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Iron Ore Mine
Rio Tinto Hope Downs 1 Mine
13th-largest iron ore mine in Australia of 49 · top 6% worldwide (#19 of 372)
- Operator
- Rio Tinto Ltd, Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd
- Owner
- Rio Tinto, Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd
- Status
- operating
- Capacity
- 30 Mt/yr
- Mineral
- iron ore
- Output
- ~27.97 Mtpa
- Commissioned
- 2007
Comparable iron ore mines · Australia · 49 ranked
- #1BHP Jimblebar Mine
- #11Rio Tinto West Angelas Mine
- #12Fortescue Eliwana (Western Hub) Mine
- #13Rio Tinto Hope Downs 1 Mine
- #14Fortescue Firetail (Solomon Hub) Mine
- #15Rio Tinto Mesa A (Robe Valley) Mine
Co-located infrastructure · within 25 km
- BHP South Flank Mine14 km · Iron Ore Mine
- BHP Area C Mine15 km · Iron Ore Mine
- MinRes Wonmunna (Pilbara Hub) Mine20 km · Iron Ore Mine
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SOURCE: Global Energy Monitor · Global Iron Ore Mines Tracker (CC BY 4.0)