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The Fortescue railway, owned and operated by Fortescue Metals Group (FMG), is a private rail network in the Pilbara region of Western Australia built to carry iron ore. It opened in 2008. [ 1 ] When it was completed, it was the heaviest haul railway in the world, designed for 40 tonne axle loads, 2.5 to 5 tonnes heavier than the other Pilbara ...
Approval for the line was granted in November 2010 but amended in May 2011, increasing the railway line's length to 351 km (218.10 mi) as it was required to take a more northerly route than originally planned on the final stretch to the Roy Hill mine. [2] The route change was necessary because Roy Hill Infrastructure was unable to obtain ...
In April 2008, Fortescue Metals Group opened a line from Cloud Break mine to Port Hedland. [8] In November 2015, Hancock Prospecting opened a 344 kilometre line from Roy Hill. [9] In 2013, Aurizon in conjunction with Brockman Mining and Atlas Iron under an Alliance Study Agreement, completed a study for a new independent iron ore railway in the ...
Preserved 5497 at the Don Rhodes Mining and Transport Museum in April 2012. The Mount Newman railway runs for 426 kilometres, from Newman to Port Hedland, and is one of Australia's longest private railways. The line, along with its spur lines to Mount Whaleback, Orebodies 18, 23 and 25, Jimblebar, Yandi and Area C, services the iron ore mines ...
A mine railway (or mine railroad, U.S.), sometimes pit railway, is a railway constructed to carry materials and workers in and out of a mine. [1] Materials transported typically include ore , coal and overburden (also called variously spoils, waste, slack, culm, [ 2 ] and tilings; all meaning waste rock).
The Bavarian Iron Route or, less commonly, Bavarian Iron Road (German: Bayerische Eisenstraße) is a major holiday route in southern Germany which is steeped in history. Running for 120 kilometres, it links numerous historic industrial sites, covering a period of several centuries, with cultural and natural monuments.
The East Texas iron ore belt refers to a significant region in East Texas characterized by the presence of iron ore deposits, primarily associated with the Weches greensand formation. This area has historical importance in the mining industry, contributing to the supply of iron ore in the United States. Although many counties in this region ...
Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum; Dorney Road Landfill; Franklin Furnace; Hibernia mines; Hill-Annex Mine State Park; Hull–Rust–Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine; The Iron Mine, Port Henry, New York; Iron Mountain (Utah) Iron Mountain District; Iron Mountain Mine; Jackson Mine; Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park; Lyon Mountain, New York