CPM resumes production at Sino Iron mine after fire
2021-05-08 13:51:33 [Print]
CITIC Pacific Mining (CPM) has resumed production at the Sino Iron mine in Western Australia after a fire suspended activities at the Pilbara site on May 4.
"Production at Sino Iron's processing area (concentrator) has resumed, following a fire at a non-operational sampler within the nearby tailings thickener precinct yesterday afternoon," CITIC stated.
"There were no injuries, and the fire was extinguished by CPM's fire and emergency response team within 1.5 hours."
"Production at the concentrator temporarily ceased yesterday as a precautionary measure, until a thorough safety inspection could be conducted in daylight hours," CITIC stated.
"CPM is cooperating closely with the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety inspectors to determine the cause of the fire."
The operation is the largest magnetite mining and processing operation in Australia and is found 100 kilometres south of Karratha.
The Sino iron project has a processing capacity of 24 million tonnes per year.
"Production at Sino Iron's processing area (concentrator) has resumed, following a fire at a non-operational sampler within the nearby tailings thickener precinct yesterday afternoon," CITIC stated.
"There were no injuries, and the fire was extinguished by CPM's fire and emergency response team within 1.5 hours."
"Production at the concentrator temporarily ceased yesterday as a precautionary measure, until a thorough safety inspection could be conducted in daylight hours," CITIC stated.
"CPM is cooperating closely with the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety inspectors to determine the cause of the fire."
The operation is the largest magnetite mining and processing operation in Australia and is found 100 kilometres south of Karratha.
The Sino iron project has a processing capacity of 24 million tonnes per year.
