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Mount Newman Mines - WA

Whaleback mine.

Whaleback mine

Whaleback mine.

Ore stockpile

Whaleback mine

Mount Newman Mines

Mine

Position

DEG: -23.358999 119.681

DMS: 23º 21' 32.4" S 119º 40' 51.6" E

UTM: 50 K 7414194mN 774090mE

Altitude: 449.48m

Place Type

Infrastructure - Mine

Location

4.97kms West of Newman - Driving 7.4 km (13 mins)
168.49kms South of Nullagine - Driving 199 km (2 hours 55 mins)
206.48kms East of Paraburdoo - Driving 343 km (5 hours 28 mins)
362.31kms North of Wiluna - Driving 610 km (7 hours 5 mins)

Address & Contact

Newman WA

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Information

Australia's largest open cut mine, located on the eastern edge of the iron ore rich Pilbara.
Millions of tonnes of ore are railed to Port Hedland. It was founded in 1895

PlaceID	76860

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East Pilbara Diversion

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Newman Airport at 26/08:00am WST

Distance from Mount Newman Mines 13.64km SE

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
22.8°C	16.3°C	23%	0.6°C	1011.0hPa	0.0mm	ESE	24km/hr 13knots	33km/hr 18knots

Closest Climatic Station

Newman Aero

Distance from Mount Newman Mines 13.64km SE

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	39.4	36.9	34.7	31.7	27.2	23.1	23.0	26.0	30.3	34.8	37.3	38.9
Mean Min. °C	24.9	23.9	21.4	17.3	11.6	6.8	6.1	7.7	11.9	17.4	20.8	23.8
Mean Rain mm	62.7	76.3	40.1	19.4	17.1	15.2	14.9	7.5	4.4	5.6	12.3	38.0