Pilbara iron ore mines
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Pilbara iron ore mines are a vast network of large-scale open-pit iron ore operations in Western Australia that form one of the world’s major sources of seaborne iron ore.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| BHP Iron Ore operations | 1 |
| Rio Tinto Pilbara iron ore operations | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
iron ore mining region
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mining district ⓘ |
| associatedTowns |
Karratha
GENERATED
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Newman GENERATED ⓘ Port Hedland GENERATED ⓘ Tom Price GENERATED ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Cape Lambert port
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dampier port NERFINISHED ⓘ Port Hedland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Australia ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| economicRole |
key contributor to Western Australia economy
ⓘ
major contributor to Australia export revenues ⓘ |
| employmentImpact | significant regional employer ⓘ |
| environmentalIssues |
dust generation
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impacts on biodiversity and cultural heritage ⓘ land disturbance from open-pit mining ⓘ water use and management ⓘ |
| exportMode | seaborne trade ⓘ |
| exportOrientation | export-focused production ⓘ |
| geologicalFormation | Hamersley Group banded iron formations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| globalRanking | one of the world’s largest iron ore producing regions ⓘ |
| infrastructure |
dedicated export ports
ⓘ
heavy-haul railways ⓘ large-scale crushing and screening plants ⓘ stockyards and shiploaders ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pilbara region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Australia ⓘ |
| mainExportMarkets |
China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ South Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ other East Asian countries ⓘ |
| majorOperator |
BHP
NERFINISHED
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Fortescue Metals Group NERFINISHED ⓘ Hancock Prospecting NERFINISHED ⓘ Rio Tinto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| miningMethod | open-pit mining ⓘ |
| oreType | iron ore ⓘ |
| productForm |
fines iron ore
ⓘ
iron ore blends for export ⓘ lump iron ore ⓘ |
| regulatoryAuthority |
Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety of Western Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resourceType |
hematite ore
ⓘ
martite-goethite ore ⓘ |
| significance | major source of seaborne iron ore ⓘ |
| timePeriod | large-scale development since late 1960s ⓘ |
| transportMode | heavy-haul rail to ports ⓘ |
| typicalFeGrade | high-grade direct shipping ore GENERATED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Rio Tinto Pilbara iron ore operations
this entity surface form:
BHP Iron Ore operations