Talk:Railways in the Pilbara

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Mileages[edit]

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Hamersley Iron (a Rio Tinto company) opened a 298-kilometre line from Mount Tom Price to a new port at East Intercourse Island, near Dampier.
extended 100 kilometres to a second mine at Paraburdoo.
Mount Newman Mining 427-kilometre line from its Mount Whaleback mine to Port Hedland.
162-kilometre line from Mount Enid to Cape Lambert, near Wickham.
iron ore trackage has been expanded as new mines have opened.
Fortescue Metals Group line from Cloud Break mine to Port Hedland.
Hancock Prospecting will open a 344 kilometre line from Roy Hill.

As at early 2014, iron ore trackage in the Pilbara was 2,295 kilometres long. In 2013, Aurizon in conjunction with Brockman Mining and Atlas Iron under an Alliance Study Agreement, completed a study for a new independent iron ore railway in the Pilbara. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MountVic127 (talk • contribs) 06:44, 12 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The above mileages only add up to 1331km. ----MountVic127 (talk) 07:10, 12 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]