Asset Report
Hamersley Mines (excl HIY) iron ore mine
Report summary
Hamersley Mines is Rio Tinto's largest iron ore complex and produces approximately 150 Mtpa. It includes the deposits of Paraburdoo, Mt Tom Price, Marandoo, Brockman, Nammuldi, Silvergrass, Western Turner Syncline and from 2025 Western Range. Output from the various Hamersley Mines deposits is mostly blended into Rio Tinto's Pilbara Blend product. Rio Tinto's Hamersley Mines is among the lowest cost suppliers of iron ore to the seaborne market owing to economies of scale because of its huge production volumes, minimal processing requirements for its direct shpping ore, and wholly owned rail infrastructure.
Table of contents
- Summary
- Key issues
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Emissions
- Brockman 2 & 4
- Western Range
- Marandoo
- Nammuldi
- Paraburdoo
- Silvergrass
- Tom Price
- Western Turner Syncline
Tables and charts
This report includes 13 images and tables including:
- Hamersley Mines (excl HIY) Emission Intensity Quartile ranking – Total global production - Tonnes of ore
- Participation
- Marketable reserves (01/01/2023)
- Production
- Operations
- Infrastructure
- Cash cost
- Cash cost
- Capital costs
- Product quality
- Economic Assumptions
What's included
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