The Pilbara's economy is dominated by mining exports and petroleum export industries. Most of Australia's iron ore is mined in the Pilbara, with mines mostly centred around Tom Price and Newman. The iron ore industry employs 9,000 people from the Pilbara area. The Pilbara also has one of the world's major manganese mines, Woodie Woodie, situated 400 kilometres (250 mi) southeast of Port Hedland.
In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own an integrated portfolio of iron ore assets: a world-class, integrated network of 16 mines, four independent port terminals, a 1,700 kilometre rail network and related infrastructure all designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand. We are one of the world’s leading producers and exporters of iron ore.
Our Pilbara Blend products are the world’s most recognised brand of iron ore, and are known for their high-grade quality and consistency. Our Pilbara Blend products make up approximately 70% of our iron ore product portfolio. It is also the largest and most liquid iron in the market today, known as the “US dollar of iron ore”.
Western Australia accounted for 29 per cent of the world’s iron ore reserves in 2018. From Port Hedland and throughout the Pilbara, Western Australia is also the largest iron ore supplier in the world, accounting for 39 per cent of global supply in 2018.
Nov 01, 2020· A new iron ore mine is set to emerge in the Pilbara region of Western Australia after junior miner Strike Resources completed a feasibility study (FS) for the Paulsens East project.
(ABC Pilbara: Karen Michelmore)Next door to a 'billion-dollar port' It is just a skip away from the world's largest iron ore port, Port Hedland, through which $120 billion in exports passed last year.
Meanwhile, Fortescue metals group holds the largest tenement portfolio in the Pilbara region, making them a key player for further exploration in the region. In the 2018-19 financial year iron ore mining accounted for 54% of the total value of the state’s resource production with a value of $78.2 billion.
The Pilbara also has one of the world's major manganese mines, Woodie Woodie, situated 400 kilometres (250 mi) southeast of Port Hedland. Iron ore deposits were first discovered by prospector Stan Hilditch, who in 1957 found a large iron ore deposit in the southern Ophthalmia Range, at what was to become the Mount Whaleback mine.
Nov 01, 2020· A new iron ore mine is set to emerge in the Pilbara region of Western Australia after junior miner Strike Resources completed a feasibility study (FS) for the Paulsens East project.
The company is also in the process of transporting 35,000t of mega modules as part of the ore-handling plant and 23km overland conveyor system in the biggest and heaviest haul along the Great Northern Highway from Perth to the Pilbara.
Nov 09, 2020· Rio rebrands Pilbara mine RIO Tinto’s $2.6 billion Koodaideri iron ore mine in Western Australia’s Pilbara is to be referred to as Gudai-Darri after a request from Banjima traditional custodians to pronounce and spell the site in their language. The first flight at Gudai-Darri, courtesy of Rio Tinto
FMG is the largest operator of autonomous trucks in the Pilbara making it effectively the largest in the world with 128 at the end of June (according to the miner’s June quarter results). Rio, meanwhile, had 96 up and running, with BHP having a total of 50, as per publicly released data.
Integrated iron ore mines, rail and port operations in the Pilbara region of Western Australia Explore our global locations Western Australia Iron Ore (WAIO) is an integrated system of four processing hubs and five mines connected by more than 1,000 kilometres of rail infrastructure and port facilities in the Pilbara region of northern Western
The bulk of iron ore production in Western Australia comes from the Pilbara region of the state. A number of mines however are also located in the Mid West and Kimberley regions as well as in the Wheatbelt.. The big two producers, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton accounted for 90 percent of all iron ore production in the state in 2008-09, with the third-biggest producer being the Fortescue Metals Group.
Dec 31, 2018· The Pilbara Iron Ore Project is located in the Pilbara region, approximately 60 km northwest of the town of Tom Price. Red Hill: Exploration activities at the Red Hill Iron Ore Joint Venture Project between Red Hill Iron Ltd and API Management Pty Ltd have been put on hold until the current improvement in iron ore prices becomes stable 41 .
For those interested in the Pilbara’s industrial operations, there are tours operating in Port Hedland Port that look at the huge ships carrying iron ore and the infrastructure of the huge miners, BHP, Fortescue Metals and Roy Hill as well as many of the other mining giants who export from the world’s largest
A WA gold mining company claims it has struck the potentially largest discovery ever in the state's iron ore-rich Pilbara region, but analysts are divided.
Hosting Australia’s three largest iron ore producers, BHP, Rio Tinto and Fortescue Metals Group, the Pilbara region is one that has already enjoyed the rewards of a successful mining boom on its
Dec 28, 2018· Automation is rife within all large scale iron ore operations in the Pilbara but it is yet to reach WA's other commodities. Rio, Fortescue Metals Group, BHP and