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19 December 2005 RIO TINTO PROPOSED ACQUISITION …
The Hope Downs joint venture includes the Hope Downs 1, 2 and 3 iron ore deposits, and the East Angelas 1, 2 and 3 deposits.6 These deposits are located in the Pilbara region, which is generally regarded as being one of the lowest cost iron ore producing areas in the world. 26. It is only once an iron ore 'resource' is deemed economically ...
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Iron Ore (Hope Downs) Agreement Act 1992
Iron Ore (Hope Downs) Agreement Act 1992 Iron Ore (Hope Downs) Agreement Schedule 1 As at 15 Dec 2011 Version 01-e0-05 page 3 Published on Schedule 1 — Iron Ore (Hope Downs) Agreement [s. 3] [Heading amended: No. 19 of 2010 s. 4; No. 61 of 2010 s. 19.] THIS AGREEMENT is made this 30th day of November 1992
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Hope Downs 4 Iron Ore Mine | EPA Western …
Proposal description: The proposal involves the development and operation of the Hope Downs 4 Iron Ore Mine (HD4), located in the Pilbara region in the shire of East Pilbara. It includes the development and operation of an above and below the water table greenfields iron ore mine and associated infrastructure. Ore from the HD4 proposal would be ...
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Hope Downs 4 Iron Ore Project (s. 46) | EPA Western Australia
The proposal is to construct and operate an iron ore mining area and associated infrastructure at the Hope Downs 4 Iron Ore Mine located approximately 30 kilometres north-west of Newman within the Shire of East Pilbara. Inquiry under s46 - request to change conditions 5-1, 8-2, 8-3, 9 and 10-2 of Ministerial Statement 854.
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Hope Downs 4 Iron Ore Project Response to Submissions
strategen hope downs 4 iron ore project pir08009.01 hd4 response to submissions final3 5. detailed response to submissions 38 5.1 overview 38 5.2 groundwater 39 5.3 surface water 43 5.4 vegetation and flora 51 5.5 fauna and habitat 56 5.6 subterranean fauna 59 5.7 potential acid forming material 61 5.8 aboriginal heritage 65 5.9 closure and rehabilitation 67
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Pilbara
In September 2022, we agreed to form a joint venture with China Baowu Steel Group to develop the Western Range iron ore project in the Pilbara, Western Australia (Rio Tinto 54%, Baowu 46%). Construction is expected to begin in early 2023 with first production anticipated in 2025. Western Range's annual production capacity of 25 million tonnes ...
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Hope Downs 4 | Geomotion Australia
The Hope Downs 4 (HD4) mine is an iron ore mine located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, 100 kilometres northwest of Newman. The mine is partly owned and operated by Rio Tinto Iron Ore (RTIO) and is one of twelve iron ore mines the company operates in the Pilbara. UON's client RTIO required an increase in capacity to the mining ...
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Hope Downs 4 Mine, Weeli Wolli Creek Area, East Pilbara …
The Hope Downs 4 Mine accesses mineralised sections of the Dales Gorge and Joffre Members of the Brockman Iron Formation. The mineralisation occurs in four discrete bodies on the limbs of an east-west trending syncline, gently dipping east. On the western side the orebody is bounded to the north and south by the McRae Shale Formation, and on ...
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Mining
Today, Hope Downs comprises three successful major open pit mines (Hope 1 North, Hope 1 South and Hope 4) producing high-grade lump and fines products. A fourth mine, Baby Hope became active in October of 2018. The project has a workforce across a range of cultures and operates with an excellent record in the areas of health and safety.
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HIGH HOPES
Hope 4 is a Brockman-hosted iron ore deposit located about 30km north of Newman, with a 2016-measured reserve of 162mt, and currently provides production tonnage of about 15mtpa. Hope Downs 4 had a capital cost of about $1.2bn. Rio Tinto provided an additional $425m for connecting the mine to existing rail, power and port infrastructure.
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Major Mines & Projects | Hope Downs Mine
Rio Tinto operates Hope Downs 1 and Hope Downs 4 mines via Joint venture between Rio Tinto and Hancock Prospecting. Mining Operations Hope Downs mines are conventional open pits using track and shovel mining method with preliminary drilling and blasting. The drill holes are filled with an explosive, most often ANFO (Ammonium Nitrate/Fuel Oil ...
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