Pilbara

With increased talk that the plan to combine their operations in the Australian region of Pilbara is on the brink of collapse, investors 'attention has turned to "what's next" if the two terminate the joint venture agreement or let it lapse at the end of the year.

BHP, Rio Could Still Benefit Despite Deal Trouble David Fickling 2010

Deutsche Bank resources analyst Paul Young said BHP's was "a very strong result", although a 12-month delay in its Rapid Growth Project Five expansion plans in the Pilbara was a disappointing note.

BHP Billiton Iron Ore Output Up 6% David Fickling 2010

"The Pilbara is a separate micro-economy to the rest of the country, with its own unique wage pressures."

Floods May Dry Labor Pool Geoffrey Rogow 2011

The other corners were Brazil's Carajas region, where Vale SA has mines, and Western Australia's Pilbara, which is mined by BHP Billiton Ltd. and Rio Tinto Group, the official said in an issue of China Land and Resources Weekly.

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Vale SA has mines, and Western Australia's Pilbara, which is mined by

Cliffs to Buy Consolidated Thompson to Tap China Iron-Ore Growth - Bloomberg 2011

The Pilbara is a resource rich area, but some miners have had difficulties transporting the resources over the huge distances to port for shipping to overseas steel mills.

The Sydney Morning Herald News Headlines 2010

Demand from rapidly industrializing China and India for these raw materials has raised wages and brought jobs to remote areas like Western Australia's dusty Pilbara region, but at the same time pushed up the cost of the living elsewhere in the country.

Australia's Mining Tax Clears Political Hurdle David Winning 2011

Citic Pacific's Sino Iron project, in the Pilbara region in the north-west of Australia, illustrates the scale of Beijing's ambitions.

Australia leases out mineral-rich land as China's hunger for resources grows 2011

CITIC Pacific's Sino Iron project in Australia's Pilbara region is expected to produce at least 2bn tonnes of ore over the next 25 years.

Australia leases out mineral-rich land as China's hunger for resources grows 2011

Leighton has been rushing to raise money since announcing the downgrade in April, first by raising A$757.9 million earlier this month with a US$735 million sale of a contract mining business in Australia's Pilbara region to BHP Billiton Ltd.

Major Builder Faces More Upheaval David Fickling 2011