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L 47/787

PendingMiscellaneous LicenceShire of AshburtonWest Pilbara M.F. District

L 47/787 is a pending miscellaneous licence in the Shire of Ashburton, Western Australia, applied for by Mitsui Iron Ore Development Pty Ltd, North Mining Limited and 3 others (part of Rio Tinto Limited). The application was received on 23 Mar 2017 and is awaiting a decision. The ground is covered by 10 historical WAMEX reports.

Area
2.963ha
Applied
Mar 2017
10 years ago
WAMEX reports
10
WA median is 53
Report drilling
2
of 10 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
Shire of Ashburton
Application received
23 Mar 2017

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Exploration history on this ground

10 historical WAMEX exploration reports intersect L 47/787: 6 report geochemistry or sampling, 6 include a digital data package.
Work on record: Geological mapping 3 · Iron 2 · Rock chip sampling 2 · Stream sediment sampling 2 · Bulk sampling 1 · Core library 1.
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When this ground was worked
11980s
11990s
2000s
82010s
Most recent reports
ReportYearOperatorProject On this groundTitle
A114410 2017 Robe River Mining Co P/L East Middle Robe <1% East Middle Robe Voluntary Surrender Report Exploration Licence 47/3395 (GDSR 6612) For the Period 10 August 2
A108287 2016 Fortescue Metals Group Ltd Mundarry Pool <1% E47/1688 (Mundarry Pool) Partial Surrender Report 05 05/2011 - 30/10/2015
A109334 2016 Fortescue Metals Group Ltd Mundarry <1% C16/2012 Mundarry Final Surrender Report for the period 05/05/2011 to 29/04/2016, E47/01688, E47/01668
A106162 2015 Fortescue Metals Group Ltd Mundarry <1% C16/2012 Mundarry Project Annual Report for the period 5 May 2014 to 4 May 2015, E47/01668, E47/01688
A102450 2014 Fortescue Metals Group Ltd Mundarry <1% Combined Mineral Exploration Report: C16/2012 Mundarry for the period 05 May 2013 to 04 May 2014, E47/2584, E4
5 more reports
A98461 2013 Fortescue Metals Group Ltd Mundarry <1% Annual Report for the Period 05 May 2012 to 04 May 2013, C16/2012, Mundarry
A94305 2012 Fortescue Metals Group Ltd Woollaworra Hill <1% Annual report for the period 05/05/2011 to 04/05/2012, Wollaworra Hill, E47/1688
A102150 2011 Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd Mesa J - Yandi Junction - Mesa A - Bunga <1% Peth Core Library Drilling Data from Drillholes into Channel Iron Deposits (CID) in the Pilbara Hole J6088- Me
A37178 1992 Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd Upper Robe <1% Annual Report for the period 26/09/91 to 25/09/92 Upper Robe Project AML70/248, E47/409 and E47/496 to E47/498
A12250 1981 Cliffs International Inc Robe River <1% Robe River Project, Non-statutory Report; West Angelas 15 MLTPY Expansion, 62% Fe Low Stripping Case Study, P

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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.