Rio Tinto was advised of the heritage significance before the $15 billion expansion of its Pilbara mines Traditional owners opposed the destruction of the caves in a 2015 documentary funded by Rio Tinto The cave sites were among the oldest in Australia, with evidence of continuous human habitation going back 46,000 years. Privacy Policy
Western Ranges annual production capacity of 25 million tonnes of iron ore will help sustain Pilbara Blend production from our existing Paraburdoo mining hub. Cut-off grades used for estimating the Mineral Resources are: BKM 54% Fe, MM 54% Fe, CID 52% Fe and DID 58% Fe and <= 6% Al2O3. This is a phenomenal effort noting that if you took all installed modules and placed them end-to-end, it would make a line of more than 7kms long. We have four major power generation stations that provide power to our Pilbara community and operational sites. From 1982 mining started to move west along the Robe Valley to the East Deepdale involving mining of Mesa L, Mesa M and Mesa N before moving onto Mesa K in 1988 and then further to Mesa J (Deepdale) in 1992, where the current train loadout and yard is situated, 14km south west of Pannawonica. We expect to reach full capacity during 2023. Call 1100 during business hours for more information or visit the, Management and supplyof energy and water in the Pilbara. Operator and more on Indeed.com On the line south the North West Coastal highway was crossed at a grade crossing at the 19.6 km and it also passed over the Hamersley Iron Dampier - Tom Price railway at the 74 km, and three crossing loops or passing sidings were also provided. 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. One to Brockman (294 km) running west of Tom Price. viewed here. A separate closure plan will address Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive. As some data privacy laws regulate IP addresses and other information collected through the use of cookies as personal data, Rio Tintos processing of such personal data needs to comply with its Data Privacy Standard (see Part 1 of this Privacy Policy), and also applicable data privacy laws. The ore is processed on site before being loaded onto rail. All electric shocks should be reported to the network operator Rio Tinto on 1800 992 777. The railway line was extended in 1975 with a further 4km spur branching off at the 162.2km to the #2 Robe loadout and Mesa 2402E mining area. Goodwin for new 442 class units in 1971. Pilbara Rail utilise single man crews and also have 'Mobile Enginemen' in motor cars to travel between mines and bank engine jobs. Cliffs Robe River Iron Associates (CRRIA) originally operated a 168 kilometre railway built in 1971 by Morrison-Knudson-Mannix-Oman (MKMO) from the crushing and port facilities at Cape Lambert (Point Walcott), located 16km to the north of the pioneer town of Roebourne, 4km west of Point Sampson and immediately north of the company town of Wickham, running a roughly south westerly direction inland to the mining area known as the Robe Valley, later known as Middle Robe and located east of the 'closed' company town of Pannawonica. OpenWindow.document.write(" Compiled by Toad Montgomery from Geoscience Australia map.") Manage all temporary facility works on the port upgrade expansion project including camp, waste water treatment plant and demobilisation of camp and office facilities. Train Control over the line from Cape Lambert to Deepdale was done out of Cape Lambert yard and utilised a train order method of safe working. Camp size, mine location and contacts. The Robe Valley iron ore mine is owned by Robe River Iron Associates, a joint venture between operator Rio Tinto (53%), Mitsui (33%), Nippon Steel & Sumitomo . With the exception of the use of cookies, Rio Tinto generally does not seek to collect personal data through this website. Rio Tinto would also like to thank the specialist search crews from the Austra, MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto is planning to invest a further $600 million in renewable energy assets in the Pilbara as part of the companys efforts to decarbonise its Western Australian iron ore operations. The maximum size for the lumps is 31.5mm, while the fines are at a maximum of 6.3mm. A typical consist on the Tom Price line system which takes in all the southern mines, is three locomotives and 240 ore waggons loaded up to approximately 130 tonnes of ore. These Cookies are used by advertising companies to inform and serve personalised ads to your devices based on your interests. This level of automation allows us to operate equipment and vehicles remotely from Perth, improving safety and efficiency. One short service uses 3 locos, most trains are around 234 waggons long. These 2 units worked as shunters and were limited to 7 Mile yard and back and forth to the car dumpers. Robe River had three new locomotives ordered from General Electric and these were specified to be identical to the current thirty two Hamersley Iron Dash 9-44CW units including the 'in -cab' ICSS signalling system, automatic train protection and direct locomotive control (DLC) which is a requirement to operate over the Hamersley Iron network and were the first locomotives to be delivered in the new Pilbara Rail livery but with ROBE reporting marks. (Photo by Nelson Ching/Bloomberg via Getty Images). With your consent, our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, Hamersley Iron Pty, Rio Tinto operates five major producing mines in this area: Mount Tom Price, Marandoo, Brockman, Paraburdoo and Yandicoogina, while the company is in a 60/40% joint venture with the Chinese company, CMIEC, at the Channar mine and with Shanghai Baosteel at Eastern Ranges. In 2009 the two organisations combined under the common name of Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation. OpenWindow.document.write("