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Pilbara
(redirected from Pilbara region of Western Australia)

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Pilbara 

a mining center in Australia, in the state of Western Australia. Pilbara is the site of a large iron ore deposit, which was opened up in 1961. Ore reserves are estimated at 8 billion tons, with an iron content of 48-68 percent. The ore is shipped to Japan.
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Initial capital outlay by the joint venture will be A$124 million (US$64 million) to develop a new mine, 10 kilometres east of the Paraburdoo mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
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