M 47/1588
LiveMining LeaseShire of AshburtonWest Pilbara M.F. District
M 47/1588 is a live mining lease in the Shire of Ashburton, Western Australia, held by Fmg Pilbara Pty Ltd (part of Fortescue Ltd). Granted on 31 Jan 2022 for 21 years, it expires on 30 Jan 2043. The ground is covered by 30 historical WAMEX reports.
Area
71.462ha
Expires
Jan 2043
in 16 years
WAMEX reports
30
WA median is 53
Report drilling
13
of 30 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
- 24 Apr 2020
- Commenced
- 31 Jan 2022
- Expiry
- 30 Jan 2043
- Term
- 21 Years
The full record on M 47/1588
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: 6 years of expenditure, 6 conditions and 17 endorsements
- Native title context, combined reporting and rent status
Premium
- At-risk and opportunity signals, and expenditure compliance over five years
- Every register dealing (6 on record), with mortgages, caveats and transfers flagged
- Expiry band, and how long the holder has had it
Exploration history on this ground
30 historical WAMEX exploration reports intersect M 47/1588: 3 report geochemistry or sampling, 15 include a digital data package.
Work on record: RC drilling 12 · Aboriginal site surveys 10 · Geological mapping 8 · Flora 7 · Geological reconnaissance 7 · Heritage survey 7. Resource declared in A92807 (2012), A62879 (2001), A48231 (1995).
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have them read into one cited report on M 47/1588, free for new accounts.
When this ground was worked
41990s
112000s
152010s
Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Project | On this ground | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A115864 | 2018 | Hamersley Iron Pty Limited | Bourne Highway | <1% | Bourne Highway Project Area Combined Annual Report for the period 18 January 2017 to 17 January 2018, Explorat |
| A104779 | 2015 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Bourne Highway | <1% | Bourne Highway Project, Annual Report for the period 18/01/2014 to 17/01/2015, E47/1783-1786; P47/1328-1330 & |
| A105980 | 2015 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Duck Creek North | <1% | Duck Creek North Annual Report E47/778 Annual Report for the Period 10 June 2014 to 9 June 2015 |
| A105340 | 2015 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Jeerinah | <1% | Combined Annual Report: C134/2005 Jeerinah Project for the period 1st January 2014 to 31st December 2014, E47/ |
| A101521 | 2014 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Pinarra 1 | 100% | Annual Report for the Period 12 February 2013 to 11 February 2014, P47/1669, Pinarra 1 Project. |
25 more reports
| A101035 | 2014 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Bourne Highway | <1% | Bourne Highway Project, Annual Report for the 18/01/2013 to 17/01/2014, E47/1783-1786; P47/1328-1330, 1332-133 |
| A102699 | 2014 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Duck Creek North | <1% | Duck Creek North Annual Report Exploration Licence 47/778 for the period 10 June 2013 – 09 June 2014 |
| A96783 | 2013 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd | Bourne Highway | <1% | BOURNE HIGHWAY PROJECT AREA COMBINED ANNUAL REPORT (C88/2008) EXPLORATION LICENCES 47/1783, 47/1784, 47/1785 & |
| A98504 | 2013 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Duck Creek North | <1% | Duck Creek North Annual Report E47/778 Annual Report for the period 10 June 2012 to 9 June 2013 |
| A94254 | 2012 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd | Duck Creek North | <1% | Annual Technical Report for Duck Creek North E47/778 for the period 10 June 2011 - 9 June 2012 |
| A92807 | 2012 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Bourne Highway | <1% | Bourne Highway Project Annual Technical Report for the Period 18/01/2011 to 17/01/2012 for C88/2008, E47/1783, |
| A89175 | 2011 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd | Bourne Highway | <1% | Combined Annual Report (C88/2008) For the Period 18 January 2010 to 17 January 2011, Bourne Highway, E47/1783, |
| A90710 | 2011 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd | Duck Creek North | <1% | Annual Report For the Period 10 June 2010 to 9 June 2011, Duck Creek North, E47/778 |
| A85732 | 2010 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd | Bourne Highway | <1% | Combined Annual Report (C88/2008) For the Period 18 January 2009 to 17 January 2010, Bourne Highway, E47/1783, |
| A87252 | 2010 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Duck Creek North | <1% | Duck Creek North Annual Report Exploration Licence E47/778, P47/1481, P47/1482, P47/1483 West Pilbara Mineral |
| A82746 | 2009 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | DUCK CREEK NORTH | <1% | Duck Creek North, Annual Report Exploration Licence E47/778, Annual Report for the Period 10/06/2008 to 9/06/2 |
| A81026 | 2009 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd | Bourne Highway | <1% | Combined Annual Report (C88/2008), For the Period 18 January 2008 to 17 January 2009, Bourne Highway, E47/1783 |
| A78858 | 2008 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Duck Creek North | <1% | DUCK CREEK NORTH ANNUAL REPORT EXPLORATION LICENCE E47/778 West Pilbara Mineral Field WA Annual Report for the |
| A75517 | 2007 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Duck Creek North | <1% | Duck Creek North Annual Report Exploration Licence E47/778 West Pilbara Mineral Field Western Australia For th |
| A72666 | 2006 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Duck Creek North | <1% | Duck Creek North, Annual Report, Exploration Licence, E47/778, West Pilbara Mineral Field, WA, Annual Report f |
| A70779 | 2005 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Duck Creek North | <1% | Duck Creek North, exploration licence E47/778, West Pilbara mineral field, Western Australia, Annual report fo |
| A66905 | 2003 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Brockman West | <1% | Brockman West Project Area, Exploration Licences E47/778,780-781,783, West Pilbara Mineral Field WA, Annual Re |
| A68858 | 2003 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Duck Creek North | <1% | Duck Creek North, Exploration Licence, E47/778, West Pilbara Mineral Field , WA, Annual report for the period |
| A64967 | 2002 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Brockman | <1% | Annual Report For The Period 9th June 2001 to 8th June 2002 Exploration Licences E47/778, E47/780, E47/781 & E |
| A62879 | 2001 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Brockman West | <1% | Brockman West Project Area Exploration Licences E47/778, E47/780, E47/781 & E47/783 West Pilbara Mineral Field |
| A60871 | 2000 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Brockman West | <1% | Brockman West Project Area, Exploration Licences E47/778, 780-781,783, West Pilbara mineral Field, Western Aus |
| A58675 | 1999 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Brockman West | <1% | Brockman West Project Area Exploration Licence: E47/778, 780, 781, 783 08/06/98 - 09/06/99 |
| A55496 | 1998 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Brockman West | <1% | Brockman West Project Area, 09/06/97 - 08/06/98 West Pilbara Mineral Field W.A. Exploration Licence: E47/7 |
| A51860 | 1997 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Brockman West | <1% | Brockman West Project Area Exploration Licences E47/778 E47/779 E47/780 E47/781 E47/782 and E47/783 West Pilba |
| 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 |
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.