New hope for Cockatoo Island’s iron ore mine, after two floods and a sale that fell through – ABC News
It’s the iron ore mine that has spent more time under water than in production. The Cockatoo Island mine sits off the remote West Kimberley coast, 2,000km north of Perth. The mine’s main deposit sits below sea level, behind a seawall. Constant maintenance and dewatering is needed to prevent more seawater from seeping in, costing…