Karara, Western Australia

The Karara mine, as seen from the air.

Karara, in Western Australia, is the locality of Karara iron ore mine.

Mining[]

The Karara iron ore mine is operated by Karara Mining Limited.^[1]^[2]

A 330kV power line was built to connect the mine to the state grid.

Timeline[]

In 2011, steelwork for the Karara project was delayed by major floods in Thailand.^{[citation needed]}
In 2014, production was increased by over 35% in the June quarter, with more than 2 million tons of iron ore being shipped. Despite the increase the project was still not making a profit.^[3]

Transport[]

The ore would be initially by a narrow gauge railway to the existing port of Geraldton in quantities up to 10 Mtpa. When a standard gauge railway is built to a new port at Oakajee, the tonnage will increase to at least 30Mtpa. The common part of the narrow gauge and standard gauge routes will be dual gauge.

The Karara branch junctions of the main line just north of Morawa.

References[]

^ "Home page". Karara Mining. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
^ "NRW in line for A$702 million Karara Mining iron ore gig". International Mining. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
^ "Karara Iron Ore Project backers unsure of profit time frame". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2015.

External links[]

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[1] "Home page". Karara Mining. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

[2] "NRW in line for A$702 million Karara Mining iron ore gig". International Mining. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

[3] "Karara Iron Ore Project backers unsure of profit time frame". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2015.

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