The mine is majority-owned (85 percent)[2] and operated by BHP and is one of seven iron ore mines the company operates in the Pilbara. The company also operates two port facilities at Port Hedland, Nelson Point and Finucane Island, and over 1,000 kilometres of rail in the Pilbara.[3] The Yarrie mine is part of the Mount Goldsworthy joint venture, together with the Area C and Nimingarra mine, with the later being in care and maintenance since 2007.[2]
BHP Billiton is the second-largest iron ore mining company in the Pilbara, behind Rio Tinto and ahead of Fortescue Metals Group.[4] As of 2010[update], BHP employs 8,000 people in its Pilbara operations.[3]
On 25 February 2014, BHP Billiton announced it was suspending iron ore output at Yarrie indefinitely in a drive to cut costs.[5][6]
The first iron ore mine in the Pilbara to develop was the Goldsworthy mine in 1965, and the Goldsworthy railway line as well as port facilities at Finucane Island were constructed. On 1 June 1966, the first shipment of iron ore from the Pilbara left on Harvey S. Mudd.[7]
The Yarri mine opened in December 1993.[8] A number of iron ore mines have been operating in this area, along the Goldsworthy railway, among them the Goldsworthy, Nimingarra and Shay Gap mines, but of those, only Yarrie still remains active. The fixed plant at Yarrie, capable of producing 8 million tonnes of ore per annum, has been placed in care and maintenance as well, with only a smaller, mobile plant now operating at the mine.[2]
Indigenous affairsedit
In 2007, BHP Billiton awarded a A$300 million contract to Ngarda Civil and Mining, an Aboriginal-owned company, to manage the mine,[9] the largest ever mining contract awarded to an Aboriginal company.[10][11] As part of the five-year contract, BHP Billiton planned to increase the number of Aboriginal workers at the mine to 70, out of a total of 90 workers. The managing director of Ngarda, Brian Taylor, saw this contract as a positive step, moving Aboriginal people in the region away from government welfare and into permanent employment. Aboriginal Western Australians, in 2007, suffered from an unemployment rate of 14 percent, compare to 3.3 percent for the general population.[12]
Referencesedit
^MINEDEX website: Yarrie search result accessed: 6 December 2010
^Fact Sheet: Yarrie Mine Operations Ngarda Civil and Mining website, accessed: 6 December 2010
^Looking for opportunities ABC North West WA, published: 16 February 2010, accessed: 6 December 2010
^Indigenous firm wins $300m BHP deal The Australian, published: 5 September 2007, accessed: 6 December 2010
January 01, 1970
yarrie, mine, iron, mine, located, pilbara, region, western, australia, kilometres, north, east, marble, locationlocation, western, australialocationshire, east, pilbara, pilbarastatewestern, australiacountryaustraliacoordinates20, 6131155, 3034013, 6131155, 3. The Yarrie mine is an iron ore mine located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia 90 kilometres north east of Marble Bar 1 Yarrie mineLocationYarrie mineLocation in Western AustraliaLocationShire of East Pilbara PilbaraStateWestern AustraliaCountryAustraliaCoordinates20 36 47 S 120 18 12 E 20 6131155 S 120 3034013 E 20 6131155 120 3034013ProductionProductsIron oreProduction2 million tonnes annumHistoryOpened1993Closed2014OwnerCompanyBHP 85 Itochu 8 Mitsui Iron 7 WebsiteBHP Billiton website The mine is majority owned 85 percent 2 and operated by BHP and is one of seven iron ore mines the company operates in the Pilbara The company also operates two port facilities at Port Hedland Nelson Point and Finucane Island and over 1 000 kilometres of rail in the Pilbara 3 The Yarrie mine is part of the Mount Goldsworthy joint venture together with the Area C and Nimingarra mine with the later being in care and maintenance since 2007 2 BHP Billiton is the second largest iron ore mining company in the Pilbara behind Rio Tinto and ahead of Fortescue Metals Group 4 As of 2010 update BHP employs 8 000 people in its Pilbara operations 3 On 25 February 2014 BHP Billiton announced it was suspending iron ore output at Yarrie indefinitely in a drive to cut costs 5 6 Overview edit nbsp Iron ore mines in the Pilbara region The first iron ore mine in the Pilbara to develop was the Goldsworthy mine in 1965 and the Goldsworthy railway line as well as port facilities at Finucane Island were constructed On 1 June 1966 the first shipment of iron ore from the Pilbara left on Harvey S Mudd 7 The Yarri mine opened in December 1993 8 A number of iron ore mines have been operating in this area along the Goldsworthy railway among them the Goldsworthy Nimingarra and Shay Gap mines but of those only Yarrie still remains active The fixed plant at Yarrie capable of producing 8 million tonnes of ore per annum has been placed in care and maintenance as well with only a smaller mobile plant now operating at the mine 2 Indigenous affairs editIn 2007 BHP Billiton awarded a A 300 million contract to Ngarda Civil and Mining an Aboriginal owned company to manage the mine 9 the largest ever mining contract awarded to an Aboriginal company 10 11 As part of the five year contract BHP Billiton planned to increase the number of Aboriginal workers at the mine to 70 out of a total of 90 workers The managing director of Ngarda Brian Taylor saw this contract as a positive step moving Aboriginal people in the region away from government welfare and into permanent employment Aboriginal Western Australians in 2007 suffered from an unemployment rate of 14 percent compare to 3 3 percent for the general population 12 References edit MINEDEX website Yarrie search result accessed 6 December 2010 a b c BHP Billiton Annual report 2010 BHP Billiton website accessed 6 December 2010 a b About BHP Billiton Iron Ore BHP Billiton website accessed 6 December 2010 Western Australian Mineral and Petroleum Statistic Digest 2009 Department of Mines amp Petroleum accessed 6 December 2010 BHP to suspend iron ore output at Yarrie indefinitely Shanghai Metals Market Reuters 25 February 2014 Archived from the original on 4 March 2014 Evans Nick 26 February 2014 BHP calls halt at Yarrie The West Australian Archived from the original on 6 March 2014 History of the Iron Ore Industry and the Pilbara BHP Billiton website accessed 6 December 2010 The Australian Mines Handbook 2003 04 page 245 New Australia Mining Boom Taking Toll on Outback Life National Geographic published 26 September 2007 accessed 6 December 2010 Fact Sheet Yarrie Mine Operations Ngarda Civil and Mining website accessed 6 December 2010 Looking for opportunities ABC North West WA published 16 February 2010 accessed 6 December 2010 Indigenous firm wins 300m BHP deal The Australian published 5 September 2007 accessed 6 December 2010 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yarrie mine amp oldid 1218972145, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
