E 47/781-I
LiveExploration LicenceShire of AshburtonWest Pilbara M.F. District
Area
4,340ha
Expires
Mar 2027
in 6 months
WAMEX reports
86
WA median is 53
Report drilling
23
of 86 reports
Register summary
- Holder
- Hamersley Iron Pty. Limited
- Part of
- Rio Tinto Limited (ASX:RIO) as at 2025-12-31
- Local government
- Shire of Ashburton
- Application received
- 1 Aug 1995
- Commenced
- 26 Mar 1996
- Expiry
- 25 Mar 2027
- Term
- 5 Years (Extended)
Exploration history on this ground
86 historical WAMEX exploration reports intersect E 47/781-I: 27 report geochemistry or sampling, 31 include a digital data package.
When this ground was worked · 85 of 86 reports dated
81960s
1970s
11980s
51990s
212000s
442010s
62020s
Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Project | On this ground | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A144731 | 2024 | Atlas Iron Pty Ltd | Anthiby Well | <1% | Surrender Report for E08/2928 Anthiby Well for the period 19/07/2018 to 2/08/2024 |
| A135665 | 2023 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Limited | Metawandy East 2 | <1% | Metawandy East 2 Surrender Report Exploration Licence 47/4241 (GDSR RTIO-1000820)period ending 19/05/2023. |
| A129767 | 2022 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Limited | Metawandy East 1 | <1% | Metawandy East 1 Voluntary Surrender Report Exploration Licence 08/3099 (GDSR 7465) for the period ending 24/0 |
| A131335 | 2022 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Limited | Metawandy East 2 | <1% | Metawandy East 2 Annual Report Exploration Licence 47/4241 (GDSR 7520) for the period ending 02/06/2022 |
| A127392 | 2021 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Limited | Metawandy East 1 | <1% | Metawandy East 1 Annual Report Exploration Licence 08/3099 (GDSR 7351) for the period 29 May 2020 to 28 May 20 |
81 more reports
| A127547 | 2021 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Limited | Metawandy East 2 | <1% | Metawandy East 2 Annual Report Exploration Licence 47/4241 (GDSR 7350) for the period 3 June 2020 to 2 June 20 |
| A120511 | 2019 | Hamersley Iron Pty. Limited | Mount Wall | 25% | Mount Wall Project Combined Annual Report Exploration Licences 47/781 & 47/1787 (C18/2004) (GDSR 6999) For the |
| A121028 | 2019 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Wyloo | <1% | Wyloo Project C39/2013 Combined Wyloo Final Surrender Report for the period 25 August 2015 to 1 August 2019, |
| A116865 | 2018 | Polaris Metals Pty Ltd | Mount Wall | <1% | C63/2016 Mount Wall Annual Report for the period 2 March 2017 to 1 March 2018, E47/02834, E08/02542, E08/02703 |
| A116888 | 2018 | Polaris Metals Pty Ltd | Mount Wall | <1% | Final Surrender Mount Wall C63/2016 for the period 21 August 2014 to 7 March 201E 47/02834, E 08/02703, E 08/0 |
| A113843 | 2017 | Polaris Metals Pty Ltd | Mount Wall | <1% | Combined Annual Mineral Exploration Report "Mount Wall" (C63/2016) for the period 2 March 2016 to 1 March 2017 |
| A111862 | 2017 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Santa's Find 1 | <1% | P47/1647 (Santa's Find 1) Final Surrender Report 28 September 2012 to 23 November 2016 |
| A108054 | 2016 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Mount Wall West | <1% | MT WALL WEST PROJECT COMBINED ANNUAL TECHNICAL REPORT EXPLORATION LICENCE 47/1787 & PROSPECTING LICENCE 47/133 |
| A108801 | 2016 | Mamba Resource Management Pty Ltd | Wyloo 2 | <1% | Final Surrender Report for E47/2327 Wyloo 2 for the period 04/07/2015 to 11/02/2016 |
| A108871 | 2016 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Metawandy | <1% | E08/1393 (Metawandy) Partial Surrender Report for the period 22/03/2006 to 15/01/2016 |
| A109151 | 2016 | Polaris Metals Pty Ltd | Exploration Licence 08/2542 | <1% | Annual Report - Exploration Licence 08/2542 for the period 26 February 2015 to 25 February 2016 |
| A104775 | 2015 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Mount Wall West | <1% | Mount Wall West Project, Annual Report for the period 18/01/2014 to 17/01/2015, E47/1787; P47/1336. [C90/2008] |
| A105341 | 2015 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Wyloo | <1% | Combined Annual Report for the Period 01st January 2014 to 31st December 2014, C39/2013 Wyloo Project E08/1393 |
| A106009 | 2015 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Metawandy | 14% | Metawandy Project Combined Annual Report, Exploration Licences 47/662 & 47/781 (C18/2004) for the period 9 Jun |
| A106551 | 2015 | Mamba Resource Management Pty Ltd | Wyloo 2 | <1% | Wyloo 2 Project Exploration Licence E47/2327 West Pilbara Mineral Field Annual Report on Exploration o Mining |
| A107224 | 2015 | Polaris Metals Pty Ltd | Mount Wall | <1% | Mt Wall Project E47/2834-I Annual Report For The Period 21 August 2014 to 20 August 2015 |
| A101033 | 2014 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Mount Wall West | <1% | Mount Wall West Project, Annual Report for the period 18/01/2013 to 17/01/2014, E47/1787; P47/1336. [C90/2008] |
| A101314 | 2014 | Midas Resources Ltd | West Pilbara | <1% | West Pilbara Project C40/2010 E08/1997-I, E47/1893 Annual Report to the Department of Mines and Petroleum for |
| A102736 | 2014 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Metawandy | 14% | METAWANDY PROJECT AREA C18/2004 COMBINED ANNUAL REPORT EXPLORATION LICENCES 47/662 & 47/781 Annual Report for |
| A103142 | 2014 | Mamba Resource Management Pty Ltd | Wyloo | <1% | Wyloo 2 Project Annual Report on Mineral Exploration for the period 04/07/2013 – 03/07/2014 |
| A96786 | 2013 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Mount Wall West | <1% | Mount Wall West Project, Annual Report for the period 18/01/2012 to 17/01/2013, E47/1787 & P47/1336. [C90/200 |
| A98510 | 2013 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Metawandy Project | 14% | Metawandy Project Area Annual Report (C18/2004) E47/662 & 47/781 for the period 9 June 2012 to 8 June 2013 |
| A99038 | 2013 | Mamba Resource Management Pty Ltd | Wyloo 2 | <1% | Wyloo 2 Project E47/2327 Annual Report for the period 04/07/2012 – 03/07/2013 |
| A99779 | 2013 | Brockman Mining Australia Pty Ltd | Duck Creek South | 1.3% | Duck Creek South Project E47/2446 – combined annual report for the year ended 15th September 2013 and final su |
| A99941 | 2013 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Santa’s Find 2 - Wyloo | 100% | Annual Mineral Exploration Report: P47/1648 28 September 2012 to 27 September 2013 |
| A99942 | 2013 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Santa’s Find 1 - Wyloo | <1% | Annual Mineral Exploration Report: P47/1647 28 September 2012 to 27 September 2013 |
| A101306 | 2013 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Wyloo | <1% | Combined Annual Mineral Exploration Report: C39/2013 “Wyloo” for the period 01st January 2013 to 31st December |
| A96302 | 2013 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Mount Wall West | <1% | Mt Wall West Project, Partial Surrender Report for the period 18th January 2008 to 14th December 2012, E47/178 |
| A97721 | 2013 | Midas Resources Ltd | West Pilbara | <1% | West Pilbara (C40/2010) E08/1997-I, E47/1893 Annual Report to the Department of Mines and Petroleum for the pe |
| A99933 | 2013 | Midas Resources Ltd | West Pilbara | <1% | E08/1997 West Pilbara Partial Surrender Report To the Department of Mines and Petroleum for the period 23/02/2 |
| A92809 | 2012 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Mount Wall West (Reversion) | <1% | Annual Technical Report for Mount Wall West Combined Reporting Group C90/2008 E47/1787 & P47/1336 for the peri |
| A93196 | 2012 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | De Courcy | <1% | Annual report for the period 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011 for Reporting Group De Courcy C55/2007, E08/20 |
| A93946 | 2012 | Midas Resources Ltd | West Pilbara | <1% | West Pilbara Project Annual Report to the Department of Mines and Petroleum for the period 23/02/2011 to 22/02 |
| A94287 | 2012 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Metawandy | 14% | Metawandy Project Area C18/2004 E47/662 & 47/781 Annual Technical Report for the Metawandy Project Area for th |
| A94753 | 2012 | Mamba Resource Management Pty Ltd | Wyloo 2 | <1% | Annual Report For The Period 04 July 2011 To 03 July 2012, Wyloo 2 Project, E47/2327 |
| A95612 | 2012 | Brockman Mining Australia | Duck Creek South | 1.3% | Annual Technical Report – Duck Creek South Project E47/2446, Western Australia: for the year ended 15th Septem |
| A97180 | 2012 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | De Courcy | <1% | De Courcy Project, Annual Report for the period 1st January 2012 to 31st December 2012, E08/1393, 2000, 2003, |
| A89295 | 2011 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Mount Wall | <1% | Combined Annual Report for the Period 18 January 2010 to 17 January 2011, C90/2008, E47/1787, P08/548, P47/133 |
| A89367 | 2011 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Wyloo | <1% | Wyloo Project (De Courcy Combined Report) Annual report for the period 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2010, C55 |
| A89794 | 2011 | Midas Resources Ltd | West Pilbara | <1% | West Pilbara C40/2010, E08/1997, E47/1893 Annual Report to the Department of Mines and Petroleum for the perio |
| A90760 | 2011 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Metawandy | 14% | Metawandy Project Area, Exploration Licences 47/662 & 47/781. Group Annual Report for the Period 9/06/2010 to |
| A85882 | 2010 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Wyloo (DE COURCY) | <1% | Wyloo Project (De Courcy Combined Report) Annual report for the period 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009 E47 |
| A87299 | 2010 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Metawandy | 14% | Metawandy Project Area C18/2004, Annual Report Exploration Licence E47/662, E47/781 P47/1509, P47/1510, P47/1 |
| A85820 | 2010 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Mount Wall West | <1% | MOUNT WALL WEST PROJECT AREA (COMBINED) ANNUAL TECHNICAL REPORT EXPLORATION LICENCE E47/1787, P08/548, P47/133 |
| A86375 | 2010 | Iron Mountain Mining Ltd | Wyloo | 34% | Wyloo Iron Project EL47/2101, Final Surrender Report for the Period ending 17 November 2009 |
| A81136 | 2009 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Wyloo (De Courcy) | <1% | Wyloo Project (De Courcy Combined Report), Annual report for the period 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008 E47 |
| A82281 | 2009 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Anthiby NorthWest | <1% | PARTIAL SURRENDER REPORT EXPLORATION LICENCE E08/1393 ‘ANTHIBY NORTHWEST’ |
| A82756 | 2009 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Metawandy | 14% | METAWANDY PROJECT Annual Report for the Period 9 June 2008 to 8 June 2009, E47/662 & E47/781, Combined Group: |
| A80843 | 2009 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | MOUNT WALL WEST | 1.2% | MOUNT WALL WEST PROJECT AREA ANNUAL REPORT EXPLORATION LICENCE E47/1787, P08/548, P08/549, P47/1335, P47/1336, |
| A77008 | 2008 | Iron Mountain Mining Ltd | Wyloo | 66% | Wyloo Project, Annual Report for the period 18th November 2006 to 17th November 2007, P47/1163. |
| A77009 | 2008 | Iron Mountain Mining Ltd | Wyloo | 34% | WYLOO PROJECT E47/1201, Annual Report, 17 November 2006 to 16 November 2007 |
| A77587 | 2008 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | Wyloo - De Courcy | <1% | WYLOO PROJECT- De Courcy Combined Annual report for the period 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007. C 55/2007 |
| A78860 | 2008 | Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Metawandy | 14% | Metawandy Project Annual Report E47/662 & E47/781 West Pilbara Mineral Field WA C18/2004 for the Period 9 June |
| A75515 | 2007 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Metawandy | 14% | Metawandy Project Area Annual Report Exploration Licences E47/662,E47/781.West Pilbara Mineral Field Western A |
| A75999 | 2007 | Cullen Exploration Pty Ltd | ANTHIBY NORTHWEST | <1% | Metawandy Project, Anthiby Northwest, Ashburton Region, WA. Annual Technical Report Tenement E08/1393 For the |
| A72671 | 2006 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Metawandy | 14% | Metawandy Project Area E47/662,781, Combined Annual Report for the Period 9 June 2005 to 10 June 2006, Combine |
| A74163 | 2006 | Iron Mountain Ltd | Wyloo | 34% | Wyloo Project, Western Australia, Annual Report 2006, Tenement E47/1201. Period Covered 17 November 2005 to 16 |
| A74164 | 2006 | Iron Mountain Ltd | Wyloo | 66% | Wyloo Project P47/1163, Annual Report 2006, Period 18 November 2005 to 17 November 2006. |
| A70775 | 2005 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Metawandy | 14% | Metawandy project area exploration licences E47/662 E47/781 West Pilbara mineral field, Western Australia, Com |
| A68965 | 2004 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Metawandy/Mt Wall West | 14% | Combined Annual report for the period 09/08/2003-10/08/2004 Metawandy Project (C18/2004), E47/662, E47/781 |
| A66905 | 2003 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Brockman West | 7.3% | Brockman West Project Area, Exploration Licences E47/778,780-781,783, West Pilbara Mineral Field WA, Annual Re |
| A64868 | 2002 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Brockman West | 26% | Partial Surrender Report E47/781 Report For The Period 26th March 1996 to 26th March 2002. |
| A64967 | 2002 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Brockman | 7.3% | Annual Report For The Period 9th June 2001 to 8th June 2002 Exploration Licences E47/778, E47/780, E47/781 & E |
| A62879 | 2001 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Brockman West | 7.3% | Brockman West Project Area Exploration Licences E47/778, E47/780, E47/781 & E47/783 West Pilbara Mineral Field |
| A60871 | 2000 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Brockman West | 7.3% | Brockman West Project Area, Exploration Licences E47/778, 780-781,783, West Pilbara mineral Field, Western Aus |
| A63995 | 2000 | Goldfields Exploration Pty Ltd | Metawandy | 1% | Surrender Report for tenement E08/1107 Metawandy. Wyloo 1:250,000, Hardey 1:100,000 map sheets. |
| A58675 | 1999 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Brockman West | 7.3% | Brockman West Project Area Exploration Licence: E47/778, 780, 781, 783 08/06/98 - 09/06/99 |
| A55496 | 1998 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Brockman West | 4.8% | Brockman West Project Area, 09/06/97 - 08/06/98 West Pilbara Mineral Field W.A. Exploration Licence: E47/7 |
| A51860 | 1997 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Brockman West | 4.8% | Brockman West Project Area Exploration Licences E47/778 E47/779 E47/780 E47/781 E47/782 and E47/783 West Pilba |
| 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 |
| A30521 | 1990 | Hunter Resources Ltd | Hamersley | 8.2% | Hamersley Project. Wyloo Areas. E08/342, 343 & 47/440, 464. Final report |
| A19086 | 1986 | Bhp Minerals Pty Ltd | Boolgeeda Creek | 7% | Final Report on Geological Mapping EL47/166 Boolgeeda Creek, EL47/167 Boolgeeda Creek West; EL 47/168 Mt.Wall |
| A3341 | 1967 | Westfield Minerals ( W.A.) N.L. | Aerial | <1% | Aerial Project, Non-statutory Report:1965 Percussion Drill Hole Locations ( Scale1:100), Core Logs , Hole No |
| A980 | 1967 | Westfield Minerals Nl | Ashburton-Bangemall | <1% | Ashburton-Bangemall Project, Annual Report [Vol 1} for the year ending 31/12/1966, TR70//2723-2724, 2974, 362 |
| A1595 | 1966 | Ashburton Exp Pty Ltd | M62/0: Ashburton-Bangemall base metal/as | <1% | TR2924H Ashburton Exploration Summary Report for 1965. Programme 1966. |
| A570 | 1966 | Westfield Minerals Nl | Ashburton-Bangemall | <1% | Ashburton-Bangemall Project, Non-statutory Report: Temporary Reserves & Associated Options, Summary Report for |
| A574 | 1965 | Westfield Minerals Nl | Ashburton-Bangemall | <1% | Ashburton-Bangemall Project, Non-statutory Report: Exploration Report for 1964 & Programme for 1965, TR70/2722 |
| A1536 | 1964 | Westfield Minerals Nl | Ashburton - Bangemall | <1% | Ashburton - Bangemall Project, Non-statutory Report : Miscellaneous Data,1964 & Drilling Data (to accompany A |
| A566 | 1964 | Westfield Minerals Nl | Ashburton-Bangemall | <1% | Ashburton-Bangemall Project, Non-statutory Report: Summary Report for 1963 & Projected Development Programme 1 |
| A567 | 1963 | Westfield Minerals Nl | Ashburton-Bangemall | <1% | Ashburton-Bangemall Project, Non-statutory Report: Report of Operations for 1963, November 1963. TR70/2640, 2 |
| A82243 | 1753 | Iron Mountain Mining Ltd | WYLOO | 34% | EXPLORATION LICENSE 47/1201 WYLOO PARTIAL SURRENDER REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 16/11/2008 |
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