Ore-some: New date for Earth's largest iron deposits

Using a new geochronology technique to accurately measure the age of iron oxide minerals, researchers found the Hamersley deposits formed between 1.4 and 1.1 billion years ago, rather than 2.2 ...

Paraburdoo Iron Ore Mine, Pilbara

Paraburdoo iron ore mine is situated 80km south of Tom Price in Pilbara, Western Australia. The mine is owned and operated by Rio Tinto Iron Ore. It is one of the 12 mines supervised by Rio Tinto …

World's largest iron ore deposits formed over 1 billion years …

Huge iron ore deposits in Western Australia's Hamersley Province formed when major tectonic events led to the breakup of supercontinent Columbia and to the …

Hamersley Range | Gorges, Pilbara, Outback | Britannica

The range is important for its minerals, particularly iron ore. After 1960 large iron mines were developed at Mount Tom Price, Mount Newman, Paraburdoo, Pannawonica, and other sites; by the early 1990s the range accounted for more than 90 percent of Australia's iron ore production. Railroads carry the ore to Dampier and Port Hedland on the ...

Iron ore miners face pay rise bid from Australian worker …

It has been more than a decade since unions last negotiated collective worker agreements at mines for iron ore. The material is Australia's biggest export earner and the nation accounts for 56% ...

Equinox Resources Limited completed the acquisition of Hamersley Iron

The Hamersley Iron Ore Project is located approximately 60-kilometers (kms) north of Tom Price in the Pilbara region of Western Australia and is prospective for iron ore. The Campo Grande Rare Earth Project covers approximately 1,760 square kilometers (km2) of tenements in Bahia, north-eastern Brazil.

Iron Ore

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The origin of the iron-formation-rich Hamersley Group of …

INTRODUCTION The Hamersley Iron Province of Western Australia (Fig. 1) (MacLeod, 1966) contains extensive banded iron-formations (BIF) and large supergene iron ore bodies derived from them. These occur within the Hamersley Group which, with the underlying Fortescue Group (MacLeod et al., 1963), forms part of the Mt. Bruce …

Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | EPA Western Australia

Read more about Yandicoogina Iron Ore Mine and Railway East Hamersley Range (s46) [1265] Dampier Port Upgrade to 95 Mtpa Capacity. Read more about Dampier Port Upgrade to 95 Mtpa Capacity; Dredging Program Dampier Port Upgrade to a Throughput Capacity of 120 Million Tonnes Per Annum (s46) [1646]

World's largest iron ore deposits formed over 1 billion years …

Huge iron ore deposits in Western Australia's Hamersley Province formed when major tectonic events led to the breakup of supercontinent Columbia and to the amalgamation of Australia.

Hamersley Iron Ore Project

The Hamersley Iron Ore Project is strategically located in the infrastructure ready, Pilbara Iron-ore region of Western Australia. The Project consists of the granted Mining Lease (M47/1450) and is situated near iron ore …

Iron Ore

Rio Tinto Iron Ore. We are one of the world's leading producers of iron ore. Our iron ore operations in the Pilbara comprise a world-class, integrated network of 17 iron ore mines, 4 independent port terminals, a 1,900-kilometre rail network and related infrastructure.. We produce these mainstream iron ore products in Western Australia, including Pilbara …

The Genesis of the Hope Downs Iron Ore Deposit, …

The banded iron formation (BIF)-hosted Hope Downs high-grade hematite ore deposits are situated within the Marra Mamba Iron Formation with subsidiary deposits in the Brockman Iron Formation of the Archean …

Iron Ore – Hamersley Province, WA

The Hamersley Province is being mined at a rate of >850Mt of iron ore per year so understanding the mineralisation and its relationships with the weathered landscape of the Province to target new deposits and to …

Giant iron-ore deposits of the Hamersley province related to …

The ca. 2008 Ma age proposed for the giant iron-ore deposits of the Hamersley province is a reliable maximum age for mineralization at the Paraburdoo mine, but may not necessarily apply to all deposits. Small ore clasts are present in the basal Cheela Springs Basalt and Beasley River Quartzite, ...

Hamersley Iron Ore (Rio Tinto) mining in the Pilbara …

Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd was to develop both a draft plan and a draft impact assessment. However, the Australian Government does not expect to receive the draft plan or impact assessment report at this time. This means Rio Tinto continues to seek project-by-project approval for its iron ore mining activity in the Pilbara. Get in touch

Ore-some: New date for Earth's largest iron deposits

Research led by Curtin University reveals that Earth's largest iron ore deposits -- in the Hamersley Province of Western Australia -- are about one billion …

Phosphorus distribution in BIF-derived iron ores of

The BIF-hosted iron ore deposits in the lower greenstone succession of the Koolyanobbing greenstone belt, 50 km north of Southern Cross in Western Australia, is a ~200 Mt high-grade Fe (>58%) pre ...

Hamersley Iron Pty Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of …

Hamersley Iron Pty Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of Rio Tinto) ... Read more about Greater Paraburdoo Iron Ore Hub Proposal; Environment Online Portal EPA Consultation Hub open for public comment SEARCH Proposals FIND A PROPOSAL REFERRED TO THE EPA SEARCH Schemes FIND A SCHEME OR SCHEME …

PorterGeo Database

Descriptions of major ore deposits world wide. The main iron ores of the Hamersley province are hosted with in the Archaean to Palaeoproterozoic volcanic and sedimentary sequence the Mount Bruce Supergroup which spans a time interval of over 400 Ma, from greater than 2770 Ma to near 2350 Ma. It rests unconformably on 3.50 to 2.80 Ga …

RTZ Iron Ore Mine, Hamersley Basin, Western Australia

Hamersley iron ore conveyor between Hamersley's Channar and Paraburdoo mines. The Hamersley Basin mining area lies in the Pilbara region of north …

Dampier Port Upgrade

Clough completed the upgrade of Hamersley Iron's Parker Point and East Intercourse Island port ore handling and shiploading facilities. The project allowed the port to have a capacity to handle an excess of 65 Mtpa of shipped iron ore. Project in numbers. Related Projects View all Construction.

Generic Iron Ore train leaving Hamersley Iron's

Generic Iron Ore train leaving Hamersley Iron's Paraburdoo mine site, Hammersley Iron is a wholly owned subsidiary of Rio Tinto situated in Western Australia's Pilbarra region, 4 July 2005. SMH... Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images

Hamersley

Hamersley - Eastern Range iron ore mine. 22 May 2020. Eastern Range is a joint venture between Rio Tinto (54%) and Baosteel (56%). We include it as part of Hamersley Mines (excl HIY) from 2014. $2,250. Asset Report Hamersley - Gudai-Darri iron ore mine. 02 January 2024.

Scientists Uncover a Billion-Year Secret in Earth's Largest …

Research conducted by Curtin University has uncovered that the vast iron ore deposits in Western Australia's Hamersley Province are approximately one billion …

Iron Ore Operations

Western Hub. The Solomon Hub in the Hamersley Ranges is located 60km north of Tom Price and 120km to the west of our Chichester Hub. Solomon represents a valuable source of production, enabling the blend of higher iron grade Firetail ore with ore from Eliwana and the Chichester Hub to create our Fortescue's Blend product.

Density investigation and implications for exploring iron-ore …

The Hamersley Province in the northwest of Western Australia contains extensive banded iron formations (BIFs) and large hematite-goethite deposits. Density information of rocks and ores in this region has been scarce. This study reports the results of a systematic density investigations based on more than eight hundred density …

Banded iron formation-related iron ore deposits of the Hammersley …

There are several models for the formation of BIF-hosted high-grade iron ore deposits in the Hamersley Province. Although these models include supergene/metamorphic (Morris, Thornber and Ewers ...

Ore-some: New Date for Earth's Largest Iron Deposits Offers …

Research led by Curtin University reveals that Earth's largest iron ore deposits – in the Hamersley Province of Western Australia – are about one billion years …

Simplified geology of the Hamersley Province (modified …

Current models for the origin of banded iron-formation (BIF) derived in situ iron ore deposits assume that the typical chert and iron oxide banded BIF is the primary rock from which enriched iron ...