Marandoo

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: • 2 x Cat D11R Track Dozer • 1 x Cat 844 RTD Wheel Dozer Drills: • 2 xReedrill SKSS 12 Blast Hole Drill • Cubex QXR 920 Drill Dump Truck: • 16 x Komatsu 730e Haul Trucks Excavators: • Hitachi EX 2500 Face Shovel • Hitachi EX 2500 Excavator • Liebherr 994 Excavator Graders: • 2 x Cat 16M Grader Loaders: • 2 x Cat 992G FEL • 2 x Komatsu 1200 FEL • 2 x WA 250 FEL Water Trucks: • 3 x Cat 777F Water Truck Crushing and screening plant. Train loadout capability.
Local Government	Shire of Ashburton http://www.ashburton.wa.gov.au/

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