Robe River Iron Associates

Perth-based mining services provider Calibre Group has been awarded a $22 million contract to provide management services for the brownfields expansion of Rio Tinto's West Angelas iron ore mine in the State's north west.

Business News' annual export review charts the state's reliance on a handful of major companies and commodities, despite the emergence of new players.

Robe River Iron has reached an historic milestone, exporting a billion tonnes of iron ore from Australia, primarily from its Robe Valley in the East Pilbara.

While the state continues on its record run with $68 billion in exports, three big resource sector producers dominate the field.

STRONG resurgence in the Asian steel market has been the catalyst for expansion of Robe River Iron Associates' Pilbara iron ore mining operations with the $1 billion development of West Angelas.

ROBE River Associates, part of the North Limited group, is targeting an increased share of the market in China.

PLANS by Robe River Iron Associates to boost production to fifty million tonnes per annum have reached a crucial stage.