GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA 116°00À 116°30À 117°00À 117°30À 118°00À 115°25À 115°30À 118°30À 119°00À 20°06À 119°30À 120°00À 120°30À 120°55À 20°06À IRON ORE GEOLOGY I N D I A N O C E A N Zones of supergene enrichment Bobby Bobby Ridley 1-4 Channel iron deposits and pisolite (Robe Pisolite and Poondano Formation) Olivia PORT HEDLAND Finucane Island NORTH Brockman Iron Formation (Note: also includes some Weeli Wolli Formation) Ord 1-5 WEST COASTAL HIGHWAY Harriet Point (proposed) Nelson Point F13 North Anderson Point GOLDSWORTHY Marra Mamba Iron Formation MONTEBELLO Wedgefield South Limb ISLANDS LEGENDRE I Mt Goldsworthy Boodarie HBI (closed) Lena SHAY GAP Townsites ROAD Banded iron-formation in graniteÊgreenstone terrane South Nim A HAUY I Hedland Nimingarra B Population more than 10 000 PORT HEDLAND GIDLEY I Nimingarra E ROSEMARY I 1000Ê10000 DAMPIER Poondano West Poondano East - Table Hill Sunrise Hill West Poondano Central Nim 1 less than 1000 Roebourne ANGEL I I S L A N D S 20°30À COONGAN MALUS I Sunrise Hill Shay Gap IRON ORE MINERALIZATION STYLES Salgash Ronsard Island (proposed) RONSARD I Locality Hematite Hill 20°30À Conservation estate boundary WEST LEWIS I Cattle Gorge Pisolitic and limonitic riverine palaeochannel mineralization or channel iron deposits (CID) BURRUP GOLDSWORTHY Cundaline Highway PENINSULA Cape Lambert F O R E S T I E R of the Cenozoic Robe Pisolite and Poondano Formation. ENDERBY I EAST LEWIS I Yarrie 10 DIXON I DEPUCH I ROAD Yarrie 4 Mineralization style is 'Regolith _ alluvial to beach placer mineralization' Road; sealed Point Samson Yarrie Yarrie 8 LOWENDAL Parker Point MARBLE ISLANDS Road; unsealed EAGLEHAWK I East Intercourse Island DAMPIER Hematitic conglomerate of the Neoproterozoic Eel Creek Formation (Tarcunyah Group, ROAD Callawa WEST INTERCOURSE I WICKHAM Cossack A BAR Officer Basin), which formed in a near-shore environment. Mined at Yarrie 10. Major track B ALLA Cape Lambert GAP Mineralization style is 'Stratabound sedimentary _ clastic-hosted'. KARRATHA Railway (operational or under construction) BALLA ROAD D DOUBLE I SHAY Supergene-enriched hematite and hematiteÊgoethite mineralization hosted Proposed railway corridor (route not yet finalized) BARROW I NORTH EAST R Wallareenya Roebourne OA REGNARD I by banded iron-formation of the Brockman Iron Formation (Hamersley Basin). D Conveyor SOUTH WEST WARRAWAGINE Includes nearby scree and detrital deposits derived from the Brockman Iron Formation. REGNARD I Gas pipeline STEAMBOAT I Mineralization style is 'Sedimentary _ banded iron-formation (supergene enriched)' Cape Preston Whim Creek (proposed) ROAD MUCCAN Oil pipeline Pellet Plant/ Citic (proposed) Supergene-enriched hematite and hematiteÊgoethite mineralization hosted Miaree Grant Coastline by banded iron-formation of the Marra Mamba Iron Formation (Hamersley Basin). FORTESCUE I NO Major iron ore processing plant RTH Includes nearby scree and detrital deposits derived from the Marra Mamba Iron Formation. Mt Oscar Kitty Gap WEST COASTAL HIGHWAY CREEK Mineralization style is 'Sedimentary _ banded iron-formation (supergene enriched)' POTTER I Iron Ore Port / Proposed Port BAMBOO Bamboo AD State Agreement Act boundary RO Supergene-enriched hematite and hematiteÊgoethite mineralization hosted by banded iron-formation (Nimingarra Iron Formation and Cleaverville Formation) External 21°00À YANDEYARRA LONG I of the Archean Pilbara Craton. Includes nearby scree and detrital deposits. Internal (Fortescue Metals Group 21°00À Mineralization style is 'Sedimentary _ banded iron-formation (supergene enriched)' plus JV only) George Palmer ROAD ANGEL I Lalla Rookh DAMPIER Magnetite-rich banded iron formation or taconite. May be hosted PASSAGE I Y by iron formations of the Archean graniteÊgreenstone terranes or A Strelley Gorge ILW A ROAD R NeoarcheanÊPaleoproterozoic Hamersley Basin. Susan Palmer DATA DIRECTORY Lalla Rookh/Atlas Lalla Rookh South Mineralization style is 'Sedimentary _ banded iron-formation (taconite)' Pincunah North Moolyella Theme Data Source Data Currency Agency Wodgina Marble Bar GREAT SANDY I Ironmount Wodgina WITTENOOM Pincunah/Atlas Tectonic units GSWA 2001 Dept of Industry and Resources TOM PRICE Pincunah South RIPON COWLE I HILLS Iron ore geology GSWA 1987 Dept of Industry and Resources Wodgina South ROAD Company data 2005 Alkane Exploration Ltd PORT HEDLAND ROEBOURNE Pincunah East ROBE RIVER Supergene enrichment GSWA 1987 Dept of Industry and Resources Community (Yandeyarra) Salgash Abydos North THRINGA I IRON ORE SITE TYPE AND STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT Mines and deposits MINEDEX* JUL 2007 Dept of Industry and Resources M ARBLE RAILWAY NEWMAN Mining tenements TENGRAPH* JUL 2007 Dept of Industry and Resources Glen Herring Bilanoo Tom Price Operating mine Cadastre DEC MAY 2006 Dept of Environment and Conservation WELD I BAR RAILWAY Southwest Fortescue Mindy Mindy CID Proposed mine, closed mine, and mineral deposit _ with a mineral resource estimate Topography Landgate AUG 2005 Landgate GREAT MILLSTREAMÊCHICHESTER NATIONAL PARK Coastline AUSLIG 1990 Geoscience Australia Volcano Abydos Coongan Exploration site or prospect _ without a mineral resource estimate Rail Company data OCT 2004_ BHP Billiton, Hamersley Iron, Hancock ROAD (only selected sites are shown) YAMMADERY I NORTHERN JUL 2007 Prospecting, and FMG 21°30À Peters Creek * GSWA and DoIR database can be viewed online (www.doir.wa.gov.au/aboutus/geoviewÝÊ launch.asp) or can be downloaded from the GSWA Data and Software Centre (www.doir.wa.gov.au/GSWA/downloadcentre) 21°30À HIGHWAY McPhee Creek IRON ORE TENEMENTS AND MINISTERIAL Pannawonica MILLSTREAM PANNAWONICA Warramboo Mesa 2400A ROAD Mesa 2400B-E East Deepdale Mesa 2402A-E RESERVES BY COMPANY GROUP Yeera Bluff ROEBOURNE Deepdale A Mesas L-N Mesa 2400F-G Deepdale G Hillside Camp Dinner Camp Deepdale B-E Mesa 2401A Mesa 2403A-D Compiled by Cooper, RW, and Flint, DJ, 2007 Deepdale K WITTENOOM BHP Billiton plus joint ventures (JVs) and proposed JVs with, CI Minerals (Itochu) / Mitsui / POSCO / JFE Steel / Wheelarra JV Edited by Thomson, A Deepdale H Mesa 2405A MUNGAROONA RANGE Deepdale J Cartography by Jones, AK NATIONAL RESERVE ROAD Rio Tinto plus JVs with CMIEC (Sinosteel) / Baosteel Information on mines, deposits, prospects, and processing plants was extracted from the HIGHWAY Red Hill Northeast Deepdale F DampierÊBunbury natural gas pipeline mines and mineral deposits (MINEDEX) database, DoIR, in July 2007. More detailed information on sites, tenements, company groupings, and geology are available on an Jimmawurrada Upper Robe Rio Tinto plus JVs with Hancock Prospecting / Wright Prospecting accompanying CD. The CD contains more accurate information on the distribution limits of SKULL SPRING the Brockman Iron Formation. For more up-to-date information see the online databases at COASTAL S ROAD www.doir.wa.gov.au Nullagine Hancock Prospecting T Published by the Geological Survey of Western Australia. Digital and hard copies of this map, S Cochrane E Goldfields gas pipeline W RED as well as the full digital data behind the map (separate CD), are available from the Red Hill North Jewel Mt Pyrton HILL ROAD Information Centre, Department of Industry and Resources, 100 Plain Street, East Perth, WA, 6004. Caliwingina Creek Bungaroo Creek Robe River Iron Associates (Rio Tinto / Mitsui / Nippon Steel / Sumitomo) Phone (08) 9222 3459, Fax (08) 9222 3444 RTH NO Mt Margaret Mt Margaret West Web www.doir.wa.gov.au/gswa Email [email protected] 22°00À Red Hill Mineralogy group of companies The recommended reference for this map is: Outcamp 22°00À Cooper, RW, and Flint, DJ, 2007, Iron ore deposits of the Pilbara region _ 2007 Kangeenarina Creek (1:500 000 scale): Western Australia Geological Survey. Kens Bore Mt Rove Fortescue Metals Group plus JV with Consolidated Minerals at Mindi Mindi. Includes iron ore Flinders Coongan Well tenements of Fortescue Metals Group, FMG Pilbara, and FMG Chichester CANE RIVER CONSERVATION PARK Upper Robe Central Mt Sheila Detritals Bonnie Creek Central Murrays Hill White Knight Other _ iron ore and Ministerial Iron Ore Temporary Reserves. Some of these tenements may Mt Sheila Northwest Mt Brockman / Cazaly be joint ventured with the company groups above Cane River Shaw River CID Cardo Bore North Upper Cane Mt Sh Detritals Southwest Mt Sheila Central Rio Tinto Gorge West Other _ not known as being explored for iron ore Cardo Bore / Cullen Cardo Bore East Mt Sh Detritals Southeast Chichester West Homestead Wittenoom Silvergrass West Hamersley Station Mt King South Chichester East Mt Brockman Station Wittenoom Left Handers Mt Farquhar ROAD Main Break Silvergrass Mt Farquhar 17 Pipeline Serpentine Creek Walkalina Bourne Cloud Break - Three Bears Tenements are colour coded if they are known to be targeted for iron ore from Auski Roadhouse a combination of iron ore State Agreement Acts, authorisation to explore for N.T. Christmas Creek 1 Lens D KARIJINI NATIONAL PARK iron ore granted or applied for under Section 111 of the Mining Act 1978, and Qld Catho Well / Cullen Nammuldi Brockman 2 Yampire North company public announcements. This includes tenements at the application WITTENOOM Fortescue River South Christmas Creek 2 W.A. Duck Creek North Mt Frederick South stage. Inclusion of such tenements here does not imply that the tenement S.A. Brockman 2 Detritals Mt Lockyer Yampire Gorge applications will be granted or that iron ore authorisation under Section 111 Flying Fish Northeast Mt Stevenson North Roy Hill 3 Eliwana Mt Vigors will be granted. Other tenements (shown in grey) may also be prospective N.S.W. Dales Gorge Brockman 543 East Mt Stevenson Roy Hill 1 A.C.T. PORT HEDLAND for iron ore. Colour-coded iron ore tenements may also be prospective for 22°30À Boolgeeda Boolgeeda A Vic. NANUTARRA Roy Hill 4 ROAD other minerals. Brockman 1 Marandoo West Volcano Nanutarra Roadhouse 22°30À The tenement layer consists of many tenements (both granted and pending Roy Hill 2 L Tas. Duck Creek West Brockman 3 Juna Lockyer IL Paulsens East K75 H Brockman 3 East applications) that overlap in time and space with complex relationships.