Yandi mine

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title: "Yandi 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", "1991-establishments-in-australia"] description: "Iron ore mine in Western Australia" topic_path: "geography/australia" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yandi_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	Yandi mine
image	BHP Yandi mine seen from the air, October 2021.jpg
caption	Yandi mine from the air in October 2021
pushpin_map	Western Australia
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Western Australia
coordinates
place	Shire of East 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	68 million tonnes
financial year	2021
opening year	1991
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	9
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The Yandi mine is an iron ore mine located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, 90 kilometres north-west of Newman. It should not be confused with Rio Tinto's nearby Yandicoogina mine, which is also sometimes shortened to Yandi.

The mine is owned by BHP (85%), Itochu (8%) and Mitsui Iron (7%). In 2021, the mine commenced its end-of-life winding down with the South Flank mine scheduled to replace it. However with demand from Asian steel mills for its iron ore with low levels of impurities, it was granted an extension, albeit with a reduced output.

Overview

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Operations at Yandi commenced in 1991, with the first ore shipment taking place in 1992. The plant was upgraded from 1994 to 2003 to its current capacity of 41 million tonnes annually. The mine consists of three processing plants and two train loading facilities.

Mining operations within BHP throughout the Pilbara were briefly suspended in September 2008 to focus on safety after two fatalities at the Yandi mine within 10 days of each other.

From its opening, the mine was operated by HWE Mining. In September 2011, BHP Billiton brought operations in house.

References

References

1. [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
2. [https://web.archive.org/web/20211102125854/https://www.bhp.com/investors/annual-reporting/annual-report-2021 Annual Report 2021] BHP
3. [https://www.afr.com/companies/mining/bhp-breakthrough-extends-iron-ore-mine-life-20211018-p590sk BHP breakthrough extends iron ore mine life] ''[[Australian Financial Review]]'' 18 October 2021
4. [https://www.bhp.com/what-we-do/global-locations/australia/western-australia/yandi Yandi at a glance] {{Webarchive. link. (23 January 2022 BHP)
5. [https://web.archive.org/web/20131012010129/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/miner-dies-bhp-halts-wa-iron-works/story-e6frgajx-1111117401654 BHP suspends WA iron works after second mining death] ''[[The Australian]]'' 5 September 2008
6. [https://thewest.com.au/business/finance/230000-fine-over-bhp-mine-death-ng-ya-360001 $230,000 fine over BHP mine death] ''[[The West Australian]]'' 25 October 2013
7. [https://www.afr.com/companies/henry-walker-rides-the-contract-wave-19961021-kb06v Henry Walker rides the contract wave] ''Australian Financial Review'' 21 October 1996
8. [https://web.archive.org/web/20011016024136fw_/http://www.hwe.com.au/pages/news/top.html Agreement reached on Yandi mining contract extension] Henry Walker Eltin 25 August 2000
9. [https://web.archive.org/web/20250411164408/https://www.australianmining.com.au/hwe-wins-600m-contract-for-yandi-extension/ HWE wins $600m contract for Yandi extension] ''Australian Mining'' 22 November 2007
10. [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
11. [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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