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/

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