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{{short description|Mine in Australia}}
{{Infobox mine
| name = South Flank mine
| pushpin_map = Australia
| pushpin_label = South flank mine
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Australia
| coordinates = {{coord|22.990875|S|118.878686|E|region:AU|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| place = [[Earth:Pilbara|Pilbara]]
| subdivision_type = State
| state/province = Western Australia
| country = {{wipe|Australia}}
| owner = [[Company:BHP|BHP]]
| official website = [http://www.bhp.com/bb/home.jsp BHP website]
| products = [[Earth:Iron ore|Iron ore]] 
| amount             = 80 Million TPA (Projected)
| opening year = expected 2021
| closing year =
}}
The '''South Flank mine''' is an [[Earth:Iron ore|iron ore]] mine located in the [[Earth:Pilbara|Pilbara]] region of Western Australia, 156 kilometres northwest of [[Earth:Newman, Western Australia|Newman]]. and approximately 9 km to the south of BHPs Mining [[Earth:Area C mine|Area C operation]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=South Flank|url=https://www.bhp.com/careers/get-to-know-our-business/south-flank/|access-date=2020-12-19|website=BHP|language=en}}</ref> Construction at South Flank began in July 2018, the Mine is already producing ore and is partially complete, once opened it will become the largest processing facility in Western Australia.

[[Company:BHP|BHP]] is the second-largest iron ore mining company in the Pilbara, behind Rio Tinto and ahead of the [[Company:Fortescue Metals Group|Fortescue Metals Group]].<ref name="Digest">[http://www.dmp.wa.gov.au/documents/Western_Australian_Mineral_and_Petroleum_Statistic_Digest_2009.pdf Western Australian Mineral and Petroleum Statistic Digest 2009] Department of Mines and Petroleum website, accessed: 8 November 2010</ref> As of 2010, [[Company:BHP|BHP]] employs 8,000 people in its Pilbara operations.<ref name="About">[http://www.bhp.com/bb/ourBusinesses/ironOre/aboutBhpBillitonIronOre.jsp About BHP Iron Ore] BHP website, accessed: 10 November 2010</ref>
<ref>[https://www.fluor.com/projects/bhp-south-flank-iron-ore#:~:text=BHP%20South%20Flank%20Iron%20Ore%20Project%20Fluor%20was,ore%20processing%20facility%20ever%20built%20in%20Western%20Australia. BHP South Flank Iron Ore Project]</ref>

The mine is expected to operate for a minimum of 25 years and produce in excess of 70 million tonnes of iron ore per annum, at a construction cost in excess of US$3.6 billion. Construction of the mine employed around 2,500 people at its peak, with a staff of 600 permanent employees during operation.<ref>{{cite news |author=Michael Cooper |title=BHP South Flank: A mine for the future|url=https://australianminingreview.com.au/features/bhp-south-flank-a-mine-for-the-future/#:~:text=THE%20South%20Flank%20iron%20ore,advanced%20mines%20in%20the%20world.&text=Located%20130km%20northwest%20of%20Newman,Area%20C%20in%20the%20Pilbara. |work=The Australian Mining Review |date=4 March 2020 |access-date=21 December 2020}}</ref>

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