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The Koolyanobbing mine is an open-pit iron ore operation in Western Australia. Mineral Resources Limited acquired it in July 2018, recommencing mining in November 2018. Operations ceased by December 2024, transitioning to care and maintenance in early 2025, and the assets were sold in June 2025.

Production overview - 2020: iron ore 2.5 Mt.

Conventional dry crushing and screening to produce lump and fines products, shipped without beneficiation. The processing plant was converted in 2022 to process both lump and fines products.

Mining fleet included a Hitachi EX2600 excavator and dump trucks with capacities of 150 and 205 tonnes. Five digger fleets, including 28 trucks and 25 pieces of ancillary gear, were slated for redeployment.

In 2020, the plant's throughput was upgraded from 8.5 Mtpa to 11 Mtpa, including a new primary crushing area with a ROM wall, ROM bin, primary jaw crusher, and associated feeders and conveyors.

Cardo Bore East is an operating, open-cut surface iron ore mine in the West Pilbara region of Western Australia, Australia. It is part of Mineral Resources' Onslow Iron Project and produces high-grade Direct Shipping Ore (DSO) from a Channel Iron Deposit. The deposit is a palaeochannel approximately 3 kilometres in length and up to 2 kilometres wide.

Ore is hauled to central crushing and processing facilities at Ken's Bore, then transported by jumbo road trains to the Port of Ashburton.

Epiroc D65 rigs for development and Caterpillar MD6250 rotary drills for production holes. The heavy mobile fleet includes excavators and haul trucks.

Part of Mineral Resources' larger Onslow Iron Project, which is being developed in partnership with the Red Hill Iron Ore Joint Venture (RHIOJV). The Upper Cane and Cardo Bore East hub is the second mining area to be developed for the project and contributes to a single blended iron ore product along with ore from the Ken's Bore pit.

Upper Cane is a high-grade, channel iron deposit (CID) of iron ore, located in the West Pilbara region of Western Australia. It forms part of the Onslow Iron Project and commenced operations in October 2025 as a key component of the Upper Cane and Cardo Bore East production hub.

Ore is hauled via an intra-mine road to crushing and processing facilities at the nearby Ken's Bore mine, then transported on a 150-kilometre private haul road to the Port of Ashburton for transhipment. Ore is blended with ore from the Ken's Bore pit.

Hitachi EX3600 excavators and Hitachi EH4000 dump trucks

Forms part of the Onslow Iron Project, specifically the Upper Cane and Cardo Bore East production hub, which commenced operations in October 2025. Infill drilling programs were underway in 2022 and 2023.

Accommodation for the construction workforce

Yarri (Onslow Construction Village) is a temporary construction village, workers village, and mining camp, serving as a support facility and accommodation for the workforce of the Onslow Iron project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

35 million tonnes of iron ore per year

truck maintenance facility

Following the transition to care and maintenance in November 2024, approximately 300 employees were impacted, with all affected staff prioritised for redeployment. A team of about 10 employees remains on-site to manage care and maintenance activities.

The Bald Hill Mine is an open-pit operation located approximately 50 kilometres south-east of Kambalda in the Goldfields region of Western Australia. It is 100% owned and operated by Mineral Resources Limited, which acquired the project on 1 November 2023. The primary commodities produced are lithium, in the form of spodumene concentrate, and tantalum as tantalite concentrate. Following a strategic review due to low spodumene concentrate prices, Mineral Resources transitioned the mine into care and maintenance in November 2024.

Lithium concentrate production first began in March 2018. In the last nine months of 2018, the mine produced approximately 43 tonnes of tantalite. For the 2025 financial year, the revised shipped volume guidance was approximately 60,000 dry metric tonnes of SC6 equivalent, following the transition to care and maintenance.

The processing facilities at Bald Hill include a spodumene concentrate plant featuring a four-stage crushing circuit and a Dense Media Separation (DMS) circuit. The plant is designed to process 1.2 million tonnes of ore per year, with a nominal throughput of 161 tonnes per hour, and has an annual production capacity of approximately 150,000 to 167,000 tonnes of 5.5% to 6% spodumene concentrate.

The equipment at the mine includes standard open-pit machinery such as excavators, haul trucks, and drill rigs. After the acquisition, Mineral Resources replaced hired equipment with its own fleet, including eight trucks and two excavators, and commissioned a new crushing plant.

Acquired in November 2023. Transitioned to care and maintenance in November 2024 due to low spodumene concentrate prices. Evaluating options for a potential restart as of April 2026.

Approximately 1,000 employees were impacted by the ramp-down of operations. Around 800 people were successfully redeployed to other operations by Mineral Resources Limited.

The total workforce for the Iron Valley site is 230 people.

Iron Valley is an operating open-pit iron ore mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, approximately 75 to 81.6 kilometres northwest of Newman. It is 100 percent owned and operated by Mineral Resources Limited, which acquired the assets from BCI Minerals Limited in June 2024. It is Mineral Resources' oldest continuously producing iron ore operation and a key component of the company's Central Pilbara hub.

Historical production for the Iron Valley mine includes 1.877 million tonnes in 2016, 8 million tonnes in fiscal year 2017, 6.1 million tonnes in the 2021 financial year, 5.45 million tonnes in 2022, and 11.6 million tonnes in 2023. As of 30 June 2019, the ore reserve was 89.0 million tonnes at 58.3 percent iron.

The operation involves conventional open-cut truck and shovel mining methods. The ore undergoes a dry crushing and screening process on-site to produce direct shipping ore in the form of lump and fines products. This processed ore is then transported by road train to the Utah Point bulk handling facility at Port Hedland for export.

The equipment fleet includes Hitachi EX3600 and EX2600 excavators, 180-tonne Hitachi EH3500 or equivalent dump trucks, and Komatsu HD1500-8 haul trucks with a payload of 142 tonnes.

A significant expansion is underway with the development of a new North Pit, which will supplement production from the existing Eastern and Central Pits and extend the mine's operational life. The first blast at the North Pit occurred in September 2025. Ore from the nearby Lamb Creek project, which commenced construction in December 2025, will be blended with ore from Iron Valley.

The operation employs a fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) workforce. As of 30 June 2023, Pilbara Minerals had 768 employees. The P680 expansion project created over 350 construction jobs and is expected to sustain an additional 300 operational jobs. In early 2024, First Nations employment was 2.1%, with 26 full-time employees.

The Pilgangoora Operation, 100% owned by Pilbara Minerals through its subsidiary Pilgangoora Operations Pty Ltd, is located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, approximately 120 to 140 kilometres from Port Hedland. It is an active, open-pit mine.

Spodumene concentrate production was 620,147 dry metric tonnes for the 2023 financial year. In the September quarter of 2025, the operation produced 224,800 tonnes of spodumene concentrate.

Processing involves a conventional flowsheet with crushing, ore sorting, dense media separation, gravity separation, grinding, and flotation. The operation has two processing plants: the Pilgan Plant, which produces spodumene and tantalite concentrates, and the Ngungaju Plant, which produces spodumene concentrate. A significant recent addition is the world's largest lithium ore sorter, commissioned as part of the P680 expansion. In December 2024, the Ngungaju Plant was placed into care and maintenance for cost optimisation, though a restart is planned, transitioning to a single-plant P850 operating model.

The operation uses conventional truck and shovel/loader methods, including drill and blast. Its fleet includes 100t to 250t class hydraulic excavators, 100t to 150t class rear dump haul trucks, and 14 Epiroc SmartROC D65 surface drill rigs. The Cat MineStar Fleet management system is also utilised.

The Pilgangoora Operation is undergoing a multi-phased expansion. The P680 Project and P1000 Expansion Project were completed in the 2025 financial year, increasing total nameplate capacity to approximately 1 million tonnes per annum. A pre-feasibility study for a P2000 Project, which could expand production to over 2 million tonnes per annum through a third processing plant, has been completed, with a full feasibility study expected in the December quarter of 2025.

approximately 1,000 employees

The Yilgarn Hub is an iron ore project located in the Yilgarn region of Western Australia, Australia. It is not a single mine but a collection of several open-pit mining operations spread over 220 kilometres. The main operations within the hub included Koolyanobbing, as well as the Parker Range and Carina mines.

Production overview - 2024: iron ore 2.3 Mt.

conventional dry crushing and screening to produce lump and fines products

five digger fleets, 28 trucks, 25 pieces of ancillary gear, primary jaw crusher

The hub was significantly expanded with the acquisition of the Koolyanobbing iron ore assets from Cleveland-Cliffs in July/August 2018.

The FIFO camp accommodation can house up to 500 people.

Production overview - 2024: lithium 19.3 Mt; 2016: lithium 77.8 Mt, iron ore 77.8 Mt.

The processing plant uses a Dense Media Separation (DMS) circuit after crushing. The DMS plant has an annual production capacity of approximately 600,000 tonnes of spodumene concentrate and produces three product streams. To improve product recovery, construction on a flotation plant is underway.

An underground exploration decline development commenced in 2024, but was placed into care and maintenance in December 2024 due to market conditions. A full underground study was targeted for completion by mid-2024.

The Utah Point Hub is a bulk handling and export facility at Port Hedland used by Mineral Resources. It is not a mine but serves the company's Pilbara Hub operations. The facility is a common user facility, and the Western Australian government has moved to ensure it remains publicly owned to support smaller mining operators. Ore from Mineral Resources' mines is transported to Utah Point for export.

Production overview - 2025: iron ore 9.7 Mt; 2023: iron ore 9.8 Mt.

Approximately 1,000 employees were impacted by the initial closure under Mineral Resources, with the company redeploying more than 780 people to its other projects. Upon recommencing operations, Yilgarn Iron is expected to support up to 15 new roles at the Port of Esperance.

Mineral Resources Limited (MinRes) ceased its iron ore shipments from the Yilgarn Hub at the end of the 2024 calendar year, after the operations were deemed not financially viable. The hub was subsequently transitioned to care and maintenance in early 2025. On 30 June 2025, Mineral Resources completed the sale of the Yilgarn Hub to Yilgarn Iron Investments Pty Ltd (YII). YII recommenced operations, with the first train of iron ore running in November 2025 and the first shipment of 176,000 tonnes departing the Port of Esperance in December 2025. The Yilgarn Hub consists of several mining operations, including Koolyanobbing, Carina, Parker Range, Windarling, and Deception.

Yilgarn Iron is targeting an annual export rate of more than four million tonnes.

The hub includes a central processing facility that performs conventional dry crushing and screening to produce lump and fines products. The ore is transported by road from the various mine sites to the processing plant and then hauled by rail to the Port of Esperance for export.

The South West Creek project is an integrated pit-to-port iron ore infrastructure solution centred on the development of a new export facility at the Port of Port Hedland. Mineral Resources Limited (MinRes) has entered into a Port and Rail agreement with Hancock Prospecting and Roy Hill to jointly investigate and develop the facility at Stanley Point Berth 3 (SP3). The Western Australian Government announced the new capacity allocation at SP3 for the joint venture in February 2022. Under the agreement, Roy Hill is slated to provide rail haulage and port services for the project's development and operation. The project is intended to unlock stranded iron ore deposits in the Pilbara region. Production for the South West Creek export facility is proposed to be sourced from the Marillana iron ore project, which is a 50:50 joint venture between MinRes and Brockman Mining Limited. The project remains subject to further approvals, relevant agreements, and a positive final investment decision (FID). As of early 2026, the joint venture partners continue to progress studies and approvals for the proposed infrastructure. An FID is anticipated once key access agreements and approvals are finalised.

The project is designed to have an export capacity of at least 20 million tonnes of iron ore per annum for Mineral Resources.

piggy-back conveyor system, prefabricated wharf jackets

The project involves the allocation of a new berth, Stanley Point Berth 3, in the South West Creek area of Port Hedland.

approximately 1,000 employees

The Yilgarn Hub's infrastructure supports the processing of both lump and fines iron ore products. Ore from various pits is blended, crushed, and screened to meet export market specifications.

Production overview - 2023: iron ore 7656000 t; 2022: iron ore 8678000 t.

Ore from various pits is blended, crushed, and screened to meet export market specifications.

five digger fleets, which included 28 trucks and 25 pieces of ancillary equipment

Prior to the sale, Mineral Resources was exploring the potential of transforming the Yilgarn Hub from a hematite to a magnetite operation to extend its life.

Approximately 115-128 direct jobs

The Kalgoorlie Rare Earths Processing Facility, operated by Lynas Rare Earths Ltd, is Australia's first rare earths processing facility and the largest outside of China. Officially opened on 8 November 2024, the facility is fully commissioned and producing, and is currently ramping up operations. It processes rare earth concentrate from Lynas' Mt Weld mine to produce Mixed Rare Earth Carbonate (MREC), which is then shipped to Lynas' Malaysian facility for separation into individual rare earth products. The facility is a key part of Lynas' 2025 growth plan. In late 2025, production was impacted by significant power supply disruptions.

Production overview - 2024: gypsum 24738.2 t, iron ore 8613.9 t.

The facility employs a cracking and leaching process. Rare earth concentrate is mixed with sulphuric acid and processed in a large rotary kiln to convert rare earth phosphate minerals to rare earth sulphate. This is followed by a leaching stage where water is added, impurities like iron phosphate are removed, and the solution is neutralised to produce Mixed Rare Earth Carbonate (MREC). By-products, including gypsum and iron phosphate, are returned to the Mt Weld mine site for storage.

The core processing equipment includes a 110-metre long, 6-metre high rotary kiln, which is one of the largest in Australia. Other key equipment includes large pressure filters, agitators, steel and rubber-lined tanks, FRP tanks, and a spray tower.

The facility is a key part of Lynas' 2025 growth plan.

approximately 850 workers, comprising 650 direct employees and 200 contractors

BHP's Yandi iron ore mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia is currently scaling down operations as it approaches the end of its life due to the depletion of its ore body. A gradual reduction in activities is planned throughout 2026 before a complete cessation of operations.

Production overview - 2022: iron ore 45.8 Mt.

crushing, beneficiation, ore handling

Liebherr R 9400 E electric excavator, crushers, ore handling plants

BHP and Rio Tinto have agreed to explore opportunities to mine up to 200 million tonnes of iron ore at the shared boundary of their neighbouring Yandi and Yandicoogina operations.

600 operational roles

ramping up to full production capacity of 80 Mtpa; first ore achieved May 2021; on track to reach full production capacity by end of 2024 financial year

80 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) crushing and screening plant, overland conveyor system, stockyard, train loading facilities

autonomous-ready fleets, autonomous haul truck fleet

800 (permanent workers); up to 120 (for a development contract)

Production overview - 2024: iron ore 73111 t; 2023: iron ore 66801000 kt.

Ore is crushed, and where necessary, beneficiated and blended to create high-grade hematite lump and fines products. A new beneficiation plant is planned as part of the Jimblebar Hub expansion.

The mine was BHP's first to have a fully autonomous haul truck fleet, which was completed in 2017. Jimblebar is also trialling Caterpillar's Cat® Dynamic Energy Transfer (DET) system on battery electric and diesel electric mining trucks, including the CAT 793 fleet.

The Jimblebar Hub Combined Proposal is a planned expansion and amalgamation of the existing Jimblebar operations with Orebody 18 and Orebody 31. This includes new above and below water table mining, overburden storage areas, a new beneficiation plant, an overland conveyor, and other infrastructure. The project is currently being assessed by the Environmental Protection Authority. A development contract valued at approximately $109 million was awarded to NRW Civil & Mining for various works to support sustainable production, commencing in November 2024 and scheduled for completion in the second quarter of 2026.

Approximately 850 workers, including 650 direct employees and 200 contractors, are affected by the scaling down of operations as of October 2025. Another report from the same time mentioned about 600 staff and 150 contractors.

Winding down operations. Operations are being scaled back through 2026 before ceasing altogether due to the depletion of the ore body. The ramp-down of production and decommissioning of infrastructure began in July 2021.

Production overview - 2021: iron ore 68 Mt.

Ore is processed on-site where it is crushed, and beneficiated if necessary. It is then blended to create high-grade hematite lump and fines products. The processing facilities include multiple crushers and ore handling plants.

In August 2024, a Liebherr R 9400 E electric excavator became operational at the mine.

600

South Flank is Australia's largest new iron ore mine in over 50 years, forming one of the world's largest iron ore hubs with Mining Area C. It commenced operations in May 2021, exceeding its 80 Mt/year nameplate capacity in FY2025. The high-grade ore aims to increase BHP's WAIO average iron ore grade. It created 9,000 jobs during construction and supports 600 operational roles, replacing production from the Yandi mine.

80 million tonnes per year nameplate capacity

The project includes an 80-million-tonne-per-year crushing and screening plant, an overland conveyor system, stockyard and train loading facilities.

The mine integrates advances in autonomous-ready fleets and digital connectivity. The deployment of autonomous haul trucks was completed in May 2023.

up to 120 personnel

Production overview - 2023: iron ore 66801 kt.

two-stage crushing circuit, deslime plant, wet screens, desliming cyclones, belt filtration, tailings thickening and disposal

autonomous haul truck fleet, Caterpillar's Cat Dynamic Energy Transfer (DET) system, CAT 793 battery-electric and diesel-electric mining trucks

NRW Civil & Mining development works ($109 million contract, scheduled completion Q2 2026); Jimblebar Hub Combined Proposal (merging Jimblebar Iron Ore Revised Proposal, Orebody 18, and Orebody 31); Jimblebar Beneficiation Project (new beneficiation plant, main construction and commissioning Q3 2025 to Q3 2027, estimated capex $500 million - $1 billion)

approximately 800 permanent workers. A development contract awarded to NRW Civil & Mining in October 2024, scheduled for completion in the second quarter of 2026, will employ a workforce of up to 120 personnel.

The Jimblebar mine is a significant contributor to BHP's Western Australia Iron Ore (WAIO) operations. The mine is an open-cut operation and is home to BHP's first fully autonomous haul truck fleet.

Production overview - 2024: iron ore 73111 t; 2023: iron ore 66801 kt.

The processing facilities at Jimblebar include three primary crushers and a central ore handling plant with a nominal capacity of 71 Mtpa. The plant produces both lump and fines iron ore products. The processing method is a dry process involving crushing and screening.

three primary crushers and a central ore handling plant with a nominal capacity of 71 Mtpa; fully autonomous haul truck fleet

BHP is proposing a significant expansion of the Jimblebar operations, known as the "Jimblebar Hub Combined Proposal". This proposal involves the consolidation and expansion of three existing iron ore operations: the Jimblebar Iron Ore Revised Proposal, Orebody 18, and Orebody 31. The expansion plans include mining both above and below the water table, the development of new overburden storage areas, and the construction of a new beneficiation plant and an overland conveyor. The proposed project has a maximum life of 46 years. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) of Western Australia has recommended the proposal for environmental approval. A final decision from the Minister for Environment is pending. A December 2023 Mine Closure Plan has been developed for the proposed Jimblebar Hub. A development contract awarded to NRW Civil & Mining in October 2024, scheduled for completion in the second quarter of 2026, will employ a workforce of up to 120 personnel.

The initial operation had a projected workforce of around 150 people. With the integration of South Flank, which created over 600 operational roles, the total workforce is now significantly larger.

Mining Area C is an integrated iron ore mining hub in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, approximately 120 kilometres north-west of Newman. It is part of BHP's Western Australia Iron Ore assets and is a joint venture between BHP (85%), Itochu Corporation (8%), and Mitsui & Co. (7%). The operation commenced in 2003 on the traditional lands of the Banjima people and is integrated with the adjacent South Flank mine, forming the world's largest operating iron ore hub.

The combined Mining Area C and South Flank hub has a production capacity of 145 million tonnes per year. For the 2023-24 fiscal year, BHP's Western Australia Iron Ore operations produced 259.7 million tonnes of iron ore.

The processing involves crushing and screening the ore to produce lump and fines products. These are then transported via a 39-kilometre rail spur to the main railway line for export from Port Hedland.

The site's equipment includes autonomous blast hole drill rigs, and the deployment of automated trucks is in progress.

Expansion plans focus on optimising the integrated hub's capacity. BHP is assessing options to potentially increase the production of its Western Australia Iron Ore operations to 330 million tonnes per annum.

The workforce consists of approximately 15,000 direct and indirect employees.

Samarco Mineração S.A. is a joint venture between Vale S.A. and BHP, founded in 1977. It comprises the Germano complex in Minas Gerais, with open-pit mines and concentrators for low-grade itabiritic iron ore, and the Ubu complex in Espírito Santo, featuring pelletising plants and a port terminal. The complexes are connected by three 400 kilometre pipelines transporting iron ore concentrate. Operations, suspended after the Fundão tailings dam failure in November 2015, restarted in December 2020, and the company has completed a judicial reorganisation.

Production has been ramping up since the restart, reaching 9.4 million tonnes in 2023 and over 9.7 million tonnes of iron ore pellets and fines in 2024.

The processing at the Germano complex involves crushing, milling, desliming, and flotation to produce iron concentrate. Since resuming operations, Samarco has implemented a new tailings management system, filtering 80 percent of tailings for dry stacking and depositing the remaining 20 percent in the Alegria Sul pit, avoiding conventional dams for new waste.

Equipment includes a mine fleet, conveyor systems, concentrators, a new filtration plant, and four pelletising plants.

The company is undergoing a phased expansion to restore full capacity, reaching 60 percent by the end of 2024. The goal is to reach 100 percent capacity, approximately 26 million tonnes per year, by 2028, with an approved capital expenditure of USD 2.5 billion for the final stage.