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Iron Ore Mine
Bensteel Waitoushan Mine
22nd-largest iron ore mine in China of 41 · top 43% worldwide (#159 of 372)
- Owner
- Bensteel Group Mining Co.
- Status
- operating
- Capacity
- 5 Mt/yr
- Mineral
- iron ore
- Output
- ~2.95 Mtpa
- Commissioned
- 1971
Comparable iron ore mines · China · 41 ranked
- #1Ansteel Hujiamiaozi Mine
- #20Baicao Iron Mine
- #21HBIS Miaogou Iron Mine
- #22Bensteel Waitoushan Mine
- #23Minmetals Lilou Mine-Huoqiu Mine
- #24Tongling Chemical Group Xinqiao Mine
Co-located infrastructure · within 25 km
- Liaoning Jinchang Mining Yanlongshan-Guagou Mine2.6 km · Iron Ore Mine
- Bensteel Hualinggou Mine2.9 km · Iron Ore Mine
- Shenyang Shanshui Gongyuan Cement Co Ltd Cement Plant5.3 km · Cement Plant
- Shunfeng Steel Mianhuapuzi Mine7.1 km · Iron Ore Mine
- Liaoning Gas Pipeline Network — Dalian-Shenyang Gas Pipeline Fushun Branch7.9 km · Pipeline
- 500 kV line11 km · Transmission Line
- Liaoning Yinsheng Cement Group Co.,Ltd. Cement Plant16 km · Cement Plant
- Liaoning Highway Cement Plant17 km · Cement Plant
- Benxi Cogen power station23 km · Power Plant · 700 MW · coal
- Linsheng Coal Mine24 km · Coal / Uranium Mine
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SOURCE: Global Energy Monitor · Global Iron Ore Mines Tracker (CC BY 4.0)