Hamersley Range | Gorges, Pilbara, Outback | Britannica

The range is important for its minerals, particularly iron ore. After 1960 large iron mines were developed at Mount Tom Price, Mount Newman, Paraburdoo, Pannawonica, and other sites; by the early 1990s the range accounted for more than 90 percent of Australia's iron ore production. Railroads carry the ore to Dampier and Port Hedland on the ...

Equinox Resources seeks out additional tenement …

Perth-based explorer Equinox Resources (ASX:EQN) has submitted an exploration licence application for an additional tenement at its Hamersley Iron Ore Project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. …

Ore-some: New date for Earth's largest iron deposits offers …

Research led by Curtin University reveals that Earth's largest iron ore deposits – in the Hamersley Province of Western Australia – are about one billion years …

Iron Ore Western Australia

Our Pilbara operations – including a world-class, 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 Centre in Perth. Learn more today with Rio Tinto.

Hamersley

Hamersley Mines is Rio Tinto's largest iron ore complex. Combined production from the mine and Gudai-darri is approximately 190 Mtpa. $2,250. Asset Report Hamersley - Gudai-Darri iron ore mine. 02 January 2024. Gudai-Darri will achieve 50 Mtpa by 2025 and will be one of the lowest cost mines supplying the seaborne market.

Ore-some: New date for Earth's largest iron deposits

Research led by Curtin University reveals that Earth's largest iron ore deposits -- in the Hamersley Province of Western Australia -- are about one billion …

Density investigation and implications for exploring iron-ore …

The Hamersley Province in the northwest of Western Australia contains extensive banded iron formations (BIFs) and large hematite-goethite deposits. Density information of rocks and ores in this region has been scarce. This study reports the results of a systematic density investigations based on more than eight hundred density …

Structural Controls of Bedded Iron Ore in the Hamersley

Structure is the most important control on the location of hematite deposits in the Hamersley Province in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Unravelling the structural history of mineralised areas, however, is complex because the Province underwent three orogenic events, and three regional extension events followed the main episodes of compression. …

How to Invest in Iron Ore in Australia

Source: Statista 2024. China was the largest importer of iron ore in the world in 2023, importing 1.18 billion metric tonnes, with its largest source – Australia – accounting for more than ...

Equinox Resources Limited completed the acquisition of Hamersley Iron

The Hamersley Iron Ore Project is located approximately 60-kilometers (kms) north of Tom Price in the Pilbara region of Western Australia and is prospective for iron ore. The Campo Grande Rare Earth Project covers approximately 1,760 square kilometers (km2) of tenements in Bahia, north-eastern Brazil.

Hamersley Iron Pty Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of …

Hamersley Iron Pty Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of Rio Tinto) ... Read more about Greater Paraburdoo Iron Ore Hub Proposal; Environment Online Portal EPA Consultation Hub open for public comment SEARCH Proposals FIND A PROPOSAL REFERRED TO THE EPA SEARCH Schemes FIND A SCHEME OR SCHEME …

Scientists Uncover a Billion-Year Secret in Earth's Largest Iron Ore …

1.3-billion-year-old deep blue iron ore from the Hamersley Province. Credit: Liam Courtney-Davies, Curtin University. Curtin University researchers found that Western Australia's Hamersley iron ore deposits are one billion years younger than previously believed, formed during significant geological events 1.4 to 1.1 billion years ago.

Chapter 3 The Hamersley Basin

Iron ore is overwhelmingly the most important exploitable mineral of the Hamersley Basin. The chapter uses a modified nomenclature for banding in the banded iron-formations (BIFs), which has been proposed by Trendall et al.; and includes a detailed analysis of the published geochronological evidence, as a basis for a new interpretation …

Iron formation-hosted iron ores in the Hamersley Province …

Mineralogical features of the iron ores and the hosting BIFs have been used as key evidence to support hypotheses of the origin of iron-ore deposits in the Hamersley Province directly by reflected ...

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Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd

Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd was established in December 1964, although it had been in planning for two years prior to this date. The company mines iron ore in Western Australia. Hamersley Iron is a wholly owned subsidiary of Rio Tinto.

The Establishment of Iron Ore Giants: Hamersley Iron …

Ludwig's 166,000 ton carriers. The other iron ore companies were hostile to the plan as was Charles Court, the Western Australian minister mainly responsible for the emergent iron ore industry.19 Court derided the 'complex' as the 'Ludwig benefit'.20 The Menzies Government was content to leave the management of the industry

Dampier Port Upgrade

Clough completed the upgrade of Hamersley Iron's Parker Point and East Intercourse Island port ore handling and shiploading facilities. The project allowed the port to have a capacity to handle an excess of 65 Mtpa of shipped iron ore. Project in numbers. Related Projects View all Construction.

Paraburdoo Iron Ore Mine, Pilbara

Paraburdoo iron ore mine is situated 80km south of Tom Price in Pilbara, Western Australia. The mine is owned and operated by Rio Tinto Iron Ore. It is one of the 12 mines supervised by Rio Tinto …

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Australian mineral production needs an equally huge rail …

A Hammersley iron ore train from Tom Price heading for the port of Dampier, Western Australia. Credit: Fairfax Media/Getty Images. The AutoHaul project is significant both on its own merits, and its role as something of a proof of concept for large-scale driverless mineral transportation. The network builds on Rio Tinto's 2018 delivery of ...

World's largest iron ore deposits formed over 1 billion years …

Huge iron ore deposits in Western Australia's Hamersley Province formed when major tectonic events led to the breakup of supercontinent Columbia and to the amalgamation of Australia.

RTZ Iron Ore Mine, Hamersley Basin, Western Australia

Hamersley iron ore conveyor between Hamersley's Channar and Paraburdoo mines. The Hamersley Basin mining area lies in the Pilbara region of north …

Phosphorus distribution in BIF-derived iron ores of

The BIF-hosted iron ore deposits in the lower greenstone succession of the Koolyanobbing greenstone belt, 50 km north of Southern Cross in Western Australia, is a ~200 Mt high-grade Fe (>58%) pre ...

China enters Australian iron ore venture

He said China was the fastest growing market for imported iron ore and the joint venture would consolidate Hamersley's position as the leader iron ore supplier to China.

Giant iron-ore deposits of the Hamersley province related to …

The ca. 2008 Ma age proposed for the giant iron-ore deposits of the Hamersley province is a reliable maximum age for mineralization at the Paraburdoo mine, but may not necessarily apply to all deposits. Small ore clasts are present in the basal Cheela Springs Basalt and Beasley River Quartzite, ...

Scientists Uncover a Billion-Year Secret in Earth's Largest …

Research conducted by Curtin University has uncovered that the vast iron ore deposits in Western Australia's Hamersley Province are approximately one billion …

Iron Ore Operations

Western Hub. The Solomon Hub in the Hamersley Ranges is located 60km north of Tom Price and 120km to the west of our Chichester Hub. Solomon represents a valuable source of production, enabling the blend of higher iron grade Firetail ore with ore from Eliwana and the Chichester Hub to create our Fortescue's Blend product.

Ore-some: New date for Earth's largest iron deposits

Using a new geochronology technique to accurately measure the age of iron oxide minerals, researchers found the Hamersley deposits formed between 1.4 and 1.1 billion years ago, rather than 2.2 ...

Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | EPA Western Australia

Read more about Yandicoogina Iron Ore Mine and Railway East Hamersley Range (s46) [1265] Dampier Port Upgrade to 95 Mtpa Capacity. Read more about Dampier Port Upgrade to 95 Mtpa Capacity; Dredging Program Dampier Port Upgrade to a Throughput Capacity of 120 Million Tonnes Per Annum (s46) [1646]