| Resource: |
Iron ore - hematite Fe2O3 | ||||
| Company: |
OneSteel Manufacturing Pty Ltd [Purchased from WPG Resources Ltd in 2011] | ||||
| Status: | Under construction | ||||
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Mining operation: |
Open cut iron ore mine; following extraction ore will be placed on a run of mine pad for storage prior to being trucked via a specifically designed haul road to a rail/loop siding approximately 0.5 km north of the existing Wirrida siding on the Adelaide to Darwin rail line. | ||||
| Location: |
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| Tenement information: |
Download preset map showing location of tenement via the South Australian Resources Information Geoserver (SARIG). [Note: Optimal performance for SARIG is provided by Google Chrome, Firefox or Safari browsers] | ||||
| The deposit: |
Located in the Mount Woods Inlier of the Gawler Craton in the younger (Palaeoproterozoic) of two iron-rich sequences in the Craton. | ||||
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Resource estimates and production estimates: |
Resource estimates and production statistics for South Australian major operating and approved mines (.pdf 48.8kb) | ||||
| Approval process: |
ML 6314 granted in June 2008 to WPG Resources Ltd. | ||||
| Documents and reports: |
Approved Mining and rehabilitation program (MARP) - now Program for environment protection and rehabilitation (PEPR) Peculiar Knob Iron Ore Project: Mining and Rehabilitation Program - Main report (.pdf 30.0Mb) Peculiar Knob Iron Ore Project: Mining and Rehabilitation Program - Appendices (.pdf 30.1Mb) Other publicly available documents and reports can be accessed via the South Australian Resources Information Geoserver (SARIG). For a copy of reports in an alternative format contact Customer Services: |