List of iron ore mines in Australia
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This list of iron ore mines in Australia is subsidiary to the list of mines article and lists working, defunct and planned mines in the country organised by state.
Western Australia[edit]
Pilbara[edit]
| Mine | Alternative names | Majority Owner | Status | 1st Production Year | Output (mtpa)! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area C mine | Mining Area C (MAC Mine) | BHP[1] | Producing | 2001 | 55 |
| Balmoral South | Australasian Resources | Deposit | - | 0 | |
| Brockman 4 mine | Rio Tinto | Producing | 2010 | 22 | |
| Brockman 2 mine | Brockman mine | Rio Tinto | Producing | 1992 | 8.7 |
| Channar mine | Rio Tinto | Producing | 20 | ||
| Christmas Creek mine | Fortescue Metals Group | Producing | 50 | ||
| Cloud Break mine | Fortescue Metals Group | Producing | 40 | ||
| Cockatoo Island | Pluton Resources (under administration)[2] | Not producing | 0 | ||
| Eastern Ridge mine | Orebody 23/25, Newman East | BHP | |||
| Hope Downs mine | Rio Tinto / Hancock Prospecting[3] | Producing | |||
| Iron Valley mine | Mineral Resources Ltd[4] | Producing | 6 | ||
| Jimblebar mine | Orebody 18 mine | BHP | Producing | 2013[5] | |
| Karara mine | Karara Mining | Producing | 2013[6] | 8 | |
| Marandoo mine | Rio Tinto | Producing | 1994 | 15 | |
| Mesa A mine | Waramboo mine, Mesa J mine (part of Mesa A) | Rio Tinto[7] | Producing | 1992 | |
| Mt Tom Price mine | Rio Tinto | Producing | 1966 | 28 | |
| Mt. Whaleback mine | BHP | Producing | 1968 | ||
| Nammuldi mine | Rio Tinto | Producing | 2006 | 6.6 | |
| Paraburdoo mine | Rio Tinto | Producing | 1972 | 20 | |
| Pardoo mine | Atlas Iron Ltd | Producing | 2008 | 2.4 | |
| Roy Hill | Hancock Prospecting[8] | Producing | 2014 | ||
| Shay Gap | Mount Goldsworthy Mining Associates | Closed in 1993 | 1973 | ||
| Solomon hub mine | Fortescue Metals Group[9] | Producing | 2013 | 72 | |
| South Flank mine | BHP[10] | Under construction in 2020 | |||
| West Angelas mine | Rio Tinto | Producing | 2002 | 35 | |
| Wodgina mine | Atlas Iron Ltd | Exhausted in 2017 | 2010 | 0 | |
| Yandicoogina mine | Rio Tinto | Producing | 1998 | 52 | |
| Yandi mine | BHP | Producing | 1991 | 79 | |
| Yarrie mine | Goldsworthy | BHP | Suspended in 2014 | 1993 | 0 |
Esperance Port[edit]
| Mine | Alternative names | Majority Owner | Status | 1st Production Year | Output (mtpa) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koolyanobbing, Western Australia | Cliffs Natural Resources Limited | ||||
| Mt. Jackson | Cliffs Natural Resources Limited | ||||
| Yilgarn Iron Producers Association |
Geraldton / Mid West[edit]
| Mine | Alternative names | Majority Owner | Status | 1st Production Year | Year ceased | Output (mtpa) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extension Hill/Iron Hill | Mount Gibson Iron | Reworking stockpiles | 2011 | 2019 | ||
| Karara mine | Karara Mining | Producing | 2013[6] | - | 8 | |
| Tallering Peak | Mount Gibson Iron | Closed | 2003 | 2014 | 0 |
Offshore islands[edit]
South Australia[edit]
- Cairn Hill mine
- Iron Baron
- Iron Duke
- Iron Knob, South Australia
- Iron Monarch
- Iron Prince
- Peculiar Knob - mothballed by Arrium in 2015[11]
- Port Adelaide (multi-commodity port, export port for Cairn Hill ore)
- Whyalla port and Whyalla Steelworks (Processing plant and export port for iron ore and steel products)
Northern Territory[edit]
- Frances Creek
- Union Reef - rail to Darwin
Proposed[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "BHP Billiton's Area C Mine Officially Opened". BHP. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Summary of Pluton Resources Ltd (Receiver and Manager Appointed) | The Supreme Court of Victoria". www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Hope Downs Mine: an iron ore mine in Pilbara region, Western Australia". Mining Technology | Mining News and Views Updated Daily. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Iron Valley - BCI Minerals". www.bciminerals.com.au. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "BHP Billiton Opens Jimblebar Iron Ore Mine". BHP. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Karara Mining". www.kararamining.com.au. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Mesa A | Metalight". www.metalight.com.au. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Ownership | Roy Hill". www.royhill.com.au. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Solomon Hub Iron Ore Mine". Mining Technology | Mining News and Views Updated Daily. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ Cooper, Michael (4 March 2020). "BHP South Flank: A mine for the future". The Australian Mining Review. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ Valerina Changarathil (23 January 2015). "Arrium to mothball Southern Iron operations that include Peculiar Knob mine in SA, flags $1.3bn writedown due to iron ore prices". The Advertiser. News Corp. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ "ABC Rural - ABC News". www.abc.net.au.