Mine · Western Australia, Australia
Worsley - Farmer MTO
Worsley - Farmer MTO is a mine in Western Australia, Australia, owned by Sojitz Alumina Pty Ltd, South32 Aluminium (RAA) Pty Ltd, Japan Alumina Associates (Australia) Pty Ltd and 1 other.
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 | bauxite (mainly bauxite) | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Sojitz Alumina Pty Ltd | WA Mining Tenements (DMIRS-003) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | South32 Aluminium (RAA) Pty Ltd | WA Mining Tenements (DMIRS-003) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Japan Alumina Associates (Australia) Pty Ltd | WA Mining Tenements (DMIRS-003) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | South32 Aluminium (Worsley) Pty Ltd | WA Mining Tenements (DMIRS-003) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 269,084 ha (1 tenement, mining lease s.a., shared with 1 other project) | WA Mining Tenements (DMIRS-003) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | -32.8176, 116.4349 | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares by area
Worsley - Farmer MTO is the 6th-largest of 500 mines in Western Australia by area, with 269,084 ha. It reports no mineral resources, so it is ranked by area among the mines in our data that report one, whatever their status. Areas of shared titles overlap, so they are not added up.
| Within | Rank |
|---|---|
| Western Australia | 6th of 500 |
How its owner compares
Japan Alumina Associates (Australia) Pty Ltd owns 3 of the 500 mines in Australia in our data with a named owner; 17 owners have more. Counts cover the mines in our data that name an owner, holder or operator; an asset with several owners counts for each.
| Owner in Australia | Rank | Mines | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamersley Iron Pty Limited | 1st | 11 | 2.2% |
| BHP Minerals Pty Ltd | 2nd | 6 | 1.2% |
| Itochu Minerals & Energy Of Australia Pty Ltd | 2nd | 6 | 1.2% |
| Northern Star (Carosue Dam) Pty Ltd | 2nd | 6 | 1.2% |
| Alcoa of Australia Limited | 5th | 5 | 1% |
| Japan Alumina Associates (Australia) Pty Ltd | 18th | 3 | 0.6% |
Owners 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.