development of iron ore deposits will be granted. CRA geologists discovered deposit later known as Mount Tom Price. Hamersley Holdings and Hamersley Iron formed. Agreement covering the development of Mount Tom Price signed with IV. A. Government. Construction at Mount Tom Price and Dampier started. No. 1 sales contract signed with Japanese ...
Hamersley Iron ALCO 52 007 MABEL A diesel electric built in the USA in 1940, and is one of the oldest diesel electrics in Australia. Purchased by Hamersley Iron in 1965. ... Over 23 years the PRHS operated 4079 on the Hamersley Iron railway between Dampier, Tom Price and Paraburdoo mainly during the cooler winter months of each year.
Dampier was built as an exporting hub in 1965 by iron ore miner Hamersley Iron, which is now owned by Rio Tinto. The town was selfsufficient, with its own hospital, dentist, shops and school. Trevor Williams was four when he arrived in the town with his family.
"The port of Dampier features a shiploading facility to export the high quality iron to steel manufacturers in Eastern Asia and Europe." Paraburdoo lies in the Brockman bedded iron deposits within the thick Hamersley group.
In 1887, the Cossack Tram opened in 1887 followed by the Western Australian Government Railways's (WAGR) Marble Bar Railway in 1911. However these had closed by the 1950s. With the opening up of the Pilbara region for mining in the 1960s, four companies were formed to mine and export the iron ore.
Over 23 years the PRHS operated 4079 on the Hamersley Iron railway between Dampier, Tom Price and Paraburdoo mainly during the cooler winter months of each year. ALCO C628 2000 A diesel electric built in the USA for Hamersley Iron in 1965. 2000 was the first of five of this type, which formed Hamersley's first mainline fleet of locos.
Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd. ... [1265] Read more about Yandicoogina Iron Ore Mine and Railway East Hamersley Range (s46) [1265] Dampier Port Upgrade to 95 Mtpa Capacity. Read more about Dampier Port Upgrade to ... Read more about Dredging Program Dampier Port Upgrade to a Throughput Capacity of 120 Million Tonnes Per Annum (s46) [1646] Dredging ...
Hamersley Iron holds a licence under the Water Services Licensing Act (1995) to provide potable and wastewater services to the three towns of Dampier, Tom Price and Paraburdoo. The current audit has been conducted in order to evaluate Hamersley Iron's compliance with the licence conditions during the period: 1 April 2007 to 31 June 2010.
HAMERSLEY AND ROBE RIVER HEAVY HAUL RAILWAYS The first section of the Hamersley Iron railway system was built linking Mt Tom Price with a stockpile area and wharf at Parker Point, Dampier, a distance of 288 km. Central Engineering Services, the engineering arm of Conzinc Rio Tinto Australia, was appointed overall construction manager
The Dampier Yacht Club was unroofed. Orson, 22 April 1989: 183 (Dampier) 211 (Mardie) Orson crossed the coast near Cape Preston, 56 km west of Dampier having an estimated pressure of 920 hPa. Orson caused a storm surge of m at Dampier but fortunately it crossed near the time of low tide. Wave action did cause significant erosion of sea walls at Dampier Port.
Pilbara Iron is a wholly owned subsidiary of the multinational Rio Tinto Group, that manages assets for Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Rio Tinto, ... Pilbara Iron train, Tom Price to Dampier Railway. Hamersley Iron Alco C628 locomotive at 7 Mile Yard, Dampier, Western Australia. Current mine sites.
Sherlock station recorded 404 mm and subsequent floodwaters damaged the Mount Goldsworthy and Hamersley ironore railways under construction, roads and other facilities along the Northwest coast. ... Although threatening to cross the coast near the populated Dampier/Karratha region as a Category 4 system close to the time of high tide, Glenda ...
They are involved in the mining of iron ore, predominantly from the Pilbara region of Western Australia. In 2004, Rio Tinto announced that Robe and Hamersley would start merging operations under the new Pilbara Iron entity [ 2 ] .
SHIRE OF ROEBOURNE LGHI PLACE RECORD FORM. SHIRE OF ROEBOURNE LOCAL GOVERNMENT HERITAGE INVENTORY 184. Building (14) – This is a small two roomed concrete structure (concrete poured between sheltered. framework), with a concrete floor, distinctive round concrete verandah posts, a corrugated iron vaulted.
Red Dog started at Hamersley Iron, then the bar and other places where John was known to go. He search all of Dampier until there was nowhere in Dampier he hadn't looked. Red Dog searched from North West Pilbara region from Perth to as far back as Darwin.
The township of Dampier, which was serving the needs Hamersley Iron and housing the people employed at the port facilities, was restricted in its ability to grow and consequently Karratha was ...
The township of Dampier, which was serving the needs Hamersley Iron and housing the people employed at the port facilities, was restricted in its ability to grow and consequently Karratha was ...
Pilbara The IBRA regions, with Pilbara in red North of the Pilbara looking south at the range Jasperlite ( Banded iron formation ) specimen from the Old Ridley Ranges, Pilbara The Pilbara ( or ) is a large, dry, thinly populated region in the north of Western Australia .
The town of Dampier was established between 1966 and 1968 to provide housing for the workers of the then Hamersley Iron (HI) owned and managed port facilities at Parker Point and East Intercourse Island. It was a closed mining town, meaning only HI employees lived in Dampier.