Mine · Western Australia, Australia
Ridges Iron Ore
Ridges Iron Ore is a mine in Western Australia, Australia, with 72.3 Mt of mineral resources, owned by Kimberley Metals Group Pty Ltd.
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 | Operating | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Commodities | iron ore, magnetite (mainly iron ore) | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Kimberley Metals Group Pty Ltd | WA Mining Tenements (DMIRS-003) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 553 ha (1 tenement, mining lease) | WA Mining Tenements (DMIRS-003) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Mineral resources | 72.3 Mt (measured, indicated and inferred, 6 sites, oldest estimate 1 Feb 2013, reported under 2004 JORC (Australia), 2012 JORC (Australia)) | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Ore reserves | 5.1 Mt (proven and probable, 1 site) | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | -16.6186, 128.2601 | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this mine and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its permits, resources and offtake, and an introduction to the owner.
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Ridges Iron Ore is the 128th-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 | 128th of 453 | 105,683 Mt | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this mine from its sources, oldest first.
- Latest ore reserve estimate: 5.1 Mt
- Latest mineral resource estimate: 72.3 Mt
Owner and place
Other mines in Western Australia
- China First Iron Ore6,618 Mt
- Robe River - Deepdale6,251 Mt
- Iron Bridge6,197 Mt
- Speewah Vanadium-Titanium5,951 Mt
- Sino - Cape Preston Iron5,088 Mt
- Solomon - Greater Solomon4,150 Mt
- Thunderbird - Kimberley Mineral Sands3,472 Mt
- Western Hub / FMG2,781 Mt
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.