L 45/491
LiveMiscellaneous LicenceShire of East PilbaraMarble Bar District
Area
271.624ha
Expires
Sept 2040
in 14 years
WAMEX reports
14
WA median is 53
Report drilling
13
of 14 reports
Register summary
- Holders
- Rio Tinto Winu Pty Limited, Smm Perth Pty Ltd
- Part of
- Rio Tinto Limited (ASX:RIO) as at 2025-12-31
- Local government
- Shire of East Pilbara
- Application received
- 22 Nov 2018
- Commenced
- 10 Sept 2019
- Expiry
- 9 Sept 2040
- Term
- 21 Years
Exploration history on this ground
14 historical WAMEX exploration reports intersect L 45/491: 6 report geochemistry or sampling, 8 include a digital data package.
When this ground was worked
11970s
1980s
91990s
2000s
22010s
22020s
Most recent reports
| Report | Year | Operator | Project | On this ground | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A137246 | 2023 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Limited | West Tenement - Winu | <1% | West Tenement - Winu Partial Surrender Report for E45/4833 for the period ending 25/08/2023 |
| A124131 | 2020 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Limited | Paterson | <1% | Mineral Exploration Combined Annual Report for C34/2018 for the period ending 30 April 2020 |
| A120315 | 2019 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd | Paterson | <1% | Mineral Exploration Annual Report for C34/2018 Paterson Project for the period 01/05/2018 to 30/04/2019 |
| A117025 | 2018 | Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Limited | Paterson | <1% | Mineral Exploration Combined Annual Report for E45/4832 & E45/4833 (C34/2018) Paterson Project for the period |
| A50182 | 1997 | Bhp Minerals Pty Ltd | Paterson | <1% | Paterson Gold Project, Partial Surrender Report February 1997 (ELs 45/1109, 1110, 1112, 1113, 1116, 11119, 145 |
9 more reports
| A51334 | 1997 | Bhp Minerals Pty Ltd | Central Anketell | <1% | Central Anketell Project, 1996 Annual Report for E45/118-1110, 1112-1113, 1115-1116, 1118-1119,, 1224-1226, 14 |
| A48384 | 1996 | Bhp Minerals Pty Ltd | Anketell | <1% | Anketell Project, Annual Report for period 8th April 1995 to 7th April 1996, E45/1108-1110, E45/1112-1113, E45 |
| A44911 | 1995 | Bhp Minerals Pty Ltd | Anketell | <1% | Anketell Project, 1994 Annual Report Exploration Licences E45/1108-1110, 1112-1113, 1115-1116,1118-1119,1123, |
| A44639 | 1995 | Bhp Minerals Pty Ltd | Anketell | <1% | Anketell Project , 02/95. Partial relinquishment report E45/1108-1110,1112-1113,1115, 1118-1119,1225-1226,1450 |
| A41252 | 1994 | Broken Hill Pty Co Ltd | Anketell | <1% | Anketell Project, Partial relinquishment report (E45/1108, 1118, 1119, 1123, 1225, 1226) and final report (E45 |
| A40979 | 1994 | Bhp Minerals Pty Ltd | Anketell | <1% | Anketell Project, Annual Report for the period 8th April 1993 to 7th April 1994, E45/1108-1110, 1112, 1113, 11 |
| A38504 | 1993 | Broken Hill Pty Co Ltd | Anketell | <1% | Anketell Project, Surrender Report for the period 08/04/1992 to 19/031993, E45/1087, 1090-1091, 1093-1094, 10 |
| A38505 | 1993 | Broken Hill Pty Co Ltd | Anketell | <1% | Anketell Project, Annual Report for the period ended 8th April 1993, E45/1088-1089, 1097, 1108-1110, 1112-1113 |
| A8644 | 1979 | Cra Exploration Pty Ltd | Anketell Two | <1% | Anketell Two Project, Non-statutory Report: Final Report, October 1979, TR70/7059H. |
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What does the exploration record say about this ground?
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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 2026-09-27. Compiled by NextMaps. Verify against primary sources before reliance.