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The group has two main areas of operation located within the Pilbara region of Western Australia, the Chichester Hub and Solomon Hub. Plans to develop a third, Western Hub were as of 2017 in developmental stage. In 2017 Fortescue started exploration of possible mining tenements in South America and other parts of Australia. [11]
Ninety percent of all coal mined at Collie is used in power stations, the remainder in the mineral sands production. While a small amount of Western Australian coal has been exported to India and China in recent years, the majority goes to the coal-fired power stations, mainly located in the Collie area. [6]
The other FMG mining hubs in the Pilbara are the Solomon Hub [3] 60 km north of Tom Price and 120 km to the west of the Chichester Hub, [4] and the Western Hub, [5] which includes the Eliwana operation. Fortescue is the third-largest iron ore mining company in the Pilbara, behind Rio Tinto and BHP. [6]
Albemarle recently unveiled site maps and project plans to the public during an open house event. Kirsten Martin, Albemarle community relations manager, said a long-range map of the site was made ...
Under this agreement, Gold Fields would manage the project while Gold Road would be responsible for exploration activities on the Gruyere tenements. [3] Mining at Gruyere is being carried out in an open pit operation, with a reported initial resource of 3.8 million ounces of gold, later expanded to 6.51 million ounces, the latter at a grade of ...
Per historical geographer Richard V. Francaviglia, mining districts were typically established around a cluster of productive mines located in a "rather remote" area [5] and notes, "Although we tend to think of individual towns when mining areas are mentioned, these towns exist in the context of mining districts that may cover dozens or even ...
The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) is a government agency of the Philippines under the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). The MGB is responsible for the conservation, management, development, and use of the country's mineral resources, including those in reservations and public lands.
The repository is constantly seeking donations of mine maps to add to the microfilm/digital collection. [12] When maps are received from a donor, they are scanned and stored in both microfilm and digital archives. The maps, along with a scanned images (upon request), are returned to the donor. The repository does not retain hard copies of maps.