L 47/685
PendingMiscellaneous LicenceShire of AshburtonWest Pilbara M.F. District
L 47/685 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 9 Nov 2012 and is awaiting a decision. The ground is covered by 30 historical WAMEX reports.
Area
175.34ha
Applied
Nov 2012
14 years ago
WAMEX reports
30
WA median is 53
Report drilling
20
of 30 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
- 9 Nov 2012
The full record on L 47/685
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
30 historical WAMEX exploration reports intersect L 47/685: 4 report geochemistry or sampling, 21 include a digital data package.
Work on record: RC drilling 16 · Mineral resource estimate 8 · Aboriginal site surveys 7 · Gravity surveys 7 · Geophysical logging 6 · Aerial EM surveys 4. Resource declared in A104908 (2015), A101253 (2014), A92944 (2012), A85709 (2010) and 4 more.
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When this ground was worked
11970s
21980s
121990s
32000s
122010s
Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Project | On this ground | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A104908 | 2015 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Koodaideri | <1% | Koodaideri Project Area Combined Annual Report Exploration Licences 47/328, 47/421, 47/487, 47/525, 47/1490 & |
| A105826 | 2015 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Dales Bore - Mulga | <1% | Annual Mineral Exploration Report: E47/2046 Dales Bore / Mulga, 26th February 2014 to 25th February 2015 100-A |
| A107584 | 2015 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Mulga | <1% | E47/2046 Mulga Project Final Surrender Report for the period 26 February 2010 to 13 July 2015 |
| A102012 | 2014 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Dales Bore - Mulga | <1% | Annual Report for the Period 26th February 2013 to 25th February 2014, E47/2046 Dales Bore / Mulga Project |
| A101253 | 2014 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Koodaideri | <1% | Koodaideri Project Area (C20/1992) Combined Annual Report for Exploration Licences 47/328, 47/421, 47/487, 47/ |
25 more reports
| A97714 | 2013 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Dales Bore | <1% | Annual Report for the period 26th February 2012 to 25th February 2013 - Dales Bore Project E47/2046 |
| A96946 | 2013 | Hamersley Exploration Pty Ltd; Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd | Koodaideri | <1% | KOODAIDERI PROJECT AREA COMBINED ANNUAL REPORT (C20/1992) EXPLORATION LICENCES 47/328, 47/421, 47/487, 47/525, |
| A92944 | 2012 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Koodaideri | <1% | Annual Technical Report for the Koodaideri Project C20/1992 for the period 27/01/2011 – 26/01/2012, E47/328, 4 |
| A93561 | 2012 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Dales Bore | <1% | Annual report for the period 26th February 2011 to 25th February 2012 - Dales Bore E47/2046 |
| A89298 | 2011 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Gorge Bore Detritals | <1% | ANNUAL TECHNICAL REPORT 2010 EXPLORATION LICENCE E47/1490 West Pilbara Mineral Field Western Australia Annual |
| A90083 | 2011 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Dales Bore | <1% | Dales Bore Project, Annual Report for the period 26th February 2010 to 25th February 2011, E47/2046 |
| A85709 | 2010 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Gorge Bore | <1% | Annual Report for the Period Ending 17 January 2010, E47/1490, Gorge Bore, Mount Bruce SF5011 and SF5012 Roy H |
| A81246 | 2009 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd | Koodaideri | <1% | Combined Annual Report C20/1992 – Koodaideri for the Period from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008, E47/328 ( |
| A81420 | 2008 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd | Gorge Bore | <1% | Annual Report for the Period Ending 17 January 2009, E47/1490, Gorge Bore, Mount Bruce SF5011 and SF5012 Roy H |
| A77617 | 2008 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd | Gorge Bore | <1% | Annual Report For the Period 18 January 2007 to 17 January 2008 E47/1490 Gorge Bore, Mount Bruce SF5011 and SF |
| A50394 | 1997 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Koodaideri | <1% | Koodaideri Project, Annual Report for the year ending 31st March 1997, E47/327 E47/328 E47/421 E47/487 E47/505 |
| A51716 | 1997 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Koodaideri | <1% | Koodaideri Detrital Project, Exploration Licences E47/505 & E47/579 Surrender Report 19/06/1997. |
| A48461 | 1996 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Western Fortescue Valley | <1% | Western Fortescue Valley Project, , E47/505, West Pilbara Mineral Field, WA, Annual Report for the Period 16/0 |
| A43464 | 1995 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Koodaideri | <1% | Koodaideri Detrital Project Exploration Licences E47/327 E47/328 E47/421 E47/487 E47/525 E47/579 and E47/580 W |
| A44536 | 1995 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | West Fortescue Valley | <1% | Annual report for West Fortescue Valley Tenement E47/505 West Pilbara Mineral Field Western Australia (1995) |
| A46509 | 1995 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Koodaideri 7 | 2.4% | Koodaideri 7 Project, Surrender Report for Exploration Licence E47/580, December 1995. |
| A40628 | 1994 | Cra Exploration Pty Ltd | West Fortescue Valley | <1% | Annual Report for the period 03/93-04/94 Fortescue Valley West Project E47/499-505,596,676-681 |
| A40226 | 1994 | Cra Exploration Pty Ltd | Koodaideri | <1% | Annual report for the period 03/93-03/94 Koodaideri Project E47/327-328 E47/421 E47/487 E47/525 E47/579-580 |
| A38104 | 1993 | Cra Exploration Pty Ltd | West Fortescue Valley | <1% | Annual report for the period ending 31/03/93 West Fortescue Valley Project E47/499-505 E47/596 |
| A38174 | 1993 | Cra Exploration Pty Ltd | Koodaideri | <1% | Annual report for the period 03/92-03/93 Koodaideri Project E47/327-328 E47/421 E47/487 E47/525 E47/579 E47/58 |
| A35734 | 1992 | Cra Exploration Pty Ltd | West Fortescue Valley | <1% | West Fortescue Valley project, Annual Report for the period 01/04/91 - 31/03/92, E47/499-505. |
| A36407 | 1992 | Cra Exploration Pty Ltd | Koodaideri | <1% | Annual Report for the period 01/04/91-31/03/92 Koodaideri Project E47/327-328,421,487,525,579-580 |
| A24594 | 1987 | Cra Exploration Pty Ltd | Mulga | <1% | Final Report on Exploration Completed within The Mulga Project Area, Mt. Bruce 1:250 000 Sheet, Pilbara Region |
| A35923 | 1980 | Western Mining Corporation Ltd | West Pilbara/ Peak Hill | <1% | Terminal Report on Temporary Reserves (7225H to 7308H) Pilbara, West Pilbara & Peak Hill Goldfields 23 Novem |
| A7779 | 1978 | Mt Newman Mining Co Pty Ltd | Fortescue Valley | <1% | Fortescue Valley Project, Annual [Geological ] Report, April 1978, TR70/ 6456-6472H. |
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.