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E 47/319-I

LiveExploration LicenceShire of East PilbaraWest Pilbara M.F. District

Area

31.1ha

Expired

Sept 2026

20 days ago

WAMEX reports

WA median is 53

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of 94 reports

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Register summary

Holder: Hamersley Exploration Pty Limited
Part of: Rio Tinto Limited (ASX:RIO) as at 2025-12-31
Local government: Shire of East Pilbara
Application received: 2 Feb 1987
Commenced: 10 Sept 1987
Expiry: 9 Sept 2026
Term: 5 Years (Extended)

Exploration history on this ground

94 historical WAMEX exploration reports intersect E 47/319-I: 12 report geochemistry or sampling, 48 include a digital data package.

When this ground was worked

61970s

21980s

211990s

272000s

352010s

32020s

Most recent reports

Report	Year	Operator	Project	On this ground	Title
A128729	2021	Hamersley Iron Pty. Limited	Metro North	<1%	Metro North Surrender Report Exploration Licence 47/4244 (GDSR 7417) for the period 9 September 2019 to 5 Octo
A122659	2020	Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd	East Angelas	<1%	East Angelas C113/2007 Combined Annual Report for the period 11 November 2018 to 10 November 2019
A124168	2020	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Opthalmia	23%	E47/3505 Opthalmia Final Surrender for the period ending 15/05/2020
A118909	2019	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Opthalmia	<1%	C128/2011 Opthalmia Annual Report for the period 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018
A120517	2019	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Opthalmia	10%	E47/2172 Opthalmia Final Surrender for the period 29 June 2010 to 21 June 2019

89 more reports

A121021	2019	Fmg Pilbara Pty Ltd	Opthalmia	<1%	E47/2173 Opthalmia Partial Surrender Report for the period 8 November 2010 to 9 August 2019
A119330	2019	Hancock Prospecting Pty Limited	East Angelas	<1%	East Angelas C113/2007 Combined Annual Report For the Period 11 November 2017 to 10 November 2018, E47/01307,
A121031	2019	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Opthalmia	<1%	E47/3347 Opthalmia Final Surrender Report for the period 14 April 2016 to 1 August 2019
A116268	2018	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Opthalmia	<1%	C128/2011 Opthalmia Annual Mineral Exploration Report for the period 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017, E47/0
A115829	2018	Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd	East Angelas	<1%	East Angelas C113/2007 Combined Annual Report for the period 11 November 2016 to 10 November 2017, E47/01307,
A111861	2017	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Mount Newman	<1%	E47/2173 (Mt Newman) Partial Surrender Report 8 November 2010 to 7 November 2016
A111903	2017	Hancock Prospecting Pty Limited	East Angelas	<1%	East Angelas C113/2007 Combined Annual Report 11 November 2015 to 10 November 2016
A107951	2016	Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd	East Angelas	<1%	East Angelas Project Combined Annual Report C113/2007 for the Year Ending 10 November 2015, E47/1307; E47/1308
A104700	2015	Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd	East Angelas	<1%	East Angelas Project Combined Annual Report - Combined Reporting Group C113/2007 East Angelas for the Year End
A105586	2015	Rio Tinto Iron Ore	Ophthalmia	14%	Ophthalmia Ranges Project Area Combined Anual Report Exploration Licences 47/280 and 47/319 (C156/1996) Annual
A107164	2015	Atlas Iron Limited	Western Creek	<1%	Western Creek Project Final Surrender Report to the Department of Mines and Petroleum
A107214	2015	Atlas Iron Ltd	Western Creek	<1%	Western Creek Project Final Surrender Report to the Department of Mines and Petroleum
A101058	2014	Bhp Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd	Ophthalmia	<1%	Ophthalmia Project, Annual Report for the period 25/03/2013 to 24/03/2014, M47/692-702. [C46/2013]
A101334	2014	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Opthalmia	1.1%	Opthalmia Project, Annual Report for the period 01/01/2013 to 31/12/2013, E47/2172-2173, 2459 & 2619; P47/1626
A101823	2014	Rio Tinto Iron Ore	Ophthalmia Ranges	14%	Ophthalmia Range Combined Annual Technical Report Exploration Licences 47/280 and 47/319 C156/1996 for the pe
A103377	2014	Atlas Iron Ltd	Western Creek	<1%	Western Creek Project Annual Technical Report to the Department of Mines and Petroleum for the Period Ending 6
A105143	2014	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Ophthalmia	1.1%	Combined Mineral Exploration Report: C128/2011 Opthalmia Project for the period 1st January 2014 to 31st of De
A100578	2014	Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd	East Angelas	<1%	East Angelas Project Combined Annual Report Combined Reporting Group C113/2007 East Angelas For the Year Endin
A99004	2013	Atlas Iron Ltd	Western Creek	<1%	Western Creek Project C179/2007Annual Technical Report to the Department of Mines and Petroleum for the Period
A96562	2013	Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd	East Angelas	<1%	East Angelas Project Combined Annual Report - Combined Reporting Group C113/2007 East Angelas for the Year End
A97023	2013	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Opthalmia	1.2%	Annual report for the period 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012 for the combined reporting group Opthalmia
A97683	2013	Rio Tinto Iron Ore	Ophthalmia Range	9.5%	OPHTHALMIA RANGE COMBINED ANNUAL TECHNICAL REPORT C156/1996 EXPLORATION LICENCES 47/280, 47/319, 47/623 and 47
A92999	2012	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Opthalmia	1.2%	Annual report for the period 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011, for the combined reporting group Opthalmia, E
A92670	2012	Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd	East Angelas	<1%	East Angelas Project Combined Annual Report - Combined Reporting Group C113/2007 East Angelas for the Year End
A93555	2012	Rio Tinto Iron Ore	Ophthalmia Range	9.5%	Combined Annual Technical Report for the Ophthalmia Range Project E47/280, 319, 623, 624, for the period 1 Apr
A95475	2012	Bhp Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd	Opthalmia	<1%	Opthalmia Project, Annual Report for the period 18th December 2011 to 17th December 2012, E47/24.
A89223	2011	Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd	East Angelas	<1%	East Angelas Project Combined Annual Report - Combined Reporting Group C113/2007 East Angelas for the Year En
A89034	2011	Bhp Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd	Ophthalmia	<1%	Annual Report, Ophthalmia E47/24, Period 18 December 2009 – 17 December 2010
A90068	2011	Rio Tinto Iron Ore	Opthalmia Range	9.5%	Opthalmia Range Project, Annual Report for the period 01/04/2010 to 31/03/2011, E47/280, E47/319, E47/ 623 & E
A91559	2011	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	The Wedge	10%	Annual Report for the Period 29 June 2010 to 28 June 2011, E47/2172
A92486	2011	Bhp Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd	Ophthalmia	<1%	Annual Report Ophthalmia E47/24 Period 18 December 2010 - 17 December 2011
A85705	2010	Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd	East Angeles	<1%	Combined Annual Report, Combined Reporting Group C113/2007 East Angelas for the year ending 10 November 2009 E
A86705	2010	Rio Tinto Iron Ore	OPHTHALMIA RANGE	9.5%	OPHTHALMIA RANGE COMBINED ANNUAL TECHNICAL REPORT EXPLORATION LICENCES E47/280, E47/319, E47/623 and E47/624 (
A81875	2009	Yilgarn Mining (Wa) Pty Ltd	OPHTHALMIA	10%	OPHTHALMIA PROJECT E47/1600 Annual Technical Report for the year ended 12th February 2009
A81924	2009	Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd	OPHTHALMIA RANGE	9.5%	OPHTHALMIA RANGE, COMBINED ANNUAL TECHNICAL REPORT, EXPLORATION LICENCES E47/280, E47/319, E47/623 and E47/624
A85422	2009	Bhp Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd	Ophthalmia	<1%	Annual Report, Ophthalmia E47/24, Period 18 December 2008 – 17 December 2009
A85253	2009	Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd	East Angelas	<1%	E47/1313 East Angelas Project Partial Surrender Report 2009 Combined Reporting Group C113/2007 East Angelas E4
A78218	2008	Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd	Ophthalmia Range	9.5%	Ophthalmia Range EXPLORATION LICENCES E47/280, 319,623 and 624 Annual Report for the Period Ending 31 March 20
A78314	2008	Brockman Resources Ltd	Ophthalmia	10%	OPHTHALMIA PROJECT E47/1600 Annual Technical Report for the year ended 12 February 2008
A80457	2008	Bhp Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd	OPHTHALMIA	<1%	ANNUAL REPORT OPHTHALMIA E 47/24, Period 18 December 2007 - 17 December 2008
A80531	2008	Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd	East Angelas	<1%	East Angelas Project Combined Annual Report Combined Reporting Group C113/2007 East Angelas For the Year Endin
A77380	2008	Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd	East Angelas	<1%	Combined Annual report for the year ending November 10 2007; Combined Reporting Group C 113/2007 East Angelas
A74970	2007	Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd	Ophthalmia Range	9.5%	Ophthalmia Range, Exploration Licences E47/280, E47/319, E47/623 and E47/624, Annual Report for the Period End
A76751	2007	Bhp Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd	Opthalmia	<1%	Opthalmia Project, Annual Report for the period 19th December 2006 to 18th December 2007, E47/24.
A74050	2006	Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd	East Angelas	<1%	Annual Report for Year Ending 11 November 2006, E47/1313, (East Angelas Project, Newman).
A72336	2006	Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd	Ophthalmia Range	9.5%	Ophthalmia Range E47/280,319,623,624, Annual Report for the Period Ending 30 April 2006, (Hamersley Iron GDSR
A74123	2006	Bhp Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd	Opthalmia	<1%	Annual Report, Ophthalmia E47/24, Period 19 December 2005 to 18 December 2006, (Newman).
A70458	2005	Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd	Ophthalmia Range	9.5%	Annual report for the period 31/05/05 - 30/05/05 Ophthalmia Range Project, C156/1996, E47/280, E47/319, E47/62
A71619	2005	Bhp Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd	Ophthalmia	<1%	Annual Report, Ophthalmia E47/24, Period 19 December 2004 - 18 December 2005, (Newman).
A68544	2004	Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd	Ophthalmia Range	9.5%	Annual report for the period 31/05/2003-30/05/2004 Ophthalmia Range Project E47/280, E47/319, E47/623, E47/62
A69735	2004	Bhp Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd	Ophthalmia	<1%	Annual report, Ophthalmia, E47/24, Period 19 December 2003 to 18 December 2004, Giles Point
A67668	2003	Bhp Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd	Giles Maxi	<1%	Annual Report, Ophthalmia, E47/24, Period 19/12/2002 -18/12/2003.
A66596	2003	Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd	Ophthalmia Range	9.5%	Annual Report for the period ending 30 May 2003 Opthalmia Range E47/280, 319, 623, 624 GDSR No 4317
A64684	2002	Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd	Ophthalmia Range	9.5%	Ophthalmia Range Exploration Licences E47/623, E47/624 E47/280 and E47/319 West Pilbara Mineral Field Western
A64165	2002	Bhp Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd	Giles Maxi	<1%	Annual Report Ophthalmia E47/24 period 19 December 2000 - December 2001.
A65535	2002	Bhp Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd	Ophthalmia	<1%	Annual Report Ophthalmia E47/24 Period 19 December 2001 - 18 December 2002
A61512	2001	Bhp Iron Ore Pty Ltd	Giles Maxi	<1%	Annual Report, Opthalmia, E47/24, period 18 December 1999 to 17 December 2000.
A62429	2001	Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd	Ophthalmia Range	9.5%	Ophthalmia Range Project Area Exploration Licences E47/623, 624, 280 AND 319 Annual Report for the year ending
A60448	2000	Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd	Ophthalmia Range	9.5%	Opthalmia Range Exploration Licences E47/623,624,280 and 319 West Pilbara Mineral Field, Western Australia Ann
A61519	2000	Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd	Round Hill	1.5%	Annual Report for Exploration Licence E47/807, Round Hill, for the period 07/11/1999 to 06/11/2000.
A57253	1999	Hope Downs Iron Ore Pty Ltd	East Angelas	1.5%	East Angelas Project W.A. Exploration Licence: 47/807 06/11/1998
A58183	1999	Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd	Ophthalmia Range	9.5%	Ophthalmia Range - West Pilbara Mineral Field W.A. Exploration Licence E47/623, 624, 280, 319 30/05/1999
A59446	1999	Bhp Iron Ore Pty Ltd	Giles Maxi	<1%	Annual Report, Ophthalmia, E47/24, Period 18 December 1998 to 17 December 1999.
A59451	1999	Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd	East Angelas	1.5%	Partial Surrender Report for Exploration Licence 47/807, East Angelas Project, for the period 07/11/1996 to 29
A54793	1998	Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd	Ophthalmia Range	8.1%	Ophthalmia Range, West Pilbara Mineral Field, W.A. E 47/280, E47/319, E47/623, E47/624 and E47/751 Period End:
A57015	1998	Bhp Iron Ore Pty Ltd	Giles Maxi	<1%	Ophthalmia E47/24 18/12/97 - 17/12/98
A51198	1997	Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd	Ophthalmia Range	8.1%	Opthalmia Range Exploration Licences E47/623 E47/624 E47/280 E47/751 and E47/319 West Pilbara Mineral Field We
A53225	1997	Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd	East Angelas	1.5%	East Angelas Project, Geological Progress Report Exploration Licence: 47/807 Annual Report, 07/11/96 - 06/11/9
A53509	1997	Bhp Iron Ore Pty Ltd	Opthalmia	<1%	Annual report Ophthalmia E47/24 for period 18/12/96-17/12/97
A49856	1996	Bhp Iron Ore Pty Ltd	Giles Maxi	<1%	Annual report Opthalmia E47/24 Period 18 December 1995 to 17 December 1996
A47995	1996	Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd	Ophthalmia Range	8.1%	Opthalmia Range Exploration Licences E47/623 E47/624 E47/280 E47/751 and E47/319 West Pilbara Mineral Field We
A43948	1995	Bhp Iron Ore Pty Ltd	Opthalmia	<1%	Annual report Ophthalmia E47/24 period 18 December 1993 to 17 December 1994
A45771	1995	Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd	Pamelia South	79%	Exploration Licence E47/319 Pamelia South West Pilbara Mineral Field Western Australia Annual Report for the p
A46522	1995	Bhp Iron Ore Pty Ltd	Giles Maxi	<1%	Annual report Ophthalmia E47/24 Period 18 December 1994 to 17 December 1995
A42355	1994	Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd	Pamelia South	79%	Annual Report for the Period 10/09/93 - 09/09/94 Pamelia South Project E47/319
A39977	1993	Bhp Iron Ore Pty Ltd	Ophthalmia	<1%	Annual report for the period 18/12/92-17/12/93 Ophthalmia Project E47/24
A37358	1992	Bhp Minerals Pty Ltd	Giles Max	<1%	Annual Report Period 18/12/91 - 17/12/92 Opthalmia E47/24
A34584	1991	Cra Exploration Pty Ltd	Pamelia South	79%	R Report for the Period of 1991 Pamelia South Project E47/319
A35129	1991	Bhp Iron Ore Pty Ltd	Giles Maxi	<1%	Report on E47/24; Ophthalmia 1991 Programme (Annual Report)
A34277	1991	Cra Exploration Pty Ltd	Ophthalmia Range	14%	Annual Report on Ophthalmia E47/280 and Pamelia South E47/319, Newman WA. Ending 05/04/91. Newman SF 50-16
A30279	1990	Cra Exploration Pty Ltd	Ophthalmia Range	14%	Annual report for Pamelia South E47/319 & Ophthalmia E47/280 Ophthalmia Range, Newman, WA for year ending 5 Ap
A27196	1989	Cra Exploration Pty Ltd	Ophthalmia Range	14%	Annual report for the Ophthalmia, EL47/280 and Pamelia South EL47/319, Opthalmia Range, Newman, W.A. 05/04/198
A25801	1988	Cra Exploration Pty Ltd	Ophthalmia Range	79%	Pamelia South, EL 47/319, Ophthalmia Range, Newman W.A. Annual Report (11/1988)
A5543	1975	Pacminex Pty Ltd	Ophthalmia	100%	Ophthalmia prospect, Completion report [non-statutory] on exploration for iron ore, Temporary Reserve 5202H [
A5221	1974	Pacminex Pty Ltd	Ophthalmia	100%	Annual report on exploration for iron ore, Ophthalmia Prospect, 12 months ending May 1974, TR70/5202
A4600	1974	Pacminex Pty Ltd	Ophthalmia	100%	Ophthalmia Project, Non-statutory Report :Summary Exploration Report for the period ending 30/04/1974, TR70/52
A3853	1973	Pacminex Pty Ltd	Ophthalmia Range	15%	Ophthalmia Range Project, Non-statutory Report: Plans & Sections of Haematite Deposits & Proposals on Future W
A3708	1972	Pacminex Pty Ltd	Ophthalmia	15%	Ophthalmia Project, Non-statutory Report: Report on Geological Exploration, December 1972, Tr70/5200-5202 & 52
A1379	1970	Pacminex Pty Ltd	Hamersley	1.1%	Temporary Reserves for iron ore West Pilbara and Peak Hill Goldfields. Report for the quarter ended 30th June,

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