Brockman Mine
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| Mining technology | Open pit | ||
| Funding / total | 8.7 million t | ||
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| Operating company | Rio Tinto Group | ||
| Start of operation | 1992 | ||
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| Degradation of | Iron ore | ||
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| Coordinates | 22 ° 26 ′ 0 ″ S , 117 ° 21 ′ 13 ″ E | ||
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| local community | Tom Pride | ||
| State | Western Australia | ||
| Country | Australia | ||
The Brockman Mine is an iron ore mine in the Pilbara Region of Western Australia , 60 kilometers northwest of Tom Price . The mine is sometimes referred to as the Brockman 2 Mine to distinguish it from the Rio Tinto Group's new Brockman 4 mine in the area.
The mine is 100% owned by Rio Tinto Group and is one of thirteen iron ore mines that the company operates in the Pilbara region. In 2009 the Rio Tinto iron ore mines in the Pilbara produced 202 million tons of iron ore, 15% more than in 2008. The share of world production of iron ore from Rio Tinto from the Pilbara was 13% in 2009; that of world production was 1.59 billion tons.
The Hamersley Range , where the mine is located, contains 80% of Australia's known iron deposits and is one of the largest iron ore deposits in the world.
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Mining in the Pilbara region. The red point marks the location of the mine. |
Rio Tinto's mining activities in the Pilbara began in 1966. The Brockman Mine began production in 1992. The mine has an annual capacity of 8.7 million tons of iron ore, which is mined in open-cast mining. The ore is processed there before being loaded onto railroad trains. The ore from this mine is then transported to the coast by the Hamersley & Robe River Railway , where it is loaded onto ships. Iron ore from the Brockman Mine, such as that from the Mount Tom Price Mine , Paraburdoo Mine , Channar Mine , Eastern Range Mine , Marandoo Mine and Yandicoogina Mine , is transported by rail from the mines to Dampier as raw, fine iron product . Before it is loaded onto the ships for export, it is mixed and sieved. The maximum size of the iron ore pellets is 31.5 mm and the fine iron ore is a maximum of 6.3 mm.
The miners work every two weeks and are flown in and out by air. In 2009, the mine employed 539 people, compared to just 445 in 2008 due to the 2008 financial crisis.
The mine is in close proximity to the Nammuldi Mine , which is also operated by Rio Tinto.
Like the Channar Mine , the Brockman 2 Mine stopped mining during the 2008 financial crisis. During the temporary closure, the monthly production of Rio Tinto fell to 1.6 million tonnes and there was a further decrease in production in other mines.
The Brockman 2 is owned by Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd , a subsidiary of Rio Tinto , the six iron ore mines are in the Pilbara, including both Brockman Mines , and include their holdings in two other iron ore mines in the region.
On August 16, 2011, there was a fatal work accident in the mine when a hydraulic cylinder of a front loader broke, and operations were stopped for a few days. This was the second incident at the Rio Tinto mines in less than three months.
Brockman 4 mine
Rio Tinto's new project, the Brockman 4 Mine, is located near the Brockman Mine. It is a stand-alone mine and opened in 2010. The construction of the mine cost US $ 1.52 billion and it is able to produce 22 million tons per year. According to the plans of Rio Tinto, a doubling of the capacity is planned by the Australian production from 220 million to 330 million tons to increase every year.
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- ↑ MINEDEX website:, accessed November 6, 2010
- ↑ a b Expansion Projects ( Memento of the original from April 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Rio Tinto Iron Ore Website, Retrieved November 7, 2010
- ↑ a b c Pilbara ( Memento of the original from October 21, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Rio Tinto Iron Ore website, accessed November 6, 2010
- ↑ Mining ( Memento of the original from June 12, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Rio Tinto Iron website, accessed November 6, 2010
- ↑ Preparing for the future ( Memento of the original from July 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 1.9 MB) Rio Tinto presentation, March 23, 2010, accessed on November 7, 2010
- ↑ Global iron-ore production falls 6.2% in 2009 - Unctad report miningweekly.com, July 30, 2010, accessed November 7, 2010
- ↑ Production of iron ore fell in 2009, but shipments continued to increase, report says ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. UNCTAD website, July 30, 2010, accessed November 7, 2010
- ↑ Iron fact sheet - Australian Resources and Deposits ( Memento of the original from February 18, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Geoscience Australia website, accessed November 7, 2010
- ↑ a b Brockman mine ( Memento of the original from June 14, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Rio Tinto Iron Ore website, accessed: 6 November 2010
- ↑ Rail ( Memento of the original from July 1, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Rio Tinto Iron Ore website, accessed November 6, 2010
- ↑ Iron fact sheet - Mining ( Memento of the original from February 18, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Geoscience Australia website, accessed November 7, 2010
- ↑ a b Western Australian Mineral and Petroleum Statistic Digest 2009 (PDF; 4.3 MB) Department of Mines and Petroleum website, accessed November 8, 2010
- ↑ Sinosteel losses shut Rio mine The Sydney Morning Herald , December 12, 2008, accessed November 7, 2010
- ^ Australian miners cut iron output as China slows The Australian , November 11, 2008, accessed November 7, 2010
- ↑ Rio Tinto output cut shows depth of financial crisis The Australian , November 11, 2008, accessed November 11, 2010
- ↑ WA mining fatalities database ( Memento of the original from August 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed August 25, 2011
- ↑ Rio Tinto halts mine work after Pilbara death The Australian , August 17, 2011, accessed August 25, 2011
- ↑ Rio to double capacity at $ US1.5bn Brockman mine, says Walsh The Australian , September 2, 2010, accessed November 7, 2010
