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Iron Ore Mine
Fortescue Firetail (Solomon Hub) Mine
14th-largest iron ore mine in Australia of 49 · top 7% worldwide (#24 of 372)
- Operator
- Fortescue Ltd
- Owner
- FMG Solomon Pty Ltd
- Status
- operating
- Capacity
- 27 Mt/yr
- Mineral
- iron ore
- Output
- ~25.46 Mtpa
- Commissioned
- 2013
Comparable iron ore mines · Australia · 49 ranked
- #1BHP Jimblebar Mine
- #12Fortescue Eliwana (Western Hub) Mine
- #13Rio Tinto Hope Downs 1 Mine
- #14Fortescue Firetail (Solomon Hub) Mine
- #15Rio Tinto Mesa A (Robe Valley) Mine
- #16BHP Yandi Mine
Co-located infrastructure · within 25 km
- Fortescue Queens Valley (Solomon Hub) Mine235 m · Iron Ore Mine
- Solomon Hub mine power station12 km · Power Plant · 125 MW · gas
- PEG power station12 km · Power Plant · 165 MW · gas
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SOURCE: Global Energy Monitor · Global Iron Ore Mines Tracker (CC BY 4.0)