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Last updated: May 27, 1988
The proposal is to establish a new iron ore mining project at Yandicoogina (Marillana) in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The proposal generally involves the mining of iron ore deposits at an initial production rate of about 2 million tonnes per year, with the potential to increase production to a rate of up to 5 million tonnes per year during a projected 20 year mine life. There is, however, further potential for operations to be expanded to a much larger project beyond the scope of... Read more...Last updated: March 8, 1988
The proposal is to mine high grade iron ore from a scree and erosion fan located south of McCamey's Monster Hill. The initial output in the first year will be 3 million tonnes which will increase to 5 million tonnes in the second year. The total tonnage over the life time of the project is 34.5 million tonnes. The processing plant will consist of a series of screens to separate the ore from the waste. The product ore will be transported to Port Hedland via a haul road to the Mt Newman to... Read more...