltd; Karratha Gold Pty Ltd | Comet Basin | 2.9% | Combined Annual Mineral Exploration Report for the Comet Basin Project C103/2018 for the period 16/07/2017 - 1 |
| A110645 | 2017 | Fox Resources Ltd | Pyramid | 8.7% | E47/1093 Surrender Report |
| A113873 | 2017 | Oscar Resources Limited | Mount Oscar | <1% | Combined Annual Report, Warrambie Project C76/2009 for the period 20 January 2016 to 19 January 2017, E47/0137 |
| A108394 | 2016 | Oscar Resources Limited | Warambie | <1% | Annual Combined Technical Report, C76/2009, Warambie, E47/1304-I, E47/1378-I, E47/1379-I, for the period 20 Ja |
| A109032 | 2016 | Fox Resources Ltd | Millstream | 2.3% | Millstream Project – E47/2328 Surrender Report for the period 09/01/2012 to 29/02/2016 |
| A104839 | 2015 | Fox Resources Ltd | Millstream | 2.3% | Millstream Project, Annual Report for the period 09/01/2014 to 08/01/2015, E47/2328. |
| A105237 | 2015 | Oscar Resources Limited | Warambie | <1% | Annual Combined Technical Report, C76/2009, Warambie, E47/1304-I, E47/1378-I, E47/1379-I for the period 20 Jan |
| A106936 | 2015 | Fox Resources Ltd | Pilbara | 2.2% | Pilbara Minerals Joint Venture (PLS JV) C31/2010, E47/1093, 1094 & E47/1813, 1814, 1815, 2261 for the period 2 |
| A100746 | 2014 | Fox Resources Ltd | Millstream | 2.3% | E47/2328 Millstream Project Annual Report Reporting period 9 January 2013 - 8 January 2014 |
| A101568 | 2014 | Apollo Minerals Limited | Warambie - Mt Oscar | <1% | Annual Combined Technical Report, C76/2009, Warambie, E47/1304-I, E47/1378-I, E47/1379-I, for the period 20 Ja |
| A102813 | 2014 | Fox Resources Ltd | Pilbara | 8.7% | Pilbara Minerals joint Venture E47/1093 Partial Surrender Report 13 June 2007 to 18 July 2014 |
| A102905 | 2014 | Fox Resources Pty Ltd | Pilbara Minerals | 2.2% | Pilbara Minerals (JV) Project, Annual Report for the period 02/07/2013 to 01/07/2014, E47/1093 -1094, 1813-181 |
| A98628 | 2013 | Fox Resources Pty Ltd | Pilbara Minerals JV (PLS JV) | 1.7% | Pilbara Minerals JV (PLS JV) Project, Annual Report for the period 02/07/2012 to 01/07/2013, E47/1093-1095 & E |
| A99959 | 2013 | Fox Resources Pty Ltd | Pilbara | 8.7% | Pilbara Minerals joint Venture (C31/2010) E47/1093 Partial surrender report for the period 2 July 2010 to 15 O |
| A96959 | 2013 | Fox Resources Ltd | Millstream | 2.3% | E47/2328 Annual Report for period ending 18 February 2013 |
| A97762 | 2013 | Apollo Minerals Limited | Waram | <1% | Annual Combined Technical Report Warambie C76/2009 E47/1304-I, E47/1378-I, E47/1379-I for the period 20 Januar |
| A93576 | 2012 | Apollo Minerals Limited | Warambie | <1% | Annual Combined Technical Report, C76/2009, Warambie, E47/1304I, E47/1378I, E47/1379I, for the period 20 Janua |
| A94796 | 2012 | Pilbara Minerals Ltd | Pyramid | 1.6% | Pyramid Project C31/2010, E47 /1093, 1094, 1095 & E47 /1812, 1813, 1814, 1815, 1817 Annual Report for the peri |
| A91178 | 2011 | Pilbara Minerals Ltd | Pyramid | 1.6% | Pyramid Project C31/2010 Annual Report for the period 2 July 2010 to 1 July 2011 |
| A91311 | 2011 | Pilbara Minerals Ltd | E47/1093 | 8.7% | E47/1093 Partial Surrender Report 13 June 2007 to 12 June 2011 |
| A89805 | 2011 | Apollo Minerals Limited | Warambie | <1% | Annual Combined Technical Report, C76/2009, Warambie, E47/1304-I, E47/1378-I, E47/1379-I, for the period 20 Ja |
| A86646 | 2010 | Apollo Minerals Limited | Warambie | <1% | Annual Combined Technical Report, C76/2009, Warambie, E47/1304-I, E47/1378-I, E47/1379-I, for the period 20 Ja |
| A87642 | 2010 | Pilbara Minerals Ltd | Pyramid | 1.6% | Annual Report, Pyramid Project C31/2010, for the period 2 July 2009 to 1 July 2010, E47/1093, 1094, 1095 & 47 |
| A78879 | 2008 | Ripplesea Pty Ltd & Precious Metals Engineering (Wa) Pty Ltd | E47/1093 | 8.7% | EL47/1093 Annual Report 2007-2008 Report Period; 13/6/2007 to 12/06/2008 |
| A55634 | 1998 | Stockdale Prospecting Ltd | West Pilbara WAGS | 10% | (West Pilbara WAGS Project) Final Report E48/821, June 1998. |
| A51829 | 1997 | Xplore Pty Ltd | Comet Well | 7.1% | Comet Well Project, Annual & Final Report 1996-1997, July 1997, E47/761. |
| A52194 | 1997 | Stockdale Prospecting Ltd | West Pilbara Wags | 10% | West Pilbara Wags Project, (1st) Annual Report for period 24th July 1996 to 23 July 1997, E47/821. |
| A41321 | 1994 | Dominion Mining Ltd | East Well | 7.1% | Annual report 'East Well' E47/599 from 09/03/93-08/03/94 West Pilbara Mineral Field SF50-2 Dampier; SF50-3 Roe |
| A15040 | 1985 | Noranda Australia Ltd | East Well | 2.1% | Project 549 East Well Joint Venture Persussion Drilling Trenching and Prospecting June to July 1984 EL47/55 EL |
| A3665 | 1973 | Consolidated Gold Fields Aust Ltd | Whundo | <1% | Whundo (JV) Project, Annual Report for the year ending 31/12/1972, MC47/493-499, 507-515, 618-625, 626-632, 81 |
| A3187 | 1972 | Consolidated Gold Fields Aust Ltd | Whundo | <1% | Whundo Project, Annual Report for the period ending 31/12/1971. |
| A3348 | 1972 | Westfield Minerals Nl | North Whundo - Mount Roe | <1% | North Whundo - Mt Roe Project, Annual Report for the year ending 31/12/1972, MC47/493-499, 507-515, 618-632, 8 |
| A2493 | 1971 | Westfield Minerals (Wa) Nl | Mount Roe | <1% | Mt Roe Project, Annual Report for the period ending 31/12/1971, MC47/ 493-499, 507-515, 585-587 & 615-632. |
| A13077 | 1969 | Us Steel International Inc | Roebourne - Whundo - Pilbara | 1.2% | Roebourne - Whundo - Pilbara Project, 1968 Exploration Programme ( 1968 Field Season), February 1969. TR70/478 |
| A13078 | 1969 | Us Steel International Inc | Roebourne-Whundo - Pilbara | 1.2% | Roebourne-Whundo -Pilbara Project, Annual Report for the period ending 31/12/1969, TR70/4782. |
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.