Tallering Peak

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Tallering Peak Mine
Location
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Tallering Peak mine
Location in Western Australia
State Western Australia
Country Australia
Coordinates 28°06′49″S115°36′46″E / 28.113671°S 115.612865°E / -28.113671; 115.612865
Production
Products Iron ore
History
Opened2004
Closed2014
Owner
CompanyMount Gibson Mining
Tallering Peak

Tallering Peak is a feature near Mount Gibson in Western Australia

Tallering Peak Mine was an iron ore mine operating in the Mid West region of Western Australia between 2003 and 2014. It was the first operational mine of Mount Gibson Mining Company. [1]

From 2004, iron ore was transported to Geraldton, during the operational life of the mine. [2] [3] The operations were in conjunction with the local Aboriginal corporation. [4] Recognition of the area having iron deposits had occurred as early as the 1920s. [5] [6] The deposits were also reported as the Tallering Range Iron Ore Deposits. [7]

The area had been of interest in the 1930s for signs of gold deposits. [8]

Western Mining had worked on developing the ore body in the 1960s. [9]

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References

  1. "Company background – Mt Gibson Iron".
  2. https://www.mtgibsoniron.com.au/operations/ Tallering Peak
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20120320090646/http://www.mtgibsoniron.com.au/op-tallering.asp Tallering Operation details from web archive
  4. Yamatji Marlpa Barna Baba Maaja Aboriginal Corporation (30 June 2004), "Achievements (30 June 2004)", Annual Report (258 of 2004), Yamatji Marlpa Barna Baba Maaja Aboriginal Corporation, retrieved 26 August 2022
  5. "Tallering Iron Deposits". Geraldton Guardian . Vol. XVII, no. 4392. Western Australia. 5 February 1925. p. 2. Retrieved 26 August 2022 via National Library of Australia.
  6. "MINING". The Murchison Times And Day Dawn Gazette . Vol. 31, no. 25. Western Australia. 7 February 1925. p. 4. Retrieved 26 August 2022 via National Library of Australia.
  7. "Tallering Range Iron Ore Deposits". Geraldton Guardian . Vol. XVII, no. 4383. Western Australia. 15 January 1925. p. 4. Retrieved 26 August 2022 via National Library of Australia.
  8. "Mining at Tallering Peak". The Mullewa Mail . Vol. 40, no. 2021. Western Australia. 26 January 1935. p. 8. Retrieved 26 August 2022 via National Library of Australia.
  9. "Tallering Peak Agreement". The Beverley Times . Vol. 56, no. 31. Western Australia. 18 August 1961. p. 10. Retrieved 26 August 2022 via National Library of Australia.