Ports
Rio Tinto's port facilities at Dampier and Cape Lambert in the Pilbara region are run and managed by Pilbara Iron, a world-class asset manager which operates and maintains all mining, rail, port and power facilities in the Pilbara on behalf of the asset owners.
Dampier
| Employees | 532 |
|---|---|
| Location | 250 kilometres from the nearest inland mine site. |
| Operation | Two ship-loading terminals located at Dampier - Parker Point and East Intercourse Island. Each terminal has facilities for train unloading, product stockpiling and blending and ship loading. |
| Working arrangements | Employees at the port facilities reside in the nearby towns of Dampier and Karratha. |
| Ship loading capacity |
140 million tonnes per annum. |
| Turn around time | 24 and 36 hours to load a ship. |
| Accreditation | Ore is sampled and analysed prior to shiploading as per ISO iron ore standards. The quality system is certified to ISO 9001:2000. |
| First year of operation | Parker Point commenced 1966; East Intercourse Island commenced 1972. |
| Ownership |
100 per cent Rio Tinto. |
| Assets |
Parker Point: Two car dumpers, four shipping berths and two shiploaders |
| Power supply | Dampier Power Station |
| Local Government | Shire of Roebourne (http://www.roebourne.wa.gov.au/) |
Cape Lambert
| Employees | 337 |
|---|---|
| Location | About 40 kilometres north of Karratha. |
| Operation | Train-dumping, primary and secondary crushing and screening, ore stockpiling and blending, and ship loading. |
| Working arrangements | Employees at the port facilities reside in the nearby town of Wickham. |
| Ship loading capacity |
Approximately 58 million tonnes per annum; expansion underway to 80 million tonnes per annum. |
| Turn around time | 24 and 36 hours to load a ship. |
| Accreditation | Ore is sampled and analysed prior to shiploading s per ISO ion ore standards. The quality system is certified to ISO 9001:2000. |
| First year of operation | 1972 |
| Ownership |
Joint venture between Rio Tinto (53 per cent) and Robe River. |
| Assets |
Service wharf, ore wharf (one of the highest, longest and deepest wharves in Australia at 2.8 kilometres long and 30 metres high, two shiploaders servicing 3 berths, each with a draft of 19.4 metres. |
| Power supply | Cape Lambert power station. |
| Local Government | Shire of Roebourne (http://www.roebourne.wa.gov.au/) |
Latest media releases
- 23 September 2008
Rio Tinto approves US$247 million investment to upgrade Pilbara mining town - 18 September 2008
Rio Tinto and GE combine 'Mine of the Future™' and 'ecomagination' - 16 September 2008
Cape Lambert back to full capacity