The Hamersley Basin mining area lies in the Pilbara region of northwest Western Australia, 1,100km north of Perth. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, Hamersley Iron Pty, Rio Tinto operates five major producing mines in this area: Mount Tom Price, Marandoo, Brockman, Paraburdoo and Yandicoogina, while the company is in a 60/40% joint venture with the Chinese company, CMIEC, at the Channar ...