Eastern Range

Employees	532 (includes Paraburdoo and Channar)
Location	10km from the Paraburdoo mine.
Operation	Open pit operation with site-based processing facilities. Ore from Eastern Range is partly processed at the Paraburdoo processing plant. Ore is transported from Eastern Range to Paraburdoo on a conveyor belt.
Working arrangements	Employees live in nearby Paraburdoo.
Capacity	20 million tonnes per annum (including Paraburdoo, Eastern Range and Channar).
Products	Secondary crushed material conveyed to Paraburdoo.
Geology	Brockman Bedded Iron Deposit.
First year of operation	2004
Ownership	Joint venture between Hamersley Iron (54 per cent) and Shanghai Baosteel Group Corporation (46 per cent).
Assets	Haul Trucks • Unit Rig MT4000 06H234 06H235 06H240 06H241 06H242 06H244 06H245 06H246 • Unit Rig MT4400 06H1 06H11 06H2 06H3 06H4 06H5 06H6 06H7 06H8 Loading Units • Shovel O&K RH200C, 15H2046 • Caterpillar 994 07H76, L1350, 07H50 • Hitachi EX3600 15H2052, 15H2053, L1850, 07H1496, 07H1697 Auxillary Equipment Drill • Drilltech D40K 21H2027 • Reedrill SKS15 21H2026 • Reedrill QXR920 21H2029 • P&H 250XP 21H2117 Gardner GD5000 21H5009, 21H5026 Dozer • Caterpillar D11N 08H1061, 08H1062, 08H2710, 08H397 Grader • Komatsu GD825 12H292, 12H293, 12H398 Front End Ldr • Caterpillar 994 07H76 Water Truck • Caterpillar 777B 06H254, 06H2617, 06H2618, 06H7772 Crusher Panel Float • Unit Rig Float 11H92 • Cat 793 Float 11H93 Tyre Dozer • Tiger 590 08H81 • Komatsu WD900 08H87, 08H89
Local government	Shire of Ashburton http://www.ashburton.wa.gov.au/

Careers at Rio Tinto Iron Ore by region

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

Links: