Iron Baron, South Australia

For other uses, including ships of that name, see Iron Baron.
Iron Baron
Location of Iron Baron in South Australia

Iron Baron is a former iron ore mining settlement in South Australia.[1] It is located 436 kilometres (271 mi) north-west of Adelaide in the Middleback Range in the state's Far North region.[2] The operation began in 1933 and went out of operation between 1947 and 1958.[3]

Re-opening

The Run Of Mine was reopened in 2011, and now has a fully functional ore beneficiation plant [OBP]. Construction of the OBP began in late 2010 and it was commissioned for first ore in the first quarter of 2012. The original township was demolished (bulldozed into the big Baron pit) so rather than live at the site, today's miners commute from nearby Whyalla.

Related towns

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2905.0 – Statistical Geography: Volume 2 – Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
  2. ↑ "Far North SA government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Iron Baron – South Australia". Retrieved 23 April 2012.

Coordinates: 32°59′35″S 137°09′58″E / 32.993°S 137.166°E / -32.993; 137.166

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