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Explore / The Pilbara / Tom Price. At 747 metres, Tom Price is the highest town in Western Australia! Named after Thomas Moore Price, the vice-president of the giant United States steel company Kaiser Steel, Price was one of the main supporters of the Pilbara region in the early 1960s.
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Tom Price is located 1469 km north of Perth via Newman or 1546 km via Geraldton and Carnarvon. Dubbed 'Top Town in Western Australia' because it is 747 m above sea level, and thus the highest town in the state.
Tom Price (both the town, the mine and the mountain) was named after Thomas Moore Price, the vice-president of the giant United States steel company Kaiser Steel. Price was one of the main initiators and supporters of the opening up of the Pilbara region to iron ore mining.
Rio Tinto Iron Ore MineThe Mount Tom Price iron ore mine, which is only observable if you take a tour, is fully owned by the international mining company Rio Tinto and is part of Rio Tinto's Hamersley iron ore operations. The mine began mining operations in 1966. The actual Mount Tom Price open cut mine is located in the mineral rich Hamersley Rang...
Mt Sheila Lookout and Hamersley GorgeLocated 41 km to the north of Tom Price is Mt Sheila Lookout which offers panoramic views of the area, although access is 4WD only. The usual route is along Tom Price Railway Road which requires that you obtain a permit from the Visitor Office. The road passes Hamersley Station, the former home of iron ore magna...
* Prior to the arrival of Europeans the area had been home to the Banjima people for over 30,000 years. * As early as 1952 Lang Hancock, the iron magnate, carried out aerial surveys over the Tom Price area and detected large iron ore deposits. His discoveries were of little value at the time because the Australian Government had an embargo on all i...
Tom Price Visitor Centre, Central Road, (08) 9188 5488. It is open between May and November from 8.30 am - 5.00 pm Monday to Friday and 8.30 am - 12.30 pm on Saturdays and Sundays.
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18.7 °C 66 °F. 280.8 mm 11.1 in. Tom Price is a mining town in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. It is located inland, at the edge of the Hamersley Range. Tom Price is the highest town above sea level (747 m (2,451 ft)) in Western Australia, and is consequently dubbed "Top Town in WA".
May 11, 2022 · Back. 5 things to do in Tom Price. May 11, 2022. OUR TOP 5 MUST-DOS IN TOM PRICE. There’s plenty of fun to be had in the Pilbara’s top town (the highest in WA at 747m above sea level)! Jump in the 4WD and get cracking on the 5 ‘top’ activities we recommend checking out on your trip! 1. Camel Trekking.
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