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Data as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data

Tenement holder · Western Australia

HAMERSLEY WA PTY LTD

HAMERSLEY WA PTY LTD holds 7 current Western Australian mining tenements (1 mining lease, 2 miscellaneous licences, 4 exploration licences) covering 70,413 hectares; part of the Hancock Prospecting, Rio Tinto group.

7tenements
70,413hectares
4projects
6EPA statements
0closure plans
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Parent group: Hancock Prospecting, Rio Tinto

Projects (MINEDEX)

ProjectStageOwners (MINEDEX)Its tenements
Hope Downs Joint VentureOperatingRio Tinto Ltd 50%; Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd 50%; Hope Downs Iron Ore Pty Ltd; Hamersley WA Pty Ltd2
Rhodes RidgeNot ApplicableRio Tinto Ltd 50%; Mitsui & Co. (Australia) Ltd. 40%; AMb Holdings Pty Ltd 10%; Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd; Spc Blue Pty Ltd; Rhodes Ridge Mining (No 1) Pty Ltd2
Hamersley Iron Miscellaneous / Rio TintoNot ApplicableHamersley Iron Pty Ltd 100%; Pilbara Iron Company (Services) Pty Ltd1
East Angelas / Hancock ProspectingNot ApplicableHancock Prospecting Pty Ltd 100%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

StatementProposalDateStatus
MS 1248Hope Downs 211 June 2025in force
MS 1025Hope Downs Iron Ore Mine, 75 Km North-West of Newman Pilbara Region - Baby Hope Proposal24 December 2015in force
MS 854Hope Downs 4 Iron Ore Mine1 February 2011amended
MS 611Hope Downs Iron Ore Project - Rail and Port Facility, Pilbara6 December 2002in force
MS 584Hope Downs Iron Ore Mine1 February 2002amended
MS 514West Angelas Iron Ore Project28 June 1999amended

Tenements

TenementHolderStatusExpiresCommoditiesProjectHectares
M 282SA
Mining lease (State Agreement)
HAMERSLEY WA PTY LTD; HOPE DOWNS IRON ORE PTY LTDGranted30 March 2027IronHope Downs Joint Venture57,092
L 47/1172
Miscellaneous licence
HAMERSLEY WA PTY LTD; HOPE DOWNS IRON ORE PTY LTDApplication882
L 47/1173
Miscellaneous licence
HAMERSLEY WA PTY LTD; HOPE DOWNS IRON ORE PTY LTDGranted14 May 20461,002
E 47/1228
Exploration licence
HAMERSLEY WA PTY LTD; HOPE DOWNS IRON ORE PTY LTDGranted7 August 2027IronHamersley Iron Miscellaneous / Rio Tinto3,859
E 47/1307
Exploration licence
HAMERSLEY WA PTY LTD; HOPE DOWNS IRON ORE PTY LTDGranted3 August 2027IronEast Angelas / Hancock Prospecting7,487
E 47/1522
Exploration licence
HAMERSLEY WA PTY LTD; HOPE DOWNS IRON ORE PTY LTDGranted19 March 2027IronRhodes Ridge64
E 47/1922
Exploration licence
HAMERSLEY WA PTY LTD; HOPE DOWNS IRON ORE PTY LTDGranted9 June 2027IronHope Downs Joint Venture28