M 45/318
LiveMining LeaseShire of East PilbaraMarble Bar District
M 45/318 is a live mining lease in the Shire of East Pilbara, Western Australia, held by Maroochydore Copper Pty Ltd (part of Cyprium Metals Limited). Granted on 10 Mar 1988 for 21 years (renewed), it expires on 9 Mar 2030. The ground is covered by 46 historical WAMEX reports.
Area
998.55ha
Expires
Mar 2030
in 3 years
WAMEX reports
46
WA median is 53
Report drilling
17
of 46 reports
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For M 45/318 that covers 46 WAMEX reports · 124 open-file drillholes (11,118 m drilled) · 3 earlier titles on the ground since 1958 · 2 native title determinations · no conservation land.
Register summary
- Holder
- Maroochydore Copper Pty Ltd
- Part of
- Cyprium Metals Limited (ASX:CYM) as at 2025-06-30
- Local government
- Shire of East Pilbara
- Application received
- 30 Sept 1987
- Commenced
- 10 Mar 1988
- Expiry
- 9 Mar 2030
- Term
- 21 Years (Renewed)
The full record on M 45/318
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, and all 11 changes of holder
- The full record: 40 years of expenditure and 14 conditions
- Native title context, combined reporting and rent status
Premium
- At-risk and opportunity signals, and expenditure compliance over five years
- Every register dealing (33 on record), with mortgages, caveats and transfers flagged
- Expiry band, and how long the holder has had it
Exploration history on this ground
46 historical WAMEX exploration reports intersect M 45/318: 12 report geochemistry or sampling, 24 include a digital data package.
Work on record: Diamond drilling 13 · RC drilling 10 · Geophysical interpretation 9 · Petrology 8 · Metallurgy 7 · Mineral resource estimate 6. Resource declared in A78379 (2008), A60387 (2000), A58029 (1999), A54657 (1998) and 2 more.
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have them read into one cited report on M 45/318, free for new accounts.
When this ground was worked · 45 of 46 reports dated
11970s
11980s
141990s
112000s
152010s
32020s
Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Project | On this ground | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A135348 | 2023 | Fmg Pilbara Pty Ltd; Fmg Resources Pty Ltd | Maroochydore | <1% | C97/2021 (Maroochydore) Annual Mineral Exploration Report for the period ending 29/04/2023. |
| A135641 | 2023 | Fmg Pilbara Pty Ltd; Fmg Resources Pty Ltd | Maroochydore | <1% | C97/2021 (Maroochydore) Combined Final Surrender Report for the period ending 16/05/2023. |
| A123292 | 2020 | Metals X Limited | Maroochydore | 1.2% | C162_1996 Annual Report for the Period 10 March 2019-9 March 2020, Maroochydore Copper Project |
| A120193 | 2019 | Metals X Limited | Maroochydore | 1.2% | Maroochydore Copper Project C162/1996 Combined Annual Mineral Exploration Report for the period 10 March 2018 |
| A116924 | 2018 | Metals X Limited | Maroochydore | 1.2% | Maroochydore Copper Project C162/1996 Combined Annual Mineral Exploration Report for the Year Ending 09/03/201 |
41 more reports
| A116929 | 2018 | Metals X Limited | Maroochydore | <1% | Maroochydore Copper Project E45/1840 and 1841 Partial Surrender Report for the period 8 April 2014 to 16 June |
| A114023 | 2017 | Metals X Limited | Maroochydore | 1.2% | Annual Report C162/1996 "MAROOCHYDORE" Project for the period 10 March 2016 to 9 March 2017, E45/01018, E45/01 |
| A108927 | 2016 | Birla Maroochydore Pty Ltd | Maroochydore | <1% | ANNUAL REPORT For the Period 9 April 2015 to 8 April 2016 MAROOCHYDORE PROJECT E45/3011 |
| A108928 | 2016 | Birla Maroochydore Pty Ltd | Maroochydore | 1.1% | ANNUAL REPORT For the Period 16 April 2015 to 15 April 2016 MAROOCHYDORE PROJECT E45/1840 |
| A108946 | 2016 | Birla Maroochydore Pty Ltd | Maroochydore | 12% | Maroochydore C162/1996 Annual Report For the Period 10th March 2015 to 9th March 2016, E 45/01018, E 45/01839, |
| A106007 | 2015 | Birla (Maroochydore) Pty Ltd | Maroochydore | 12% | Maroochydore Project C162/1996 Combined Annual Report for the period 10th March 2014 to 9th March 2015, M45/49 |
| A106086 | 2015 | Birla (Maroochydore) Pty Ltd | Maroochydore | 1.1% | Maroochydore Project E45/1840 Annual Report for the period 16th April 2014 to 15th April 2015 |
| A106084 | 2015 | Birla (Maroochydore) Pty Ltd | Maroochydore | <1% | Maroochydore Project E45/3011 Annual Report for the period 9th April 2014 to 8th April 2015 |
| A102344 | 2014 | Birla (Maroochydore) Pty Ltd | Maroochydore | 12% | Combined Annual Report C162/1996 Tenements – M45/492, M45/314 – 315, M45/317 – 318, E45/1018 and E45/1839 for |
| A94040 | 2012 | Birla (Maroochydore) Pty Ltd | Maroochydore | 12% | Annual report for the period 10 March, 2010 to 9 March, 2011, Maroochydore Project, M45/492, M45/314-315, M45/ |
| A98350 | 2012 | Birla (Maroochydore) Pty Ltd | Maroochydore | 12% | Combined Annual Report C162/1996 Tenements – M45/492, M45/314 – 315, M45/317 – 318, E45/1018 and E45/1839 for |
| A90937 | 2011 | Birla (Maroochydore) Pty Ltd | Maroochydore | 12% | Annual report for the period 10 March, 2010 to 9 March, 2011, Maroochydore Project, M45/492, M45/314-315, M45/ |
| A87030 | 2010 | Birla (Maroochydore) Pty Ltd | Maroochydore | 12% | Birla Maroochydore, 2009, Annual Report, Combined Report C162/1996 - Tenements M45/492, M45/314-315, M45/317-3 |
| A82137 | 2009 | Birla (Maroochydore) Pty Ltd | Maroochydore | 12% | COMBINED ANNUAL REPORT C162/1996 Tenements – M45/492, M45/314 – 315, M45/317 – 318, E45/1018 and E45/1839 for |
| A78379 | 2008 | Birla (Nifty) Pty Ltd | Maroochydore | 12% | COMBINED ANNUAL REPORT C162/1996 Tenements - M45/492, M45/314-315, M45/317-318, E45/1018 and E45/1839 for the |
| A75216 | 2007 | Birla (Nifty) Pty Ltd | Maroochydore | 12% | Combined Annual Report C162/1996 Tenements - M45/492 M45/314-315, M45/317-318, E45/1018 & E45/1839, for the |
| A75794 | 2007 | Cameco Australia Pty Ltd | Rudall River/ Sunday Creek | <1% | Annual and Final Report For Period ending For Period ending 28 June 2006 to 27 June 2007 EL45/1686 - Yarku Wat |
| A72921 | 2006 | Cameco Australia Pty Ltd | Rudall River | <1% | Annual Report for Period Ending 28 June 2006 and 6 August 2006, E45/1686 Yarku Waterhole, E45/1687 Sunday Cree |
| A74208 | 2006 | Cameco Australia Pty Ltd | Rudall River | <1% | Annual Report for the Period Ending 28 June 2006 and 6 August 2006, E45/1686 - Yarku Waterhole, E45/1687 - Sun |
| A70616 | 2005 | Birla (Nifty) Pty Ltd | Maroochydore | 12% | Annual Report Project C162/1996 (E45/1018, E45/1839, M45/314-315, M45/317-318, M45/492), Maroochydore Project |
| A71070 | 2005 | Cameco Australia Pty Ltd | Rudall River | <1% | Exploration licences: E45/1686, E45/1687 and E45/2003, Rudall River Project - Western Australia, 2005 Annual r |
| A69039 | 2004 | Cameco Australia Pty Ltd | Rudall River | <1% | Exploration licence: E45/1686, E45/1687, E45/2003 Rudall River project - Western Australia, 2004 Annual report |
| A61564 | 2001 | Cameco Australia Pty Ltd | Rudall River | <1% | Exploration licences E45/1684-1687, 1902, 2003, Rudall River Project, Western Australia, 1999-2000 Annual Repo |
| A60387 | 2000 | Straits Exploration (Australia) Pty Ltd | Maroochydore | 31% | Maroochydore Copper Project Annual Exploration Report 10/03/1999 to 09/03/2000 Report No. MAR.ANN..00 Combined |
| A58029 | 1999 | Straits Resources Ltd | Maroochydore | 31% | Maroochydore Copper Project Annual Exploration Report Reporting Period 10/03/1998 to 9/03/1999, M45/314,315,31 |
| A59464 | 1999 | Cameco Australia Pty Ltd | Rudall River | <1% | Rudall River Project, W.A. 1998-1999 Annual Report 01/09/98 - 31/10/99 Report No. RP99-01 Exploration Licence: |
| A54657 | 1998 | Straits Resources Ltd | Maroochydore | 31% | Maroochydore Cooper Project, 10/03/97 - 09/03/98 ML45/314, 315, 317, 318 Annual Report |
| A55427 | 1998 | Cameco Australia Pty Ltd | Rudall River | <1% | Rudall River Project - W.A. Annual Report, 01/07/97 - 30/06/98 Exploration Licence: 45/1684-1687, 45/1902 |
| A51833 | 1997 | Cameco Australia Pty Ltd | Rudall River | <1% | Exploration Licences E45/1684 to E45/1687 (incl) Rudall Western Australia Annual report for the first year of |
| A51310 | 1997 | Straits Exploration (Australia) Pty Ltd | Maroochydore | 31% | Annual report from 10th March 1996 to 9th March 1997 on Tenements ML45/314 ML45/315 ML45/317 and ML45/318 |
| A49039 | 1996 | Mim Exploration Pty Ltd | Broadhurst | 2.1% | Broadhurst Project, Annual Report for the period 01/06/1994 to 01/06/1995, E45/1499. |
| A48498 | 1996 | Mim Exploration Pty Ltd | Broadhurst | 6% | Technical Report No. TR2480 Annual report on work conducted from March 1995 to February 1996 on Tenements E45/ |
| A44135 | 1995 | Murchison United Nl | Broadhurst | 4.8% | Technical Report No. TR 2439 Annual rpeort on work completed from March 1994 to February 1995 on Tenements E45 |
| A46249 | 1995 | Mim Exploration Pty Ltd | Coolbro | 2.1% | Coolbro Project, Annual Report for the period 01/06/1994 to 01/06/1995, E45/1499. |
| A40765 | 1994 | Mim Exploration Pty Ltd | Broadhurst | 4.8% | Annual Report on Work Conducted by M.I.M. Exploration Pty Ltd from April 1993 to February 1994 on Tenements E4 |
| A38485 | 1993 | Mim Exploration Pty Ltd | Maroochydore | 4.8% | Annual Report on Work Conducted by M.I.M. Exploration Pty Ltd from April 1992 to March 1993 on Tenements E45/5 |
| A35766 | 1992 | Mim Exploration Pty Ltd | Eva Well/ Sunday Creek/ Sandpit | 5.3% | Annual Report on Work Conducted by MIM Exploration Pty Ltd during July 1991 to March 1992 on Tenements E45/568 |
| A33249 | 1990 | City Resources Ltd | Broadhurst | 31% | Broadhurst Joint Venture Project Summary of Exploration Activities April - May 1990 (R Report for 1990; M45/31 |
| A27177 | 1989 | Chevron Exploration Corp | Eva Well | 19% | Annual Report Eva Well Broadhurst Range, East Pilbara ML's 45/313 - 45/318 03/1989 |
| A7252 | 1977 | Esso Australia Ltd | Rudall | <1% | Final Report on TR 6344H Poynton Project 834 Rudall |
| A16301 | 1753 | Occidental Minerals Corp | M2415/0: Paterson Province uranium/coppe | <1% | M2415/0: Paterson Province uranium/copper-lead-zinc exploration |
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.