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Tom Price & Marandoo
Rio Tinto's original Pilbara mine and a broad hub including Tom Price, Marandoo and Western Turner Syncline 1 and 2.
- Product
- Hematite iron ore
- Location
- Central Pilbara, around Tom Price and Karijini National Park
- Traditional Country
- Muntulgura Guruma and Yinhawangka Country
- Opened / timing
- Tom Price 1966; Marandoo 1994
Site profile
How the operation fits Rio Tinto's Pilbara system.
Operations
The hub supplies high-grade ore into the integrated rail and port network, supported by decades of processing and town infrastructure.
Ownership
Rio Tinto-operated
Automation & technology
Ongoing investment links established mines to autonomous haulage, drilling, rail and centralised operating systems.
Workforce context
Tom Price is a major residential mining town, supplemented by FIFO work across production, processing, maintenance and sustaining projects.
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 Tom Price & Marandoo as a standalone business. Use the parent profile for current earnings, cash-flow and live ASX context.
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This independent profile was compiled from Rio Tinto's official operational and project information. Facts can change with mine plans, approvals and reporting periods.
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