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E 47/1557-I

LiveExploration LicenceShire of AshburtonWest Pilbara M.F. District

Area

2,480ha

Expired

Oct 2021

5 years ago

WAMEX reports

WA median is 53

Report drilling

of 56 reports

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Register summary

Holder: Polaris Metals Pty Ltd
Part of: Mineral Resources Limited (ASX:MIN) as at 2026-06-30
Local government: Shire of Ashburton
Application received: 15 Sept 2005
Commenced: 7 Oct 2009
Expiry: 6 Oct 2021
Term: 5 Years (Extended)

Exploration history on this ground

56 historical WAMEX exploration reports intersect E 47/1557-I: 14 report geochemistry or sampling, 39 include a digital data package.

When this ground was worked · 55 of 56 reports dated

21970s

11980s

151990s

82000s

282010s

12020s

Most recent reports

Report	Year	Operator	Project	On this ground	Title
A125539	2020	Polaris Metals Pty Ltd	Weelumurra	14%	Annual Report E47/1557 Weelumurra for the period 7/10/2019 to 6/10/2020
A121723	2019	Forge Resources Swan Pty Ltd	Weelumurra	14%	Weelumurra Project E47/01557 Annual Technical Report for the period 7 October 2018 to 6 October 2019
A118232	2018	Forge Resources Swan Pty Ltd	Weelumurra	14%	Weelumurra Project E47/01557 Annual Technical Report for the period 07/10/2017 - 06/10/2018
A115203	2017	Forge Resources Swan Pty Ltd	Weelumurra	14%	Weelumurra Project E47/01557 Annual Technical Report for the period 7 October 2016 to 6 October 2017
A110315	2016	Polaris Metals Pty Ltd	Weelumurra	14%	Annual Mineral Exploration Report Weelumurra Project E47/01557 for the period 7 October 2015 to 6 October 2016

51 more reports

A108158	2016	Polaris Metals Pty Ltd	Weelumurra	14%	ANNUAL REPORT For the Period 7 October 2014 to 6 October 2015 E47/1557 "WEELUMURRA"
A106207	2015	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Solomon West	<1%	C175/2007 Solomon West Project Annual Report for the period 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2015, E47/1306........P47
A107763	2015	Rio Tinto Iron Ore	Duck Creek North Gap 5	<1%	Duck Creek North Gap 5 Partial Surrender Report Prospecting Licence 47/1332 for the period 18th December 2007
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
A107481	2015	Rio Tinto Iron Ore	Weelamurra	<1%	Weelamurra Project Area Combined Annual Report, Exploration Licence 47/1311 and Prospecting Licence 47/1702 (C
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
A102431	2014	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Solomon West	<1%	Annual Report for the Period 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014, C175/2007 Solomon West Project E47/1306, E47/1349,
A102273	2014	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Sheila Valley - Mount Lois	<1%	Partial Surrender Report for the Period 28th February 2008 to 27th February 2014, E47/1821Sheila Valley - Moun
A104071	2014	Rio Tinto Iron Ore	Weelamurra	<1%	Weelamurra Project Area Combined Annual Report, Exploration Licence 47/1311 and Prospecting Licence 47/1702 (C
A104073	2014	Polaris Metals Pty Ltd	Weelumurra	14%	WEELUMURRA PROJECT E47/1557-I ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD 7 OCTOBER 2013 TO 6 OCTOBER 2014
A99857	2013	Polaris Metals Pty Ltd	Weelumurra	14%	Weelumurra Project E47/1557-I Annual Report for the period 7 October 2012 to 6 October 2013
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
A97966	2013	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Solomon West	<1%	Annual Report for the period 1st April 2012 to 31st March 2013, Solomon West Project C175/2007. [E47/1306, 135
A100195	2013	Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd	Weelamurra	<1%	Annual Technical Report for Exploration Licence 47/1311 for the Period 1 November 2012 to 31 October 2013
A92619	2012	Polaris Metals Pty Ltd	Weelumurra	14%	Weelumurra Project, Annual Report for the period 7th October 2010 to 6th October 2011, E47/1557.
A94531	2012	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Solomon West	<1%	Annual report for the period 1st April 2011 to 31st March 2012, Solomon West Project
A95788	2012	Polaris Metals Pty Ltd	Weelumurra	14%	Weelumurra Project E47/1557-1 Partial Surrender Report for the period 7 Nov 2009 – 28 Oct 2012
A96174	2012	Polaris Metals Pty Ltd	Weelumurra	14%	Weelumurra Project, Annual Report for the period 7th October 2011 to 6th October 2012, E47/1557.
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%	Annual report for the period 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2010, Solomon East Project, C225/2008 Tenement Num
A90544	2011	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Solomon West	<1%	Annual report for the period 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011, Solomon West Project
A85927	2010	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Solomon East	<1%	Annual report for the period 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009, Solomon East Project
A87171	2010	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Solomon West	<1%	Annual report for the period 1 April 2009 to 31 March 2010, Solomon West Project, E47/1306, E47/1352, E47/1372
A88698	2010	Polaris Metals Pty Ltd	Weelumurra	14%	WEELUMURRA PROJECT E47/1557-I ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD 6 DECEMBER 2009 – 5 DECEMBER 2010
A81239	2009	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Solomon East	<1%	Annual report for the period 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008, Solomon East Project, E47/1011, E47/1333, E47
A82604	2009	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Solomon West	<1%	Annual Report for the Period 1 April 2008 to 31 March 2009, Solomon West Project, E47/1306, E47/1352, E47/1372
A67840	2003	Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd	Mount Sheila	<1%	Final Surrender Report for the period ending 2003 Mount Sheila Project E47/536
A67859	2003	Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd	Mount Sheila	7.7%	Final Surrender Report for the period ending 2003 Mount Sheila Project E47/720
A66811	2003	Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd	Mount Sheila	5.3%	Combined Annual Report for the period 9 May 2002 to 8 May 2003 Mt Sheila Project E47/536,720 GDSR No.4322
A64866	2002	Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd	Mount Sheila	5.3%	Combined Annual Report Exploration Licences E47/536 & & E47/720 Report for The Period 9th May 2001 to 8th May
A62717	2001	Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd	Mount Sheila	5.3%	Mt.Sheila Project Area Exploration Licences E47/536 & E47/720 West Pilbara Mineral Field Western Australia Com
A60716	2000	Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd	Mount Turner/ Mount Sheila	5.3%	Mt Sheila Project Combined Annual Reprot Exploration Licences E47/536 & E47/720 West Pilbara Mineral field Wes
A58457	1999	Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd	Mount Sheila	5.3%	Mt Sheila Project Combined Annual Report Exploration Licence s E47/536,720, Report for the Period 9/5/1998 to
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
A55065	1998	Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd	Mount Sheila	5.3%	Detrital and Associated Resources at Mount Sheila, Combined Annual Report 1997/1998 Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd E4
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
A51410	1997	Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd	Cabbage Gum Bore	5.7%	Cabbage Gum Bore Project, Surrender Report for E47/722 , April 1997.
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
A50489	1997	Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd	Cabbage Gum Bore - Robe Headwaters	1.1%	Cabbage Gum Bore/ Robe Headwaters E47/722 E47/656 E47/733 E47/787 14 Febuary 1996 to 13 Febuary 1997
A51550	1997	Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd	Mount Sheila	5.3%	Detrital and Associated Resources at Mt Sheila Combined Annual Report 1996 to 1997 E47/536 and E47/720 West Pi
A47101	1996	Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd	Cabbage Gum Bore	5.7%	Cabbage Gum Bore Project, Annual Report 14 February 1995 - 13 February 1996, E47/722.
A48320	1996	Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd	Mount Sheila	5.3%	Mt Sheila Exploration Licences E47/536 & E47/720 West Pilbara Mineral Field Western Australia Annual report fo
A44844	1995	Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd	Mount Sheila	<1%	Mt Sheila Project, Annual Report for the period 9/5/94 to 8/5/95, E47/536.
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
A41492	1994	Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd	Mount Sheila	<1%	Annual report for the period 09/05/93-08/05/94 Mt Sheila Project E47/536
A38632	1993	Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd	Mount Sheila	<1%	Annual Report for the period 09/05/92-08/05/93 Mt Sheila Project E47/536
A36349	1992	Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd	Mount Sheila	<1%	Annual Report for the Period 09/05/91 - 08/05/92 Mt Sheila Project
A23242	1988	Cra Exploration Pty Ltd	Silvergrass	1.8%	Silvergrass Project[s], Final Surrender Report , March 1987,E47/226 - 230 & ELA 47/241 - 242.
A7707	1978	Dampier Mining Co Ltd	Wallina Well-Matapan Well -High Bluff	4.2%	Wallina Well-Matapan Well -High Bluff Project, Non-statutory Report: Annual & Final Report , April 1978, TR70/
A7709	1977	Broken Hill Pty Co Ltd	Weelumurra - Caliwinga	4.2%	Weelumurra - Caliwinga Project, Non-statutory Report: Resistivity Survey, September 1977, TR70/6483-6485.
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

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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 2026-09-28. Compiled by NextMaps. Verify against primary sources before reliance.