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Australia
South Flank Mine (Area C Operation)

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 Location:
290 km S from Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia

  Regional Office:
125 St Georges Terrace
Perth
Western Australia, Australia
6000
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Overview

StageProduction
Mine TypeOpen Pit
Commodities
  • Iron Ore
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
Production Start...
Mine Life25 years (as of Jan 1, 2021)
South Flank is Australia's largest new iron ore mine in more than 50 years. Together with Mining Area C, it will form the largest operating iron ore hub in the world producing 145 million tonnes of iron ore each year.

In 2022 South Flank ramp up to full production capacity of 80 Mtpa (100 per cent basis) is ahead of schedule with an average rate of 67Mtpa achieved in the June 2022 quarter contributing to record production from the Mining Area C hub and record lump sales.


Owners

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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 85%, Mitsui Iron Ore Corporation 7%, ITOCHU Minerals and Energy of Australia 8%.

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Deposit Type

  • Banded iron formation


Summary:

The Pilbara bioregion, where the Proposal (Mining Area C/South Flank) is located, is situated in the south-eastern comer of the Pilbara Craton. The cratonic basement comprises Archaean granite-greenstone and is unconformably overlain by the late Archaean to Early Proterozoic deposits of the Hamersley Basin. The Hamersley Basin can be divided into three stratigraphic groups: the Fortescue, Hamersley and Turee Creek groups. Of these groups, the Fortescue and Hamersley groups outcrop in the immediate area Mining Area C.

The Hamersley Group is seen throughout the Hamersley Basin and forms the outcrop of Mining Area C. It is a sedimentary sequence comprising banded iron formations (BIFs), shales and dolomites with minor felsic volcanics and intrusive dolerite dykes and sills. The group contains both the Brockman and Marra Mamba Iron formations, which together host most of the known major iron ore deposits in the Pilbara region. The six lowermost formations of the Hamersley Group that exist within the area are listed below in order of increasing age:

1. Weeli Wolli Formation.

2. Brockman Iron Formation. Ore mineralisation from the Packsaddle Range deposits is contained within the Brockman Iron Formation, composed of a sequence of interbedded Banded Iron Formation, shales, siltstones and cherts. The four members comprising of the formation are:
- Yandicoogina Shale Member (shale and BIF);
- Joffre Member (BIF with minor shale bands);


Mining Methods

  • Truck & Shovel / Loader


Summary:

Mining at South Flank will be undertaken utilising conventional open-cut mining for iron ore. Campaign mining involves drilling, blasting, and categorisation of blasted material into iron ore or waste rock. Iron ore will be extracted from the three South Flank deposits - Highway, Vista Oriental and Grand Central.

By September 2023, the entire fleet of 41 Komatsu 930E-5 haul trucks at South Flank will have been converted for autonomous operation, along with about 180 other pieces of equipment that support mining operations including excavators, dozers, front-end loaders, water trucks and site vehicles.


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Processing

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Reserves at June 30, 2018:
A single cut-off grade was applied in WAIO per deposit ranging from 50-58%Fe.

WAIO – Cut-off grades used to estimate Ore Reserves range from 50–62%Fe for all material types.

CategoryTonnage CommodityGrade
Proven 360 Mt Iron 62.4 %
Probable 1,320 Mt Iron 61.5 %
Proven & Probable 1,680 Mt Iron 61.7 %
Measured 700 Mt Iron 62.2 %
Indicated 1,650 Mt Iron 61.1 %
Inferred 5,380 Mt Iron 59.7 %
Total Resource 7,730 Mt Iron 60.2 %


Pipelines
TypeMaterialDiameterLengthDescription


Heavy Mobile Equipment:
HME TypeModelSizeQuantityRef. Date
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