Rio Tinto: First ore delivered at Gudai-Darri iron ore mine in the Pilbara

PERTH, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto has delivered first ore from the Gudai-Darri iron ore mine as the company brings online its first greenfield mine in the Pilbara, Western Australia, in more than a decade. Gudai-Darri will help underpin future production of the company's flagship Pilbara Blend ™ product.

Mineralization in the Northern Pilbara

11.3.3.1 Iron Ore in the Gorge Creek Basin. In terms of production and resources, iron ore is by far the most important mineral commodity in the Pilbara Craton. Mining of 60% Fe hematite–goethite iron ore from deposits within the Cleaverville Formation commenced in the East Pilbara Craton in the mid-1960s and continues to the …

Visualizing the world's largest iron ore producers

The three major Pilbara iron ore producers are also among the top mining companies in the world: BHP Group, Rio Tinto Ltd, and Fortescue Metals. After Australia, Brazil is the second biggest ...

Visualizing the World's Largest Iron Ore Producers

Using data from the U.S. Geological Survey, the above infographic lists the world's largest iron ore producers in 2021. Pilbara and Carajás Iron Ore. Iron is the fourth most abundant element on the …

Harnessing renewables to decarbonise the Pilbara

Iron ore is the primary raw material used to make steel, and a significant part of our business involves mining and producing 5 iron ore products across 17 integrated mines in the vast and beautiful Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Pilbara | Outback, Iron Ore & Mining | Britannica

Pilbara, region of northwestern Western Australia, extending south from the De Grey River to the Ashburton River and as far as 450 miles (720 km) inland. It occupies an area of about 197,000 square miles (510,000 square km) and averages 1,000 feet (300 metres) in elevation. ... Massive development of the iron industry, based on ore mined …

The world's iron ore powerhouse is preparing to reinvent itself

Rio Tinto Group, the world's largest iron ore producer, shipped its first cargo of the steelmaking ingredient from this spot in 1966, at the dawn of a boom that minted billionaires and lifted ...

Australia's China cash cow doomed as 'Pilbara killer' fires up

Iron ore is an appropriate commodity to support a nation of punters. It is highly volatile, affording great riches and sudden busts that deliver the nation bounty, then immense losses. Because iron ore and coking coal are over 50 per cent of national exports, when they rise, the economy gets a pay rise for no extra work. This boosts the …

RANKED: World's top 20 biggest iron ore operations

ArcelorMittal's Mont Wright mine in Quebec, Canada, is set to produce 23.2mt of iron ore this year. ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steelmaker, reported its highest quarterly earnings in 13 ...

Australia's high-grade iron ore in the Pilbara formed up to …

Iron ores are rocks and minerals with economically extractable amounts of metallic iron. The Pilbara is home to the world's largest and most economically significant iron ore deposits. The most ...

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

1.3-billion-year-old deep blue iron ore from the Hamersley Province. Credit: Liam Courtney-Davies, Curtin University. Curtin University researchers found that …

The 10 Largest Iron Ore Mines in the World

The Pilbara region in Western Australia stands out as a global hub for iron ore production, hosting multiple of the world's largest mines. As demand for iron continues to surge, mining activities expand, yet the finite …

Mount Webber Iron Ore Mine, Pilbara

Mount Webber direct shipping iron ore (DSO) mine is located in the northern Pilbara region of Western Australia, which hosts three of the world's ten biggest iron ore mines.It comprises of Ibanez, Fender and Gibson deposits and is estimated to produce a target ore grade of 57.2% Fe content.

Australia's iron ore export hub starts clearing port ahead of …

The Pilbara Ports Authority said in a statement late on Wednesday it had begun clearing large vessels from anchorages at Port Hedland, the world's biggest iron ore loading hub, and that ships ...

Australia's leading iron ore producers partner with …

PERTH, Australia, February 08, 2024--Australia's two largest iron ore producers and its biggest steelmaker have partnered in their efforts to accelerate the decarbonisation of steelmaking by ...

Pilbara's largest iron ore mine reaches production

Pilbara's largest iron ore mine reaches production. BHP's US$3.6 billion South Flank iron ore mine achieved first ore today. Kristie Batten. ... "Establishing Australia's biggest iron ore project in half a century is a significant vote of confidence in the industry's future and its long-term benefits to Australia."

Western Australia

Western Australia Iron Ore (WAIO) is an integrated system of four processing hubs and five mining hubs, connected by more than 1,000 kilometres of rail infrastructure and port facilities in the Pilbara region of northern Western Australia. Nickel West is a fully integrated mine-to-market nickel business located 600 kilometres north-east of Perth.

Visualizing the World's Largest Iron Ore Producers

Using data from the U.S. Geological Survey, the above infographic lists the world's largest iron ore producers in 2021. Pilbara and Carajás Iron Ore. Iron is the fourth most abundant element on the planet after oxygen, silicon, and aluminum, constituting about 5% of the Earth's crust. Australia produced 35% of the iron ore mined last year.

Blupe, Rio Tinto and BHP join forces on plan for low …

Future proofing the Pilbara. Iron ore is Australia's biggest export, and Rio Tinto Iron Ore chief executive Simon Trott said the announcement was key to securing the industries into the long term.

Pilbara Tourism

Lestok Tours also offers a 1.5 hour industrial tour of one of the largest open cut mine in the world, the Rio Tinto iron ore mine at Tom Price. There are numerous tour companies offering a range of tours of the Pilbara's sights and attractions ranging from viewing mining operations to Aboriginal culture sharing and native flora and fauna ...

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 …

Rio Tinto's new Pilbara mine cements its position as top ore …

Rio Tinto's Silvergrass mine is the largest iron ore development in the Pilbara since Gina Rinehart's $10 billion Roy Hill mine, which opened in December 2015. Advertisement

Banded iron formation-hosted iron ore deposits of …

The main host rocks to iron ore in the Pilbara Craton are the thicker and generally more iron-rich BIF units of the 3022-3016 Ma Cleaverville Formation, with only minor iron ore hosted by older BIF units of the Kangaroo Caves and Paddy Market Formations. Furthermore, the Cleaverville Formation is thicker and more laterally ...

Rio Tinto releases fourth quarter production results

Pilbara operations produced 331.5 million tonnes ( basis) of iron ore, 2% higher than 2022. Improved productivity, supported by ongoing implementation of the Safe Production System, and the ramp up of Gudai-Darri to its nameplate capacity of 43 million tonnes per annum, within 12 months of commissioning, more than offset mine depletion.

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

The deposits, located in what is now Hamersley Province in Western Australia, sit on a chunk of Earth's crust known as the Pilbara Craton. The Pilbara Craton is one of only two pieces of crust ...

BHP Australia iron ore train drivers to strike for 24 hours on …

Iron ore train drivers at BHP Group's Pilbara operations in Western Australia have voted to strike on Friday in a bid to secure an improved employment agreement, the country's Mining and Energy ...

Australia's sleeping iron ore giant starts to stir

The high iron ore prices that have underpinned the Australian economy and government revenues through the COVID-19 induced downturn have breathed life into one of Australia's biggest undeveloped ...

West Pilbara Iron Ore Project

The West Pilbara Iron Ore Project ("WPIOP") is one of the largest independently owned undeveloped direct shipping iron ore projects in Australia, held by the Australian Premium Iron Joint Venture Partners ('API JVPs') - Aquila …

Australia's Bulk Commodity Giants

The Pilbara iron ore industry is a major contributor to the Australian economy, with 2019 exports accounting for more ... As well as being endowed with the world's largest iron ore resources, Australian ores sit at the high end of the quality spectrum as illustrated in Figure 4. The high Fe and low

Australian mineral production needs an equally huge rail …

Pilbara miners produced over 800 billion tonnes of iron ore in the 2020-21 financial year, with Western Australia accounting for 98% of the country's total iron ore reserves. These products included over $100bn (A$150bn) worth of iron ore exports, and generated $103.3bn (A$154bn) in sales, up from $42.7bn (A$64bn) in 2016-17.