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E 47/986-I

LiveExploration LicenceShire of East PilbaraWest Pilbara M.F. District
Area
3,720ha
Expires
Oct 2026
in 17 days
WAMEX reports
48
WA median is 53
Report drilling
33
of 48 reports
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Register summary

Holders
Mitsui Iron Ore Development Pty Ltd, North Mining Limited, Robe River Mining Co. Pty. Ltd., Cape Lambert Iron Associates, Pannawonica Iron Associates
Part of
Rio Tinto Limited (ASX:RIO) as at 2025-12-31
Local government
Shire of East Pilbara
Application received
8 Mar 1999
Commenced
17 Oct 2000
Expiry
16 Oct 2026
Term
5 Years (Extended)

Exploration history on this ground

48 historical WAMEX exploration reports intersect E 47/986-I: 11 report geochemistry or sampling, 22 include a digital data package.
When this ground was worked
21960s
21970s
11980s
111990s
192000s
132010s
Most recent reports
ReportYearOperatorProject On this groundTitle
A107150 2015 Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd West Angelas 5.1% West Angelas Project Area Combined Annual Report Exploration Licences 47/709, 47/797, 47/798, 47/986 and 47/29
A104557 2015 Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd Angelo River <1% Angelo River Project Area Combined Annual Report Exploration Licences 47/754, 47/1050, 47/1795, 47/2086 & 52/1
A100727 2014 Rio Tinto Iron Ore Angelo River <1% Angelo River Project, Annual Report for the period 22nd December 2012 to 21/12/2013, E47/754, 1050, 1795 & 20
A103785 2014 Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd West Angelas 5.1% West Angelas Project Area Combined Annual Report Exploration Licences 47/709, 47/797, 47/798, 47/986 and 47/29
A96390 2013 Rio Tinto Iron Ore Angelo River <1% Angelo River Project, Annual Report for the period 22nd Ecember 2011 to 21st December 2012, E47/754, 1050, 179
43 more reports
A99733 2013 Rio Tinto Iron Ore West Angelas 5.2% Annual Technical Report for the West Angelas Project Area E47/709, E47/797, E47/798 & E47/986 (C151/1999)
A95476 2012 Rio Tinto Iron Ore West Angelas 5.2% West Angelas Project, Annual Report for the period 27/09/2011 to 26/09/2012, E47/709, 797-798 & 986. [C151/19
A92476 2012 Rio Tinto Iron Ore Angelo River <1% Angelo River Project Combined Annual Report (C146/2002) E47/754, E47/1050, E47/1795 and E52/1459 for the perio
A88947 2011 Rio Tinto Iron Ore Angelo River <1% Angelo River Project E47/754, E47/1050, E47/1795 and E52/1459 (C146/2002) Annual Technical Report for the Peri
A91669 2011 Rio Tinto Iron Ore West Angelas 5.2% West Angelas Project, Annual Report for the period 27/09/2010 to 26/09/2011, E47/709, 797, 798 & 986. [C151/19
A102150 2011 Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd Mesa J - Yandi Junction - Mesa A - Bunga <1% Peth Core Library Drilling Data from Drillholes into Channel Iron Deposits (CID) in the Pilbara Hole J6088- Me
A85519 2010 Rio Tinto Iron Ore Angelo River <1% Angelo River project E47/754, E47/1050, E47/1795 and E52/1459 (C146/2002) Annual Technical Report for the Peri
A88266 2010 Rio Tinto Iron Ore WEST ANGELAS 5.2% WEST ANGELAS PROJECT AREA – COMBINED ANNUAL REPORT FOR E47/709, E47/797, E47/798 & E47/986 FOR PERIOD 27/9/200
A80690 2009 Rio Tinto Iron Ore ANGELO RIVER <1% ANGELO RIVER PROJECT AREA (COMBINED) ANNUAL TECHNICAL REPORT EXPLORATION LICENCES E47/754, E47/1050, E47/1795
A84674 2009 Rio Tinto Iron Ore WEST ANGELAS 5.2% WEST ANGELAS PROJECT AREA – COMBINED ANNUAL REPORT FOR E47/709, E47/797, E47/798 & E47/986 FOR PERIOD 27/9/200
A77021 2008 Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd Angelo River <1% Angelo River Project Area Combined Annual Report for E47/754 , E47/1050, E52/1459 and E52/1512 for 22 December
A79896 2008 Rio Tinto Iron Ore West Angelas 5.2% West Angelas Project, Annual Report for the period 27th September 2007 to 26th September 2008, E47/709, E47/79
A74078 2007 Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd Angelo River <1% Angelo River E47/754,1050,1459,E52/1512, Combined Annual Report C146/2002 for the Period 22/12/2005 to 21/12/2
A76287 2007 Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd West Angelas 5.2% WEST ANGELAS PROJECT AREA COMBINED ANNUAL REPORT FOR E47/709,E47/797, E47/798 & E47/986 FOR PERIOD 27/9/2006
A71659 2006 Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd Angelo River <1% Angelo River, Combined Annual Report for E47/754,E47/1050 E52/1459 and E52/1512, for the period 22/12/2004 to
A73531 2006 Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd West Angelas 5.2% West Angelas Project Area E47/709,797-798,986, Annual Report for Period 27 September 2005 to 26 September 2006
A70019 2005 Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd Angelo River <1% Angelo River - Combined annual report for E47/754, E47/1050, E52/1459 and E52/1512 for the period 22/12/2003 t
A71285 2005 Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd West Angelas 5.2% West Angelas Project Area, Annual Report for E47/709, E47/797,E47/798,E47/986, Report Period 27 September 2004
A67970 2004 Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd Angelo River <1% Angelo River Combined annual report for E47/754, E47/1050, E 52/1459 and E52/1512 for the period 22/12/2002 to
A69413 2004 Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd West Angelas 5.2% Annual report for the period 27/09/03 - 26/09/04 West Angelas Project Area, C151/1999, E47/709, E47/797, E47/7
A67594 2003 Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd West Angelas 5.2% Annual Report for the period 27 September 2002-26 September 2003 West Angelas Project Area C151/1999:E47/709,7
A66510 2003 Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd Angelo River <1% Combined Annual Report period 22/12/01 - 21/12/02 Angelo River Project E47/1050 and E52/1512 Report No 1938
A65537 2002 Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd West Angelas 5.2% West Angelas Project Area Annual Report For E47/709, E47/797 , E47/798, E47/986 Report Period 27 September 200
A63653 2001 Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd West Angelas <1% West Angelas Project Area Annual Report for E47/709, E47/797 , E47/798 report period 25 August 2000 - 26 Spete
A63800 2001 Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd West Angelas 53% West Angelas Project, Annual Report for the period 17/10/2000 to 16/10/2001, E47/986.
A59667 2000 Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd West Angelas 5.9% West Angelas Project, , Surrender Report for E47/880,881 for the Period 09/09/1997 to 28/10/1998.
A61402 2000 Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd West Angelas <1% West Angelas Project, Annual Report for E47/709,797,798, Report Period 25 August 1999 to 26 September 2000. Co
A59443 1999 Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd West Angelas <1% West Angelas, Annual Report for E47/709, 797-798, Report Period 25 August 1998 to 24 August 1999, DME Combined
A53754 1998 Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd Sargeant 2.6% Surrender Report, Turee Creek North (Sargeant) Project Area, Exploration Licence E47/716
A56358 1998 Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd West Angelas 2.4% West Angelas Combined Annual Report E47/709, 797-798, 880-881 25/08/97 - 24/08/98
A50460 1997 Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd Sargeant 2.6% Annual Report for the period 16/1/96 to 15/1/97
A52688 1997 Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd West Angelas <1% West Angelas Annual report for E47/709,797 &798 for period 25/08/96-24/08/97 Ref: 1198 C444/1996
A53178 1997 Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd Sargeant 2.6% 1997 Partial Surrender Report
A49175 1996 Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd West Angelas <1% Annual report for E47/709 for the period 25 August 1994 to 24 August 1996
A47272 1996 Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd Sargeant 2.6% Annual Report for the period 16/1/95 to 15/1/96
A45668 1995 Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd West Angelas <1% Annual report for E47/709 for the period 25 August 1994 - 24 August 1995
A37178 1992 Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd Upper Robe <1% Annual Report for the period 26/09/91 to 25/09/92 Upper Robe Project AML70/248, E47/409 and E47/496 to E47/498
A37130 1992 Bhp Iron Ore Pty Ltd ML 244 SA - Weeli Wolli <1% Surrender report. Period to 02/05/91. Sections 4, 5, 6 and 21. ML 244 SA
A12250 1981 Cliffs International Inc Robe River <1% Robe River Project, Non-statutory Report; West Angelas 15 MLTPY Expansion, 62% Fe Low Stripping Case Study, P
A6006 1975 Cliffs International Inc West Angelas 1.7% West Angelas Project, Annual Report for the year ending 28/07/1975, TR70/4323H.
A6008 1975 Cliffs International Inc West Angelas <1% West Angelas Project, Annual Report for the year ending 28th July 1975, TR70/4981H.
A781 1964 Us Metals Refining Co Wonmunna <1% Wonmunna Project, Annual Report for the period 01/02/1964 to 31/08/1964,(Field Report) TR70/2749H.
A1524 1962 Carpentaria Exp Co Pty Ltd Ashburton <1% Ashburton Project, Non-statutory Report: Final Report, October 1962, TR70/ 2519H.
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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.