The western hub resources include significant amounts of high iron content bedded iron ore, adding high iron content, dry, low. South flank iron ore project is located in the central pilbara region of western australia, approximately 100km northwest of newman. A history of western australias pilbara region inn. News and publications the latest news and important information for pilbara. Australias hematite dso from the hamersley province averages from 56% to 62% fe. Our pilbara operations including a worldclass, integrated network of 16 iron ore mines, four independent port terminals, a 1700 kilometre rail network and. Iron ore mines in india, iron ore mines map of india. The project is owned and being developed by bhp iron ore jimblebar, a jointly held company of bhp billiton 85%, itochu 8% and mitsui 7%.
From port hedland and throughout the pilbara, western. The president of a pilbara shire, in western australia, says the mining towns of tom price and paraburdoo have been devastated by the latest wave of iron ore job cuts. In 1887, the cossack tram opened followed by the western australian government railwayss wagr marble bar railway in 1911. Download scientific diagram localization map showing the difl vale. The iron ore industry employs 9,000 people from the pilbara area.
New zealand company on track to develop pilbara mine. Figure 2geological map of northwest portion of iron ore quadrangle. Search, organize and map a global database of more than 45,000 mining. Todd corporation, one of new zealands largest private companies, is set to. Following the opening up by the wa government of the pilbara region for mining in the 1960s, four companies began to mine and export the iron ore. Integrated iron ore mines, rail and port operations in the pilbara region of western australia. Mining, construction and exports dominate the regions economy.
The town revolves around the mining and shipping of the pilbaras most valuable commodity, iron ore. Locations of was significant mineral and petroleum projects. Iron ore trains are one of the unsung heroes of the pilbaras mammoth industry. Iron ore mining in western australia, in the 201819 financial year, accounted for 54 percent of.
Port locations and reference maps detailed map download of pilbara ports authority port locations. The pilbara is located in the north of the state, bordered by the indian ocean to the west and. Ore reserves and mineral resources of iron ore at operating mines in 2018. The pilbara is a vast area that hosts several different commodities, especially base metals, but the region is still heavily known for its abundance of iron ore, petroleum and natural gas. Pilbara ports authority detailed map download of pilbara. The pilbara also has one of the worlds major manganese mines. Western australia iron ore operations involve a complex integrated system of seven mines, more than 1,000 kilometres of rail and two separate port facilities. Mount tom price mine, part of hamersley mine complex, rio tinto.
Most of australias iron ore is mined in the pilbara, with mines mostly centred around tom price and newman. Detail information on iron ore mines found in different regions in india. 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. Localization map showing the difl vale worked mines and the iron. Magnetite iron ore blasting, fmg iron ore mine pilbara, wa. Corporate governance links to areas of our corporate governance as required under the port authorities act 1999. Flinders mines has formed a farmin incorporated joint venture with bbi group for its flagship pilbara iron ore project piop. Download the major new mining projects dataset as a spreadsheet last updated november 20.
Because of the distances from the mines to the sea ports, railways were built as the. Includes mines, prospects, and occurrences, permissive tracts for several mineral deposit types. Port hedland is the international gateway to unique inland attractions. Australias biggest iron ore miners are restarting operations after tropical cyclone christine forced the closure of mine, rail and port facilities in the pilbara. Rio tinto is an australian company though its presence is felt right across the globe. Leading the world in heavy haulage, these trains also track the history of the region. Western australia accounted for 29 per cent of the worlds iron ore reserves in 2018. Number five is a single pit that produces 77 million tonnes of iron ore per year.
Our pilbara operations including a worldclass, integrated network of 16 iron ore mines, four independent port terminals, a 1,700 kilometre rail network and related infrastructure are designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand, supported by our operations. Western australia is the largest iron ore supplier in the world, with numerous iron ore mines in operation. Our iron ore tenements are key to maintaining mine life and sustaining product quality in fortescues core iron ore business. Developing mines are deposits where mine site development has commenced or where all approvals for mining have been received by the end of 2017. The major iron ore producers in western australia include bhp billiton, rio tinto and fortescue metals group fmg. Worlds heaviest haul railways defining the pilbara then. Download high resolution image jpg, 5 mb download low resolution image jpg, 88 kb mt arthur lq. General and thematic maps of australia including outline maps, bathymetric maps, geophysical maps and geological maps. Map showing the location of iron ore mines in india.
This list of iron ore mines in australia is subsidiary to the list of mines article and lists working, defunct and planned mines in the country organised by state. Rio has developed plenty of other iron ore mines in the pilbara since the joint venture was entered into, and yesterdays announcement confirms. Rio tinto operates twelve iron ore mines in western australia, bhp billiton seven, fortescue two, all of. Iron ore stock photos download 10,264 royalty free photos. Price mine site will be the highest and steepest slope in rio tinto iron ores pilbara operation. As a result, a number of highcost iron ore mines have been closed and suspended throughout the world in 2014, with up to 30% of lowgrade iron mines shut down in china in 2014 alone.