Hamersley Station

Location in Western Australia

Hamersley or Hamersley Station is a pastoral lease and cattle station located between Tom Price and Pannawonica in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

The iron ore mining group, Rio Tinto, manages the station along with several others. The station is owned by Hamersley Iron.^[1] The company holds the lease not only for grazing purposes but also to control access for exploration, development of infrastructure and future mining.^[2] Hamersley is operating under the Crown Lease number CL742-1993 and has the Land Act number LA3114/1277.

The station was once the home of Iron Ore magnate Lang Hancock.^[3]

References

^ "Rio Tinto - Pastoral Stations". 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
^ Hamersley stations provide a rich history. Development of Karratha Station, owned by Hamersley Iron since 1966. The company also owns Hamersley, Juna Downs and Rocklea Stations. Hamersley Iron hilights, Oct. 1998, p. 8-9,
^ "SMH Travel - Tom Price". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2004. Retrieved 28 May 2011.

22°17′00″S 117°59′00″E / 22.28333°S 117.98333°E / -22.28333; 117.98333

[1] "Rio Tinto - Pastoral Stations". 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2011.

[2] Hamersley stations provide a rich history. Development of Karratha Station, owned by Hamersley Iron since 1966. The company also owns Hamersley, Juna Downs and Rocklea Stations. Hamersley Iron hilights, Oct. 1998, p. 8-9,

[3] "SMH Travel - Tom Price". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2004. Retrieved 28 May 2011.

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