Adventure in Iron: Hamersley’s First Decade

First Edition. xii, 218 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill., maps ; 23 cm. #0119/1119/0520D/0221/0821 The story of one of the world’s major iron ore producers, and of the dramatic events that led to the discovery of Mount Tom Price. Hamersley Iron Pty. | Iron mines and mining — Western Australia.Brockman Broken Hill capital cent Charles Court coast company’s Consolidated Zinc construction contracts cost cyclone Dampier deposits dollar early East Intercourse Island economic engineer equipment exploration export facilities finance geologists grade Hamers Hamersley Iron Hamersley project Hamersley’s Hancock hematite high-grade interest iron-ore iron-ore producers Japan Japanese mills Japanese steel mills Kaiser Steel Karratha kilometres King Baylater loaded loan long-term managing director material Melbourne ment metres million tonnes mineral mining companies months Mount Newman Mount Tom Price negotiations North-West operations overseas Paraburdoo pellet plant Perth Pilbara planning Port Hedland problems production profits rail reserves Rio Tinto Rio Tinto Company