Pilbara Iron

About Pilbara Iron

Pilbara Iron a member of the Rio Tinto Group is a world-class asset manager that operates and maintains mining, rail and export facilities in the north-west of Western Australia on behalf of asset owners Hamersley Iron (100% Rio Tinto) and Robe River Iron (53% Rio Tinto) Associates.

Established in 2004 the company facilitates closer co-operation between Hamersley and Robe - two independent Rio Tinto Group iron ore operations with long histories of successful mining in the Pilbara. Hamersley and Robe remain independent following the establishment of Pilbara Iron and each company continues to separately market its products and retain accountability for strategic development of its mineral resources. The aim of Pilbara Iron is to contribute significant cost benefits and realise operational efficiencies for both Hamersley and Robe.

With a network of ten mines three shipping terminals and the largest privately owned railway in the world Pilbara Iron produces more than 143 million tonnes of iron ore annually and is growing towards 200 million tonnes. It also provides unrivaled scheduling flexibility reliability competitiveness responsiveness and value for Hamersley and Robe's customers in the global iron and steel industry.