Area C mine

Area C mine Location in Western Australia
Interactive map of Area C mine
Location
Location	Shire of East Pilbara, Pilbara
State	Western Australia
Country	Australia
Coordinates	22°55′12″S 118°58′28″E / 22.919955°S 118.974471°E / -22.919955; 118.974471
Production
Products	Iron ore
Production	63 million tonnes
Financial year	2021
History
Opened	2003
Owner
Company	BHP (85%) Itochu (8%) Mitsui Iron (7%)
Website	www.bhp.com

The Area C mine is an iron ore mine located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, 92 kilometres west-north-west of Newman. The mine is owned by BHP (85%), Itochu (8%) and Mitsui Iron (7%).^[1]

The Area C mine is part of the Mount Goldsworthy joint venture, together with the Yarrie and Nimingarra mines.

Overview

The Area C mine was officially opened on 30 October 2003 by Premier Geoff Gallop, but ore had been railed from the mine to the port since 16 August.^[2][3] However, bulk samples of the ore had been mined and sent to customers since late 2001.^[4] The mine was initially scheduled to produce 15 million tonnes of iron ore annually.^[5]

Ore from Area C is transported by rail to Port Hedland on the Mount Newman railway line.^[6]

The mine was operated by HWE Mining.^[7] In September 2011, BHP Billiton brought operations in house.^[8][9]

References

External links

• MINEDEX website: Mining Area C Database of the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation & Safety