tarboat's photos with the keyword: iron ore

Calcining kilns at the Wakerley iron ore quarries, which were active only from 1916-21 as the ore proved to be of a lower quality than had been hoped. Wakerley quarry was owned by the Partington Iron & Steel Co, the ore going to its Irlam Steel Works in Manchester. Calcining at the quarry made the ore cheaper to transport.

Conveyor structures and raw materials at Scunthorpe steelworks.

Two Flickrites capture an empty iron ore train heading away from the steel town of Whyalla towards the mine at Iron Duke in South Australia.

Iron Duke iron ore empties climbing hard out of Whyalla powered by DE 1302 and DA 902. Having seen this train at Whyalla waiting for a loaded train to clear the line, we headed off up the line and were enjoying a picnic when it finally appeared. It was not moving very fast!