Channar
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Location |
20km from the Paraburdoo mine |
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Operation |
Open pit with site-based processing facilities. Ore from Channar passes through two stages of crushing before being conveyed to the Paraburdoo central plant for further processing. |
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Working arrangements |
Employees live in nearby Paraburdoo |
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Capacity |
11 million tonnes per annum of crusher feed (total capacity of Greater Paraburdoo operation is 23 mtpa - Paraburdoo, Eastern Range and Channar) |
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Products |
Secondary crushed material conveyed to Paraburdoo |
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Geology |
Brockman Bedded Iron Deposit |
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First year of operation |
1990 |
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Ownership |
Joint venture between Hamersley Iron (60 per cent) and Sinosteel Corporation (40 per cent). |
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Assets |
Shared from the Greater Paraburdoo operations pooled fleet: Auxillary Equipment Drill: Grader: Front End Loader: Articulated Truck: Float: Tyre Dozer: |
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Local government |
Shire of Ashburton www.ashburton.wa.gov.au |
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