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Area C mine
Iron ore mine in Western Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Area C mine is an iron ore mine located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, 92 kilometres west-north-west of Newman. The mine is owned by BHP (85%), Itochu (8%) and Mitsui Iron (7%).[1]
The Area C mine is part of the Mount Goldsworthy joint venture, together with the Yarrie and Nimingarra mines.
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The Area C mine was officially opened on 30 October 2003 by Premier Geoff Gallop, but ore had been railed from the mine to the port since 16 August.[2] However, bulk samples of the ore had been mined and sent to customers since late 2001.[3] The mine was initially scheduled to produce 15 million tonnes of iron ore annually.[4]
Ore from Area C is transported by rail to Port Hedland on the Mount Newman railway line.[5]
The mine was operated by HWE Mining.[6] In September 2011, BHP Billiton brought operations in house.[7][8]
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