Hamersley Iron Alco C628 locomotive at 7 Mile Yard, Dampier, Western Australia. Pilbara Iron manages assets for Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Rio Tinto, and Robe River Iron Associates, an unincorporated joint venture between Rio Tinto (53%) and Japanese steel companies Mitsui Iron Ore Development (33%) and Nippon Steel (14%). [1] .

The Hamersley & Robe River railway, majority-owned by Rio Tinto, and operated by its subsidiary Pilbara Iron, is a private rail network in the Pilbara region of Western Australia for the purpose of carrying iron ore. The network is larger than any other Australian heavy freight rail network in private ownership.

Hamersley Iron run the heaviest trains in the world with head end power. Hamersley Iron operate their heavy haul railway from the Port of Dampier 280 km to Wombat Junction where the Tom Price (295 km) spur leaves the main to continue to Paraburdoo (385 km) with two branch lines diverting from Rosella Loop (251 km).

2016年2月1日 · We present petrology and geochemistry of the largest single known banded iron formation in the world. Dominant rock types are oxide BIF, silicate–carbonate–oxide BIF with minor stilpnomelane mudrock and stilpnomelane-rich tuffaceous mudrock. Submarine hydrothermal input and fine-grained pyroclastic detritus were the main sources to the seawater.

Hamersley Iron Ore, a Rio Tinto company, started the strategic assessment process for its operations in the Pilbara region of Western Australia (WA). Strategic assessments are a collaboration between the Australian Government and an assessment partner.

The Hamersley Iron Ore Project is strategically located in the infrastructure ready, Pilbara Iron-ore region of Western Australia. The Project consists of the granted Mining Lease (M47/1450) and is situated near iron ore producing mines owned by Rio Tinto and Fortescue with access to road and rail infrastructure.

1983年8月1日 · The origin of the iron-formation-rich Hamersley Group of Western Australia -- deposition on a platform. Precambrian Res., 21: 273-- 297. With only minor exceptions, the 1.5 km thick sediments of the 2.5 Ga Hamersley Group are either chemical/biological (iron-formation, chert and carbonates) or pyroclas- tic/chemical ("shales").

Hamersley Iron Proprietary Limited Description Agent Type Organisation Activities & Occupations Mining companies History In July 1962 CRA Ltd and Kaiser Steel Corporation formed a 60:40 partnership to develop the iron ore deposits in the Pilbara area of Western Australia.

The Iron Ore Railways - History. In the 1960s permission was granted for the development of the extensive iron ore fields in the area. A number of standard (1435mm) gauge heavy haul railways were constructed. The first of these, the Hamersley Railway, opened between mines at Mount Tom Price and a new port facility at Dampier in 1966. The line ...

Pilbara Craton and Hamersley basin. Pilbara from Space. The Hamersley basin covers the Pilbara archean craton in the north, the Pilbara is characterized by granite batholiths and greenstonebelts, so nicely visible in the sattellite image. The Banded iron formations are in Blue