L 47/378
LiveMiscellaneous LicenceShire of East PilbaraWest Pilbara M.F. District
L 47/378 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 24 Feb 2011 for 21 years, it expires on 23 Feb 2032. The ground is covered by 25 historical WAMEX reports.
Area
338.6ha
Expires
Feb 2032
in 5 years
WAMEX reports
25
WA median is 53
Report drilling
16
of 25 reports
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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
- 7 July 2010
- Commenced
- 24 Feb 2011
- Expiry
- 23 Feb 2032
- Term
- 21 Years
The full record on L 47/378
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: 43 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 (1 on record), with mortgages, caveats and transfers flagged
- Expiry band, and how long the holder has had it
Exploration history on this ground
25 historical WAMEX exploration reports intersect L 47/378: 6 report geochemistry or sampling, 6 include a digital data package.
Work on record: RC drilling 11 · Mineral resource estimate 9 · Diamond drilling 7 · Geological mapping 7 · Metallurgy 4 · Petrology 4. Resource declared in A81931 (2009), A63292 (2001), A49164 (1996), A45364 (1995) and 5 more.
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have them read into one cited report on L 47/378, free for new accounts.
When this ground was worked · 23 of 25 reports dated
31970s
21980s
131990s
42000s
12010s
Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Project | On this ground | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A121446 | 2019 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Rhodes Ridge | <1% | Donated Drillcore from Hamersley Iron |
| A81931 | 2009 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | HOPE DOWNS | <1% | HOPE DOWNS ANNUAL TECHNICAL REPORT, MINING LEASE ML282SA, East Pilbara Mineral Field Western Australia , Annua |
| 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 |
| 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 |
20 more reports
| 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. |
| A55434 | 1998 | Hope Downs Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Hope Downs | <1% | Hope Downs E47/243, 308, 579, (04/97 - 04/98) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| 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) |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| A8191 | 1979 | Pacminex Pty Ltd | South Weeli Wolli | <1% | South Weeli Wolli Project, Annual Report for the year ending 31/12/1978, TR70/6686H. |
| A2781 | 1972 | Australian Steel & Mining Corp | Weeli Wolli Springs | <1% | Weeli Wolli Springs Project, Non-statutory Report:Brief Exploration Report, June 1972, TR70/5240& 5241H. ( Als |
| 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, |
| 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 |
| 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.