L 47/548
PendingMiscellaneous LicenceShire of AshburtonWest Pilbara M.F. District
L 47/548 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 20 Oct 2011 and is awaiting a decision. The ground is covered by 29 historical WAMEX reports.
Area
325.88ha
Applied
Oct 2011
15 years ago
WAMEX reports
29
WA median is 53
Report drilling
23
of 29 reports
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For L 47/548 that covers 29 WAMEX reports · 66 open-file drillholes (1,963 m drilled) · 9 earlier titles on the ground since 1960 · 1 native title determination · no conservation land.
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
- 20 Oct 2011
The full record on L 47/548
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
29 historical WAMEX exploration reports intersect L 47/548: 5 report geochemistry or sampling, 12 include a digital data package.
Work on record: RC drilling 16 · Geological mapping 13 · Percussion drilling 7 · Aerial magnetic surveys 5 · Geological reconnaissance 5 · Magnetic susceptibility 5. Resource declared in A57239 (1999), A48231 (1995), A40192 (1994).
Rather than open these one by one on the DMPE site,
have them read into one cited report on L 47/548, free for new accounts.
When this ground was worked · 28 of 29 reports dated
51980s
111990s
52000s
62010s
12020s
Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Project | On this ground | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A122762 | 2020 | Hamersley Iron Pty. Limited | Mount Porter | 3.3% | Mt Porter Compulsory Partial Surrender Report for Exploration Licence 47/2951 (GDSR 7080) for the period 11 Ma |
| A105211 | 2015 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Mount Turner | 1% | Mount Turner Project Area Combined Annual Report Exploration Licences 47/1411, 47/2948, 47/2951, 47/2952, 47/2 |
| A97491 | 2013 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Turner | 2.6% | Annual Technical Report E47/2078 for the period 2 March 2012 to 1 March 2013 |
| A99116 | 2013 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Turner | 2.6% | Turner Final Surrender Report Exploration Licence 47/2078 for the period 02 March 2012 – 01 August 2013 |
| A99826 | 2013 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Mount Porter | 3.3% | Final Surrender Exploration Report: E47/1375 20 July 2011 to 24/07/2013 |
24 more reports
| A96141 | 2012 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Turner | <1% | Turner Project, Annual Report for the period 01/11/2011 to 31/10/2012, E47/1136...........E47/2507; P47/1603 & |
| A92615 | 2012 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Turner | <1% | Annual report for the period 01 November 2010 to 31 October 2011, Turner Combined Reporting Group (C132/2011) |
| A65939 | 2003 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Turner Syncline | <1% | Turner Syncline Project, Annual Report for the period 18/12/2001 to 17/12/2002, E47/30, 33-35, 55 -56. [C116/1 |
| A67847 | 2003 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Turner Syncline | 2.8% | Exploration Licence E47/33, Final Surrender Report (for the period ending 2003 Turner Syncline Project) |
| A64117 | 2002 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Turner Syncline | <1% | Combined Annual report for the period 18/12/2000 to 17/12/2001 Turner Syncline Project Area exploration licenc |
| A61725 | 2001 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Turner Syncline | <1% | Turner Syncline Project Area exploration licences E47/30, E47/32, E47/33, E47/34, E47/35, E47/55, E47/56 & E47 |
| A59650 | 2000 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Turner Syncline | <1% | Turner Syncline project area, exploration licences E47/30, 32-35,55,56,786, West Pilbara mineral Field, Wester |
| A57239 | 1999 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Turner Syncline | <1% | Turner Syncline Project Area-West Pilbara Mineral Field W.A Exploration Licence: E47/35, 32, 33, 34, 35, 55, 5 |
| A53568 | 1998 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Turner Syncline | <1% | Turner Syncline Project Area Exploration Licences E47/30,32,33,34,35,55 & 786 West Pilbara Mineral Field WA An |
| A50102 | 1997 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Turner Syncline | <1% | Turner Syncline Project Area E47-30, E47-32, E47-33, E47-34, E47-35, E47-55, E47-56 Annual Report 19/12/95 to |
| A47107 | 1996 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Mount Tom Price | <1% | Turner Syncline Project Area Exploration Licences E47/30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 55, 56 West Pilbara Mineral Field We |
| A43468 | 1995 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Turner Syncline | <1% | Turner Syncline Exploration Licences E47/30 E47/32 E47/33 E47/34 E47/35 E47/55 E47/56 Annual report 18/12/93 t |
| A48231 | 1995 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Mount Brockman | <1% | Annual Progress Report E47/535 to the period 09/05/1995 to 08/05/1996 GDSR No. 2599 |
| A40192 | 1994 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Turner Syncline | <1% | Annual report for the period 18/12/92-17/12/93 Turner Syncline Project E47/30 E47/32-35 E47/55 E47/56 |
| A37651 | 1993 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Turner Syncline | <1% | Annual report for the period 18/12/91-17/12/92 Turner Syncline Project E47/30 E47/32-35 E47/55-56 |
| A35018 | 1992 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Turner Syncline | <1% | Annual Report for the period 18/12/90-17/12/91 Turner Syncline Project E47/30,32-35,55-56 |
| A32533 | 1991 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Turner Syncline | 2.8% | Turner Syncline Project, Annual Report for the year ending 17/12/90, E47/33. |
| A29705 | 1990 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Mount Brockman | 2.8% | Annual report 18/12/88 to 17/12/89 Exploration licence E47/33 Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd Mount Brockman Iron Ore |
| A27097 | 1989 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Mount Brockman | 2.8% | Mount Brockman Project, Annual Report for the period 18th December 1987 to 17th December 1988. E47/33. |
| A22425 | 1988 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Mount Turner | 2.8% | Mount Turner Iron Ore Exploration Annual report 18/12/86- 17/12/87 Exploration Licence E47/33 |
| A19727 | 1987 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Mount Tom Price - Turner Syncline | 2.8% | Mount Tom Price- Turner Syncline Project, Annual Report for the period 18/12/1985 to 17/12/1986, E47/33. |
| A9192 | 1981 | Hamersley Exp Pty Ltd | Mount Tom Price | 2.8% | Mt Tom Price Project, Annual Report for the period ending 31/12/1980, TR70/6657H. |
| A9983 | 1981 | Hamersley Exp Pty Ltd | Mount Tom Price | 2.8% | Annual Report For 1980/81 On T.R. 6657H For The W.A. Department Of Mines |
| A8443 | 1753 | Hamersley Exp Pty Ltd | Mount Tom Price | 2.8% | Annual Report For 1978 On TR 6657H For The W.A. Department Of Mines |
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.