Iron ore mining the economic deposits of iron ore may be di. And a shot of the boys down on the rom loading up the crusher. Iron ore project blacksmith flora and vegetation survey. Summary of physical environment the project is located in the pilbara biogeographic region of western australia wa, where the climate is. Map of pilbara region, western australia showing site type and stage of development, mineralization styles, iron ore tenements and ministerial reserves by company group and iron ore geology. From data to discovery perth, australia 3 samples brought to the surface in 2 m intervals. Channel and detrital iron deposits of the flinders mines pilbara iron ore, in proceedings iron ore, pp 125. Marker shale horizons are used in stratigraphic interpretation and for modelling and mining of the banded iron formationhosted iron ore deposits in the hamersley province in the pilbara region of. General bif variability across the southeastern hamersley province.
Pdf marra mamba iron formation stratigraphy in the. The pilbara in western australia is a major iron ore producing region, with the main deposits occurring within the marra mamba formation and brockman formation of the hamersley group thorne and hagemann, 2008. The ironore bearing rock is first blasted and dug up from open pit mines. Pilbara craton, it is comprised predominantly of mesoarchean lowgrademetamorphosedgranite greenstonebelts,thoughitalsocontains 2 a. The total engineering geology approach applied to railways. A wealth of mineral deposits and petroleum resources formed during the 4. Iron formationhosted iron ore deposits account for the majority of current world iron ore production. Flinders mines limited pilbara iron ore project geotechnical desk study l. In preparation for this paper, i did a little research into the early history of the pilbara iron ore industry. The piop site the site comprises five deposits within the blacksmith.
The pilbara iron ore industry the state of play and. This is a relatively complex and unique industry and one that is currently undergoing an almost. Pdf on jul, 2015, mathias egglseder and others published evolution of a. Pilbara iron ore projects exploration progress and strategy royal resources limited royal is pleased to announce that the exploration of its 100% owned pilbara iron ore projects is progressing well and drilling of three of its eight projects prairie downs, marillana and mindy previously. Magnetite ore has established a presence in world production and contributes to the increase in australias edr of iron ore, mainly from established operations such as savage river in tasmania, sino iron in the pilbara and from other magnetite resource deposits in wa and south australia, representing 36% of australias total edr of iron ore. Determination of the selenium contents of waste rocks of iron ore mining in the pilbara, western australia using icpms. It accounted for 94% of all australian iron ore exports. Interpreted bedrock geology of the east pilbara craton. Geological survey of western australia scientist dr kath grey explains it this way. Pdf evolution of a structural framework for highgrade iron ore. One of the keys to pilbaras future lies in the strength of the relationships and partnerships it has forged quickly within the lithium industry. Iron ore train leaving brookman mine, pilbara image.
It has been integral to remarkable global growth and development and it has been a key pillar of bhp billiton in australia for over 65 years, however the history of iron ore in australia goes back thousands of years. Ramanaidou, e r, morris, r c and horwitz, r c, 2003. Abstractin late 2003 fortescue metals group ltd commenced exploration for iron ore in the pilbara region of wa using a new exploration model. Georef subject australia australasia goethite iron ores hematite metal ores mineral exploration oxides pilbara western australia. The fluvial goethitehematite channel iron deposits cid of the pilbara region of western australia, formerly known as the robe pisolite, represent a major source of iron ore mined in the. A synopsis of the channel iron deposits of the hamersley.
Pdf the banded iron formation bifhosted hope downs highgrade hematite ore deposits are situated within the marra mamba iron formation with. Schematic structural sections of ore types of the southeast pilbara 3. As at early 2014, iron ore trackage in the pilbara was 2,295 kilometres long. A uwa geologist says the highgrade iron ore reserve at wiluna west in the mid west is similar to those being mined at mt tom price, paraburdoo and mt whaleback in the pilbara. Csiro exploration and mining, private mail bag, po wembley, western australia 6014, australia. Iron deposits banded iron formations bif geology for. Abstractin the iron ore industry significant emphasis is placed throughout the mining process on meeting chemical composition specifications for the export of fine ores. The iron ore market then and now iron ore market has changed dramatically since the 200814 boom smaller players have left the industry or continue to struggle large players dominate because iron ore requires fully integrated mining, processing and transport solutions market shifts have resulted in an increased demand for. Businessmapsaustralia iron ore deposits of the pilbara map.
Marker shale horizons are used in stratigraphic interpretation and for modelling and mining of the bandedironformationhosted iron ore deposits in the hamersley province in the pilbara region of. This page was last edited on 27 august 2019, at 00. The main iron ores of the hamersley province are hosted with in the archaean to palaeoproterozoic volcanic and sedimentary sequence the mount bruce supergroup which spans a time interval of over 400 ma, from greater than 2770 ma to near 2350 ma. The algorithm is fast and repeatable and can be adapted to different material types and training datasets, with potential applications beyond iron ore exploration.
Home interpreted bedrock geology of the east pilbara craton. Pilbara iron ore project blacksmith flora and vegetation. Iron formationhosted iron ores in the hamersley province of. Machine assisted drillhole interpretation of iron ore resource evaluation holes in the pilbara wedge et al. Australia is the worlds largest exporter, and second largest producer, after china of iron ore. In 20, aurizon in conjunction with brockman mining and atlas iron under an alliance study agreement, completed a study for a new independent iron.
Changes to pilbara ore reserves and mineral resources. Channel iron deposits of the hamersley province, western australia, australian journal of earth sciences, 50. Our iron ore operations in the pilbara comprise a worldclass, integrated network of 16 iron ore mines, four independent port terminals, a 1,700kilometre rail network and related infrastructure. Just heading out to the digger to start moving some dirt. Iron ore in the pilbara iron ore the key ingredient required to make steel is a building block of nations. This thesis is presented for the degree of master of philosophy geology of. Archaeanproterozoic hamersley group of rocks of pilbara region, western. A data mining approach to validating drill hole logging. Iron, iron ore geological ages archean, mesoproterozoic. Published by wa department of mines and petroleum with 20 data, this map provides highly detailed information on the company tenements, and mining operations in the pilbara region, relating to the iron ore deposits, and includes the following color coding to show company leases. Genesis of the channel iron deposits cid of the pilbara of western australia, australian journal of earth sciences, 54.
I was fascinated to read a quote attributed to harry p woodward, the government geologist in the late 19th century, before federation. In the hamersley and transvaal bifs, sodiumrich iron amphiboles formed late in protoore genesis trendall and. Prefeasibility study pilbara project for personal use only. Pdf the genesis of the hope downs iron ore deposit, hamersley. Iron ore road trains galore port hedland western australia. Importantly, some material types provide geological context, whereas some material types may be chemically similar, their presence may. The primary bedded mineralisation is martitemicroplaty hematite and. Bedded ores, also known as bedrock or enrichment ores, which consist of martite, haematite and goethite fig. It has been in operation since 1972 and globally is the fourth largest seaborne trader in iron ore exporting 25. As a teacher of an ore geology graduate course, i would efinitely suggest that this book is an improvement on what was previously available. The geology of the project area comprises archaeanaged sedimentary rocks of the hamersley. Austrade estimates that western australia has close to 99% of australias iron ore deposits with the pilbara region being the potential source for 89% of australias iron ore. The project is a large scale, high quality iron ore mine situated in the pilbara region of western australia figure 11.
Robe is a joint venture that controls major iron ore. Rio tintos 2017 annual report, released to the market today, includes significant changes in estimates of ore reserves and mineral resources for four pilbara iron ore deposits in western australia compared to, the previous estimates in the 2016 annual report. Iron ore deposits of the pilbara region, 2017 government. Worldclass mineral deposits include gold, iron, nickel, heavy mineral sands, diamonds and bauxite. Section 1 introduction the iron ore industrys epicentre. Vast iron ore deposits discovered in the pilbara 80 days. Broad terms economic geology, mineral deposits, mineral exploration, mineral occurrence, regional geology, tectonics.
Unlocking the pilbara 7 until a few years ago, australians had only the sketchiest knowledge of the role of iron ore mining in the nations economic life. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Increase to pilbara ore reserves and mineral resources. Pilbara and mid west iron ore deposits share similar genesis.
Time is measured by geologists in terms of millions and billions of years. Economic geology, geochronology, geological mapping, mineral deposits, mineral occurrence, regional geology, stratigraphy, structural geology, tectonics tectonic. Machine learning assisted geological interpretation of. Machine assisted drillhole interpretation of iron ore.
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