Major Mines Projects | Weipa Mine
The Weipa operations consist of two continuous mining operations at East Weipa and Andoom, two beneficiation plants, 19 kilometres of railway to transport mined bauxite to the port area, two stockpiles and two ship loaders. Bauxite ore in Weipa is found in a layer three to four metres deep in the form of small, red pebbles, called pisolites.