People/prospector

Stan Hilditch

Stan Hilditch (1904–1992), prospector, from Australia. Linked to iron ore.

The lucky break

In 1957 he found the massive iron ore deposit that became Mt Whaleback.1

Legacy

BHP developed the Mt Newman mine after the export embargo lifted in 1961.1

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Mines

DiscoveredMount NewmanA prospector who stumbled on the ore body that became Mt Newman.1

Sources

  1. Stan Hilditch State Library of Western Australia

From the Prospector Trails mining history dataset: each fact links to the source it was checked against. Figures are as the source gives them, in the money of their day. Not investment advice.

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Cover photos from Wikimedia Commons: Autonomous trucks by RobSimmons223311, CC BY-SA 4.0; Conveyors, rail and ports by Kabelleger / David Gubler, CC BY-SA 4.0. Pictures: Kirunavaara gruva, Kiruna., Fotograf okänd, / Europeana (Public Domain Mark 1.0).