Mesa J

Employees

255

Location 130 kilometres south west of Karratha.
Operation Open pit operation with site-based processing facilities.
Working arrangements Employees live in nearby Pannawonica.
Capacity 30 million tonnes per annum.
Products Robe River ore. 
Geology Channel Iron Deposit.
First year of operation 1994
Ownership Mesa J is owned by Robe River Iron Associates of which Rio Tinto has a 53 per cent operating interest.
Assets

Dozers:
• Komatsu WD900
• Cat 690, 844, D10R, D10T

Dump Trucks:
• Komatsu 730E
• Cat 785C, 789C

Excavators:
• Hitachi, EX450, EX1900, EX3500, EX3600
• O&K RH200 Face Shovel

Graders:
• Cat 16H, 24H

Loaders: 
• Komatsu WA500, WA900, WA1200
• Cat 926, 992G, 994

Water Truck:
• Komatsu 985

Train loadout capability.

Local government  Shire of Ashburton http://www.ashburton.wa.gov.au/