 The plant at the mine. | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
  Brockman 4 mine Location in Western Australia | |
| Location | Shire of Ashburton, Pilbara |
| State | Western Australia |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 22°34′31″S 117°16′07″E / 22.575371°S 117.268501°E |
| Production | |
| Products | Iron ore |
| Production | 22 Mt/annum |
| History | |
| Opened | 2010 |
| Owner | |
| Company | Rio Tinto Iron Ore |
| Website | Rio Tinto Iron Ore website |
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The Brockman 4 mine is an iron ore mine located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, 60 km (37 mi) north-west of Tom Price.[1] The mine, located near the existing Brockman mine, was opened in 2010.[2] The mine is fully owned and operated by Rio Tinto Iron Ore, which owns many mines in the area.[3][4] The mine is serviced by the Boolgeeda Airport.
In May 2020, Rio Tinto achieved notoriety for its blasting of archaeologically highly significant and also culturally sensitive Australian Aboriginal sacred sites in Juukan Gorge in order to expand Brockman 4.[5][6] A government inquiry was established to investigate the incident on 11 June 2020.[7]
The Hamersley Range, where the mine is located, is, with 80% of all identified iron ore reserves in Australia, one of the major iron ore provinces in the world.[8]
- ^ MINEDEX website: Brockman 4 search result Archived September 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine accessed: 8 November 2010
- ^ Expansion Projects Archived 2011-04-06 at the Wayback Machine Rio Tinto Iron Ore website, accessed: 8 November 2010
- ^ Pilbara Archived 2013-10-21 at the Wayback Machine Rio Tinto Iron Ore website, accessed: 6 November 2010
- ^ Mining Archived 2010-06-12 at the Wayback Machine Rio Tinto Iron Ore website, accessed: 8 November 2010
- ^ Perpitch, Nicolas (23 August 2020). "Rio Tinto executives stripped of bonuses over destruction of Juukan Gorge rock shelters". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ Hirini, Rangi (17 June 2020). "Rio Tinto responds to allegations they're 'not sorry' for Juukan Gorge destruction". NITV. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ Jenkins, Keira (5 August 2020). "Rio Tinto tells Senate inquiry it could have avoided Juukan Gorge destruction". NITV. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ Iron fact sheet - Australian Resources and Deposits Archived 2011-02-18 at the Wayback Machine Geoscience Australia website, accessed: 7 November 2010