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Iron ore was first discovered in Western Australia in 1952 by Lang Hancock in the Hamersley Range near Newman. The mine is world's largest open cut iron ore mine. The State's Mid West region, inland from the coastal city of Geraldton, has the potential to become Australia's second iron ore province. In 2009, Ginalbie is proposing to mine iron ore at Karara . In 2010 a new 300 km rail line for from iron ore deposits at Roy Hill was proposed. 95% of Australia's iron ore occurs in Western Australia, and Australia is the world's largest exporter of the mineral. Brazil and Australia supply about 60% of the world's production.
Solomon Hub open-cut iron ore is one of the major one in Australia. The mine is expected to produce 20 million tonnes per year. In this iron ore estimated at 3.24 billion tonnes.
