The Jack Hills mine is a haematite iron ore mine located 400 kilometres (250 mi) northeast of Geraldton and 165 kilometres (103 mi) northwest of Cue in the Mid West region of Western Australia. Murchison Metals began mining operations at Jack Hills on 21 September 2006, with a projected mine life of five years.[1][2] The first shipment of ore was made in February 2007. Ore was trucked by road to the port of Geraldton for export. Mining was suspended in November 2012 and the project was placed on care and maintenance in June 2013.[3][4][5][6]
| Location | |
|---|---|
  Jack Hills iron ore mine Location in Western Australia | |
| Location | Mid West |
| State | Western Australia |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 26°03′05″S 117°14′30″E / 26.05139°S 117.24167°E |
| Production | |
| Products | Iron ore (haematite) |
| History | |
| Opened | 2006 |
| Closed | 2012 |
| Owner | |
| Company | Sinosteel (2019– ) Mitsubishi Corporation (2012–2019) Mitsubishi 50%, Murchison Metals 50% (2007–2012) Murchison Metals (2006–2007) |
| Website | https://smcl.com.au/projects/jack-hills/ |
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The Jack Hills mine was initially owned and operated by Murchison Metals. Mitsubishi Corporation[4] paid Murchison Metals A$150 million for an initial 50% stake in the mine in 2007[7] and a further A$325 million for the remainder in 2012.[8] In 2019 the inactive project was sold to Sinosteel Ocean Capital.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Commencement of mining at Jack Hills" (PDF). ASX. West Perth, WA: Murchison Mining Ltd. 21 September 2006. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Jack Hills Iron Ore Project, Murchison Region. Report and recommendations of the Environmental Protection Authority" (PDF). Perth, WA: Environmental Protection Authority. May 2006. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "Jack Hills". Australian Mine Sites (A-Z). Perth, Western Australia: Mining Oil Gas Pty Ltd. 2013. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ a b Stevens, Matthew (25 November 2011). "Mitsubishi pays high price for control of Oakajee-Jack Hills iron ore project". The Australian. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ Emerson, Daniel (14 June 2013). "Mitsubishi suspends $6b Oakajee project". The West Australian. Perth, WA. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ "Jack Hills Iron Ore Project, Australia". mining-technology.com. 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ "Murchison Metals, Mitsubishi form mid-west joint venture". ABC News. Sydney. 21 September 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Mitsubishi to buy Murchison Metals". ABC Rural. Sydney. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ Burton, Melanie (21 October 2019). "Mitsubishi sells Australian iron ore, rail project to Sinosteel". euronews. Lyon, France. Reuters. Retrieved 29 January 2020.