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Gove Operations Process Flow Single Page
Gove Operations Process Flow Single Page
Gove Operations bauxite mine and alumina refinery is located on the Gove Peninsula in the east Arnhem Land region of
Australia’s Northern Territory. From this remote location Gove operations supplies alumina for the international
aluminium industry.
3. Rehabilitation 4. Mining
As part of the rehabilitation program, seeds and plant species from
the area to be mined are collected, with the assistance of local The bauxite ore is mined using track bulldozers which rip the bauxite
indigenous people, carefully catalogued and stored. The topsoil is re- and push it into stockpiles. Front-end loaders then load the ore into
laid over the prepared areas and area is ‘deep-ripped’ to promote trucks which transport the ore to the crusher. Prior to mining, grade
drainage, aeration and root penetration. This step, which is the control drilling is undertaken to establish the grade of ore in each
nucleus of the regeneration program, preserves the soil biota and area of the mine. The mined ore from various areas of the mine is
encourages plant regeneration. The area is then planted and blended to ensure the ore meets the specifications required in the
fertilised immediately before the commencement of the wet season. refinery.
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