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Weipa Operations

Our operation consists of two continuous mining operations at East Weipa and Andoom, two beneficiation plants, 19 kilometres of railway to transport bauxite to the port area and two ship

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Notice to ASX

The current drilling method at Weipa utilizes aircore drilling. The typical aircorerig is a Land Cruiser mounted rig with a small enough wheelbase to traverse drill lines cleared with one D -6

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Major Mines Projects Weipa Operation

Weipa operation consists of the deposits known as Andoom, East Weipa, Amrun, Norman Creek and North of Weipa. Cessation of mining at East Weipa is expected in 2024. Weipa operation

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Update to Ore Reserves and Mineral Resources at Weipa

2022年2月23日  Likely mining method: O/P = open pit/surface; U/G = underground. Rio Tinto Aluminium bauxite Resources are stated as dry product tonnes and total alumina and silica

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Weipa bauxite mine - Wikipedia

The Weipa bauxite mine is a bauxite mine at Weipa on the western Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, Australia. A geologist named Harry Evans discovered the vast bauxite

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OneMine Mining Operations at Weipa

Weipa, today, is the largest bauxite mining operation in the world and holds a significant position on the world bauxite scene as the operation 1. supplies 15 per cent of the Western World's

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Weipa Bauxite Mine Environmental hotspots - UNEP/GRID

Mining of bauxite (aluminum ore) began at Weipa, on the Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia, in 1963. In 2012 the mine produced 23.1 million metric tonnes of ore, making it one

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MINING AND LOCAL-LEVEL DEVELOPMENT

The current RTA Weipa operation occurs under three Indigenous agreements: the Western Cape Communities Coexistence Agreement (WCCCA), the Weipa Town Agreement (WTA) and the

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Changes to Rio Tinto AluminiumPacific Operations Ore Reserve

1,949. 51.4. 100.0. Notes. Likely mining method: O/P = open pit; U/G = underground; D/O = dredging operation. Gove and Weipa Resources are stated as dry tonnes and total alumina

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Metro Mining and its ‘game-changer’ expansion plan

This article is a sponsored feature from Mining.au partner Metro Mining Limited. ... which operates the Bauxite Hills Mine located 95km north of Weipa on the western edge of Queensland’s Cape York Peninsula. The mine, which

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Bauxite Mines - an overview ScienceDirect Topics

Weipa (Australia) 230 reliable+150 likely: 55: 2.4: 0.8: Gove (Australia) 150 reliable: 50: 3.5: 0.8: ... which is the most well-established method for metal extraction from ores, requires a temperature range within 900°C – 3000°C (Priya and Hait, 2017) ... which has accumulated around the mining site. Currently, a drift-mining method is ...

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Notice to ASX

(a) Likely mining method: O/P = open pit/surface; U/G = underground. (b) Rio Tinto Aluminium bauxite Resources are stated as dry product tonnes and total alumina and silica grades. (c) Amrun and East Weipa and Andoom Resource tonnes increased following conversion of Reserves to Resources based on updated economic assumptions.

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Mining and Refining – Australia

Each year, roughly 3.2 million tonnes of bauxite from Rio Tinto Alcan’s mining operations in Weipa on Western Cape York are shipped to Gladstone to be processed into alumina at the Yarwun refinery. Downloads ... or ‘combined heat and power’ technology provides greater conversion efficiencies than traditional generation methods.

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Metro Mining eyes 2024 production of up to 6.8 million tonnes

2024年3月26日  Metro Mining (ASX:MMI) has set a 2024 bauxite production target of between 6.3 million and 6.8 million wet metric tonnes, as the wet season weakens and production resumes. Metro, which has a $173.14 million market capitalisation, began remobilising production, services, and contractor teams back to site this week ahead of a mining restart, which took []

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15 Things To Know About Weipa Australia Before You Visit

His findings led to the formation of Comalco (Commonwealth Aluminium Corporation of Australia) in December 1956 and bauxite mining at Weipa. In 1963 mining began, and the production has multiplied from 453,365 tonnes in 1964 to roughly 35 million tons of bauxite annually.

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Bauxite Deposits - SpringerLink

2016年7月13日  Gradational zoning is characterised by a gradual decrease in Al 2 O 3 and an increase in SiO 2 towards the upper and lower contacts of the bauxite seam (Fig. 34.4a).This type of zoning is best expressed at the deposits of the Weipa plateau. Definition of ore grade and classification of the bauxite products depends on their overall chemistry, therefore resource

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Weipa-Andoom Aluminum Mine In Queensland, Australia

The Weipa-Andoom Aluminum Mine is located in the state of Queensland, Australia. It was first discovered in 1955 and has been in operation as a surface mine since 1963. The mine covers a vast area of 163,000 hectares (402,781 acres) and utilizes the open pit mining method.

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Schematic profile of well-defined components of the regolith at Weipa

Weipa bauxite deposit is believed to have formed from in situ weathering ... In this paper, a method to design optimum ore/mining boundaries for lateritic metal deposits is presented.

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Update to Ore Reserves and Mineral Resources at Weipa

2022年2月23日  Likely mining method: O/P = open pit/surface; U/G = underground. Rio Tinto Aluminium bauxite Resources are stated as dry product tonnes and total alumina and silica grades. Amrun and East Weipa and Andoom Resource tonnes increased following conversion of Reserves to Resources based on updated economic assumptions.

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Metro Mining on track to complete 75% expansion of

Australia’s only listed pure bauxite producer Metro Mining (ASX:MMI) is poised to complete the 75% expansion of its Bauxite Hills Mine in Queensland in early 2024. In May 2023, the $100.36 million market capitalisation company made a

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(PDF) The mining sector and indigenous tourism

2010年10月1日  to use this method when working with Indigenous people (see. Finlayson, 199 1) as it allows researchers to develop relationships. ... Weipa is owned by the mining company Comalco, a wholly.

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MINING AND LOCAL-LEVEL DEVELOPMENT

Mining, gender and agreements – Case Report 3: Australian Case Study – April 2013 v Executive summary This report provides the outcomes of a study on the gender dimensions of agreement processes at Rio Tinto Alcans Weipa (RTA Weipa) operation in Queensland, Australia. This report forms part of a

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The mining sector and indigenous tourism development in Weipa

tionship between Indigenous people and the mining sector. The next section provides a description of the methods used for the study. Details of the Weipa region and Comalco are provided in Section 5 and this is followed by a discussion of the Aboriginal communities in the region and some relevant Indigenous organi-sations.

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About the project - Glencore

The bauxite would be mined by conventional open cut mining methods using front end loaders and haul trucks. Bauxite ore would be screened and washed in an on-site beneficiation plant. The washed bauxite would be transported by road train to a coastal loading facility approximately 20 kilometres from the plant, and then shipped to overseas markets.

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Metro Mining’s Bauxite Hills Project, Cape York, Queensland

2018年5月11日  Metro Mining’s Bauxite Hills Project is located 5km south-east of the port at Skardon River and 95km north of Weipa in Western Cape Rock, North Queensland, Australia. Producer of. Bauxite direct shipping ore (DSO) Owner. ... Mining and screening at Metro Mining’s flagship project. The project employs a shallow, free-dig mining ...

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Mine Details MiningLink.au

The Urquhart Point Heavy Mineral Sands Project is located on the westcoast of Cape York in far north Queensland, three kilometres south west of the town of Weipa. It is jointly owned by Chinese investment company, Ozore Pty Ltd (50 percent) and Oresome Australia Pty Ltd (50 percent), a fully owned subsidiary of Metallica Minerals.

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Changes to Rio Tinto AluminiumPacific Operations Ore Reserve

(a) Likely mining method: O/P = open pit; U/G = underground; D/O = dredging operation. Notes % Al 2 O 3 % 2 3 % Al 2 3 % Al 2O 3 at end 2020 (b) Gove and Weipa Resources are stated as dry tonnes and total alumina grade. (c) Gove Resource tonnes increased following conversion of Reserves to Resources based on updated economic assumptions.

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Bauxite mining at Weipa Request PDF - ResearchGate

Request PDF On Aug 7, 2020, David Cousins and others published Bauxite mining at Weipa Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate

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The mining sector and indigenous tourism development in Weipa ...

2010年10月1日  The study area incorporates the mining town of Weipa, which had a population of 2830 in the 2006 Census of which approximately 17 percent was Indigenous (ABS, 2007) and Napranum Aboriginal community (population approx. 1200) situated approximately 10 km south of Weipa (See Fig. 1).Weipa township is located on the western side of the Cape York Peninsula

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