Marandoo mine
Iron ore mine in Western Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Marandoo mine is an iron ore mine located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, 45 kilometres east of Tom Price.[1]
Location | |
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Location | Shire of Ashburton, Pilbara |
State | Western Australia |
Country | Australia |
Coordinates | 22°38′25″S 118°07′15″E |
Production | |
Products | Iron ore |
Production | 15 million t/a (33 billion lb/a) |
History | |
Opened | 1994 |
Owner | |
Company | Rio Tinto Iron Ore |
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The mine is fully owned and operated by Rio Tinto Iron Ore and is one of seventeen iron ore mines the company operates in the Pilbara.[2][3] In 2009, the combined Pilbara operations produced 202 million tonnes (450 billion pounds) of iron ore, a 15 percent increase from 2008.[4] The Pilbara operations accounted for almost 13 percent of the world's 2009 iron ore production of 1.59 billion tonnes (3.5 trillion pounds).[5][6]
The mine, alongside the rail, is within a narrow corridor that splits Karijini National Park into a northern and a southern half.[2] The Hamersley Range, where the mine is located, contains 80 percent of all identified iron ore reserves in Australia and is one of the world's major iron ore provinces.[7]