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Note 25 - Tom Price, Paraburdoo
Tom Price with Mount Nameless in the background. Mt. Nameless is the highest mountain in W.A. that has road (4X4) access to the top.
See some photos of the view from the top.
See some photos of the view from the top.
BHP iron ore train, on it's way to Port Headland
Another Mine tour of the Rio Tinto open cut mine at Tom Price.
250 ton hauler moving Iron Ore up the hill
Paraburdoo Caravan park
There was an almighty bang behind the mountain at Lunch time. We were told that is the time that blasting is done (when the miners take a break and minimum non-productive time is lost). Soon afterwards, a large cloud of dust was seen drifting over the top.
Paraburdoo is a very neat and tidy green town, very much owned and run by Rio Tinto
We now had in mind a sprint across to the coast. However, we had to take a look at the mining towns of Tom Price and Paraburdoo. (Rio Tinto owned). Lovely towns, very well cared for. We intended to stay in Paraburdoo for a night but couldn't find a park anywhere so drove on out of town where we came upon a brand new one recently built by Rio Tinto.
In and around Tom Price is a riot of colour along the way and in fact right out on to the north south highway these wonderful sights kept us going.
In fact, it should be noted that during most of our driving experiences the countryside is nowhere near as boring as people expect. We keep the amount of hours we drive down to three or four at most to enable us to take in as much as possible on the way. However, it must be admitted that we do listen to our talking books most of the time as well!
In fact, it should be noted that during most of our driving experiences the countryside is nowhere near as boring as people expect. We keep the amount of hours we drive down to three or four at most to enable us to take in as much as possible on the way. However, it must be admitted that we do listen to our talking books most of the time as well!
Scenery on the way to Tom Price in the Pilbara
So much Iron ore in those mountains
Some idea of the size and scale of these pits can be seen by the relative size of the vehicles in the distance.
Don't be fooled by the press when they say that the mining boom is over. Both BHP and Rio Tinti, (and no doubt, Andrew Forrest) have plans to open and develop even more iron ore mines in the Pilbara.
Don't be fooled by the press when they say that the mining boom is over. Both BHP and Rio Tinti, (and no doubt, Andrew Forrest) have plans to open and develop even more iron ore mines in the Pilbara.