Mine · Western Australia, Australia
Port Hedland Salt
Port Hedland Salt is a mine in Western Australia, Australia, owned by Dampier Salt 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 | salt | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Dampier Salt Limited | WA Mining Tenements (DMIRS-003) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 21,036 ha (tenements: 1, title: mineral lease s.a.) | WA Mining Tenements (DMIRS-003) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | -20.2571, 118.9366 | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares by area
Port Hedland Salt is the 53rd-largest of 500 mines in Western Australia by area, with 21,036 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 | 53rd of 500 |
How its owner compares
Dampier Salt Limited owns 2 of the 500 mines in Australia in our data with a named owner; 36 owners have more. 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% |
| Dampier Salt Limited | 37th | 2 | 0.4% |
Owner and place
More from Dampier Salt Limited
- Dampier Saltmine
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.