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Pilbara iron ore
Port Hedland, Australia20.31°S 118.61°E
computed criticality11/100
reading
Australia ~35% of world iron ore; core of the export trade
2024Fault line
The Pilbara feeds the world's steel, above all Chinese steelmaking. A desert region linked by a few private railways and the port of Port Hedland concentrates an outsized share of steel's raw material.
Actors
BHP
Rio Tinto
Fortescue
Feeds 1
Port of Shanghai, YangshanChokepoints↗Sources
USGS ; Geoscience Australia 2024