Middleback Range
Middleback Range is an operating iron ore mine in Middleback Ranges, 40 km west of Whyalla on Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia. It is recorded at approximately -33.031, 137.151, and appears in this directory's consolidated register of Australian mines and quarries, built from government geological-survey data.
The site is recorded as operating. Status reflects the most recent government dataset this directory ingested; operations can change between dataset releases.
From the Geological Survey of South Australia's project notes: Multiple iron ore mines producing hematite for export and magnetite transported via slurry in pipeline to Whyalla steelworks for steel manufacturing
Additional recorded details — the recorded operator is SIMEC Mining; recorded mining start: 01/01/1900; published resource summary: Hematite (DSO): ~100 Mt at 57.25% Fe Magnetite: 1.54 Bt at 34.34% mass recovery (DTR).
South Australia's geology and operations are documented in depth by the Geological Survey of South Australia; the sources for this page are listed below.
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At a glance
| Status | Operating |
|---|---|
| Type | Mine |
| Commodities | Iron ore |
| State | South Australia |
| Locality | Middleback Ranges, 40 km west of Whyalla on Eyre Peninsula |
| Coordinates | -33.0307, 137.1509 |
| Operator | SIMEC Mining |
| Website | www.simec.com |
| Mining start | 01/01/1900 |
| Map | Open reference point ↗ |