Telfer
The Telfer Mine is a gold, copper and silver mine located at Telfer on the land of the Martu people, in the Great Sandy Desert of Western Australia. It is owned by Greatland Gold, having been acquired from the previous owner, Newmont, in December 2024.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarry
- Description: copper and gold mine located at Telfer, Western Australia
- Also known as: “Telfer mine” and “Telfer Mine”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Telfer Airport.
Telfer Airport
Aerodrome
Telfer Airport is located at Telfer Mine, in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Telfer Airport is situated 3 km northeast of Telfer.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Telfer.
Telfer
Locality
Telfer is a minesite and company town in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, within the Great Sandy Desert. It is the state's most isolated town and is located 1,300 kilometres north-east of the state capital Perth. Telfer is situated 3½ km northeast of Telfer.
Telfer
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Shire of East Pilbara, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-21.73398° or 21° 44′ 2″ southLongitude
122.2101° or 122° 12′ 36″ eastElevation
289 metres (948 feet)Operator
Newcrest MiningIATA airport code
TEFOpen location code
5QC47686+C2OpenStreetMap ID
way 140880712OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Telfer” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Telfer”
- French: “mine de Telfer”
- French: “Mine de Telfer”
- German: “Telfer Mine”
- Lithuanian: “Telfero kasykla”
- Swedish: “Telfer (gruva i Australien)”
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