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Cape Lambert & Dampier Ports
Four independent terminals at two locations, managed as one integrated port and product-blending system.
- Product
- Iron ore logistics and blending
- Location
- Cape Lambert near Wickham; Dampier near Karratha
- Traditional Country
- Ngarluma and Yaburara Country
- Opened / timing
- First Dampier shipment August 1966
Site profile
How the operation fits Rio Tinto's Pilbara system.
Operations
Cape Lambert A and B load about four ships daily; Parker Point and East Intercourse Island at Dampier load about three. The ports blend ore from across 18 mines.
Ownership
Rio Tinto-operated port system
Automation & technology
Automated train unloading, stockyards, reclaimers, shiploaders and centralised coordination connect the nearly 2,000 km AutoHaul network to export markets.
Workforce context
Marine, rail, stockyard, fixed-plant, electrical, mechanical, control-room and shutdown work underpin seven-day export operations.
Approximate regional coordinates only — not a site entrance, travel or navigation reference.
Financial context
Mine-level P&L is not publicly separated.
Rio Tinto reports Group and commodity-level performance but does not provide a complete profit-and-loss statement for Cape Lambert & Dampier Ports as a standalone business. Use the parent profile for current earnings, cash-flow and live ASX context.
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