Mount Jackson (Western Australia)

Coordinates: 30°14′56″S 119°15′50″E / 30.249°S 119.264°E

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Mount Jackson is a hill in outback Western Australia located at 30°14′56″S 119°15′50″E / 30.249°S 119.264°E / -30.249; 119.264.^[1] It is situated 67 kilometres (42 mi) NNW of Koolyanobbing and 110 kilometres (68 mi) NNE of Southern Cross. It is in the Shire of Yilgarn.

Augustus Gregory discovered and named the 617-metre (2,024 ft) high landmark on 17 August 1846 during his first expedition east and north of the Swan River.^[2] Prospectors James Speakman and William Hall discovered gold there in January 1894.^[3]

As of 2008, the 605-hectare (1,490-acre) site was being mined for iron ore by Cliffs Asia Pacific Iron Ore Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Cliffs Natural Resources of Cleveland, Ohio.^[4] Ore is trucked to Koolyanobbing via a haul road and then by rail to port at Esperance for export. The mine has an expected life of 10 years and the operators expect to remove approximately 33 million tonnes of iron ore from two pits.

The mine is part of Cliff's Koolyanobbing Iron Ore Project which includes mines at Mount Jackson, Koolyanobbing and Windarling (25 kilometres (16 mi) further north). It was established for ironstone mining from about 2003 by Portman Limited.^[5] Portman was acquired by Cliffs Natural Resources Limited in January 2009.^[6]

References

^ "Mount Jackson". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government. 30°14′56″S 119°15′50″E / 30.249°S 119.264°E / -30.249; 119.264
^ Augustus Gregory (1884). "Journals of Australian Explorations". Gutenberg Australia. James C. Beal, Government printer. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
^ "MINING INTELLIGENCE". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 15 January 1894. p. 3. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
^ "Koolyanobbing Iron Ore Project – Mt Jackson J1 Deposit". Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
^ "Banded Ironstone Formation". 7 May 2007. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
^ "CLIFFS Natural Resources Limited (CLF)". SATSTREAM. Retrieved 21 January 2011.

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Avon Sub-Region

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Shire of Cunderdin	Cunderdin Meckering Youndegin
Shire of Dowerin	Amery Dowerin Ejanding Manmanning Minnivale
Shire of Goomalling	Goomalling Jennacubbine Wongamine
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Shire of Quairading	Badjaling Balkuling Dangin Pantapin Quairading Yoting
Shire of Tammin	Bungulla North Tammin Tammin South Tammin Yorkrakine
Shire of Toodyay	Bailup Bejoording Coondle Morangup Toodyay West Toodyay
Shire of Wyalkatchem	Benjaberring Cowcowing Korrelocking Wyalkatchem
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Shire of Chittering	Bindoon Chittering Lower Chittering Mooliabeenee Muchea Wannamal
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Shire of Gingin	Beermullah Caraban Gabbadah Gingin Guilderton Karakin Lancelin Ledge Point Moore River Neergabby Nilgen Seabird Wilbinga Woodridge

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Shire of Kellerberrin	Baandee Doodlakine Kellerberrin
Shire of Kondinin	Bendering Hyden Karlgarin Kondinin
Shire of Koorda	Koorda Kulja
Shire of Merredin	Booraan Burracoppin Hines Hill Korbel Merredin Muntadgin Nangeenan Nokaning Nukarni
Shire of Mount Marshall	Beacon Bencubbin Gabbin Welbungin Wialki*
Shire of Mukinbudin	Barbalin Bonnie Rock Lake Brown Mukinbudin Wialki*
Shire of Narembeen	Mount Walker Narembeen South Kumminin
Shire of Nungarin	Campion Chandler Elabbin Kwelkan Nungarin
Shire of Trayning	Kununoppin Trayning Yelbeni
Shire of Westonia	Carrabin Walgoolan Westonia
Shire of Yilgarn	Bodallin Bullfinch Ghouli Koolyanobbing Marvel Loch Moorine Rock Mount Holland Mount Jackson Mount Palmer Noongar Southern Cross Yellowdine Yerbillon

Central Midlands Sub-Region

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Shire of Moora	Bindi Bindi Coomberdale Koojan Miling Moora Walebing Watheroo
Shire of Victoria Plains	Bolgart Calingiri Mogumber New Norcia Piawaning Yerecoin
Shire of Wongan-Ballidu	Ballidu Burakin Cadoux Kondut Kokardine Wongan Hills

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Shire of Corrigin	Bilbarin Bullaring Bulyee Corrigin Kunjin
Shire of Cuballing	Cuballing Popanyinning Yornaning
Shire of Dumbleyung	Dongolocking Dumbleyung Kukerin Merilup Moulyinning Nippering Tarin Rock
Shire of Kulin	Dudinin Holt Rock Jitarning Kulin Pingaring
Shire of Lake Grace	Beenong Lake Grace Lake King Newdegate Varley
Shire of Narrogin	Highbury Narrogin Yilliminning
Shire of Pingelly	Dattening Kulyaling Moorumbine Pingelly
Shire of Wagin	Ballaying Piesseville Wagin
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Shire of West Arthur	Arthur River Boolading Bowelling Darkan Duranillin Moodiarrup
Shire of Wickepin	Harrismith Wickepin Tincurrin Yealering
Shire of Williams	Culbin Congelin Williams

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