Corporate Body

Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd (1964 - )

From
December 1964
Pilbara, Western Australia, Australia
Functions
Metallurgy and Mineralogy or mining
Location
Head Office: 152 - 158 St George's Terrace, Perth, Western Australia

Summary

Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd was established in December 1964, although it had been in planning for two years prior to this date. The company mines iron ore in Western Australia. Hamersley Iron is a wholly owned subsidiary of Rio Tinto.

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Archival resources

The University of Melbourne Archives

  • CRA Ltd - Records, 1905 - 1997; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details

Published resources

Resources

See also

  • Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_h.html. Details
  • Ellery, Peter, 'The discovery and development of the Pilbara iron ore fields', Early days, 100 (2016), 37-52. Details

Ailie Smith

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