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Situated in Western Australia, the Pilbarra looks like a barren orange-red expanse to the untrained eye. But anyone who knows anything about mining knows it’s one of the world’s most valuable and vital regions.
Why? Iron ore…
Steel makes our world go round — cars, buildings, and power wouldn’t exist without the stuff. And steel requires two main ingredients: coal and iron ore, which makes iron ore as critical to humanity as it gets.
In 1968, Western Australian iron ore production was about 20 million tons. Today, the region exports over 850 million tons annually. With new mines still opening and existing mines undergoing expansions, the Pilbara’s iron production will continue STRONG for decades.
When I asked Rio Tinto to visit their new mine, Gudai Darri, they also asked if we wanted to check out their rail and port operations. I promptly signed us up!
Rio Tinto has SEVENTEEN iron ore operations in the Pilbara. Gudai Darri started in 2022 and will operate for 40 years at an annual production rate of 40+ million tons. Nuts…
Part two will be out soon!
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I’d like to go down there and work
These are always such amazing vids. Small suggestion. I can of course look these things up for myself, but it would still be great if each aspect you comment on is basically self-contained. Mostly, your videos are excellent at this, but in this one I counted two instances where I was left with a question – why exactly is watering the roads so important and why exactly is the "coarse stuff" the premium, desirable stuff. Like I said, small things (and you and your videos don't have to be perfect), but for me, it would just take the video from an A to an A+. Thanks, again!!!
Came for the Earthmovers, stayed for the autonomy.
How do they get all the diesel fuel out to the site for all the machines/ haul trucks etc?
Must get through loads of the stuff!
I live in Brazil and my dream is to go to work in Australia I mines especially RIO TINTO because it has a city with the same name RIO TINTO and too I work with operator machine BACKHOE LOADER and EXCAVATOR. I DON'T HAVE MONEY FOR TO GO TO WORK IN Australia. Talk with the company to finance my ticket for work there. This is my dream help meeeee
I wish you would stop glorifying those machines they are putting skilled workers out of work every day
Hows the flies mate 😅
Gotta love the flying raisins 🪰
Iam not like other youths, I wanted to learn about every types of mining sector and methods, that's why I watch your content ❤🎉😊
Audio is off by a hair, try the clapping method next time
50 – 60 million metric tons / yr .
It would be fun to be the guy who washes those machines.
despite the many many problems of the work being done in the pilbara
its still really cool to see some of the stuff they do have going on
I worked on the construction of that mine 🙂
RIO TINTO SCUM
Great video, great editing. well done team
Easy to be "dirty".
Livin' the dream, lovin' the pilbra!
Started work in w.a at 18.
Wish you hadn't edited out the showing of the rail cars actually being loaded. And whether the locomotives are operated remotely while each car is loaded. Not complaining. You skipped right on through and didn't show much even though it is a process worth showing more of and about.
Do they need to separate the ore from the soil?
Amazing!
As a digger op in the Bowen basin. This is interesting seeing hard rock & just getting to see stuff on site i wouldn’t get the chance to lol
I'm just fast forwarding to look for D11's. Lol
Hey you, Jardine, leave our flies alone….
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Did the math 190,000litres is just over 2 average swimming pools… they have 4 of those? Crazy big operation!
Hello sir i m from India and i have government job as Haul pak dump truck 50 ton capacity and want to work in australia as haul dump truck please help me for this job