West Angelas

Location	110km from Newman, Western Australia
Operation	Open pit operation with site-based processing facilities
Working arrangements	Fly-in / fly-out roster
Capacity	29.5 million tonnes total railout per annum
Products	Pilbara Blend Lump and Fines
Geology	Marra Mamba Bedded Iron Deposit
First year of operation	2002
Ownership	West Angelas is owned by Robe River Iron Associates of which Rio Tinto has a 53 percent operating interest.
Assets	Mobile fleet: • 10 x 730E Komatsu (190t) haul trucks • 28 x 830E Komatsu (220t) hul trucks • 10 x loading units (3 excavators, 2 shovels, 5 front end loaders) • 5 x track dozers (3 x D11, 2 x D10) • 2 x wheel dozers • 4 x motor graders (3 x 16M, 1 x 24H) • 4 x dump truck water carts • 5 x large dia blast hole rigs and 1 smaller specialist wall control drill rig • 2 x MMU explosive pump trucks Autonomous haul system fleet: • 5 x Komatsu 930E haul trucks • 1 x Komatsu 5500 excavator • 1 x Komatsu track dozer • 1 x Komatsu wheel dozer • 1 x Komatsu motor grader • 1 x water cart Crushing and screening plant. Train loadout capability. Relaimer and stacker.
Local government	Shire of Ashburton http://www.ashburton.wa.gov.au/

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