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Yilgarn Operation

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Overview

Mine TypeOpen Pit
StatusActive
Commodities
  • Iron Ore
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
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SnapshotThe Yilgarn Hub is located in Western Australia’s Goldfields region and incorporates the Koolyanobbing, Parker Range and Carina mines.

MinRes is exploring transforming its Yilgarn Hub from a hematite to magnetite operation, which will extend the life of the operation.

Mineral Resources (MinRes) will cease Yilgarn Hub iron ore shipments by December 31, 2024 following a comprehensive viability assessment.
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Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Mineral Resources Ltd. 100 % Indirect
Yilgarn Iron Ore Pty Ltd. (operator) 100 % Direct
Mineral Resources Limited (MinRes) acquired the Koolyanobbing, Mt Jackson, Windarling and Deception operations from Cliffs Asia Pacific Iron Ore Pty Ltd (Cliffs) on 28 August 2018, and the Parker Range mine site (through Polaris Metals Pty Ltd, a 100% owned subsidiary of MinRes) from Cazaly Iron Pty Ltd in August 2019. Yilgarn Iron Ore Pty Ltd (YIPL), a wholly owned subsidiary of MinRes, owns and operates the Yilgarn Operations.

Deposit type

  • Banded iron formation hosted

Summary:

Koolyanobbing is a collective term for the ore deposits at Koolyanobbing, Mount Jackson and Windarling. There are approximately 70 miles separating the three mining areas. Banded iron formations host the mineralization, which is predominately hematite and goethite. Each deposit is characterized with different chemical and physical attributes and, in order to achieve customer product quality, ore in varying quantities from each deposit must be blended together.

The mineralization at the Koolyanobbing operations is predominantly hematite and goethite replacements in greenstone-hosted banded iron formations. Individual deposits tend to be small with complex ore-waste contact relationships. The reserves at the Koolyanobbing operations are derived from 10 separate mineral deposits distributed over a 70 mile operating radius.

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Comminution

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Processing

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Production

CommodityUnits202420232022202120202019201720162015
Iron Ore Mt  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe3.2 10 12 12 
All production numbers are expressed as lump & fines. ^ Guidance / Forecast.

Operational metrics

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Production Costs

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Cash costs (sold) Iron Ore 40.2 / t  USD
Total cash costs (sold) Iron Ore 41.6 / t  USD
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Financials

Units202320222017
Revenue M  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe 464.2  USD
Sales margin M 36.3  USD
EBITDA M  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe 40.7  USD

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