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Iron (commodity) from
Cloud Break Mine, Roy Hill Station, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Commodity:Iron (commodity)
Significance:Significant commercial deposit of this mineral.
Data
Commodity Data:Click here to view Iron (commodity) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cloud Break Mine, Roy Hill Station, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1234964
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1234964:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other deposits of Iron (commodity)
25.4km (15.8 miles) Christmas Creek Mine, Roy Hill Station, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia
47.1km (29.2 miles) Iron Valley Mine, Marillana Station, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia
50.8km (31.5 miles) Phil's Creek Mine, Marillana Station, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia
52.9km (32.9 miles) Yandicoogina Mine (Yandicoogina Junction; Yandi), Marillana Station, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia
53.4km (33.2 miles) Junction Central, Yandicoogina Mine (Yandicoogina Junction; Yandi), Marillana Station, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia
54.8km (34.1 miles) Roy Hill Mine, Roy Hill Station, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia
55.5km (34.5 miles) Yandi Mine, Marillana Station, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia
66.6km (41.4 miles) Nullagine Iron Ore Mine, Nullagine, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia
75.1km (46.6 miles) Hope Downs 1 North East 3, Hope Downs Mine, Weeli Wolli Creek Area, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia
76.3km (47.4 miles) Hope Downs Mine, Weeli Wolli Creek Area, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia
 
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