[7] Simultaneously, the former Eastern Goldfields Railway between Southern Cross and Kalgoorlie was realigned for change to standard gauge, and to service the Koolyanobbing mine.

[3] Ore was shipped by rail to Kwinana, near Perth, to supply Australian Iron & Steel's (also a BHP subsidiary) blast furnace.

[9] There was a short break in production until November 2018 as the new owners took control[9] under a five-year relief package, according to which the WA government waived millions of dollars in royalties to save hundreds of jobs.

[10] That package expired in February 2023, and in June 2024, Mineral Resources announced that its Yilgarn operations would close by the end of the year, as it was no longer "financially viable", even with further government assistance.

[10] Mining and haulage operations at Koolyanobbing were completed in early December and elsewhere just before Christmas; the final iron ore train arrived at Esperance during the last week of the year.