M 47/1542
PendingMining LeaseShire of AshburtonWest Pilbara M.F. District
M 47/1542 is a pending mining lease in the Shire of Ashburton, Western Australia, applied for by Fmg Pilbara Pty Ltd (part of Fortescue Ltd). The application was received on 30 Aug 2017 and is awaiting a decision. The ground is covered by 24 historical WAMEX reports.
Area
6,861ha
Applied
Aug 2017
9 years ago
WAMEX reports
24
WA median is 53
Report drilling
18
of 24 reports
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For M 47/1542 that covers 24 WAMEX reports · 3,279 open-file drillholes (164,660 m drilled) · 18 earlier titles on the ground since 1960 · 2 native title determinations · no conservation land.
Register summary
- Holder
- Fmg Pilbara Pty Ltd
- Part of
- Fortescue Ltd (ASX:FMG) as at 2026-06-30
- Local government
- Shire of Ashburton
- Application received
- 30 Aug 2017
The full record on M 47/1542
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 (no 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 (6 on record), with mortgages, caveats and transfers flagged
Exploration history on this ground
24 historical WAMEX exploration reports intersect M 47/1542: 6 report geochemistry or sampling, 19 include a digital data package.
Work on record: RC drilling 16 · Mineral resource estimate 11 · Diamond drilling 10 · Aboriginal site surveys 8 · Metallurgy 7 · Geophysical logging 6. Resource declared in A108186 (2016), A105452 (2015), A97386 (2013), A101027 (2012) and 7 more.
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have them read into one cited report on M 47/1542, free for new accounts.
When this ground was worked · 23 of 24 reports dated
11970s
11980s
41990s
22000s
152010s
Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Project | On this ground | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A108186 | 2016 | Winmar Resources Limited | Hamersley | <1% | ANNUAL REPORT For the Period 6 November 2014 to 5 November 2015 HAMERSLEY IRON PROJECT C128/2015, E47/01617, M |
| A109642 | 2016 | Winmar Resources Ltd | Hamersley | <1% | Final Surrender Report - EL47/1617 HAMERSLEY IRON ORE PROJECT for the period 5 August 2015 to 24 June 2016 |
| A105452 | 2015 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Solomon East | 5% | Combined Annual Mineral Exploration Report: C225/2008 Solomon East for the period 1 January 2014 to 31 Decembe |
| A106251 | 2015 | Winmar Resources Ltd | Hamersley | <1% | ANNUAL REPORT For the Period 6 August 2014 to 5 August 2015 HAMERSLEY IRON PROJECT |
| A101549 | 2014 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Stage 7 Wedge | <1% | Annual Mineral Exploration Report: M47/1453 Stage 7 Wedge. 17 January 2013 to 16 January 2014 |
19 more reports
| A103507 | 2014 | Winmar Resources Ltd | Hamersley | <1% | Exploration Annual Report Hamersley - E47/1617 [for the period 06/08/2013 to 05/08/2014] |
| A101548 | 2014 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Solomon East | 5% | Annual Report for the Period 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2013, C225/2008 Solomon East |
| A97386 | 2013 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Solomon East | 5.6% | Annual Report for the period 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012, Solomon East Project C225/2008, E47/1011, 131 |
| A101027 | 2012 | Winmar Resources Ltd | Hamersley Station | <1% | Hamersley Station Project, Annual Report for the period 06/08/2012 to 05/08/2013, E47/1617. |
| A93275 | 2012 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Solomon East | 5.9% | Solomon East Project, Annual Report for the period 01/01/2011 to 31/12/2011, E47/1011, 1333, 1334, 1398, 1399, |
| A95111 | 2012 | Winmar Resources Ltd | Hamersley Station | <1% | Annual Report E 47/1617 Hamersley Station for the Period Ending 05/08/2012 |
| A89651 | 2011 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Solomon East | 8.9% | Annual report for the period 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2010, Solomon East Project, C225/2008 Tenement Num |
| A91482 | 2011 | Cazaly Resources Ltd | Hamersley | <1% | Annual Report HAMERSLEY – E47 / 1617 For the Period 6 August 2010 to 5 August 2011 |
| A88286 | 2010 | Cazaly Resources Ltd | HAMERSLEY | <1% | Annual Report HAMERSLEY – E47 / 1617 For the Period 6 August 2009 to 5 August 2010 West Pilbara Mineral Field |
| A85927 | 2010 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Solomon East | 8.9% | Annual report for the period 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009, Solomon East Project |
| A81239 | 2009 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Solomon East | 9.2% | Annual report for the period 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008, Solomon East Project, E47/1011, E47/1333, E47 |
| A84717 | 2009 | Cazaly Resources Ltd | Hamersley | <1% | Annual Report HAMERSLEY – E47 / 1617 For the Period 6 August 2008 to 5 August 2009 |
| A59038 | 1999 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Mount Margaret | 16% | Relinquishment Report E47/806 Mt Margaret South West Pilbara Mineral Field Western Australia covering period 1 |
| A56160 | 1998 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Mount Margaret | 7.8% | Mt Margaret project Exploration Licence E47/475, W47/585, E47/758 and E47/806 West Pilbara Mineral Field Weste |
| A52471 | 1997 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Mount Margaret | 6.9% | Mt Margaret Project, Exploration Licence: E47/475, 585, 768, 792, 806 West Pilbara Mineral Field W.A. Annual R |
| A48231 | 1995 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Mount Brockman | 2.4% | Annual Progress Report E47/535 to the period 09/05/1995 to 08/05/1996 GDSR No. 2599 |
| A23242 | 1988 | Cra Exploration Pty Ltd | Silvergrass | 2.3% | Silvergrass Project[s], Final Surrender Report , March 1987,E47/226 - 230 & ELA 47/241 - 242. |
| A8658 | 1978 | Hamersley Exp Pty Ltd | Kangeenarina-Mount Margaret | 6% | Final Report. TRs 6660-6662 |
| A79097 | 1753 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Solomon | 6.6% | Annual report for the period 1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008, Solomon Project, E47/1011, E47/1306, E47/1333, E47 |
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.