PROJECT DESCRIPTION Rio Tinto operate the Yandicoogina (Yandi) mine site located in the central Pilbara region of Western Australia, approximately 100 kilometres north west of Newman and 300 kilometres …
BHP announces a $4.7 billion Pilbara mine, the third being planned for WA alongside new projects from FMG and Rio Tinto, but there are fears of a bust to come as the three new projects jostle for ...
Robe Mesa is a quality asset, with Ore Reserves of 33.4Mt at 55.0% Fe (61.6% Fe calcined) with a Resource base of 45.2Mt at 56% Fe (62.7% Fe calcined). The iron-ore in the Robe Mesa is from the centre of the Robe palaeo-channel which contains a well-characterised and well-known pisolitic ore-type.
Microscopic water bugs have put a major roadblock in front of BHP driving forward with an iron ore mine expansion about 797 times larger than the MCG's surface area. ... Future of BHP's huge Jimblebar iron ore project in limbo following the discovery of rare stygofauna ... Jimblebar churns out more than 65 million tonnes of iron ore per ...
A new mine planning optimisation software tool called Blasor has been developed and implemented at BHP Billiton's Yandi Joint Venture operation in the Pilbara. Blasor is specifically configured for designing and optimising the long-term pit development plan for the multi-pit blended-ore operation at Yandi. It is used for optimal design of the ultimate …
The Gudai-Darri iron ore Project in Pilbara, Western Australia, is an open-pit mining operation with an expected life of more than 40 years. MT. ... Gudai-Darri is the company's first greenfield mine …
Slide 10,23,30: 2021 Carbon Intensity for Seaborne Iron Ore is detailed on slide 25. Slide 10: Nature positive is defined by the WBCSD / TNFD as "A high-level goal and concept …
Construction of BHP's South Flank iron mine, in Western Australia, is some 84% complete, project manager Simon Thomas said at the Global Iron and Steel Forecast conference. According to the ...
The Yandi Iron Ore Mine is one of the five mining hubs in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. It has been open since 1991 and in 2023, it produced 257 …
The Zanaga Project is a globally significant iron ore resource 8 One of the only large, long-life, iron ore assets not controlled by existing major iron ore producers Orebody supports >30 year mine life, even at 60Mtpa production scale Large Scale Reserves & Resources …positioning Zanaga as a Globally Significant Reserve1
PROJECT DESCRIPTION Rio Tinto operate the Yandicoogina (Yandi) mine site located in the central Pilbara region of Western Australia, approximately 100km northwest of Newman and 300km southeast of Dampier. Run-of-mine ore from the Yandi Oxbow pit is hauled directly from the pit to the processing circuit at Junction South West. CONTRACT …
The Yandi iron ore mine is a part of an 85:15 joint venture between BHP, and Mitsui and ITOCHU. Ore from the Yandi open cut mine is processed on site and taken to Port …
The mine is connected via a 39-kilometre spur line to the railway system linking mines at Newman and Yandi to ship loading facilities at Port Hedland. 2003 The mine was opened in 2003. 8 Mining Area C has eight open cut mines.
The project will replace production from the 80 million ton per annum (Mtpa) Yandi mine when it reaches the end of its economic life. It is due to become operational by 2021 and expected to ...
BHP has delivered the first ore from its $4.6 billion South Flank mine in the Pilbara, Australia's biggest iron ore project in 50 years.
South Flank is said to be BHP's preferred option to replace the 80 million tonne-a-year Yandi mine, which is reaching the end of its mine life. ... of BHP's last major iron ore project ...
Western Australia Iron Ore (WAIO) is an integrated system of four processing hubs and five mining hubs, connected by more than 1,000 kilometres of rail infrastructure and port facilities in the Pilbara region of northern Western Australia. Nickel West is a fully integrated mine-to-market nickel business located 600 kilometres north-east of Perth.
The Yandi Iron Ore Mine is one of the five mining hubs in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. It has been open since 1991 and in 2023, it produced 257 million tonnes of iron ore — which is enough to make the steel for around 2,980 Sydney Harbour Bridges. Write to Aaliyah Rogan at Mining.au
BHP has said the new mine, which will replace Yandi and tie in with Mining Area C operations, will increase its average iron ore grade from 61 per cent to 62 per cent and the proportion of lump ...
Yandi continues its end-of-life ramp-down. Yandi is expected to provide supply chain flexibility with a lower level of production to continue for a few years. ... The Yandi iron ore mine is a part of an 85:15 joint venture between BHP, and Mitsui and ITOCHU. BHP 85%, Mitsui Iron Ore Corporation 7%, ITOCHU Minerals and Energy of Australia 8% ...
Yandi is the second mine in Western Australia Iron Ore to achieve the milestone. When the Yandi mine was commissioned twenty-six years ago, it produced just over five million tonnes in its first year. In FY16, the mine produced over 78 million tonnes Ore for Rail. Fast facts. Alejandro Vasquez is the General Manager; 734 employees are employed ...
Mineral Resources managing director Chris Ellison said Onslow Iron will be transformational, not just for MinRes but for Western Australia. "This project will be the cornerstone of our iron ore strategy to deliver low-cost, long-life operations with project economics that are compelling through commodity price cycles.
Production Start. 1992. Snapshot. BHP's Western Australia Iron Ore (WAIO) comprises four main joint ventures (JVs): Mount Newman, Yandi, Mount Goldsworthy and …
RIO Tinto's Yandicoogina iron ore mine expansion in the Pilbara looks set for a timely completion, with contractor John Holland completing 94% of its infrastructure works contract as part of the Yandi Sustaining Project. ... Marion Lopez. John Holland has completed 94% of works at the Yandi Sustaining Project. 07 April 2015. Rio Tinto …
The company has no immediate development plans for the Wiluna West iron ore deposit but reported in August 2019 that it had executed a "Term Sheet for a Mining Rights Agreement" with Gold …
The first electric excavator in BHP's fleet is now operational at its Yandi iron ore mine, bolstering operator safety and productivity and progressing the company's …
South Flank, alongside BHP's Mining Area C, will form the largest operating iron ore hub in the world, producing 145 million tonnes of the steel-making material each year, the company said in a ...
Peter Ker Resources reporter. Oct 18, 2021 – 1.31pm. BHP believes retirement of one of its most important Australian iron ore mines can be deferred by at …
BHP is targeting first ore extraction at the operation in 2021 and expects to ramp up to 80 Mt/y of output. This will replace production from the existing Yandi mine, which is reaching the end of its economic life. The company carried out the first blast at the project in September.