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See also: Iron ore in Australia

This list of iron ore mines in Australia is subsidiary to the list of mines article and lists working, defunct and planned mines in the country organised by state.

Western Australia

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Pilbara

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Mine Alternative names Majority Owner Status 1st Production Year Output (mtpa)!
Area C mine Mining Area C (MAC Mine) BHP[1] Producing 2001 55
Balmoral South Australasian Resources Deposit - 0
Brockman 4 mine Rio Tinto Producing 2010 22
Brockman 2 mine Brockman mine Rio Tinto Producing 1992 8.7
Channar mine Rio Tinto Producing 20
Christmas Creek mine Fortescue Metals Group Producing 50
Cloud Break mine Fortescue Metals Group Producing 40
Cockatoo Island Pluton Resources (under administration)[2] Not producing 0
Eastern Ridge mine Orebody 23/25, Newman East BHP
Hope Downs mine Rio Tinto / Hancock Prospecting[3] Producing
Iron Valley mine Mineral Resources Ltd[4] Producing 6
Jimblebar mine Orebody 18 mine BHP Producing 2013[5]
Karara mine Karara Mining Producing 2013[6] 8
Marandoo mine Rio Tinto Producing 1994 15
Mesa A mine Waramboo mine, Mesa J mine (part of Mesa A) Rio Tinto[7] Producing 1992
Mt Tom Price mine Rio Tinto Producing 1966 28
Mt. Whaleback mine BHP Producing 1968
Nammuldi mine Rio Tinto Producing 2006 6.6
Paraburdoo mine Rio Tinto Producing 1972 20
Pardoo mine Atlas Iron Ltd Producing 2008 2.4
Roy Hill Hancock Prospecting[8] Producing 2014
Shay Gap Mount Goldsworthy Mining Associates Closed in 1993 1973
Solomon hub mine Fortescue Metals Group[9] Producing 2013 72
South Flank mine BHP[10] Under construction in 2020
West Angelas mine Rio Tinto Producing 2002 35
Wodgina mine Atlas Iron Ltd Exhausted in 2017 2010 0
Yandicoogina mine Rio Tinto Producing 1998 52
Yandi mine BHP Producing 1991 79
Yarrie mine Goldsworthy BHP Suspended in 2014 1993 0

Esperance Port

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Mine Alternative names Majority Owner Status 1st Production Year Output (mtpa)
Koolyanobbing, Western Australia Cliffs Natural Resources Limited
Mt. Jackson Cliffs Natural Resources Limited
Yilgarn Iron Producers Association

Geraldton / Mid West

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Mine Alternative names Majority Owner Status 1st Production Year Year ceased Output (mtpa)
Extension Hill/Iron Hill Mount Gibson Iron Reworking stockpiles 2011 2019
Karara mine Karara Mining Producing 2013[6] - 8
Tallering Peak Mount Gibson Iron Closed 2003 2014 0

Offshore islands

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South Australia

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Northern Territory

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Proposed

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References

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  1. ^ "BHP Billiton's Area C Mine Officially Opened". BHP. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Summary of Pluton Resources Ltd (Receiver and Manager Appointed) | The Supreme Court of Victoria". www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Hope Downs Mine: an iron ore mine in Pilbara region, Western Australia". Mining Technology | Mining News and Views Updated Daily. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Iron Valley - BCI Minerals". www.bciminerals.com.au. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  5. ^ "BHP Billiton Opens Jimblebar Iron Ore Mine". BHP. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Karara Mining". www.kararamining.com.au. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Mesa A | Metalight". www.metalight.com.au. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Ownership | Roy Hill". www.royhill.com.au. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Solomon Hub Iron Ore Mine". Mining Technology | Mining News and Views Updated Daily. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  10. ^ Cooper, Michael (4 March 2020). "BHP South Flank: A mine for the future". The Australian Mining Review. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  11. ^ Valerina Changarathil (23 January 2015). "Arrium to mothball Southern Iron operations that include Peculiar Knob mine in SA, flags $1.3bn writedown due to iron ore prices". The Advertiser. News Corp. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  12. ^ "ABC Rural - ABC News". www.abc.net.au.
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