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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 .

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 on 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).


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