49:
56:
1057:
287:
314:
In July 2010, Atlas commenced production at the
Wodgina mine. The company planned to lift production from its Pilbara operations to 20 million tonnes of iron ore by 2012, up from 6.5 million tonnes in late 2010. Of this, 10 million tonnes were expected to come from the new Turner River hub, which was
310:
by Global
Advanced Metals and in January 2011, the company announced that it would restart tantalum production. Less than a year after it reopened, due to softening global demand, tantalum mining operations ceased at the end of February 2012.
301:
The project was fast tracked by Atlas, going from the first drilling program to production in just over one and a half years. The company was aided by the ability to use the existing but dormant processing infrastructure of the
543:
428:
Worldwide softening tantalum demand and delays in receiving
Governmental approval for installation of necessary crushing equipment are among contributing factors in this decision
516:
536:
48:
529:
1116:
1096:
1070:
1111:
1106:
1060:
298:
Atlas purchased the iron ore rights for the
Wodgina Project from Talison Minerals Pty Ltd, now known as Global Advanced Metals, in February 2008.
114:
439:
724:
552:
1101:
502:
460:
87:
410:
396:
777:
264:
512:
625:
1065:
758:
868:
443:
315:
to blend and process ore from the company's northern
Pilbara projects, located at Wodgina, Abydos and Mt Webber.
306:
mine owned by
Talison (Global Advanced Metals) in the area. At the time, the tantalum mine had been placed on
474:
738:
318:
Atlas was hopeful to come to terms with BHP Billiton for the use of that company's rail infrastructure, the
275:
823:
366:
858:
813:
1008:
1003:
902:
843:
704:
669:
630:
599:
575:
307:
1091:
1038:
887:
654:
594:
415:
319:
1033:
1028:
966:
808:
322:. BHP, in late 2010, had agreed to a joint feasibility study into how an arrangement might work.
381:
456:
342:
976:
873:
863:
688:
260:
92:
1013:
921:
635:
853:
818:
798:
793:
709:
1022:
971:
620:
521:
1085:
937:
848:
828:
719:
507:
803:
753:
714:
393:
286:
1018:
838:
833:
615:
951:
640:
271:
129:
116:
162:
102:
303:
252:
154:
325:
Mining at
Wodgina ceased on 5 April 2017 when reserves were exhausted.
291:
256:
158:
80:
17:
224:
274:
Limited. The facilities and tenements are shared, by contract, with
285:
525:
457:
Atlas Iron optimistic about using BHP rail line to Port
Hedland
560:
480:. Perth, WA: Atlas Iron Limited. 21 September 2017. p. 15
348:. Perth, WA: Atlas Iron Limited. 25 September 2015. p. 11
996:
989:
959:
950:
930:
914:
895:
886:
786:
770:
746:
737:
697:
681:
662:
653:
608:
587:
568:
559:
517:
Department of Mines, Industry
Regulation and Safety
237:
219:
211:
206:
198:
190:
185:
177:
169:
150:
145:
108:
98:
86:
76:
37:
464:. 23 November 2010, Retrieved 24 November 2010
537:
447:. 1 November 2010, Retrieved 24 November 2010
8:
762:(Parker Point & East Intercourse Island)
32:
993:
956:
892:
743:
659:
565:
544:
530:
522:
440:Atlas Iron lifts exports ahead of schedule
31:
384:Atlas website. Retrieved 24 November 2010
27:Former iron ore mine in Western Australia
334:
367:MINEDEX website: Wodgina search result
377:
375:
7:
579:(Nelson Point & Finucane Island)
553:Iron ore mining in Western Australia
475:"2017 Annual Report to shareholders"
55:
1117:2017 disestablishments in Australia
1097:Iron ore mines in Western Australia
513:MINEDEX website: Wodgina Iron/Atlas
399:website. Retrieved 25 November 2010
778:Hamersley & Robe River railway
411:"GAM closes Wodgina tantalum mine"
25:
397:Department of Mines and Petroleum
1112:2010 establishments in Australia
1056:
1055:
54:
47:
1107:Port Hedland, Western Australia
503:Wodgina Lithium Project Website
409:Emery, Kate (24 January 2012).
1:
68:Location in Western Australia
202:2019 (Care and maintenance)
1133:
1102:Surface mines in Australia
508:Atlas Iron Limited website
369:accessed: 24 November 2010
1051:
444:The Sydney Morning Herald
270:The mine was operated by
263:, 90 kilometres south of
215:Mineral Resources Limited
161:direct shipping ore, and
42:
130:21.181141°S 118.675201°E
869:Western Turner Syncline
906:(SP1 & SP2 Berths)
295:
290:Iron ore mines in the
276:Global Advanced Metals
135:-21.181141; 118.675201
289:
181:2013-2014 (peak year)
600:Mount Newman railway
343:"2015 Annual Report"
308:care and maintenance
255:mine located in the
888:Hancock Prospecting
673:(Herb Elliott Port)
595:Goldsworthy railway
416:The West Australian
320:Goldsworthy railway
238:Year of acquisition
126: /
34:
296:
1079:
1078:
1047:
1046:
985:
984:
946:
945:
907:
882:
881:
763:
733:
732:
689:Fortescue railway
674:
649:
648:
580:
261:Western Australia
245:
244:
227:.mineralresources
93:Western Australia
16:(Redirected from
1124:
1059:
1058:
994:
990:Other operations
957:
922:Roy Hill railway
905:
893:
761:
744:
672:
660:
578:
566:
546:
539:
532:
523:
515:Database of the
490:
489:
487:
485:
479:
471:
465:
454:
448:
437:
431:
430:
425:
423:
406:
400:
391:
385:
379:
370:
364:
358:
357:
355:
353:
347:
339:
251:is an exhausted
233:
230:
228:
226:
173:6,057,086 tonnes
141:
140:
138:
137:
136:
131:
127:
124:
123:
122:
119:
58:
57:
51:
35:
21:
1132:
1131:
1127:
1126:
1125:
1123:
1122:
1121:
1082:
1081:
1080:
1075:
1043:
981:
942:
926:
910:
878:
844:Mount Tom Price
782:
766:
729:
705:Christmas Creek
693:
677:
645:
604:
583:
555:
550:
499:
494:
493:
483:
481:
477:
473:
472:
468:
455:
451:
438:
434:
421:
419:
408:
407:
403:
392:
388:
380:
373:
365:
361:
351:
349:
345:
341:
340:
336:
331:
284:
223:
134:
132:
128:
125:
120:
117:
115:
113:
112:
72:
71:
70:
69:
66:
65:
64:
63:
59:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1130:
1128:
1120:
1119:
1114:
1109:
1104:
1099:
1094:
1084:
1083:
1077:
1076:
1074:
1073:
1068:
1063:
1052:
1049:
1048:
1045:
1044:
1042:
1041:
1036:
1031:
1026:
1023:Karara railway
1016:
1011:
1006:
1000:
998:
991:
987:
986:
983:
982:
980:
979:
974:
969:
963:
961:
954:
948:
947:
944:
943:
941:
940:
934:
932:
928:
927:
925:
924:
918:
916:
912:
911:
909:
908:
899:
897:
890:
884:
883:
880:
879:
877:
876:
871:
866:
861:
856:
851:
846:
841:
836:
831:
826:
821:
816:
811:
806:
801:
796:
790:
788:
784:
783:
781:
780:
774:
772:
768:
767:
765:
764:
756:
750:
748:
741:
735:
734:
731:
730:
728:
727:
722:
717:
712:
707:
701:
699:
695:
694:
692:
691:
685:
683:
679:
678:
676:
675:
666:
664:
657:
651:
650:
647:
646:
644:
643:
638:
633:
628:
623:
618:
612:
610:
606:
605:
603:
602:
597:
591:
589:
585:
584:
582:
581:
572:
570:
563:
557:
556:
551:
549:
548:
541:
534:
526:
520:
519:
510:
505:
498:
497:External links
495:
492:
491:
466:
449:
432:
401:
386:
371:
359:
333:
332:
330:
327:
283:
280:
243:
242:
239:
235:
234:
221:
217:
216:
213:
209:
208:
204:
203:
200:
196:
195:
192:
188:
187:
183:
182:
179:
178:Financial year
175:
174:
171:
167:
166:
152:
148:
147:
143:
142:
110:
106:
105:
100:
96:
95:
90:
84:
83:
78:
74:
73:
67:
61:
60:
53:
52:
46:
45:
44:
43:
40:
39:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1129:
1118:
1115:
1113:
1110:
1108:
1105:
1103:
1100:
1098:
1095:
1093:
1090:
1089:
1087:
1072:
1069:
1067:
1064:
1062:
1054:
1053:
1050:
1040:
1037:
1035:
1034:Koolyanobbing
1032:
1030:
1029:Koolan Island
1027:
1024:
1020:
1017:
1015:
1012:
1010:
1007:
1005:
1002:
1001:
999:
995:
992:
988:
978:
975:
973:
970:
968:
967:Miralga Creek
965:
964:
962:
958:
955:
953:
949:
939:
936:
935:
933:
929:
923:
920:
919:
917:
913:
904:
901:
900:
898:
894:
891:
889:
885:
875:
872:
870:
867:
865:
862:
860:
857:
855:
852:
850:
847:
845:
842:
840:
837:
835:
832:
830:
827:
825:
822:
820:
817:
815:
812:
810:
809:Eastern Range
807:
805:
802:
800:
797:
795:
792:
791:
789:
785:
779:
776:
775:
773:
769:
760:
757:
755:
752:
751:
749:
745:
742:
740:
736:
726:
723:
721:
718:
716:
713:
711:
708:
706:
703:
702:
700:
696:
690:
687:
686:
684:
680:
671:
668:
667:
665:
661:
658:
656:
652:
642:
639:
637:
634:
632:
629:
627:
624:
622:
619:
617:
614:
613:
611:
607:
601:
598:
596:
593:
592:
590:
586:
577:
574:
573:
571:
567:
564:
562:
558:
554:
547:
542:
540:
535:
533:
528:
527:
524:
518:
514:
511:
509:
506:
504:
501:
500:
496:
476:
470:
467:
463:
462:
458:
453:
450:
446:
445:
441:
436:
433:
429:
418:
417:
412:
405:
402:
398:
395:
390:
387:
383:
378:
376:
372:
368:
363:
360:
344:
338:
335:
328:
326:
323:
321:
316:
312:
309:
305:
299:
293:
288:
281:
279:
277:
273:
268:
266:
262:
258:
254:
250:
240:
236:
232:
222:
218:
214:
210:
205:
201:
197:
193:
189:
184:
180:
176:
172:
168:
164:
160:
156:
153:
149:
144:
139:
111:
107:
104:
101:
97:
94:
91:
89:
85:
82:
79:
75:
50:
41:
36:
30:
19:
977:Sanjiv Ridge
903:Port Hedland
874:Yandicoogina
864:West Angelas
824:Hope Downs 4
754:Cape Lambert
725:Kings Valley
670:Port Hedland
576:Port Hedland
482:. Retrieved
469:
459:
452:
442:
435:
427:
420:. Retrieved
414:
404:
389:
362:
350:. Retrieved
337:
324:
317:
313:
300:
297:
269:
265:Port Hedland
249:Wodgina mine
248:
246:
62:Wodgina mine
33:Wodgina mine
29:
1014:Iron Valley
859:Silvergrass
814:Gudai-Darri
636:South Flank
631:Newman West
626:Newman East
165:concentrate
133: /
121:118°40′31″E
109:Coordinates
1092:Atlas Iron
1086:Categories
1009:Iron Ridge
1004:Blue Hills
952:Atlas Iron
854:Paraburdoo
819:Hope Downs
799:Brockman 4
794:Brockman 2
710:Cloudbreak
329:References
272:Atlas Iron
259:region of
170:Production
146:Production
118:21°10′52″S
972:Mt Webber
739:Rio Tinto
655:Fortescue
621:Jimblebar
461:ABC Rural
163:spodumene
103:Australia
1066:Railways
1039:Wonmunna
938:Roy Hill
915:Railways
849:Nammuldi
829:Marandoo
771:Railways
720:Firetail
682:Railways
588:Railways
422:20 March
394:Tantalum
304:tantalum
282:Overview
253:iron ore
157:fines,
155:Iron ore
151:Products
77:Location
38:Location
804:Channar
759:Dampier
715:Eliwana
382:Wodgina
292:Pilbara
257:Pilbara
220:Website
212:Company
186:History
159:lithium
99:Country
81:Pilbara
18:Wodgina
1019:Karara
839:Mesa J
834:Mesa A
616:Area C
484:30 May
352:30 May
294:region
199:Closed
191:Opened
1071:Mines
1061:Ports
997:Mines
960:Mines
931:Mines
896:Ports
787:Mines
747:Ports
698:Mines
663:Ports
641:Yandi
609:Mines
569:Ports
478:(pdf)
346:(pdf)
207:Owner
88:State
486:2018
424:2012
354:2018
247:The
241:2017
229:.com
194:2017
561:BHP
231:.au
225:www
1088::
426:.
413:.
374:^
278:.
267:.
1025:)
1021:(
545:e
538:t
531:v
488:.
356:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
