South Flank mine

The South Flank mine is an iron ore mine located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, 130 kilometres northwest of Newman. and approximately 9 km to the south of BHPs Mining Area C operation.[1] Construction at South Flank began in July 2018, the Mine is already producing ore and is 85% complete, once opened it will become the largest processing facility in Western Australia.

South Flank mine
Location
South flank mine
Location in Australia
LocationPilbara
StateWestern Australia
CountryAustralia
Coordinates22°59′27″S 118°52′43″E 22.990875, 118.878686
Production
ProductsIron ore
Production80 Million TPA (Projected)
History
Openedexpected 2021
Owner
CompanyBHP
WebsiteBHP website

BHP is the second-largest iron ore mining company in the Pilbara, behind Rio Tinto and ahead of the Fortescue Metals Group.[2] As of 2010, BHP employs 8,000 people in its Pilbara operations.[3] [4]

The mine is expected to operate for a minimum of 25 years and produce in excess of 80 million tonnes of iron ore per annum, at a construction cost in excess of US$3.6 billion. Construction of the mine employed around 2,500 people at its peak, with a staff of 600 permanent employees during operation.[5]

References
  1. "South Flank". BHP. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  2. Western Australian Mineral and Petroleum Statistic Digest 2009 Department of Mines and Petroleum website, accessed: 8 November 2010
  3. About BHP Iron Ore BHP website, accessed: 10 November 2010
  4. BHP South Flank Iron Ore Project
  5. Michael Cooper (4 March 2020). "BHP South Flank: A mine for the future". The Australian Mining Review. Retrieved 21 December 2020.


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