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Australia
Yandi Mine

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 Location:
100 km NW from Newman, Western Australia, Australia

  Regional Office:
125 St Georges Terrace
Perth
Western Australia, Australia
6000
Phone+618-6321-0000
WebsiteWeb
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Overview

StageProduction
Mine TypeOpen Pit
Commodities
  • Iron Ore
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
Processing
  • Crush & Screen plant
On-Site Camp yes
Yandi commenced its end-of-life ramp-down as South Flank ramped up. Yandi is expected to provide supply chain flexibility with a lower level of production to continue for a few years.


Owners

Source: p. 200,201,231
CompanyInterestOwnershipInvestor's Info
Mitsui Iron Ore Corporation Pty Ltd. 7 % Indirect
ITOCHU Minerals & Energy of Australia Pty Ltd. 8 % Indirect
BHP Group Ltd. 85 % Indirect
BHP Billiton Minerals Pty Ltd. (operator) 85 % Indirect
The Yandi iron ore mine is a part of an 85:15 joint venture between BHP, and Mitsui and ITOCHU. BHP 85%, Mitsui Iron Ore Corporation 7%, ITOCHU Minerals and Energy of Australia 8%.

Deposit Type

  • Channel Iron (CID)

Source: Source p.1-2

Summary:

The Yandi paleochannel is an ~90-kmlong, almost continuous concentration of high-grade pisolitic iron ore with low P and Al2O3 contents (58–60% Fe, ~0.05% P, 1–2% Al2O3, 3–5% SiO2, ~10% loss on ignition [LOI]). Mining exposures show the ferruginized channel to be ~500–600 m wide and 50– 70 m deep. The main ore horizon (Barimunya member) overlies basal clay and conglomerates (Munjina member) and is di-vided into upper and lower CID (Ramanaidou et al., 2003). CID ore comprises predominantly ooids and pisoids with hematite or goethite nuclei concentrically rimmed (cortex) by layers of vitreous goethite (Ramanaidou et al., 2003). Rounded to angular fragments (1–10 mm) of hematite, goethite, and maghemite, often rimmed by a thin goethite cortex, also constitute the channel fill (Ramanaidou et al., 2003). Wood fragments (1 mm to ~5 cm) replaced by goethite, or rarely by hematite, are abundant, but larger branches or trunks are rare. Late-stage massive and botryoidal vitreous goethite cements channel sediments, forming the ore matrix (Ramanaidou et al., 2003). Post ferruginization weathering has partially destroyed the characteristic CID texture in nearsurface horizons. The upper CID is also mor jointed and cavernous, hosting vertical solution pipes locally lined or infilled by clay, botryoidal goethite, and opaline silica.


Mining Methods

  • Truck & Shovel / Loader

Source:

Summary:

Yandi is an open-cut mine.


Crushing and Grinding


Processing

  • Crush & Screen plant

Source: Source

Summary:

Ore is crushed, beneficiated (where necessary) and blended at the processing hubs – to create lump and fines products that are transported along the Port Hedland–Mt Newman rail line to the Finucane Island and Nelson Point port facilities at Port Hedland.

Facilities, use & condition: 4 primary crushers, 3 ore handling plants, stockyard blending facility and 2 train load outs (nominal capacity 80 Mtpa).


Production:

CommodityUnits2021202020192018201720162015
Iron Ore kwmt 80,70181,48476,70275,35076,88879,26480,648
All production numbers are expressed as lump & fines.

Operational Metrics:

Metrics202120202019201820172016
Annual production capacity 80 Mt of iron ore lump & fines80 Mt of iron ore lump & fines80 Mt of iron ore lump & fines80 Mt of iron ore lump & fines80 Mt of iron ore lump & fines80 Mt of iron ore lump & fines

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Mine Management:

Job TitleNameProfileRef. Date
Fixed Plant Maintenance Superintendent Scott Burling LinkedIn Nov 1, 2021
General Manager Daniel Heal LinkedIn Nov 1, 2021
Mine Production Superintendent Weiran Sylvia Yang LinkedIn Nov 1, 2021
Project Superintendent Chris Sanguinetti LinkedIn Nov 1, 2021


Corporate Filings & Presentations:

DocumentYear
Annual Report 2021
Press Release 2021
Annual Report 2020
Annual Report 2019
Press Release 2019
Annual Report 2018
Other 2018
Annual Report 2017
Press Release 2017
Annual Report 2016
Press Release 2016
Annual Report 2015
Other 2006

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