Mount Whaleback Mine
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open-pit mine, 1968_construction, iron mine
The Mount Whaleback mine, officially the Newman West operation, is an iron ore mine located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, six kilometres west of Newman.
The mine is majority-owned (85 percent) and operated by BHP, and is one of five iron ore mines the company operates in the Pilbara.
The mine is majority-owned (85 percent) and operated by BHP, and is one of five iron ore mines the company operates in the Pilbara.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Whaleback_mine
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Coordinates: 23°21'59"S 119°40'15"E
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