| Resource | Hematite (Fe2O3) |
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| Company | OneSteel Manufacturing Pty Ltd |
| Status | Approved |
| Mining operation | Open pit mining and ore processing (crushing and screening) to produce a lump and fines product followed by direct ore transport for export. |
| Location |  30 km SE of the township of Lock on central Eyre Peninsula
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| Tenement information | Information about the tenement is available from the South Australian Resources Information Gateway (SARIG) |
| The deposit | The Wilgerup tenement is located within the Cleve Subdomain of the Gawler Craton Block. Massive hematite ore body dips roughly north-northeast, with orebody subcrops buried beneath 20-25 m of unconsolidated sand and clay. The massive carbonate rock that underlies the massive ore in places, and BIF in other places that can be beneficiated by fine grinding and gravity separation techniques, may have potential as an economic resource. |
| Resource estimates and production estimates | Company released resource estimates and production statistics for South Australia's major operating and approved mines are summarised in South Australia's major operating/approved mines: resources estimates and production statistics (PDF, updated regularly). |
| Approval process | Mining lease granted |
| Documents and reports | Mining Lease Proposals |
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