South Flank mine

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South Flank mine
Location
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South flank mine
Location in Western Australia
Location Shire of East Pilbara, Pilbara
State Western Australia
Country Australia
Coordinates 22°59′27″S118°52′43″E / 22.990875°S 118.878686°E / -22.990875; 118.878686
Production
Products Iron ore
Production80 Million TPA (Projected)
History
Opened2021
Owner
Company BHP
Website BHP website
South Flank mine

The South Flank mine is an iron ore mine located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, 156 kilometres northwest of Newman. and approximately 9 km to the south of BHPs Mining Area C operation. [1] Construction at South Flank began in July 2018, the Mine is already producing ore and is partially complete, once opened it will become the largest processing facility in Western Australia.

BHP is the second-largest iron ore mining company in the Pilbara, behind Rio Tinto and ahead of the Fortescue Metals Group. [2] As of 2010, BHP employs 8,000 people in its Pilbara operations. [3] [4]

The mine is expected to operate for a minimum of 25 years and produce in excess of 70 million tonnes of iron ore per annum, at a construction cost in excess of US$3.6 billion. Construction of the mine employed around 2,500 people at its peak, with a staff of 600 permanent employees during operation. [5]

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References

  1. "South Flank". BHP. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  2. Western Australian Mineral and Petroleum Statistic Digest 2009 Department of Mines and Petroleum website, accessed: 8 November 2010
  3. About BHP Iron Ore BHP website, accessed: 10 November 2010
  4. BHP South Flank Iron Ore Project
  5. Michael Cooper (4 March 2020). "BHP South Flank: A mine for the future". The Australian Mining Review. Retrieved 21 December 2020.