Data as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Tenement holder · Western Australia
HAMERSLEY IRON PTY LIMITED
HAMERSLEY IRON PTY LIMITED holds 27 current Western Australian mining tenements (1 mining lease, 1 general purpose lease, 23 miscellaneous licences, 2 exploration licences) covering 464,000 hectares; part of the Rio Tinto group.
27tenements
464,000hectares
5projects
8EPA statements
0closure plans
Parent group: Rio Tinto
Projects (MINEDEX)
| Project | Stage | Owners (MINEDEX) | Its tenements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marandoo / Rio Tinto | Operating | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd 100% | 3 |
| Paraburdoo / Rio Tinto | Operating | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd 100%; Rio Tinto Ltd; China Baowu Steel Group Corporation Limited | 1 |
| Hamersley Iron Rail / Rio Tinto - Robe River | Operating | Rio Tinto Ltd 100%; Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd; Pilbara Iron Company (Services) Pty Ltd | 1 |
| Lofty Range Weather Monitoring | Not Applicable | Rio Tinto Ltd 100%; Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | 3 |
| Enterprise Weather Monitoring | Not Applicable | Rio Tinto Ltd 100%; Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | 1 |
Rehabilitation liability
Its rehabilitation liability, per tenement and in total, is in the MCF Mining Index (subscribers): the Mining Rehabilitation Fund estimate, its trend since 2014, company provisions and closure-plan costs.
EPA Ministerial Statements over its ground
| Statement | Proposal | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS 1195 | Greater Paraburdoo Iron Ore Hub Proposal | 4 August 2022 | in force |
| MS 1020 | Marandoo Iron Ore Project – Revised Proposal | 28 October 2015 | in force |
| MS 876 | Cape Lambert Port B development (s46) | 1 November 2011 | in force |
| MS 833 | Marandoo Mine Phase 2 | 8 July 2010 | in force |
| MS 523 | Yandicoogina Iron Ore Mine and Railway East Hamersley Range (s46) [1265] | 1 October 1999 | in force |
| MS 514 | West Angelas Iron Ore Project | 28 June 1999 | amended |
| MS 417 | Yandicoogina iron ore mine and railway | 27 May 1996 | in force |
| MS 286 | Marandoo Iron Ore Mine and Central Pilbara Railway | 6 October 1992 | in force |
Tenements
| Tenement | Holder | Status | Expires | Commodities | Project | Hectares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ML 246SA Mineral lease (State Agreement) | HAMERSLEY IRON PTY LIMITED | Granted | 2 June 2033 | Iron | Paraburdoo / Rio Tinto | 22,220 |
| G 47/1237 General purpose lease | HAMERSLEY IRON PTY LIMITED; HAMERSLEY RESOURCES LIMITED | Granted | 22 June 2030 | Iron | Marandoo / Rio Tinto | 111 |
| L 7SA Miscellaneous licence (State Agreement) | HAMERSLEY IRON PTY LIMITED | Granted | 6 March 2069 | 5,549 | ||
| L 08/306 Miscellaneous licence | HAMERSLEY IRON PTY LIMITED | Granted | 20 March 2044 | 6 | ||
| L 08/307 Miscellaneous licence | HAMERSLEY IRON PTY LIMITED | Granted | 22 September 2046 | 3 | ||
| L 47/18 Miscellaneous licence | HAMERSLEY IRON PTY LIMITED; HAMERSLEY RESOURCES LIMITED | Granted | 21 January 2027 | Iron | Hamersley Iron Rail / Rio Tinto - Robe River | 1,557 |
| L 47/19 Miscellaneous licence | HAMERSLEY IRON PTY LIMITED; HAMERSLEY RESOURCES LIMITED | Granted | 21 January 2027 | 438 | ||
| L 47/1015 Miscellaneous licence | HAMERSLEY IRON PTY LIMITED | Granted | 10 January 2043 | 2,248 | ||
| L 47/1080 Miscellaneous licence | HAMERSLEY IRON PTY LIMITED | Granted | 30 November 2043 | Enterprise Weather Monitoring | 28 | |
| L 47/1091 Miscellaneous licence | HAMERSLEY IRON PTY LIMITED | Granted | 22 September 2046 | 1,942 | ||
| L 47/1095 Miscellaneous licence | HAMERSLEY IRON PTY LIMITED | Application | 42 | |||
| L 47/1143 Miscellaneous licence | HAMERSLEY IRON PTY LIMITED | Application | 216 | |||
| L 47/1145 Miscellaneous licence | HAMERSLEY IRON PTY LIMITED | Application | 929 | |||
| L 47/1266 Miscellaneous licence | HAMERSLEY IRON PTY LIMITED | Application | 353 | |||
| L 47/1319 Miscellaneous licence | HAMERSLEY IRON PTY LIMITED | Application | 376 | |||
| L 47/1323 Miscellaneous licence | HAMERSLEY IRON PTY LIMITED | Application | 95 | |||
| L 52/227 Miscellaneous licence | HAMERSLEY IRON PTY LIMITED | Granted | 10 October 2042 | 41,525 | ||
| L 52/236 Miscellaneous licence | HAMERSLEY IRON PTY LIMITED | Granted | 21 May 2045 | 33,257 | ||
| L 52/237 Miscellaneous licence | HAMERSLEY IRON PTY LIMITED | Granted | 14 March 2045 | Lofty Range Weather Monitoring | 88,393 | |
| L 52/238 Miscellaneous licence | HAMERSLEY IRON PTY LIMITED | Granted | 14 March 2045 | Lofty Range Weather Monitoring | 162,422 | |
| L 52/242 Miscellaneous licence | HAMERSLEY IRON PTY LIMITED | Granted | 19 March 2045 | Lofty Range Weather Monitoring | 170 | |
| L 52/243 Miscellaneous licence | HAMERSLEY IRON PTY LIMITED | Granted | 8 August 2044 | 22,224 | ||
| L 52/244 Miscellaneous licence | HAMERSLEY IRON PTY LIMITED | Application | 2,762 | |||
| L 52/280 Miscellaneous licence | HAMERSLEY IRON PTY LIMITED | Application | 5,900 | |||
| L 69/49 Miscellaneous licence | HAMERSLEY IRON PTY LIMITED | Granted | 27 November 2043 | 51,960 | ||
| E 47/537 Exploration licence | HAMERSLEY IRON PTY LIMITED; HAMERSLEY RESOURCES LIMITED | Granted | 15 October 2026 | Iron | Marandoo / Rio Tinto | 12,656 |
| E 47/538 Exploration licence | HAMERSLEY IRON PTY LIMITED; HAMERSLEY RESOURCES LIMITED | Granted | 15 October 2026 | Iron | Marandoo / Rio Tinto | 6,618 |
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