Earth:Iron Valley mine
| Location | |
|---|---|
  Iron Valley mine Location in Australia | |
| Pilbara | |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 22°43′50″S 119°19′06″E / 22.73056°S 119.31833°E |
| Production | |
| Products | Lump and fines iron ore |
| Production | 7 million tonnes/annum |
| History | |
| Opened | 2014 |
| Owner | |
| Company | Mineral Resources Limited |
| Website | http://www.mineralresources.com.au |
The Iron Valley mine is a small iron ore mine located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia,[1] 75 kilometres (47 mi) northwest of Newman, 270 kilometres (170 mi) south of Port Hedland,[2] and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of the Yandicoogina mine. The mine opened in August 2014, when the project had a JORC resource probable ore reserve of 134 million tonnes at 58.5% iron.[1] As at 30 June 2019, the ore resource was 189.9 million tonnes at 58.0% Fe, and the ore reserve was 89.0 million tonnes at 58.3% iron.[3]
The mine is operated by Mineral Resources Limited with a royalty interest to BCI Minerals. The operations of the mine are part of various strategies of collaboration between larger operators in the region [4] After mining and screening, lump and fines ore products are transported by road train to the Utah Point bulk Handling facility at Port Hedland.[5] The mine has an annual ore production rate of 7 million tonnes, with a mine life of more than 10 years at the current rate.[6] The mine has a camp at the nearby Phil's Creek location.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Iron Valley Mine, Marillana Station, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia". https://www.mindat.org/loc-272877.html.
- ↑ "Iron Valley - BCI Minerals". https://www.bciminerals.com.au/our-assets/iron-valley.html.
- ↑ "Iron Valley". https://www.bciminerals.com.au/our-assets/iron-valley.html. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ↑ "BC Iron suspends Nullagine joint venture with Fortescue.(Business)", The Age (Melbourne, Australia) (Fairfax Media Publications Pty Limited): 5, 2015-12-12, ISSN 0312-6307
- ↑ Mineral Resources Limited > Iron Valley mine September 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ↑ "Iron Valley". http://www.mineralresources.com.au/mrl-mining/iron-ore/iron-valley.html. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
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