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E 45/7228

PendingExploration LicenceShire of East PilbaraMarble Bar District

Area

15,500ha

Applied

Feb 2026

7 months ago

WAMEX reports

WA median is 53

Report drilling

of 48 reports

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Register summary

Holder: Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Limited
Local government: Shire of East Pilbara
Application received: 9 Feb 2026

Exploration history on this ground

48 historical WAMEX exploration reports intersect E 45/7228: 24 report geochemistry or sampling, 31 include a digital data package.

When this ground was worked · 47 of 48 reports dated

41980s

51990s

92000s

182010s

112020s

Most recent reports

Report	Year	Operator	Project	On this ground	Title
A138461	2024	Reward Minerals Ltd	Gunanya	20%	Gunanya Annual Mineral Exploration Report C11/2020 for the period ending 30/09/2023. E 45/3285,E 45/4090
A136349	2023	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	McKay Range	<1%	C121/2019 Combined Final Surrender Report McKay Range for the period ending 25/07/2023.
A132629	2022	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	McKay Range	<1%	C121/2019 McKay Range Annual Mineral Exploration Report for the period ending 20/08/2022
A132964	2022	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Gunanya	20%	C11/2020 Gunanya Annual Mineral Exploration Report for the period ending 30/09/2022. E 45/3285,E 45/4090
A132091	2022	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	McKay Range	<1%	C121/2019 McKay Range Combined Partial Surrender Report for the period 21/08/2019 to 14/07/2022

43 more reports

A128892	2021	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Gunanya	20%	C11/2020 Gunanya Project Annual Report for the period ending 30/09/2021
A128507	2021	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	McKay Range	<1%	C121/2019 McKay Range Annual Report for the period ending 20/08/2021
A125468	2020	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Gunanya	20%	C11/2020 Gunanya Project Annual Report for the period ending 30/09/2020, E45/03285, E45/04090
A122967	2020	Reward Minerals Ltd	Lake Disappointment	4.1%	Lake Disappointment C39/2007 Annual Report for the period 5 October 2018 to 6 October 2019
A125211	2020	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	McKay Range	<1%	McKay Range C121/2019 Annual Report for the period ending 20/08/2020
A122611	2020	Reward Minerals Ltd	Lake Disappointment North	25%	Annual Report on Exploration For The Period Ended 15 September 2019, E45/4090, Lake Disappointment North, Pilb
A118780	2019	Reward Minerals Ltd	Lake Disappointment North	25%	Report on Exploration for Period Ended 15 September 2018, E45/4090, Lake Disappointment North, Pilbara, Wester
A118594	2018	Reward Minerals Ltd	Lake Disappointment	4.1%	Combined Annual Report on Exploration for the Period Ended 5 October 2018, Lake Disappointment Group C39/2007,
A115205	2017	Reward Minerals Ltd	Lake Disappointment	25%	Annual Report E45/4090 Lake Disappointment For the Period 16 September 2016 to 15 September 2017
A115359	2017	Reward Minerals Ltd	Lake Disappointment	4.1%	Lake Disappointment C39/2007 Annual Report For the Period 6 October 2016 to 5 October 2017, E45/02801, E45/028
A115489	2017	Reward Minerals Ltd	Lake Disappointment	18%	Lake Disappointment E45/3285 Partial Surrender for the period 29 October 2012 to 11 September 2017
A110349	2016	Reward Minerals Ltd	Lake Disappointment	4.1%	Lake Disappointment C39/2007 Annual Exploration Report For the Period 6 October 2015 to 5 October 2016, E45/02
A110376	2016	Reward Minerals Ltd	Lake Disappointment	25%	Annual Report E45/4090 Lake Disappointment For the Period 16 September 2015 to 15 September 2016
A104525	2015	Reward Minerals Ltd	Lake Disappointment	4.1%	Annual Report for Lake Disappointment C39/2007 for the period 06/10/2013 to 05/10/2014, E45/2801, 2802, 2803,
A106769	2015	Reward Minerals Ltd	Lake Disappointment	25%	Lake Disappointment Exploration License E45/4090 Annual Report for the period ending 15/09/2015
A107416	2015	Reward Minerals Ltd	Lake Disappointment	25%	Annual Report for Lake Disappointment E45/4090 for the period 16/09/2014 to 15/09/2015
A107194	2015	Reward Minerals Ltd	Lake Disappointment	4.1%	Annual Mineral Exploration Report on Lake Disappointment Project - C39/2007, 06/10/2014 to 05/10/2015
A104130	2014	Reward Minerals Ltd	Lake Disappointment	25%	Lake Disappointment Project, Annual Report for the period 16/09/2013 to 15/09/2014, E45/4090.
A98372	2013	Rumble Resources Limited	Beadell	4.5%	Beadall Project E45/2406 Final Surrender Report for the period 19 March 2003 to 15 March 2013
A97925	2013	Rumble Resources Limited	Beadell	2.3%	Beadell Project, Annual Report for the period 19th March 2012 to 18th March 2013, E45/2405 & 2406.
A100451	2013	Reward Minerals Ltd	Lake Disappointment	18%	Lake Disappointment Exploration Licence E45/3285 Annual Report for the period 29/10/2012 to 28/10/2013
A94019	2012	Rumble Resources Limited	Beadell	2.3%	Beadell Project E45/2405 and E45/2406 Group Reporting C110/2005 Annual Technical Report for the period 19th ma
A90630	2011	Cauldron Energy Ltd	Beadell	2.3%	Beadell Project EL45/2405 and EL45/2406, Group Reporting C110/2005, Annual Technical Report for the period 19t
A87044	2010	Cauldron Energy Ltd	Beadall	2.3%	Beadell Project EL 45/2405 and EL 45/2406 Group Reporting C110/2005 Annual Technical Report for the period 19t
A82749	2009	Cauldron Energy Ltd	Beadell	2.3%	Beadell Project EL 45/2405 and EL 45/2406, Annual Report for the Year Ending 18th March 2009
A78847	2008	Scimitar Resources Ltd	Beadell	2.3%	Beadell Project EL 45/2405 and EL 45/2406 Annual Report to the Department of Industry and Resources for the Ye
A75735	2007	Scimitar Resources Ltd	Beadell	2.3%	Beadell Project EL45/2405 and EL 45/2406 Annual Report for the year ending 18th March 2007
A73155	2006	Scimitar Resources Ltd	Beadell	2.3%	Beadell Project E45/2405,2406, Annual Report for the Year Ending 18 March 2006, (Combined Reporting No. C110/2
A70765	2005	Scimitar Resources Ltd	Beadell	2.3%	Beadell Project EL 45/2405 and EL 45/2406, Annual report to the Department of Industry and Resources for the y
A70766	2005	Scimitar Resources Ltd	Beadell	2.3%	Beadell Project, E45/2405 & E45/2406, Annual report for the period 19 March 2003 to 18 March 2004 (Gunanya, Te
A64851	2002	Platinum Australia Ltd	Tabletop	1.8%	Final Surrender Report For Tenements E45/1651, E45/1652, E45/1658, E45/1659, E45/1661 (Tenement Group C111/199
A62820	2001	Platinum Australia Ltd	Tabletop	1.8%	Tabletop JV Project E45/1651, E45/1652, E45/1658, E45/1659 E45/1661. Annual Report For The Period 30 March 200
A60599	2000	Swiftel Nl	Tabletop	1.5%	Tabletop Project , E45/1651-1653,1658-1661, Annual Report (03/1999 to 03/2000)
A38629	1993	Cra Exploration Pty Ltd	Rudall	6.8%	Final Report on Exploration Completed in 1986-1992 in Exploration Licenses 45/461, E45/486, E45/487, E45/489,
A35349	1992	Cra Exploration Pty Ltd	Rudall	1.2%	Annual report for the period 01/91-12/91 Rudall Project
A33618	1991	Cra Exploration Pty Ltd	Rudall	<1%	Rudall Project, Annual Report for the year ending 01/03/1991, E45/59-60, 73, 435, 437, 445, 447-461, 480-486,
A33827	1991	Idemitsu Minerals Aust Pty Ltd	McKay Range	6.6%	McKay Range Project, Surrender Report 10/05/90 to 07/05/91.
A30806	1990	Cra Exploration Pty Ltd	Rudall	<1%	Annual report for 1989 on exploration completed in the Rudall Region, Rudall, WA. SF51-10
A26951	1989	Cra Exploration Pty Ltd	Rudall	<1%	Annual report for 1988 on exploration completed in the Rudall Region , Rudall, WA SF51-10
A30303	1989	Cra Exploration Pty Ltd	Miles Ridge	6.6%	Relinquishment report on portions of exploration licences: 45/460 & 45/461, Miles Ridge 16 & 17 Rudall, WA
A23375	1988	Cra Exploration Pty Ltd	Rudall	<1%	Rudall Project, Annual Report for the year ending 31/12/1987, E45/60, E45/73, E45/435-437, E45/445-461 &
A20738	1987	Cra Exploration Pty Ltd	Rudall	<1%	Rudall Project, Annual Report for the year ending 01/03/1987, E45/59...........E45/498.
A16301	1753	Occidental Minerals Corp	M2415/0: Paterson Province uranium/coppe	<1%	M2415/0: Paterson Province uranium/copper-lead-zinc exploration

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Native title context
Combined reporting
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Tenement intelligence

Expenditure compliance, expiry and ownership-age signals become available once this application is granted. E 45/7228 is a pending application, so it has no expenditure obligation, expiry date or ownership history yet.

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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.