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L 52/279

PendingMiscellaneous LicenceShire of East PilbaraPeak Hill M.F. District

Area

766.89ha

Applied

June 2025

15 months ago

WAMEX reports

WA median is 53

Report drilling

of 34 reports

East Pilbara Explore on the live map

Register summary

Holder: Apa Pilbara Holdings Pty Ltd
Local government: Shire of East Pilbara
Application received: 25 June 2025

Exploration history on this ground

34 historical WAMEX exploration reports intersect L 52/279: 10 report geochemistry or sampling, 24 include a digital data package.

When this ground was worked

11970s

11980s

1990s

102000s

192010s

32020s

Most recent reports

Report	Year	Operator	Project	On this ground	Title
A150012	2025	Greenmount Resources Pty Ltd	Karlawinda Gold	<1%	Compulsory Partial Surrender Report, E 52/3671 Karlawinda Gold Project for the period ending 01/07/2025.
A124702	2020	Greenmount Resources Pty Ltd	Jamie Well	<1%	Annual Technical Report E52/3671 Jamie Well Project for the period ending 01/07/2020
A125068	2020	Hamersley Iron Pty. Limited	Ophthalmia Dam	5.3%	Ophthalmia Dam Annual Report Exploration Licence 52/1894 (GDSR 7213) for the period ending 09/09/2020
A121270	2019	Hamersley Iron Pty. Limited	Ophthalmia Dam	5.3%	Annual Report Exploration Licence 52/1894 Ophthalmia Dam Project for the period 10 September 2018 to 9 Septemb
A110821	2017	Bhp Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd	North Flank, Packsaddle, Western Ridge	<1%	Donated Drill Core – GE2403DG, GE2455DG, PSB0454DG, PSD1204DG, PSB0451DG, PSB0453DG, WSR1302RD

29 more reports

A105335	2015	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Newman	1.5%	Combined Annual Report: C126/2011 Newman Project for the period 01 January 2014 to 31 December 2014, E52/2380,
A107661	2015	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Newman	2.5%	Final Surrender Report for the Period 23 August 2010 to 5 October 2015, C126/2011 Newman Project E52/2382, E52
A107003	2015	Rio Tinto Iron Ore	Ophthalmia Dam	5.3%	Ophthalmia Dam Annual Report Exploration Licence 52/1894 for the period 10 September 2014 – 09 September 2015
A101437	2014	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Newman	1.7%	Combined Annual Report: C126/2011 Newman for the period 01 January 2013 to 31 December 2013, E52/2382, E52/248
A103642	2014	Rio Tinto Iron Ore	Ophthalmia Dam	5.3%	Ophthalmia Dam Annual Report Exploration Licence 52/1894 for the period 10 September 2013 – 9 September 2014
A96977	2013	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Newman	1.7%	Annual report for the period 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012, Newman Project, C126/2011.
A97802	2013	Cliffs Asia Pacific Iron Ore Pty Ltd	Newman	<1%	Newman Project, Annual Report for the period 31st January 2012 to 30th January 2013, E52/2190-2191 & E52/2378.
A98173	2013	Rico Resources Ltd	Newman	13%	Newman Project, Final Surrender Report for the period 22/03/2010 to 11/06/2013, E52/2190. [C106/2011]
A98219	2013	Rico Resources Ltd	Newman	<1%	Newman Project, Final Surrender Report for the period 23/07/2010 to 17/06/2013, E52/2378.
A99555	2013	Rio Tinto Iron Ore	Ophthalmia Dam	5.3%	Ophthalmia Dam Annual Report Exploration Licence 52/1894 for the period 10 September 2012 – 9 September 2013
A100611	2013	Bhp Iron Ore (Jimblebar) Pty Ltd	Western Ridge	<1%	Western Ridge E52/170, E52/2008 & ML52/901-906, 2013 Combined Annual Report C44/2013 Reporting Period 5th Dece
A92998	2012	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd	Newman	1.8%	Annual report for the period 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011, for the combined reporting group Newman C126/
A94156	2012	Rico Resources Ltd	Newman	<1%	Exploration completed in the Newman Project 2011-2012, C106/2011, E52/2190-I, E52/2191-I, E52/2192-I, E52/2378
A95186	2012	Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd	Ophthalmia	5.3%	Annual Technical Report for Ophthalmia E52/1894 for the period 10 September 2011 – 09 September 2012
A91549	2011	Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd	Ophthalmia Dam	5.3%	OPHTHALMIA DAM ANNUAL REPORT EXPLORATION LICENCE 52/1894 East Pilbara Mineral Field Western Australia Annual R
A90251	2011	Cliffs Asia Pacific Iron Ore Pty Ltd	Newman	13%	Newman Project, Annual Report E52/2190 For the period 22 March 2010 to 21 March 2011. (C106/2011)
A88126	2010	Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd	Ophthalmia Dam	5.3%	Annual Report For the Period 10 September 2009 to 9 September 2010 E52/1894 Ophthalmia Dam, Newman SF50-16, Ro
A81434	2009	Ausquest Ltd	SYLVANIA	<1%	“SYLVANIA PROJECT” EXPLORATION LICENCES E52/1777, E52/1778, E52/1922 - 1924, E52/1933, E52/1979 – 1980 & E52/2
A81436	2009	Ausquest Ltd	SYLVANIA	<1%	“SYLVANIA PROJECT” EXPLORATION LICENCES E52/1777 & E52/1778, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, SECOND COMPULSORY PARTIAL SURR
A84873	2009	Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd	Ophthalmia Dam	5.3%	Partial Surrender Report for the Period Ending 04 September 2009, E52/1894 Ophthalmia Dam, Newman S50-16, Pilb
A84872	2009	Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd	Ophthalmia Dam	5.3%	Annual Report For the Period 10 September 2008 to 9 September 2009, E52/1894 Ophthalmia Dam, Newman SF50-16, P
A79971	2008	Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd	Shovelanna Creek	5.3%	Annual Report For the Period 10 September 2007 to 9 September 2008, E52/1894 Shovelanna Creek, Newman SF50-16,
A78179	2008	Ausquest Ltd	Sylvania	<1%	SYLVANIA PROJECT, EXPLORATION LICENCES E52/1777, E52/1778, E52/1922-1924, E52/1933, E52/1979 - 1980 & E52/2018
A78249	2008	Ausquest Ltd	Sylvania	<1%	'SYLVANIA PROJECT' EXPLORATION LICENCES E52/1777 & E52/1778, WA FIRST COMPULSORY PARTIAL SURRENDER REPORT MARC
A74917	2007	Ausquest Ltd	Sylvania	<1%	Sylvania Project Combined Annual Report for the Year Ending March 1, 2007, Exploration Licences E52/1777, E52/
A76399	2007	Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd	Shovelanna Creek	5.3%	Annual Report For the Period 10 September 2006 to 9 September 2007 E52/1894 Shovelanna Creek, Newman SF50-16 P
A72484	2006	Ausquest Ltd	Sylvania	<1%	Sylvania Project Exploration licences E52/1777 and 1778, Newman, Combined Annual Report for the Year Ending 1
A29395	1989	Pennant Resources Ltd	McCamey's Monster	<1%	Annual report for ML70/266SA McCamey's Monster for the period 11/10/88-10/10/89
A1379	1970	Pacminex Pty Ltd	Hamersley	<1%	Temporary Reserves for iron ore West Pilbara and Peak Hill Goldfields. Report for the quarter ended 30th June,

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Expenditure compliance, expiry and ownership-age signals become available once this application is granted. L 52/279 is a pending application, so it has no expenditure obligation, expiry date or ownership history yet.

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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.