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Whyalla Steelworks Bus Tour
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- Join a guided tour through the expansive 1000-hectare Whyalla Steelworks and uncover over a century of steel-making history.
- Witness the transformation of iron ore from the nearby South Middleback Ranges into over 90 grades of steel.
- Explore the inner workings of the blast furnace and rolling mills, experiencing the steel production process up close.
- Enjoy a unique educational experience that highlights Australia's industrial heritage, with a knowledgeable guide sharing fascinating insights.
Join a unique bus tour through the 1000-hectare, Whyalla Steelworks site and hear the story behind over a century of significant Australian iron and steel-making history. Learn how it is produced today into over 90 different grades of steel.
Depending on production and maintenance schedules you will get to see different parts of the process operating around the 1000 hectare site. Your tour will take you past the blast furnace, coke ovens, reed beds, steelmaking and casting plant and the rolling mills, where structural steel, rail line and steel railway sleeper sections are made.
Your guide will explain how hematite and magnetite iron ore from the nearby South Middleback Ranges at Iron Duke is transformed into over 90 different grades of steel.
Please note that closed-in shoes are required.
Bookings are essential.
Steelworks Tours do not operate on public holidays.
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Available from 25 July 2025 to 24 July 2026
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Whyalla Steelworks Tour
Learn the stories and see behind the scenes of more than 100 years of significant Australian iron and steelmaking history.
The Whyalla Steelworks are a fully-integrated operation, starting with the mining of raw materials and ending with the distribution of finished steel products.
Approximately 1.2 million tonnes of raw steel is produced in the steelworks each year, with about 65% of that product then transferred by rail to OneSteel’s Market Mills in billet form for further processing. The balance of the steel is then converted to finished products in the Whyalla Rolling Mill. These products service the construction and rail transport industries.
Steelworks site tours are held every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9:30 am, except on public holidays.
Bookings are essential. Bookings can be made online or by calling the Whyalla Visitor Centre. Tours depart from the Whyalla Visitor Centre, Lincoln Highway.
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