Mount Gibson, Western Australia is located on the
Wubin -
Mount Magnet
Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest.
Mount or Mounts may also refer to:
Places
* Mount, Cornwall, a village in Warleggan parish, England
* Mount, Perranzabuloe, a hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, C ...
section of the
Great Northern Highway in the
mid-west region of
Western Australia.
Sheep and conservation
Mount Gibson is also the name of a pastoral lease (sheep station) and a
nature conservancy project.
Mining
In the early twentieth century it was a gold exploration area, and continued to be of interest for some time. Currently it is the site of an
iron ore
Iron ores are rocks and minerals from which metallic iron can be economically extracted. The ores are usually rich in iron oxides and vary in color from dark grey, bright yellow, or deep purple to rusty red. The iron is usually found in the fo ...
mine.
The
iron ore
Iron ores are rocks and minerals from which metallic iron can be economically extracted. The ores are usually rich in iron oxides and vary in color from dark grey, bright yellow, or deep purple to rusty red. The iron is usually found in the fo ...
mine and operations were suspended at various stages due to contract negotiations between the mining companies and their clients.
Iron ore is moved first by road to
Perenjori where it is hauled by rail to the port of
Geraldton.
References
Mid West (Western Australia)
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