Bauxite was discovered there in 1957, however, it was not until the late 1970s that the Boddington bauxite Mt Saddleback reserves were developed under the Worsley Agreement South32 - Worsley Alumina Pty Ltd currently operates the 12 Mt per annum at the Mt Saddleback mine, which is located 12km south of the Boddington township...
Worsley Alumina We mine bauxite in the South West of Australia and transport it on an overland conveyor belt to a refinery where the bauxite is turned into white alumina powder The alumina is then exported to smelters around the world...
The Boddington mine is operated by Worsley Alumina and is among the largest bauxite mines in the world Although the alumina content of the bauxite ....
The majority of the open pits at Boddington Bauxite Mine BBM are shallow to very shallow, typically less than 10 to 15 m deep Mining of around 18 Mtpa of wet bauxite feed to the Alumina refinery requires large areas to be mined on an annual basis, given the limited thickness between 1 m and 10 m thick of the bauxite mineralisation...
Saddleback Mine, Boddington, Boddington Shire, Western Australia, Australia Saddleback Bauxite Mine Location is approximate, estimate based on other nearby localiti...
The Shire of Boddington is home to the Newmont Mining, owned Newmont Boddington Gold mine and the South 32 operated Saddle back Bauxite Mine The gold mine is projected to be the largest gold mine in Australia upon completion...
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Know MoreBauxite was discovered there in 1957, however, it was not until the late 1970s that the Boddington bauxite Mt Saddleback reserves were developed under the Worsley Agreement South32 - Worsley Alumina Pty Ltd currently operates the 12 Mt per annum at the Mt Saddleback mine, which is located 12km south of the Boddington township...