Mine · Western Australia, Australia
Ophthalmia Range / Rio
Ophthalmia Range / Rio is a mine in Western Australia, Australia, with 113 Mt of mineral resources, owned by Hamersley Exploration Pty Limited.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Western Australia | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Undeveloped | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Commodities | iron ore (mainly iron ore) | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Hamersley Exploration Pty Limited | WA Mining Tenements (DMIRS-003) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 12,179 ha (2 tenements, exploration licence) | WA Mining Tenements (DMIRS-003) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Mineral resources | 113 Mt (measured, indicated and inferred, 5 sites, oldest estimate 1 May 2000, reported under 2012 JORC (Australia)) | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | -23.3106, 119.5852 | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Ophthalmia Range / Rio is the 108th-largest of 453 mines in Western Australia by mineral resources. Ranks and totals cover the mines in our data that report their mineral resources, not every one in existence.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Australia | 108th of 453 | 105,683 Mt | 0.11% |
Owner and place
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Data on this page
- Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS), WA. WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001), CC BY 4.0.
- DMIRS, WA. WA Mining Tenements (DMIRS-003), CC BY 4.0.