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Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd

Holds ground today
Reports lodged
233
Tenements held
198
285,959 ha
Holding since
1991
Active
36yrs
1990 to 2025
Areas worked
4
most in Shire of Ashburton
Owner
Rio Tinto
ASX:RIO
Last reported
2025
1 year ago
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Where Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd has reported

Who owns Robe River Mining Co?

Robe River Mining Co is a subsidiary of Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO). The group is named as a holder on 521 live Western Australian tenements.

The other companies Rio Tinto holds ground through, with the live tenements each is named on:

Hamersley Iron Pty. Limited 180North Mining Limited 171Rio Tinto Winu Pty Limited 33Hamersley Resources Limited 28Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Limited 27Hamersley Exploration Pty Limited 23Galaxy Lithium Australia Pty Ltd 15Hamersley WA Pty Ltd 15Galaxy Resources Pty Ltd 10Hamersley Iron-Yandi Pty Limited 9Mount Bruce Mining Pty Limited 6Argyle Diamonds Pty Limited 5Allkem Financial Services Pty Ltd 1Kerrigup Resources Pty Limited Rio Tinto Limited

From Rio Tinto's consolidated entity disclosure statement, as at 2025-12-31.

Exploration record

Commodities targeted
Iron 225 · Gold 3 · Copper 3 · Gravel 2 · Sand 1
Where they worked
Shire of Ashburton 136, Shire of East Pilbara 66, City of Karratha 10, Shire of Meekatharra 1
Also filed as
Robe River Mining Co. Pty. Ltd. · Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd
Programs on record
133 drilling · 44 geochemistry · 116 geophysics
Resource declared
Yes, in 23 reports
Downloadable data
86 of 233 reports include a digital package
Reports with no exploration
9 of 233 record no work done
Report types
Annual 168 · Final Surrender 42 · Partial Surrender 20 · Non-statutory 2 · Core Library Drilling 1
Reports by decade
1051990s
792000s
392010s
62020s

Reports filed

233 WAMEX exploration reports lodged by Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd.
Most recent reports
ReportYearProjectTitle
A149733 2025 Bungaroo Gap Bungaroo Gap Surrender Report for the period ending 16/07/2025, Exploration Licence 47/04679 (GDSR RTIO-112410
A145203 2024 Bungaroo Gap Bungaroo Gap Annual Technical Report Exploration Licence 47/4679 (GDSR RTIO-1088736) for the period ending 26/
A137380 2023 Bungaroo Gap Bungaroo Gap Annual Technical Report Exploration Licence 47/4679 (GDSR RTIO-1020789) for the period ending 26
A129596 2022 Angelo North E Angelo North E Partial Surrender Report Exploration Licence 47/2086 (GDSR 7463) for the period ending 10/01/20
A128519 2021 Capricorn 1 Capricorn 1 Surrender Report Exploration Licence 52/3398 (GDSR 7408) for the period 30 September 2016 to 16 Se
A125401 2020 West Angelas 6 West Angelas 6 Surrender Report Exploration Licence 47/4204 (GDSR 7232) for the period ending 14/10/2020
A121280 2019 Mesa B Mesa B Voluntary Partial Surrender Report Exploration Licence 08/1148 (GDSR 6978) For the Period 23 April 2002
A119295 2019 Spearhole C165/2005 Spearhole Project Combined Annual Report Exploration Licences 52/2043, 52/2044, 52/3398, 52/3446 and
A119139 2019 Cabbage Gum Bore West Gap 2 Cabbage Gum Bore West Gap 2 Surrender Report Prospecting Licence 47/1699 (GDSR 6920) for the period 8 February
A117003 2018 Warramboo Warramboo Voluntary Surrender Report Exploration Licence 08/2763 (GDSR 6795) for the period 11 April 2016 to 1
A117000 2018 Congo Bore Congo Bore Voluntary Partial Surrender Report Exploration Licence 08/1771 (GDSR 6796) for the period 18 Januar
A116083 2018 Spearhole Spearhole Partial Surrender Report Exploration Licence 52/2043 (GDSR 6714) for the period 6 July 2008 to 2 Feb
A115941 2018 Congo Bore Congo Bore E08/1771 Annual Report Exploration Licence 08/1771 (GDSR 6718) for the period 18 January 2017 to 17
A114648 2017 Peedan Hill C110/2016 Peedan Hill Combined Annual Report Exploration Licences 08/2762 and 08/2763 for the period 11 July 2
A112210 2017 Kangeenarina Well Kangeenarina Well Annual Report Exploration Licence 47/1781 (GDSR 6556) for the period 02/02/2016 to 01/02/201
A109531 2016 Middle Robe Middle Robe Voluntary Surrender Report Exploration Licence 47/3316 (GDSR: 6457) For the Period 6 August 2015 t
A108505 2016 Howards Well 2 Howards Well 2 Partial Surrender Report Exploration Licence 47/2141 for the period 25/03/2010 – 4/03/2016
A108177 2016 Warramboo Warramboo Project Area Combined Annual Report Exploration Licences 08/788 & 08/1196 C144/1999 for the period
A107610 2015 Mount Farquhar Gap 1, 2 & 3 Mt Farquhar Gap 1, 2 & 3 Final Surrender Report Prospecting Licences 47/1350, 47/1351 and 47/1352 for the peri
A107269 2015 Deepdale E Deepdale E Final Surrender Report Exploration Licence 08/1467
Report numbers filed by Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd
A149733 2025, A145203 2024, A137380 2023, A129596 2022, A128519 2021, A125401 2020, A121280 2019, A119295 2019, A119139 2019, A117003 2018, A117000 2018, A116083 2018, A115941 2018, A114648 2017, A112210 2017, A109531 2016, A108505 2016, A108177 2016, A107610 2015, A107269 2015, A107150 2015, A106910 2015, A105735 2015, A105734 2015, A104907 2015, A104905 2015, A104774 2015, A104771 2015, A104651 2015, A104557 2015, A104311 2014, A103785 2014, A102240 2014, A102239 2014, A101254 2014, A101252 2014, A100195 2013, A97997 2013, A96945 2013, A96944 2013, A96782 2013, A96781 2013, A96730 2013, A92565 2012, A90041 2011, A77447 2008, A77446 2008, A77021 2008, A76895 2007, A76894 2007

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Yes · on the current register
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