Iron Baron, South Australia
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 km north-west of Adelaide. The operation began in 1933 and went out of operation between 1947 and 1958.[2]
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 Q1, 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
- Iron Knob
- Iron Knight
References
- ↑ "2905.0 – Statistical Geography: Volume 2 – Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
- ↑ "Iron Baron – South Australia". Retrieved 23 April 2012.
Coordinates: 32°59′35″S 137°09′58″E / 32.993°S 137.166°E