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The Whyalla Steelworks circa 2009. The Whyalla Steelworks is a fully integrated steelworks and the only manufacturer of rail in Australia. Iron ore is mined in the Middleback Range to feed the steelworks, resulting in the distribution of finished steel products of over 90 different grades.
In October 2012, a new dual gauge railway balloon loop was commissioned at Whyalla with the purpose of increasing Arrium's iron ore export capacity to 12 million tonnes per annum. [17] Arrium's iron ore export volumes from Whyalla peaked at 12.5 million tonnes per annum in 2013–14 and 2014–15.
In December 2017, Gupta entered the US market by acquiring the Georgetown steelworks [28] and expanded the US presence by acquiring Export Metals in March 2018. [29] At the end of 2018, he purchased Keystone Consolidated Industries. [30] During December 2018, Gupta acquired Aluminium Dunkerque, [31] the largest aluminium smelter in Europe.
The BHP Whyalla Tramway is a 1067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge heavy-haul railway, 112 kilometres (70 miles) long, on the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. It runs from haematite mines at Iron Monarch , Iron Baron and Iron Duke in the Middleback Range , about 50 kilometres (31 miles) west of Whyalla , to company steelworks at the coastal city of Whyalla .
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When it opened, the line was served by a daily passenger service from Adelaide to Whyalla operated by CB class railcars. [2] The service was withdrawn in 1975. [4] On 21 April 1986, the service was reintroduced as the Iron Triangle Limited. It was withdrawn on 31 December 1990 when Australian National withdrew all its South Australian passenger ...
The City of Whyalla local government area is based primarily around Whyalla, a town covering 41.5 km 2, which holds the vast majority of the district's population. The district's economy is heavily reliant on the Whyalla Steelworks and associated companies located in Whyalla. To lesser extent, Whyalla is also a focal point for the surrounding ...
Whyalla / w aɪ ˈ æ l ə / is a city in South Australia.It was founded as "Hummocks Hill", and was known by that name until 1916. [5] [6] It is the fourth most populous city in the Australian state of South Australia after Adelaide, Mount Gambier and Gawler and along with Port Pirie and Port Augusta is one of the three towns to make up the Iron Triangle.