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Robe Valley Mine

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Robe Valley Mine

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

Regional Office:

152-158 St Georges Terrace
Perth
Western Australia, Australia
6000

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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.

In 2021, the autonomous mining truck fleet was commissioned at the Robe Valley Mesa B, C, and H.

Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal 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)
  • Banded iron formation

Summary:

At the Robe Valley deposits, goethite mineralisation occurs as pisolite ores within the paleo-channel of a channel iron formation.

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Heavy Mobile Equipment

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Comminution

Crushers and Mills

Milling equipment has not been reported.

Processing

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Commodity Production

CommodityUnits2024202320222021202020192018201720162015
Iron Ore kt  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe26,95131,94731,18232,77632,482
All production numbers are expressed as lump & fines.

Production Costs

Commodity production costs have not been reported.

Personnel

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