With the exception of the use of cookies (explained below), Rio Tinto generally does not seek to collect personal data through this website. [2][3] In 2009, the combined Pilbara operations produced 202 million tonnes of iron ore, a 15 percent increase from 2008. 4006 received a 'top end' overhaul by the NSWGR prior to being traded-in to A.E. They also use a banking pair of locos to push trains out of Paraburdoo up to Tom Price and also to push trains out of HIY (Yandicoogina). Located about 110 kilometres north-west of Newman in Western Australia, Gudai-Darri is a remote mine site nestled in the heart of the beautiful Pilbara region. One short service uses 3 locos, most trains are around 234 waggons long. 4006 entered service with the NSWGR on the 23/01/1952. The railway line was extended in 1975 with a further 4km spur branching off at the 162.2km to the #2 Robe loadout and Mesa 2402E mining area. Delivered in a yellow livery and numbered 261-001 for Bechtel Pacific during construction. In 2009 the two organisations combined under the common name of Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation. Several of Gudai-Darris innovations are world-first, including autonomous water carts; a rotable bucket wheel; a laboratory thats fully automated and integrated with the mine; and field mobility. Our key requirements will not be compromised and all processes must be followed exactly. Just over a month after declaring the first ore aboard a new stacker at the bulk handling facilities of Rio Tinto's East Intercourse Island (EII) facility, thyssenkrupp says it has achieved another milestone at the sustaining capital project in the Port of Dampier, Western Australia. A breakdown of energy and water suppliers by Pilbara town is provided below. Stay in touch with the latest news, stories and insights from BHP. Amrun Village, 40 kilometres south of Weipa on the Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland. It is part of a program to fly Aboriginal Rio Tinto employees from their communities like Meekatharra, Nullagine, Carnarvon and Broome to their workplace at the mines. Goodwin on the 07/07/1971, 4002 was purchased along with 4006 in 1971 by Bechtel Pacific from A.E. Privacy Policy The locomotive fleet is made up of the following three types: Three General Electric Dash 9-44CW units were originally purchased by Robe River and lettered for Pilbara Rail with ROBE identifying marks. An electric shock is defined as an incident which does not require medical or first aid treatment. Another branch from Rosella heads west to Brockman 4 326 km via Nammuldi 290 km and Brockman 2 293 km, while the mainline continues from Rosella 250 km on to Wombat Junction 280 km where the Tom Price (291 km) mine spur branches off west before continuing finally into Paraburdoo 386 km. It was finally moved by the Wickham Lions and subsequently re-plinthed as an entry statement to town. Rio Tinto's preliminary funding for Koodaideri includes the first stage of the project's accommodation camp. {var OpenWindow=window.open("", "newwin","height=500,width=1025,scrollbars=1"); The Centre combines visualisation and collaboration tools to provide real-time information across our demand chain and allows us to optimise our mining, maintenance and logistic activities across the Pilbara in a way never before possible. Pilbara Rail utilise single man crews and also have 'Mobile Enginemen' in motor cars to travel between mines and bank engine jobs. It has supported Western Australian businesses with more than $2.3 billion in contracts awarded to date. These captive ore waggons are the original Robe River 'J cars' or Robe Valley Waggons as they are now known, built by Nippon Sharyo Nihon, Tomlinson Steel WA, Centurion WA and the latest versions from Bradken. If you choose to subscribe to our media releases or other communications, you can unsubscribe at any time (by following the instructions in the email or by contacting us atdigital.comms@riotinto.com). The Robe River locomotive fleet in 2000-2 consisted of: Some brief individual locomotive histories notes are (updated 3rd March 2022): Your IP address is: 85.124.67.45 Website and all images are 1997-2023 www.pilbararailways.com.au. We operate and manage electricity and water infrastructure in the Pilbara, in a way that ensures safe, reliable water and electricity supplies are delivered to Pilbara towns. A PDF file of all Pilbara railroad operating frequencies can be accessed here. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site. Rio Tinto approved a 75m ($98m) investment for building a 34MW PV solar farm for the Koodaideri iron ore mine in . Cordless phones do not operate without mains power, so keep a standard phone or mobile phone handy in case of an emergency. If a victim has been injured then contact Emergency Services on 000. Paraburdoo (389 km) to Wombat Junction 280 km (Tom Price);Yandicoogina 447 km (HIY), West Angelas 420 km, Hope Downs 1 460 km and Hope Downs 4 501 km to Hawk Siding (350 km). [2] The mine itself began operations in 1998. Services 17 mines via mainline systems of nearly 2,000 kilometres. Supervise all. Rio Tinto Group, the mining company that agreed to a $19.5 billion investment from Aluminum Corp. of China, said Australia has a large stake in the outcome of the proposed deal. Around the same time,. Any person who receives an electric shock should seek medical attention as symptoms may arise some time later. In addition to Rio Tinto's Pilbara mine sites the company also has a contract for Rio's Argyle. In 2019, we launched the worlds first automated heavy-haul rail network named AutoHaul capable of moving about one million tonnes of iron ore a day. Following the takeover of North Limited by Rio Tinto and the subsequent delisting of North Ltd which was the majority shareholder in Robe River Iron Associates two new operating companies were formed to manage the now combined assets; We have an established High Load Movement (HLM) application processthat manages the safe movement of oversize vehicles around Rio Tinto's Iron Ore Pilbara Operations, and serviced townships as outlined in the area map. AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 26: The mining camp at Rio Tinto Group's Yandi mine is seen in Western Australia, on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. Perth WA 6000 Our integrated iron ore network is supported by our Operations Centre in Perth, a state-of-the-art facility that enables all the autonomous trucks, trains and drills at our mines, ports and rail systems to be operated from a single location. The company is now operating 69 driverless trucks across its mines at Yandicoogina, Nammuldi and Hope Downs 4. Introduction Acid and Metalliferous Drainage (AMD) is a major environmental risk that should be regularly assessed at all new and existing iron ore mine sites. The Yandi iron ore mine is a part of an 85:15 joint venture between BHP, and Mitsui and ITOCHU. Automated water carts at Gudai-Darri are operated from 1,500 km away in a control centre in Perth. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive. Sold to FMG and transferred to Thomas Yard Port Hedland November 2021. BHP has commenced production from the $3.6bn South Flank iron ore mine in the central Pilbara, Western Australia (WA). Workers will be accommodated at the new 780-room village camp. Rio Tinto is one of the biggest operators of remote mining sites in Western Australia. There is additional information in the appendices to the Data Privacy Standard, including information about disclosures, trans-border data transfers, the exercise of data subject rights and how to make complaints or obtain further information relating to Rio Tintos processing of your personal data. The limit of authority is determined by the interlocking computers from commands that the train controller enters in a manner similar to CTC operation. Tell us when and where you plan to dig andwe will pass that information on to the underground utility owners to respond directly to you with the cable and pipe location information. Amrun Village Temporary Offices, Accommodation and Facilities - Rio Tinto, Amrun Village, 40 kilometres south of Weipa on the Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland. OpenWindow.document.write("Cliffs Robe River Iron Associates original balloon loadout at the 168 km, and then the new one constructed in November 1975 at the 162.2 km for Mesa 2402.") Monadelphous secured a 12-month extension to its existing contract with BHP Iron Ore for the provision of general maintenance services for shutdowns, outages and minor capital works at the Yandi mine site. Scrapped at Port Hedland by CD Dodd February 2022. A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you agree. A typical train consist comprises 2 GE Dash 9 locomotives, 230 ore cars and is over 2.4 kilometres long. If you choose to subscribe to our media releases or other communications, you can unsubscribe at any time (by following the instructions in the email or by contacting us atdigital.comms@riotinto.com). As some data privacy laws regulate IP addresses and other information collected through the use of cookies as personal data, Rio Tintos processing of such personal data needs to comply with its Data Privacy Standard (see Part 1 of this Privacy Policy), and also applicable data privacy laws. It was built by the Montreal Locomotive Works (Canada) in 1951 with serial number 77737 and is based on the ALCo model RSC-3, powered by an ALCo V12-244 engine with an A1A-A1A wheel arrangement. The other line is the Robe Valley line and continues on from Western Creek (72 km) on the Cape Lambert line past the original loading sites at the 168 km, the junction for the now branch to Mesa K and J is the 191 km, with Mesa K (193 km) and then Mesa J or Deepdale at the 196 km while the mainline continues onto Mesa A - Warramboo at the 233.9 km located 50 km west of Pannawonica. These trucks, which use pre-defined GPS courses to automatically navigate haul roads and intersections, and which continuously track actual locations, speeds and directions of other vehicles, allow us to move more material, more efficiently and safely, increasing productivity. 4006 officially condemned by the NSWGR on 17/8/1971, 4006 transferred to A.E. Traditionally, reclaimer maintenance requires piece-by-piece removal of components while the machine is out of service, resulting in shutdowns that are complex and high risk for our people. Call 1100 during business hours for more information or visit the, Management and supplyof energy and water in the Pilbara. We won't process that personal data for other purposes except where required to meet our legal obligations or otherwise as authorised by law and notified to you. The port consisted of an open air single waggon rotary dumper which empties the waggon into a gyratory 'secondary' crusher. abc.net.au/news/worker-dies-at-rio-tinto-yandicoogina-mine-in-pilbara/8678552 A man aged in his early 50s has died at a Rio Tinto mine site in Western Australia's Pilbara region. A 166km-long rail line will be constructed to connect the mine with the existing Rio Tinto's heavy freight rail network. For all new connections to our electricity network an electricity account application form will need to be submitted. This notice may be through advertising, individual notices, telephone, SMS, email, letter or fax. These Cookies also facilitate sharing information with social networks or recording your interactions with particular ads. 4006 was purchased along with 4002 in 1971 by Bechtel Pacific from A.E. Goodwin for new 442 class units in 1971. With the exception of the use of cookies, Rio Tinto generally does not seek to collect personal data through this website. The Robe Valley iron ore mine is owned by Robe River Iron Associates, a joint venture between operator Rio Tinto (53%), Mitsui (33%), Nippon Steel & Sumitomo . The mines commissioning and ramp-up is expected to increase our iron ore production volumes and improve our product mix from the Pilbara. They are known locally as Bill and Ben, and are not very well liked. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive. For a current list of Pilbara Rail's locomotives, complete with -9 serial numbers, build dates and livery, click here: Rio Tinto Power Roster. It also recovers 100% mass of plant feed. [3] It also improves cycle times by using information about network topography to calculate and deliver a safe, consistent driving strategy. We do this through our strategy to deliver long-term value and returns through the cycle. The Hope Downs iron ore mine is situated 100km north west of Newman in the province of Pilbara, Australia. Full profiles of select projects. If we do need to interrupt your power supply, there are things you should be aware of: We may cancel the planned power interruption due to inclement weather or unforeseen circumstances without notice. And the forth desk is for the Deepdale line from Cape Lambert to Deepdale. All rights reserved. These units are numbered from 9100 onwards and more are on order. Goodwin on the 10/07/1971. [12], From October 2015 all 22 of the ore trucks on the site, and those at the Nammuldi mine, are remotely controlled from Perth, 1,200 kilometres (750mi) away. Following the success of Hope Downs 1 North and South deposits, Hope Downs 4 (30 km north west of Newman) was then developed and commenced production including an additional 50km railway spur from Hope Downs 1 in 2013. Western Australian Planning Commission applications for subdivisions and amalgamations; Coordinating construction approvals within the proximity of water and electrical assets, Providing comment to local government on development approvals (ie variation of R-Codes), Providing comment to WA government on sale of crown land, Advising prospective purchasers on service availability. 72 General Electric Dash 9-44CW or Dash 9, an aging but very reliable locomotive with the 7FDL-16 engine of 4400hp with DC traction and road numbers of 9401 to 9409, 9428 to 9436 and 7043 to 7098 (excluding 7051 and 7052). The units arrived in January 2003 before being withdrawn and stored at Seven Mile since ~2009. All of these dumpers except the original Robe single waggon dumper are dual cell dumpers capable of dumping a pair or waggons each tip. We are continually investing in our operations in the Pilbara, introducing next generation technologies that can deliver greater efficiency, lower production costs and improved health, safety and environmental performance. The production rate of this hub also has increased over time and currently it has four primary crushers and three OHPs with a combined nominal capacity of 80 Mtpa. The Yandicoogina mine, often shortened to Yandi, is an iron ore mine located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, 95 kilometres north-west of Newman. Services 17 mines via mainline systems of nearly 2,000 kilometres. Contact Us. For more info here's For more information, the Rio Tinto Iron Ore site is here. Yandi Open Pit Mine is located 100 km NW from Newman, Western Australia, Australia. They originally carried road numbers 9470, 9471 and 9472 with serial no. A typical train consist comprises 2 GE Dash 9 . 9421 was built by Comeng NSW as an ALCo M636 model in August 1977 with serial number C6103-1, Delivered to Robe River in November 1977 numbered 9421, Rebuilt by Goninan WA in February 1993 to a GE CM40-8M model with serial number 8297-02 / 93-137, Ended up in CFCLA ownership in 2012 and rebuilt by Goninan WA and reclassed and numbered to CD 4302 'Lord Fury', October 2022 repainted into FMG blue and white and renumbered to 802, November 2022 returned to FMG Thomas Yard, 9422 was built by Comeng NSW as an ALCo M636 model in August 1977 with serial C6103-2, Delivered to Robe River in November 1977 numbered 9422, 22nd February 1979 lead unit on empty train involved in head on collision at Siding One, Rebuilt by Goninan WA in March 1993 to a GE CM40-8M model with serial number 8297-03 / 93-138, 9423 was built by Comeng WA as ALCo M636 model in February 1980 with serial C6116-1 / WA112, Rebuilt by Goninan WA in April 1992 to a GE CM40-8M model with serial number 8206-04 / 92-126, Ended up in CFCLA ownership in 2012 and rebuilt by Goninan WA and reclassed and numbered to CD 4303 'Warrior', 07/2015 leased to Rio Tinto for 12 months 07/2016. Of note is this loco has worn six liveries, being green (delivered), tuscan red (07/1960) and for Robe River, yellow (delivered), green band (during operations), then a black band and finally Robe as currently plinthed. Skip to main content. The mine is fully owned and operated by Rio Tinto Iron Ore and is one of twelve iron ore mines the company operates in the Pilbara. We are also progressing a feasibility study to support an expansion of this new hub. The majority bipartisan interim report said Rio Tinto's decision to destroy two rock shelters in Juukan Gorge, against the wishes of the traditional owners and despite knowing the archaeological . We are a global industry leader in autonomous haulage and are the only organisation in the world to operate two different Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Autonomous Haulage Systems (AHS). ITOCHU Minerals & Energy of Australia Pty Ltd. View all our Trade Mechanical vacancies now with new jobs added daily! They are in the Rio Tinto silver with red stripes and numerals. Ore from processing facilities is railed up to 460 kilometres to the coast along a dedicated privately owned rail system. They are in the Rio Tinto silver with red stripes and numerals. You can still send through a quote without any products added. Any commercial or promotional use of Bloomberg content requires Bloombergs prior written consent. 49 General Electric ES44ACi or EVO's, a modern and technologically advanced fleet with the GEVO-12 4400hp engine and AC traction. Yandi processing hub started operations in 1992 to process ore exclusively from the Channel Iron Deposits (CID) and produce a fines only ore type. They help us know how often you come to our site and when, how long you stay and any performance issues you experience whilst you are on our site. . If you choose to subscribe to our media releases or other communications, you can unsubscribe at any time (by following the instructions in the email or bycontacting us). [5][6], The Hamersley Range, where the mine is located, contains 80 percent of all identified iron ore reserves in Australia and is one of the world's major iron ore provinces. Revised historical information, updated 11/2017. (212) 419-8219 support@statista.com. East Intercourse Island has one dumper, Parker Point two dumpers and Cape Lambert with five dumpers. Through 4 wet seasons, Ausco transformed the small camp into an 808 person construction village and installed 11 temporary office complex facilities and recreation facilities which include cricket nets, stages for band performances and games rooms. This in turn led to Rio Tinto launching a takeover or buyout of North Ltd (controlling interest) shares in Robe River in 2001, thus extinguishing the need for any third party rail access agreement. OpenWindow.document.write("
Prophet Johnson Basketball 247,
Hisd School Board Member Salary,
Articles R