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M 47/1546

PendingMining LeaseShire of AshburtonWest Pilbara M.F. District

M 47/1546 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 31 Aug 2017 and is awaiting a decision. The ground is covered by 13 historical WAMEX reports.

Area
1,045ha
Applied
Aug 2017
9 years ago
WAMEX reports
13
WA median is 53
Report drilling
11
of 13 reports
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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
31 Aug 2017

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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.

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Exploration history on this ground

13 historical WAMEX exploration reports intersect M 47/1546: 3 report geochemistry or sampling, 11 include a digital data package.
Work on record: RC drilling 10 · Aboriginal site surveys 6 · Mineral resource estimate 6 · Diamond drilling 5 · Geophysical logging 5 · Rehabilitation 5. Resource declared in A105452 (2015), A97386 (2013), A89651 (2011), A48231 (1995) and 2 more.
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When this ground was worked · 12 of 13 reports dated
11970s
1980s
41990s
12000s
62010s
Most recent reports
ReportYearOperatorProject On this groundTitle
A105452 2015 Fortescue Metals Group Ltd Solomon East <1% Combined Annual Mineral Exploration Report: C225/2008 Solomon East for the period 1 January 2014 to 31 Decembe
A101548 2014 Fortescue Metals Group Ltd Solomon East <1% Annual Report for the Period 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2013, C225/2008 Solomon East
A97386 2013 Fortescue Metals Group Ltd Solomon East <1% Annual Report for the period 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012, Solomon East Project C225/2008, E47/1011, 131
A93275 2012 Fortescue Metals Group Ltd Solomon East <1% Solomon East Project, Annual Report for the period 01/01/2011 to 31/12/2011, E47/1011, 1333, 1334, 1398, 1399,
A89651 2011 Fortescue Metals Group Ltd Solomon East 1.4% Annual report for the period 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2010, Solomon East Project, C225/2008 Tenement Num
8 more reports
A85927 2010 Fortescue Metals Group Ltd Solomon East 1.4% Annual report for the period 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009, Solomon East Project
A81239 2009 Fortescue Metals Group Ltd Solomon East 1.4% Annual report for the period 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008, Solomon East Project, E47/1011, E47/1333, E47
A59038 1999 Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd Mount Margaret <1% Relinquishment Report E47/806 Mt Margaret South West Pilbara Mineral Field Western Australia covering period 1
A56160 1998 Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd Mount Margaret <1% 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 <1% 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 <1% Annual Progress Report E47/535 to the period 09/05/1995 to 08/05/1996 GDSR No. 2599
A8658 1978 Hamersley Exp Pty Ltd Kangeenarina-Mount Margaret 2.5% Final Report. TRs 6660-6662
A79097 1753 Fortescue Metals Group Ltd Solomon 1% 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.