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Robe Valley Mine

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Robe Valley Mine

Location: 44 km W from Pannawonica, Western Australia, Australia

Address:

Mine Access Road
Pannawonica
Western Australia, Australia
6716

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Summary

Mine TypeOpen Pit
StatusActive
Commodities
  • Iron Ore
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
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SnapshotRobe Valley operation consists of Mesa A and Mesa J Hubs.

Mesa A Hub includes Mesa A/Warramboo, Mesa B, Mesa C deposits, crushing, screening facilities, Mesa A wet processing plant, as well as other support infrastructure.

Mesa J Hub includes Mesa H, Mesa J and Mesa K (Mesa K Remnant Mining Project) deposits, as well as Mesa J wet plants and other support infrastructure.

As of March 2025, Robe River Mining Company is proposing to expand existing iron ore mining in order to sustain operations at Robe Valley. The Proposed Action is scheduled to commence in 2028, with first ore in 2031.

The Proposed Action will utilize much of the same key infrastructure including ore processing facilities and rail infrastructure.

Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Nippon Steel Corp. 14 % Indirect
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. 33 % Indirect
Rio Tinto plc 53 % Indirect
Robe River Iron Associates JV (operator) 100 % Indirect
Robe River Iron Associates (Robe River) is a joint venture between Rio Tinto (53%), Mitsui Iron Ore Development (33%), and Nippon Steel Corporation (14%).
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Deposit type

  • Channel Iron (CID)

Summary:

Robe Valley deposits: goethite mineralisation occurs as pisolite ores within the paleo-channel of a channel iron formation. Some detrital mineralisation also occurs.

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Comminution

Crushers and Mills

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Processing

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Commodity Production

CommodityUnits20252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
Iron Ore kt  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe 26,951 31,947 31,182 32,776 32,482
All production numbers are expressed as lump & fines.

Production Costs

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