· A contributor to the economy. Australian Federal Government figures show iron ore earned Australia $75 billion in exports in 2014. It has contributed more than $70 billion in royalties and company tax to the Australian Government since 2007/2008. As an industry it also paid $5.22 billion in state royalties for iron ore to the WA Government in 2014.
· Oct 27 (Reuters) - Australia's Fortescue Metals Group reported a 4.2% rise in first-quarter iron ore shipments on Thursday, boosted by higher production at its key operations in Western Australia, and said rising prices of diesel and labour bumped up costs. The production report from the world's No.4 iron ore miner came against the backdrop of ...
· Iron Ore Mining In WA. In June 2019, Western Australia had $16.6 billion of major iron ore projects under construction or committed and $41.6 billion under consideration. Western Australia's iron ore sales more than doubled over the past decade, from 317 million tonnes in 2008-09 to 794 million tonnes in 2018-19. China is the State's ...
· Most iron ore mining in Western Australia is carried out in the north-west of the state in the Pilbara region. The big players in the WA iron ore mining industry are Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton, FMG and Hancock Prospecting (Roy Hill). This industry and the companies involved directly employ approximately 60,000 jobs, not to mention the knock-on ...
Western Australia (WA) is the epicentre of Australian mining and a major player in the international mining industry. It hosts a huge amount of high-grade resources and some of the largest mines in the country. WA is the world's largest iron ore supplier, with multiple iron ore projects, especially in the Pilbara region in the north of the state.