Overview
| Status | Care and Maintenance |
| Mine Type | Open Pit |
| Commodities |
|
| Mining Method |
|
| Processing |
- Gravity separation
- Flotation
- Magnetic separation
|
| Mine Life | 39 years (as of Jan 1, 2011) |
Summary:
The Jack Hills Resource comprises banded iron formation (BIF-BFO) of 2,870 Mt at 30.7 % Fe, Massive Iron Mineralisation (MIM), Direct Shipping material (MIM-DSO) of 133 Mt at 56.2 % Fe, Massive Iron Mineralisation potential Jig Feed or BFO (MIM-JIG) of 96 Mt at 45.5 % Fe and Detrital Iron Deposits (DID) which includes potential BFO, Jig feed canga or colluvium deposits of 118 Mt at 32.6 % Fe.
Summary:
Conventional large-scale truck and shovel mining method.
The JHEP mine plan, which has a projected life of 39 years, envisages a high-volume strip mining method utilising large-scale mining fleet at multiple working faces to produce a consistent quality of ore feed for the processing plant, with an average life of mine strip ratio of approximately 0.94:1.
Processing Technologies
- Gravity separation
- Flotation
- Magnetic separation
Summary:
The plant design incorporates established equipment and processing technologies used domestically and internationally within the iron ore and other extractive industries.
Each concentrator module will utilise conventional low-intensity magnetic separation to produce a premium magnetite pellet feed concentrate and a gravity / flotation circuit to produce a high quality hematite sinter feed concentrate. Pilot testing of the flowsheet achieved total iron recovery of 74.8%.
Projected Production:
| Commodity | Product | Units | LOM |
|
Iron (hematite)
|
Concentrate
|
M wmt
| 701 |
|
Iron (hematite)
|
Ore
|
M wmt
| 14 |
Operational Metrics:
| Metrics | 2011 |
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Stripping / waste ratio
| 0.94 |
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Annual mining capacity
| 120 Mt |
|
Annual processing capacity
| 55 Mt |
Reserves at December 31, 2011:
| Category | Tonnage | Commodity | Grade |
|
Measured
|
906 Mt
|
Iron (hematite)
|
32.4 %
|
|
Indicated
|
1,267 Mt
|
Iron (hematite)
|
32.2 %
|
|
Inferred
|
1,061 Mt
|
Iron (hematite)
|
32.3 %
|
Operating Costs:
| | Units | |
|
OP mining costs ($/t mined)
|
AUD
| 6.25 * |
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Processing costs ($/t milled)
|
AUD
| ......  |
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Total operating costs ($/t milled)
|
AUD
| ...... |
* According to 2011 study.
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2011 Study Costs and Valuation Metrics :
| Metrics | Units | LOM Total |
|
Pre-Production capital costs
|
$M AUD
|
......
|
|
Total CapEx
|
$M AUD
|
......
|
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Processing OpEx
|
$M AUD
|
0.9
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Mine Management:
| Job Title | Name | Profile | Ref. Date |
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Sep 7, 2018
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