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Koolanooka Mine - WA

Mine

Position

DEG: -29.18548 116.197891

DMS: 29º 11' 7.73" S 116º 11' 52.41" E

UTM: 50 J 6771198mN 422013mE

Altitude: 320.31m

Address & Contact

Koolanooka WA

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Information

This mine was the source of the first iron ore exported from Australia. If you're interested in the history and how it impacted upon the local community in Morawa, you can read the attached PDF document. The original mine didn't have a long life but was reopened in 2010.

PlaceID	60122

Additional Files (1)

Koolanooka Mine History 1961 to Today (2225.7kb)

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Morawa Airport at 30/01:30pm WST

Distance from Koolanooka Mine 16.92km W

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
18.7°C	14.4°C	41%	5.2°C	1029.6hPa	0.0mm	ENE	17km/hr 9knots	24km/hr 13knots

Closest Climatic Station

Morawa Airport

Distance from Koolanooka Mine 16.92km W

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	37.2	36.6	33.3	28.9	24.3	20.0	18.6	20.1	22.9	27.9	31.8	35.1
Mean Min. °C	19.8	20.2	17.9	14.2	10.6	7.6	6.1	6.2	7.4	10.8	14.2	17.4
Mean Rain mm	23.3	20.1	15.4	13.0	40.4	39.9	45.3	31.7	24.5	8.9	9.7	16.3