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Mt Gibson Iron - Koolan Island project
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Animation of island and mines

Usage Restriction: Operations were suspended in November 2014 following a seawall failure which resulted in the flooding of Main Pit. The operation is currently being reviewed to determine options to rebuild the Main Pit seawall and resume large scale production.

Jurisdictions: Kimberly Development Commission, Kimberly Land Council, Shire of Derby/West Kimberley

Location Details

Koolan Island

Australia / Koolan, Western Australia
Location ID: #10099863

Koolan Island is an island off the Kimberley coast of Western Australia in the Buccaneer Archipelago. It is about 1,900 km (1,181 miles) north of Perth, and about 130 km (81 mi) north of Derby. It holds deposits of high-grade iron ore.

Location Category:

  • AERIALS - *;
  • AUTOS / VEHICLES - *;
  • AUTOS / VEHICLES - Repair Shops / Garages;
  • BEACHES / COASTAL - *;
  • BEACHES / COASTAL - Bays;
  • BEACHES / COASTAL - Boardwalks / Piers / Jetties;
  • BEACHES / COASTAL - Islands;
  • BEACHES / COASTAL - Marinas / Docks  / Wharves;
  • HOUSING - *;
  • HOUSING - Abandoned;
  • HOUSING - Dongas;
  • HOUSING - Mine Camps;
  • INDUSTRIAL - *;
  • INDUSTRIAL - Abandoned Structures;
  • INDUSTRIAL - Quarries / Mines;
  • LANDSCAPES - *;
  • LANDSCAPES - Bushland / Scrub;
  • LANDSCAPES - Red Dirt;
  • MINING - *;
  • MINING - Iron Ore;
  • MINING - Mine Camps;
  • MINING - Open Cut;
  • ROADS / HIGHWAYS - *;
  • ROADS / HIGHWAYS - Dirt / Unpaved Roads;
  • ROADS / HIGHWAYS - Red Dirt;
  • ROADS / HIGHWAYS - Rural / Country Roads
 
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