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E 45/6778

LiveExploration LicenceTown of Port HedlandMarble Bar District

Area

1,550ha

Expires

Jan 2031

in 4 years

WAMEX reports

WA median is 53

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of 38 reports

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Register summary

Holder: Wedgetail Exploration Pty Ltd
Local government: Town of Port Hedland
Application received: 20 Nov 2023
Commenced: 16 Jan 2026
Expiry: 15 Jan 2031
Term: 5 Years

Exploration history on this ground

38 historical WAMEX exploration reports intersect E 45/6778: 19 report geochemistry or sampling, 28 include a digital data package.

When this ground was worked

11990s

102000s

202010s

72020s

Most recent reports

Report	Year	Operator	Project	On this ground	Title
A138549	2024	Mercury Resources Group Pty Ltd	Pippingarra	<1%	Pippingarra E45/4759 Partial Surrender Report for the period ending 02/10/2023.
A137625	2023	Mercury Resources Group Pty Ltd	Pippingarra	<1%	Annual Technical Report C127/2022 Pippingarra Project for the period ending 06/08/2023. E 45/4691,E 45/4759
A133382	2023	Mercury Resources Group Pty Ltd	Pippingarra	<1%	Annual Technical Report Pippingarra C127/2022 for the period 7 August 2021 to 6 August 2022
A128775	2021	Fe Limited; Mercury Resources Group Pty Ltd	Pippingarra	<1%	Annual Technical Report Pippingarra - E45/4759 for the period 2 August 2020 to 1 August 2021.
A125325	2020	Fe Limited	Pippingarra	<1%	Annual Technical Report Pippingarra E45/4759 for the period ending 01/08/2020

33 more reports

A122412	2020	Lawla Resources	Big Hill	33%	Lawla Resources, Big Hill Lithium Project, E45/4801, Annual Report, 26 October 2018 – 25 October 2019
A125744	2020	Lawla Resources	Big Hill	33%	Big Hill Lithium Project, E45/4801, Annual Report, 26 October 2019 – 25 October 2020
A121816	2019	Fe Limited	Pippingarra	<1%	Annual Report Pippingarra Project - E45/4759 for the period 2 August 2018 to 1 August 2019
A118717	2019	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Hedland	1.7%	E45/03760 Hedland Final Surrender Report for the period 26 August 2013 to 6 December 2018
A118092	2018	Great Sandy Pty Ltd	Pippingarra	<1%	Annual Report for the Pippingarra Project E45/4759 for the period 02/08/2017 - 01/08/2018
A116373	2018	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Hedland	2.6%	C325/2011 Hedland Annual Report for the period 01/01/2017 - 31/12/2017, E45/03473, E45/03545, E45/03659, E45/0
A118044	2018	Lawla Resources	Big Hill	33%	Big Hill Lithium Project E45/4801 Annual Report 26 October 2017 – 25 October 2018
A108084	2016	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Hedland	2.7%	ANNUAL REPORT For the Period 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2015 C325/2011 HEDLAND (E 45/03473, E 45/03545, E 4
A105147	2015	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Hedland	2.3%	Combined Annual Mineral Exploration Report for the Period 1 January 2014 – 31 December 2014, C325/2011, E45/34
A105325	2015	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Hedland	4.2%	Hedland Project Partial Surrender Report for the Period 3 April 2013 – 16 December 2014, E45/3545 & E45/3760
A106842	2015	Polaris Metals Pty Ltd	Poondano	<1%	Poondano E45/2723-I Final Surrender Report for the Period 30 June 2006 – 24 June 2015
A103606	2014	Process Minerals International Pty Ltd	Poondano	<1%	Poondano Project C148/2007 Annual Report - 01 July 2013 to 30 June 2014, E45/2723 – I, E 45/3114 – I, E 45/311
A101438	2014	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Hedland	2.5%	Combined Annual Mineral Exploration Report: C325/2011 Hedland for the period 1st January 2013 – 31 December 20
A99646	2013	Process Minerals International	Poondano	<1%	Poondano Project 2013, Annual Report - 01 July 2012 to 30 June 2013, E45/2723 – I, E 45/3114 – I, E 45/3115 –
A95539	2012	Polaris Metals Pty Ltd	Poondano	<1%	Poondano Project 2011, Annual Report - 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012, E45/2723 – I, E45/2736 – I, E45/3114 – I,
A91022	2011	Shaw River Manganese Ltd	Hedland	3%	Annual Report Hedland Project C113/2006, E45/2568, E45/2569 & E45/2779, Report Period 01/06/2010 to 31/05/2011
A91190	2011	Shaw River Manganese Ltd	Hedland	20%	Surrender Report E45/2779, 26/07/2006 to 11/07/2011
A91226	2011	Process Minerals International	Poondano	<1%	Poondano Project 2011, Annual Report - 01 July 2010 to 30 June 2011
A87842	2010	Shaw River Resources Ltd	Hedland	20%	Partial Surrender Report, 26/07/2006-25/07/2010
A87854	2010	Polaris Metals Nl	Poondano	<1%	Poondano Project C148/2007, 2010 Annual Report, Period: 30/06/2009 – 29/06/10, E45/2723, E45/2736, E 45/3114,
A87855	2010	Polaris Metals Nl	Poondano	<1%	Poondano Project Partial Surrender Report Exploration Licences E45/2723-I
A87586	2010	Shaw River Resources Ltd	Hedland	3%	Annual Report to the Department of Mines and Petroleum for the Period 1/06/2009 to 31/05/2010 Combined Report
A84756	2009	Polaris Metals Nl	Poondano	<1%	Annual Report for the Period 29th June 2008 to 29th June 2009, Poondano Project, E45/2723 – I and E45/2736 – I
A84985	2009	Polaris Metals Nl	Poondano	<1%	Partial Surrender Report for Exploration Licences E45/2723-I & E45/2736-I
A84139	2009	Shaw River Resources Ltd	Hedland	3%	Headland Project C113/2006, E45/2568, E45/2569, E45/2779, Annual Report for the period 1/06/2008 to 31/05/2009
A84214	2009	Shaw River Resources Ltd	Hedland	20%	Hedland Project E45/2779 Partial Surrender Report, Period: 26/07/2006-25/07/2009
A79295	2008	Shaw River Resources Ltd	Hedland	3%	C113/2006_Hedland_Annual Report_2007_2008
A80089	2008	Polaris Metals Nl	Poondano	<1%	Poondano Project 2007 ANNAUL REPORT Exploration Licences E45/2723-I & E45/2736-I. Polaris Report No. 2008-42
A75873	2007	Atlas Iron Ltd	Pardoo	2.4%	Annual Report to the Department of Industry and Resources for the Period 01/06/06 to 31/05/07 Tenements E45/23
A76638	2007	Polaris Metals Nl	Poondano	<1%	POONDANO PROJECT 2007 ANNUAL REPORT EXPLORATION LICENCES E45/2723-I & E45/2736-I
A61852	2001	De Beers Australia Exploration Ltd	Pilton	5.8%	Annual Report for exploration licence 45/1987.
A64055	2001	De Beers Australia Exploration Ltd	Pilton	5.8%	Final Report for exploration licence 45/1987.
A43649	1994	Commercial Minerals Ltd	Pippingarra	3.3%	Pippingarra Project, Surrender Report E 45/1410 & E45/1413 for period 30th July 1993 to 4th November 1994.

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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 2026-08-24. Compiled by NextMaps. Verify against primary sources before reliance.