CASE STUDY BHP Billiton Iron Ore, Newman, Western Australia BHP Billiton Iron Ore is one of the world’s premier suppliers of iron ore, employing 13,000 people across Western Australia. Mining operations are supported by the town of Newman while Port Hedland houses the company’s port and rail facilities. The massive Mt Whaleback mine, established in 1968, is the biggest single-pit open-cut iron ore mine in the world being more than five

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