Marandoo

Employees

171

Location 45 kilometres east of Tom Price.
Operation Open pit operation with site-based processing facilities.
Working arrangements Fly-in / fly-out roster.
Capacity 15 million tonnes per annum.
Products Lump and Fines contributions to Pilbara Blend.
Geology Marra Mamba Bedded Iron Deposit.
First year of operation 1994
Ownership 100 per cent Rio Tinto.
Assets

Dozers: 
• Cat D11R Track Dozer

Drills:
• Reedrill SKSS 12 Blast Hole Drill
• Reedrill SKF Blast Hole Drill
• Tamrock Contour Gator Drill

Dump Truck: 
• Komatsu 730e Haul Trucks

Excavators: 
• Hitachi EX 2500 Face Shovel

Graders:
• Cat 16H Grader
• Komatsu GD825 Grader

Loaders: 
• Le Tourneau 1350 FEL
• Cat 992G FEL
• Komatsu 1200 FEL
• WA 250 FEL

Water Trucks: 
• Komatsu 785D Water Truck

Crushing and screening plant

Train loadout capability.