Port Hedland News

The Major Project Facilitation program is administered by the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. Under the program, the Department provides the project with a facilitation service to achieve quick and timely assistance from the Australian Government....

The discovery was made on Monday when police found 50 kilograms of red phosphorous in bush east of Port Hedland. Three months ago, local officers and the Organised Crime Squad found another 50 kilograms of the chemical. Detective Senior Constable...

Rio Tinto advised late last month it planned to expand the lucrative Pilbara mines to 330 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa )by 2015, up from its previous target of 320Mtpa. The mining giant is currently producing iron ore at a...

Solomon was described by the company in a presentation to the Sydney Mining Club on Thursday as its "next generation" project. If Fortescue decides to proceed, the Pilbara region project will become its third mine. Fortescue estimated that the $3.6...