HAMERSLEY IRON

'Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd' is a wholly owned subsidiary of the multinational Rio Tinto Group. It is involved in the mining of iron ore, predominantly from the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Contents

Current mine sites

Historical events

External links

Further reading

See also

Current mine sites

Mine sites currently operating:

★ Eastern Range (2004)

★ Nammuldi (2003)

★ Yandicoogina (1998)

★ Marandoo (1994)

★ Brockman (1992)

★ Channar (1990)

★ Paraburdoo (1972)

★ Mount Tom Price (1966)
All iron ore mined at the sites is transported by one of the worlds largest privately owned railroads to the Port of Dampier, Western Australia for shipment across the world, China currently being the largest market (as of 2005).

Historical events

★ May 1967 - Hamersly Holdings Limited shares on the ASX

★ September 1973 - Hamersley Japan Limited incorporated

★ May 1974 - Hamersley Europe Pty. Limited incorporated

External links

★ Hamersley Iron

Further reading

★ Trengrove, Alan (1976) ''Adventure in iron / Hamersley's First Decade'' Melbourne, Stockwell Press. ISBN 0909316031 (Hamersley Chronology on end-pages)

See also

★ Pilbara historical timeline

★ Pilbara newspapers