Mine · Western Australia, Australia
Marandoo / Rio Tinto
Marandoo / Rio Tinto is a mine in Western Australia, Australia, owned by Hamersley Iron Pty Limited.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Western Australia | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Commodities | iron ore | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Hamersley Iron Pty Limited | WA Mining Tenements (DMIRS-003) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 14,136 ha (tenements: 1, title: mining lease s.a.) | WA Mining Tenements (DMIRS-003) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Ore reserves | 162 Mt (proven and probable, sites: 1, reporting code: 2012 JORC (Australia)) | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | -22.6466, 118.1400 | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares by area
Marandoo / Rio Tinto is the 68th-largest of 500 mines in Western Australia by area, with 14,136 ha. It reports no mineral resources, so it is ranked by area among the mines in our data that report one, whatever their status. Areas of shared titles overlap, so they are not added up.
| Within | Rank |
|---|---|
| Western Australia | 68th of 500 |
How its owner compares
Hamersley Iron Pty Limited owns 11 of the 500 mines in Australia in our data with a named owner; the most of any owner. Counts cover the mines in our data that name an owner, holder or operator; an asset with several owners counts for each.
| Owner in Australia | Rank | Mines | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamersley Iron Pty Limited | 1st | 11 | 2.2% |
| BHP Minerals Pty Ltd | 2nd | 6 | 1.2% |
| Itochu Minerals & Energy Of Australia Pty Ltd | 2nd | 6 | 1.2% |
| Northern Star (Carosue Dam) Pty Ltd | 2nd | 6 | 1.2% |
| Alcoa of Australia Limited | 5th | 5 | 1% |
Owner and place
More from Hamersley Iron Pty Limited
Other mines in Western Australia
- China First Iron Ore6,618 Mt
- Robe River - Deepdale6,251 Mt
- Iron Bridge6,197 Mt
- Speewah Vanadium-Titanium5,951 Mt
- Sino - Cape Preston Iron5,088 Mt
- Solomon - Greater Solomon4,150 Mt
- Thunderbird - Kimberley Mineral Sands3,472 Mt
- Western Hub / FMG2,781 Mt
Data on this page
- WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001). WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001), CC BY 4.0.
- WA Mining Tenements (DMIRS-003). WA Mining Tenements (DMIRS-003), CC BY 4.0.