RIO Tinto's Yandicoogina iron ore mine expansion in the Pilbara looks set for a timely completion, with contractor John Holland completing 94% of its infrastructure works contract as part of the Yandi Sustaining Project. ... Marion Lopez. John Holland has completed 94% of works at the Yandi Sustaining Project. 07 April 2015. Rio Tinto …
Western Australia Iron Ore (WAIO) is an integrated system of four processing hubs and five mining hubs, connected by more than 1,000 kilometres of rail infrastructure and port facilities in the Pilbara region of northern Western Australia. Nickel West is a fully integrated mine-to-market nickel business located 600 kilometres north-east of Perth.
BHP Western Australia Iron Ore (WAIO) asset president Brandon Craig said: "About 40% of BHP's operational greenhouse gas emissions come from using diesel fuel, and this is a core focus of our decarbonisation strategy. "Ultimately, our aim is to have fully electric trucking fleets at our sites, but alternative fuels like HVO may help us …
BHP is targeting first ore extraction at the operation in 2021 and expects to ramp up to 80 Mt/y of output. This will replace production from the existing Yandi mine, which is reaching the end of its economic life. The company carried out the first blast at the project in September.
South Flank is said to be BHP's preferred option to replace the 80 million tonne-a-year Yandi mine, which is reaching the end of its mine life. ... of BHP's last major iron ore project ...
BHP announces a $4.7 billion Pilbara mine, the third being planned for WA alongside new projects from FMG and Rio Tinto, but there are fears of a bust to come as the three new projects jostle for ...
Microscopic water bugs have put a major roadblock in front of BHP driving forward with an iron ore mine expansion about 797 times larger than the MCG's surface area. ... Future of BHP's huge Jimblebar iron ore project in limbo following the discovery of rare stygofauna ... Jimblebar churns out more than 65 million tonnes of iron ore per ...
The first electric excavator in BHP's fleet is now operational at its Yandi iron ore mine, bolstering operator safety and productivity and progressing the company's …
The project will replace production from the 80 million ton per annum (Mtpa) Yandi mine when it reaches the end of its economic life. It is due to become operational by 2021 and expected to ...
The BHP Group Ltd share price is up around 0.5% after the news that the resources giant has found a way to extend the life of its Yandi iron ore mine.. BHP is one of the world's largest iron ore ...
Quellaveco copper mine, Peru. Anglo American and Mitsubishi will spend between $5bn and $5.3bn on the new copper project in Peru, which will take advantage of one of the world's largest deposits of the mineral, with over 1.1 billion tonnes of ore at 0.55% copper reported to be beneath the project.. The company expects to start …
A new mine planning optimisation software tool called Blasor has been developed and implemented at BHP Billiton's Yandi Joint Venture operation in the Pilbara. Blasor is specifically configured for designing and optimising the long-term pit development plan for the multi-pit blended-ore operation at Yandi. It is used for optimal design of the ultimate …
Robe Mesa is a quality asset, with Ore Reserves of 33.4Mt at 55.0% Fe (61.6% Fe calcined) with a Resource base of 45.2Mt at 56% Fe (62.7% Fe calcined). The iron-ore in the Robe Mesa is from the centre of the Robe palaeo-channel which contains a well-characterised and well-known pisolitic ore-type.
BHP is trialling the use of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) to help power mining equipment at its Yandi iron ore operations in Western Australia. Supplied through a collaboration with bp, the renewable diesel made from HVO will be used in haul trucks and other mining equipment over an initial three-month trial period.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION Rio Tinto operate the Yandicoogina (Yandi) mine site located in the central Pilbara region of Western Australia, approximately 100km northwest of Newman and 300km southeast of Dampier. Run-of-mine ore from the Yandi Oxbow pit is hauled directly from the pit to the processing circuit at Junction South West. CONTRACT …
The Yandi iron ore mine is a part of an 85:15 joint venture between BHP, and Mitsui and ITOCHU. Ore from the Yandi open cut mine is processed on site and taken to Port …
The BHP iron ore project is targeting first ore extraction in 2021. Generating roughly 80 million tonnes of output per year, it will fully replace production from the existing Yandi mine which is ...
The company has no immediate development plans for the Wiluna West iron ore deposit but reported in August 2019 that it had executed a "Term Sheet for a Mining Rights Agreement" with Gold …
BHP has said the new mine, which will replace Yandi and tie in with Mining Area C operations, will increase its average iron ore grade from 61 per cent to 62 per cent and the proportion of lump ...
The mine is connected via a 39-kilometre spur line to the railway system linking mines at Newman and Yandi to ship loading facilities at Port Hedland. 2003 The mine was opened in 2003. 8 Mining Area C has eight open cut mines.
Located in the central Pilbara region, the South Flank project will completely replace production from the 80Mtpa Yandi iron ore mine, which is nearing the end of its …
The world's biggest miner BHP (NYSE, ASX: BHP) said Thursday it is trialling the use of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) to help power mining equipment at its Yandi iron ore operations in ...
Yandi is the second mine in Western Australia Iron Ore to achieve the milestone. When the Yandi mine was commissioned twenty-six years ago, it produced just over five million tonnes in its first year. In FY16, the mine produced over 78 million tonnes Ore for Rail. Fast facts. Alejandro Vasquez is the General Manager; 734 employees are employed ...
The proposal includes the existing Hamersley Yandicoogina iron ore project and proposed expansion. The existing project includes open pit mining at the Junction Central and Junction South East operations and associated infrastructure, dewatering activities, closure and rehabilitation. ... Yandi Targeted Northern Quoll Survey (PDF, …
Does the mining giant build a big new mining hub to keep its iron ore division running through into the future? ... The main deposit at Yandi is coming to the end of its life. In the 2021 ...
Peter Ker Resources reporter. Oct 18, 2021 – 1.31pm. BHP believes retirement of one of its most important Australian iron ore mines can be deferred by at …
The Gudai-Darri iron ore Project in Pilbara, Western Australia, is an open-pit mining operation with an expected life of more than 40 years. MT. ... Gudai-Darri is the company's first greenfield mine …
• Four processing hubs supported by five mines, all located in the Pilbara – Processing hubs are Newman, Jimblebar, Yandi and Mining Area C (including South Flank) – 220 trucks in operation; >30% autonomous – ~1,000 km of rail track – 182 locomotives; ~10,500 ore cars – Each train has an average length of ~2.8 km
Yandi continues its end-of-life ramp-down. Yandi is expected to provide supply chain flexibility with a lower level of production to continue for a few years. ... The Yandi iron ore mine is a part of an 85:15 joint venture between BHP, and Mitsui and ITOCHU. BHP 85%, Mitsui Iron Ore Corporation 7%, ITOCHU Minerals and Energy of Australia 8% ...
Our Pilbara operations – including a world-class, integrated network of 16 iron ore mines, four independent port terminals, a 1,700 kilometre rail network and related infrastructure – are designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand, supported by our Operations Centre in Perth. Learn more today with Rio Tinto.