L 47/984
LiveMiscellaneous LicenceShire of East PilbaraWest Pilbara M.F. District
L 47/984 is a live miscellaneous licence in the Shire of East Pilbara, Western Australia, held by Chichester Metals Pty Ltd (part of Fortescue Ltd). Granted on 3 Nov 2021 for 21 years, it expires on 2 Nov 2042. The ground is covered by 35 historical WAMEX reports.
Area
9,209.849ha
Expires
Nov 2042
in 16 years
WAMEX reports
35
WA median is 53
Report drilling
25
of 35 reports
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For L 47/984 that covers 35 WAMEX reports · 10 open-file drillholes (1,776 m drilled) · 19 earlier titles on the ground since 1958 · 1 native title determination · no conservation land.
Register summary
- Holder
- Chichester Metals Pty Ltd
- Part of
- Fortescue Ltd (ASX:FMG) as at 2026-06-30
- Local government
- Shire of East Pilbara
- Application received
- 13 Apr 2021
- Commenced
- 3 Nov 2021
- Expiry
- 2 Nov 2042
- Term
- 21 Years
The full record on L 47/984
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: 14 conditions and 18 endorsements
- Native title context, combined reporting and rent status
Premium
- At-risk and opportunity signals, and expenditure compliance over five years
- Every register dealing (5 on record), with mortgages, caveats and transfers flagged
- Expiry band, and how long the holder has had it
Exploration history on this ground
35 historical WAMEX exploration reports intersect L 47/984: 2 report geochemistry or sampling, 27 include a digital data package.
Work on record: RC drilling 21 · Geophysical logging 9 · Heritage survey 8 · Aerial EM surveys 7 · Flora 7 · Aboriginal site surveys 6. Resource declared in A7802 (1978).
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have them read into one cited report on L 47/984, free for new accounts.
When this ground was worked
41970s
21980s
1990s
82000s
182010s
32020s
Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Project | On this ground | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A145465 | 2024 | Fortescue Ltd | Nyidinghu | 11% | C127/2011 Nyidinghu Combined Partial Surrender Report for the period ending 16/10/2024 |
| A131492 | 2022 | Chichester Metals Pty Ltd | Nyidinghu | <1% | E47/3222 (Nyidinghu) Partial Surrender Report for the period ending 30/06/2022. |
| A125135 | 2020 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Marillana | <1% | E47/1327 Levier's Bore Annual Report for the period 4 August 2019 to 3 August 2020 |
| A121495 | 2019 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Limited | Marillana | <1% | E47/1327 Leviers Bore Annual Report For the Period 4 August 2018 to 3 August 2019 |
| A116217 | 2018 | Bhp Billiton Iron Ore Pty. Ltd. | Fortescue Valley | <1% | C163/2014 Fortescue Valley Final Surrender - E45/2807, E46/683, E46/684, E47/1585 & E47/1586 for the period 05 |
30 more reports
| A118015 | 2018 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Marillana - Leviers Bore | <1% | Leviers Bore (E47/1327) Annual Report for Year Ending 03 August 2018 |
| A114397 | 2017 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Limited | Marillana | <1% | E47/1327 Levier’s Bore Annual Report For the Period 4 August 2016 to 3 August 2017 |
| A108191 | 2016 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Baker 1 | 48% | E47/2177 (Baker 1) Partial Surrender Report 8 December 2010 to 3 December 2015 |
| A109880 | 2016 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Limited | Marillana | <1% | Leviers Bore (E47/1327) Annual Report for Year Ending 03 August 2016 |
| A105334 | 2015 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Nyidinghu | 16% | Combined Annual Report: C127/2011 Nyidinghu Project for the period 1st January 2014 to 31st December 2014, E47 |
| A105886 | 2015 | Bhp Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Fortescue Valley | <1% | Annual Report Fortescue Valley Project Combined Annual Report Combined Reporting Number: C163/2014 Reporting p |
| A106800 | 2015 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Leviers Bore | <1% | Leviers Bore E47/1327 Annual Report for Year Ending 03 August 2015 |
| A101436 | 2014 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Nydinghyu | 16% | Annual Report: C127/2011 Nydinghyu Project for the period 1st January 2013 to 31st December 2013, E47/1320, E4 |
| A103205 | 2014 | Hancock & Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd | Marillana | <1% | Marillana Project Partial Surrender Report 04 August 2005 to 04 July 2014 E47/1327- Leviers Bore |
| A103478 | 2014 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Marillana | 14% | Marillana Project 2014 Combined Annual Report E47/1324, E47/1325 and E47/1327 for the period 04 August 2013 – |
| A103479 | 2014 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Marillana | 41% | Surrender report E47/1325 - Marillana Central (Marillana) for the period 04 August 2005 – 01 August 2014 |
| A99355 | 2013 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Marillana | 14% | Marillana Project, Annual Report for the period 04/08/2012 to 03/08/2013, E47/1324, 1325 & 1327. [C158/2007] |
| A96982 | 2013 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Nydinghyu | 17% | Nydinghyu Project, Annual Report for the period 1st January 2012 to 31st December 2012, E47/1320, 1387, 1388, |
| A95067 | 2012 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Marillana | 14% | Marillana Project Combined Annual Report Reporting Group C158/2007 For the Year Ending 3rd August 2012, E47/13 |
| A91466 | 2011 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Marillana | 14% | Marillana Project Combined Annual Report, Reporting Group C158/2007, For the Year ending 3rd August 2011. E47 |
| A87851 | 2010 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Marillana | 14% | Marillana Project Combined Annual Report Reporting Group C158/2008 For the Year Ending 3rd August 2010, E47/13 |
| A84503 | 2009 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Marillana | 14% | Marillana Project, Combined Annual Report, Reporting Group C158/2008 For the Year Ending 3rd August 2009, E47/ |
| A84621 | 2009 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Marillana | 14% | Marillana Project Partial Surrender Report Year Ending 3rd August, 2009 E47/1324, E47/1325, E47/1327, WA |
| A79534 | 2008 | Hancock & Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd | Marillana | 14% | MARILLANA Project Combined Annual Report Reporting Group C158/2007 For the Year Ending 3rd August 2008 E47/132 |
| A76232 | 2007 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Marillana | 14% | Combined Annual Report for the year ending August 3, 2007 Combined Reporting Group C158/2007 Marillana Project |
| A73797 | 2006 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Marillana | 41% | Annual Report for Year Ending 3 August 2006, E47/1325, (Marillana Project, Roy Hill). |
| A73798 | 2006 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | Marillana | <1% | Annual Report for Year Ending 3 August 2006, E47/1327, (Marillana Project, Roy Hill). |
| A68557 | 2004 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd | Fortescue | 1.8% | Second and final report for the period ending 19 March, 2004, E47/1053 Fortescue 3, Pilbara iron ore programme |
| A66795 | 2003 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd | Yandi Outwash | 1.8% | First annual Report for the period ending 15 February 2003 E47/1053, Fortescue'3' Pilbara Iron Ore Programme, |
| A15679 | 1985 | Cra Exploration Pty Ltd | Fortescue Valley | 3.6% | Fortescue Valley Project, Final Surrender Report for the period ending 03/05/1984, E46/13-17; E47/ 77, 102-103 |
| A35923 | 1980 | Western Mining Corporation Ltd | West Pilbara/ Peak Hill | 1.3% | Terminal Report on Temporary Reserves (7225H to 7308H) Pilbara, West Pilbara & Peak Hill Goldfields 23 Novem |
| A8450 | 1979 | Hamersley Exp Pty Ltd | Pilbara & West Pilbara Goldfields | 1.6% | Pilbara & West Pilbara Goldfields Project, Annual Report for the year ending 30/06/1979, TR70/6664-6673 & TR70 |
| A7802 | 1978 | Mt Newman Mining Co Pty Ltd | Fortescue Valley | <1% | Fortescue Valley Project, Annual Report, May 1978, TR70/6450-6455H |
| A7896 | 1978 | Pacminex Pty Ltd | Cowra Well - Coondiner Pool | 16% | Cowra Well - Coondiner Pool Project, Non-statutory Report:Final Report for the period ending 30/07/1978, TR70/ |
| A7724 | 1978 | Dampier Mining Co Ltd | Tabina Well | 39% | Tabina Well Project, Non-statutory Report: Annual & Final Report, April 1978, TR70/6480H. |
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.