Weipa bauxite mine
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 Mining equipment at the mine, 1995 | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Queensland | |
| Country | Australia |
| Production | |
| Products | Bauxite |
| Production | 34.5 million tonnes |
| History | |
| Discovered | 1955 |
| Opened | 1963 |
| Owner | |
| Company | Rio Tinto |
| Website | www |
The Weipa bauxite mine is a bauxite mine at Weipa on the western Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, Australia. A geologist named Harry Evans discovered the vast bauxite resource in 1955.[citation needed] Operations commenced in 1963.[citation needed]
The mine is owned by Rio Tinto. Power to the mine is supplied via a 6.7MW solar photovoltaic solar farm on site.[citation needed] The ore is transported to the port via a 19 kilometre Standard Gauge railway. The majority of the mined bauxite is sent to the Queensland Alumina Limited and Rio Tinto Aluminum Yarwun refineries, both located in Gladstone.[citation needed]
