Paraburdoo
| Location | 80 kilometres south of Tom Price |
|---|---|
| Operation | Open pit with site-based processing facilities. Greater Paraburdoo produces 23 mtpa of high grade ore through a central processing plant fed from the three mines fo Paraburdoo, Channar and Eastern Range. |
| Working arrangements | Employees live in nearby Paraburdoo |
| Capacity | Total capacity of Greater Paraburdoo operation is 23 mtpa - Paraburdoo, Eastern Range and Channar |
| Products | Lump and Fines contributions to Pilbara Blend |
| Geology | Brockman Bedded Iron Deposit |
| First year of operation | 1972 |
| Ownership | 100 per cent Rio Tinto |
| Assets |
Shared from the Greater Paraburdoo operations pooled fleet: Auxillary Equipment Drill Grader Front End Loader Articulated Truck Float Tyre Dozer Crushing and screening plant, fines processing plant. Train loadout capability. |
| Local government | Shire of Ashburton http://www.ashburton.wa.gov.au/ |
Latest media releases
- 22 December 2011
Rio Tinto and DEC work together for turtles - 05 December 2011
Rio Tinto expands regional FIFO into Albany - 02 December 2011
100 millionth tonne of iron ore shipped from the Pilbara to Baosteel