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The Mount Newman railway, owned and operated by BHP, is a private rail network in the Pilbara region of Western Australia built to carry iron ore. It is one of two railway lines BHP operates in the Pilbara, the other being the Goldsworthy railway.
Fortescue railway — owned and operated by FMG. Goldsworthy railway and Mount Newman railway — owned and operated by BHP. Hamersley & Robe River railway — majority-owned by Rio Tinto and operated by its subsidiary Pilbara Iron. Roy Hill railway — owned and operated by Hancock Prospecting.
The Goldsworthy railway, owned and operated by BHP, is a private rail network in the Pilbara region of Western Australia built to carry iron ore. It is one of two railway lines BHP operates in the Pilbara, the other being the Mount Newman railway. [1] In addition to the BHP network, there are three more independent iron ore rail lines in the ...
The Fortescue railway, owned and operated by Fortescue Metals Group (FMG), is a private rail network in the Pilbara region of Western Australia built to carry iron ore. It opened in 2008. [ 1 ] When it was completed, it was the heaviest haul railway in the world, designed for 40 tonne axle loads, 2.5 to 5 tonnes heavier than the other Pilbara ...
Mount Newman railway; R. Railways in the Pilbara; Roy Hill railway This page was last edited on 12 September 2019, at 11:45 (UTC). ...
The first train left Mount Newman on 1 January 1969 and the first shipment of Newman ore left port on 1 April 1969 on board of Osumi Maru. [24] Newman remained a "closed" company town until 1981. [20] Rio Tinto's iron ore operations in the Pilbara began in 1966, [25] with the Mount Tom Price mine opened that year, becoming the company's first ...
The Yarrie mine is serviced by the separate, shorter Goldsworthy railway. [10] Jimblebar is at the end of a 32 kilometre spur line of the Mount Newman railway. [3] Ore from the Mount Whaleback and the other Newman mines, as well as the Yandi mine is transported to the port at Nelson Point, while ore from Area C and Yarrie goes to Finucane Island.
Newman, originally named Mount Newman until 1981, is a town in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. It is located about 1,186 kilometres (737 mi) north of Perth, and 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) north of the Tropic of Capricorn. It can be reached by the Great Northern Highway. Newman is a modern mining town, with homes contrasting with the ...