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Eyre Peninsula

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Eyre Peninsula, 200 mi (322 km) long, southern South Australia state, Australia, between Spencer Gulf and the Great Australian Bight. There are large iron ore deposits in the Middleback Range near Whyalla, at the northeastern base of the peninsula.

Eyre Peninsula

Large promontory, South Australia. Projecting into the Indian Ocean, the peninsula is about 200 mi (320 km) long and lies between the Great Australian Bight and Spencer Gulf. Wheat, sheep, and barley are raised there; iron is extracted in the Middleback Ranges to the northeast. There are numerous resort and fishing towns along the coasts.


Eyre Peninsula
a peninsula of South Australia, between the Great Australian Bight and Spencer Gulf


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Wuhan Iron and Steel Co won approval earlier this month to take a 271 million dollar stake in Centrex iron ore tenements on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula.
Wuhan Iron and Steel Co won approval earlier this month to take a 271 million dollar stake in Centrex iron ore tenements on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula.
CMX was incorporated on 23 March 2001 based on an extensive tenement portfolio of over 2,000 square kilometers explore for iron ore on Eyre Peninsula, South Australia.
 
 
 
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