[2][3] In 2009, the combined Pilbara operations produced 202 million tonnes of iron ore, a 15 percent increase from 2008.

The combined production capacity of the Paraburdoo, Eastern Range and Channar mines is 20 million tonnes of iron ore.

[8] Ore from the mine is then transported to the coast through the Hamersley & Robe River railway, where it is loaded onto ships.

[12] Shanghai Baosteel acquired its share in the mine in April 2004 in order to secure a long-term, stable supply of resources for the Chinese economy.

[11] While the Eastern Range deposit was known for two decades, it took China's emergence as a major steel producer and oversees investor to develop the mine.