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OneSteel Plant, Whyalla [B 73700/8] • Photograph

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Blowing oxygen into the furnace at the OneSteel Plant, Whyalla. The photographer describes the factory, "In February 2012 I was asked to build a body of images on the town of Whyalla. The One Steel Plant at Whyalla is without doubt the heart of the community and as such I felt it was important to record the blast furnace and the conditions the workers faced on a day-to-day basis. This task wasn't as easy as I first thought, in fact it took three weeks to achieve what I had set out to do. The transition of the Whyalla Steelworks under Project Magnet to Magnetite Feed has changed the iron ore pellet process from a dry to a wet process. Magnetite ore is pumped via a slurry pipeline from the mine to the steelworks and results in benefits to the Whyalla community by reducing the level of fugitive dust emissions. Project Magnet has also fostered the use of covered facilities for loading iron ore and the relocation of the crushing and screening area to the mine site, which has resulted in further improvements in environmental conditions for Whyalla. Over a two hour period I was lead through the blast furnaces, as what can be described as hot, exhausting conditions. I was really impressed with the scale of the operation and it was interesting to see the final product after watching the ore being extracted from places like Iron Knob and The Duke."

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Physical description

1 photograph : colour

Dates / Publication details

February 2012

Photographer

Clark, Darren

Collections

Part of Darren Clark Collection
Part of Whyalla Collection

Subject

OneSteel (Firm)
Steel industry and trade -- South Australia -- Whyalla
Whyalla (S.A.)

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Date

23/05/2012

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4,256 x 2,832 pixels (12.1 MP)

Size

72.35 MB

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