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Iron Ore Mine
Baicao Iron Mine
20th-largest iron ore mine in China of 41 · top 42% worldwide (#153 of 372)
- Owner
- Huili County Caitong Iron and Titanium Co.
- Status
- operating
- Capacity
- 4.6 Mt/yr
- Mineral
- iron ore
- Output
- ~3 Mtpa
- Commissioned
- 1998
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All iron ore mines in China →Co-located infrastructure · within 25 km
- Yangquejing Mine1.8 km · Iron Ore Mine
- Panjiatian Mine3.5 km · Iron Ore Mine
- Hongge North Mine5.2 km · Iron Ore Mine
- 500 kV line7.1 km · Transmission Line
- Tongzilin hydroelectric plant16 km · Power Plant · 600 MW · hydro
- 橄榄500kV变电站18 km · Substation / Converter
- Panzhihua Huaxin Cement Co Ltd Cement Plant23 km · Cement Plant
- Sichuan Yanbian Hongge Damianshan wind farm23 km · Power Plant · 168 MW · wind
- 石板箐500kV变电站24 km · Substation / Converter
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SOURCE: Global Energy Monitor · Global Iron Ore Mines Tracker (CC BY 4.0)