Mount Tom Price

Employees	868
Location	About 370 kilometres south-east of Karratha.
Operation	Open pit operation with site-based processing facilities
Working arrangements	Employees live in the nearby town of Tom Price.
Capacity	28 million tonnes per annum.
Products	Lump and Fines contributions to Pilbara Blend.
Geology	Brockman and Marra Mamba Bedded Iron Deposit.
First year of operation	1966
Ownership	100 per cent Rio Tinto.
Assets	Dozers: • Cat D10T, D11R • Cat 844 wheel Dozer • Komatsu WD900 Wheel dozers Dump Truck: • Komatsu 830E Haul Truck AC and DC Drive • Terex 4400 Haul Truck Excavators: • Excavators: Hitachi EX3600, O&K RH120 • Hitachi EX5500, O&K RH200 face shovels Graders: • Cat 16H, 24H Loaders: • Komatsu WA1200, • Cat 992G, 980F Water Trucks: • Cat 777 • Komatsu HD785 Crushing and screening plant Train loadout capability.
Local government	Shire of Ashburton: http://www.ashburton.wa.gov.au/

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