L 47/780
PendingMiscellaneous LicenceShire of AshburtonWest Pilbara M.F. District
L 47/780 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 14 Dec 2016 and is awaiting a decision. The ground is covered by 33 historical WAMEX reports.
Area
68.96ha
Applied
Dec 2016
10 years ago
WAMEX reports
33
WA median is 53
Report drilling
8
of 33 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
- 14 Dec 2016
The full record on L 47/780
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 (1 on record), with mortgages, caveats and transfers flagged
Exploration history on this ground
33 historical WAMEX exploration reports intersect L 47/780: 16 report geochemistry or sampling, 26 include a digital data package.
Work on record: Rock chip sampling 14 · Geological mapping 8 · RC drilling 8 · Heritage survey 6 · Geological reconnaissance 5 · Stream sediment sampling 5.
Rather than open these one by one on the DMPE site,
have them read into one cited report on L 47/780, free for new accounts.
When this ground was worked
11970s
11980s
1990s
142000s
162010s
12020s
Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Project | On this ground | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A129152 | 2021 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Limited | Considerable Creek | <1% | Considerable Creek Surrender Report Exploration Licence 47/4346 for the period ending 17/11/2021 (GDSR 7432) |
| A120330 | 2019 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Turner | <1% | E47/1921 Turner Final Surrender Report for the period 8 February 2011 to 2 April 2019 |
| A115723 | 2018 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Turner | <1% | C132/2011 Turner Annual Report |
| A107890 | 2016 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Turner | <1% | C132/2011 Turner Project Final Surrender Report for the period 29 September 2011 to 23 October 2015, E 47/0250 |
| A108192 | 2016 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Turner | <1% | C132/2011 Turner Partial Surrender Report for the period 8 February 2011 to 12 November 2015, E 47/01772, E 47 |
28 more reports
| A104447 | 2015 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Turner | <1% | Annual Report for the Period 1 November 2013 to 31 October 2014, C132/2011 Turner Project for the period 1 Nov |
| A107559 | 2015 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Turner | <1% | C132/2011 Tuner Project Annual Report for the period 01/11/2014 to 31/10/2015, E47/01136, E47/01355, E47/01370 |
| A102120 | 2014 | Api Management Pty Ltd | Rocklea | <1% | Annual Technical Report for the period 23 March 2013 to 22 March 2014, Rocklea Project, E47/1412 |
| A97913 | 2013 | Api Management Pty Ltd | Rocklea | <1% | Rocklea Project, Annual Report for the period 23rd March 2012 to 22nd March 2013, E47/1412. |
| A100415 | 2013 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Turner | <1% | Mineral Exploration Report: C132/2011 Turner, 1st November 2012 to 31st October 2013. [E47/1136, 1355, 1370, |
| 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) |
| A93709 | 2012 | Api Management Pty Ltd | Rocklea | <1% | Annual Technical Report for the period 23 March 2011 to 22 March 2012, Rocklea Project, E47/1412 |
| A90223 | 2011 | Api Management Pty Ltd | Rocklea | <1% | Annual Technical Repoort For the period 23 March 2010 to 22 March 2011, Rocklea Project, Exploration Licence |
| A86269 | 2010 | Sunrise Exploration Pty Ltd | Bellary Springs | <1% | Partial Surrender Report for Tenement E47/1268 For the Period 04/08/2005 to 09/12/2009 |
| A88389 | 2010 | Sunrise Exploration Pty Ltd | Bellary Springs | <1% | Bellary Springs Project Final relinquishment Report for Tenement E47/1268 For the Period 04/08/2005 to 03/08/2 |
| A86830 | 2010 | Api Management Pty Ltd | Rocklea | <1% | Annual Technical Report for the period 23 March 2009 to 22 March 2010, Rocklea Project, E47/1412 |
| A82249 | 2009 | Api Management Pty Ltd | Rocklea | <1% | Partial Surrender Report for the period 23 March 2005 to 22 March 2009, Rocklea Project, E47/1412 |
| A84402 | 2009 | Sunrise Exploration Pty Ltd | Bellary Springs | <1% | Bellary Springs Annual Report for Tenement E47/1268, Report Period: 04/08/08 to 03/08/09 |
| A82253 | 2009 | Api Management Pty Ltd | Rocklea | <1% | Annual Technical Report for the period 23 March 2008 to 22 March 2009, Rocklea Project, E47/1412 |
| A79085 | 2008 | Sunrise Exploration Pty Ltd | Bellary Springs | <1% | Partial Surrender Report for Tenement E47/1268 Report Period: 04/08/2005 to 08/07/2008 |
| A79635 | 2008 | Sunrise Exploration Pty Ltd | Bellary Springs | <1% | BELLARY SPRINGS PROJECT Annual Report for Tenement E47/1268 For the Period 04/08/07 to 03/08/08 |
| A77025 | 2008 | Ausquest Ltd | Fortescue | <1% | "Fortescue Project", xploration Licences E47/1418, 1424, 1427, 1486, and 1641, Turee Creek 1:250 000 Sheet SF |
| A77161 | 2008 | Ausquest Ltd | Fortescue | <1% | Surrender report for the period October 18 2006 to November 9th 2007, for Exploration Licence E47/1424 |
| A78400 | 2008 | Api Management Pty Ltd | Rocklea | <1% | ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD 23 MARCH 2007 to 22 MARCH 2008 ROCKLEA PROJECT EXPLORATION LICENCE 47/1412 |
| A78582 | 2008 | Api Management Pty Ltd | Rocklea | <1% | Partial Surrender Report for the period 23 March 2005 to 22 March 2008 Rocklea Project E47/1412. |
| A76107 | 2007 | Sunrise Exploration Pty Ltd | Bellary Springs | <1% | Bellary Springs Project Annual report for the Tenement E47/1268 For the Period 04/08/06 to 03/08/07 |
| A75127 | 2007 | Api Management Pty Ltd | Rocklea | <1% | Annual Report, for the Period 23rd March 2006 to 22nd March 2007, Rocklea Project, Exploration Licence 47/1412 |
| A72512 | 2006 | Australian Premium Iron Joint Venture Ltd | Rocklea | <1% | Annual Technical Report for the Period 23 March 2005 to 22 March 2006, Rocklea Project E47/1412, (Mt Bruce). |
| A73327 | 2006 | Sunrise Exploration Pty Ltd | Bellary Springs | <1% | Bellary Springs Project E47/1268, Annual Report for the Period 04/08/05 to 03/08/06, (Turee Creek). |
| A61840 | 2000 | Goldfields Exploration Pty Ltd | Considerable Creek | <1% | Annual Report Considerable Creek E47/983 reporting period 18/10/99 to 17/10/00, volume 1 of 1. |
| A21559 | 1987 | Alcoa Of Australia Ltd | Bangemall Basin | <1% | Bangemall Basin, [Non-statutory Report: Mapping, circa 1966] |
| A21557 | 1972 | Alcoa Of Australia Ltd | Bangemall Basin | <1% | Bangemall Basin Project, Non-statutory Report: Edmund Area, Plates 1- 5, January 1972, |
What does the exploration record say about this ground?
NextMaps reads the WAMEX reports over L 47/780 into a referenced prospectivity assessment: the geology, the historical programs, the drill intercepts and geochemistry, and the untested gaps, with every claim cited back to its source report. New accounts include a free report (how the reports work). Prefer the raw due diligence? A Tenure Pack bundles the full register record, tenure history and spatial datasets for 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.