Area C mine
Iron ore mine in Western Australia
title: "Area C mine" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["bhp", "iron-ore-mines-in-western-australia", "itochu", "shire-of-east-pilbara", "surface-mines-in-australia", "2003-establishments-in-australia"] description: "Iron ore mine in Western Australia" topic_path: "geography/australia" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area_C_mine" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Iron ore mine in Western Australia ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Area C mine |
| pushpin_map | Western Australia |
| pushpin_label | Area C mine |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Western Australia |
| coordinates | |
| place | Shire of East Pilbara, Pilbara |
| subdivision_type | State |
| state/province | Western Australia |
| country | Australia |
| owner | BHP (85%) |
| Itochu (8%) | |
| Mitsui Iron (7%) | |
| official website | www.bhp.com |
| products | Iron ore |
| amount | 63 million tonnes |
| financial year | 2021 |
| opening year | 2003 |
| mapframe | yes |
| mapframe-zoom | 9 |
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The Area C mine is an iron ore mine located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, 92 kilometres west-north-west of Newman. The mine is owned by BHP (85%), Itochu (8%) and Mitsui Iron (7%).
The Area C mine is part of the Mount Goldsworthy joint venture, together with the Yarrie and Nimingarra mines.
Overview
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The Area C mine was officially opened on 30 October 2003 by Premier Geoff Gallop, but ore had been railed from the mine to the port since 16 August. However, bulk samples of the ore had been mined and sent to customers since late 2001. The mine was initially scheduled to produce 15 million tonnes of iron ore annually.
Ore from Area C is transported by rail to Port Hedland on the Mount Newman railway line.
The mine was operated by HWE Mining. In September 2011, BHP Billiton brought operations in house.
References
References
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20230324211145/https://www.itochu.co.jp/en/news/press/2013/130621.html Itochu and Mitsui Acquire Interests in BHP Iron Ore Jimblebar] [[Itochu]] 21 June 2013
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060907220634/http://www.bhpbilliton.com/bb/investorsMedia/news/2003/bhpBillitonsAreaCMineOfficiallyOpened.jsp BHP Billiton's Area C Mine Officially Opened] BHP Billiton 30 October 2003
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060824031810/http://www.fullyloaded.com.au/index.cfm?storyid=16760&cp=displaystory BHP opens rail link for new mine] ''[[Australasian Transport News]]'' 3 November 2003
- Louthean, Ross. (2004). "The Australian Mines Handbook". Louthean Media.
- [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa5382/is_200205/ai_n21314633/ This month in mining: BHP Billiton commits to major iron ore project] ''Engineering and Mining Journal'' May 2002
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090410013803/http://www.bhpbilliton.com/bb/ourBusinesses/ironOre/rail.jsp Rail] BHP Billiton
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110216075911/http://hwe.com.au/verve/_resources/areaC-extension051107.pdf HWE Mining awarded contract extension totalling $700 million] HWE Mining 5 November 2007
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20250411163038/https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20110809/pdf/4208p5gv516804.pdf Leighton flags potential sale of Pilbara iron ore business to BHP Billiton] [[CIMIC Group. Leighton Holdings]] 9 August 2011
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20221202030437/https://www.bhp.com/news/media-centre/releases/2011/09/completion-of-the-acquisition-of-hwe-mining-subsidiaries Completion of the Acquisition of HWE Mining Subsidiaries] BHP 30 September 2011
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