Mount Tom Price mine
Iron ore mine in Western Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Mount Tom Price mine is an iron ore mine located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, near the town of Tom Price.[1]
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Location | |
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Location | Shire of Ashburton, Pilbara |
State | Western Australia |
Country | Australia |
Coordinates | 22°44′58″S 117°46′22″E |
Production | |
Products | Iron ore |
Production | 28 million tonnes/annum |
History | |
Opened | 1966 |
Owner | |
Company | Rio Tinto Iron Ore |
Website | Rio Tinto Iron Ore website |
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The mine is fully owned and operated by Rio Tinto Iron Ore and is one of twelve iron ore mines the company operates in the Pilbara.[2][3] In 2009, the combined Pilbara operations produced 202 million tonnes of iron ore, a 15 percent increase from 2008.[4] The Pilbara operations accounted for almost 13 percent of the world's 2009 iron ore production of 1.59 billion tonnes.[5][6]
The Hamersley Range, where the mine is located, contains 80 percent of all identified iron ore reserves in Australia and is one of the world's major iron ore provinces.[7]