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CONTENTS<br />

RGN DIARIES Pilbara focus<br />

40 Road trains and red dirt<br />

Road-train driver Julian Barlow takes us out for a drive to some of the Pilbara’s<br />

greatest mining operations<br />

P8<br />

NEWS<br />

P40<br />

P76<br />

RESOURCE FACT SHEET Pilbara focus<br />

45 Iron ore<br />

The basics of Western Australia’s greatest export<br />

TOP 10 Pilbara focus<br />

46 High cargo tonnage ports<br />

Port Hedland comes fourth in our run-down of world ports boasting high annual<br />

cargo tonnages<br />

8 Global resources news<br />

Our selection of mining, oil & gas and renewable energy stories from the last month<br />

INTERVIEWS Pilbara focus<br />

22 The Pilbara’s ports united<br />

The CEO of the newly formed Pilbara Ports Authority discusses the amalgamation of<br />

the Pilbara’s ports and the consequences for Western Australia’s world trade<br />

34 The evolution of Port Hedland<br />

Port Hedland Mayor Kelly Howlett discusses the growth of Port Hedland from sleepy<br />

port town to vibrant regional centre<br />

RISK UPDATE<br />

54 Russia<br />

Christopher McKee explores how tensions and recent crises on the Russia-<br />

Ukraine border are weighing heavily on investor confidence<br />

COLUMNS<br />

60 Rebecca Busse<br />

Building bridges for better corporate-community engagement<br />

68 Coreworx<br />

Five steps to achieving on-time and on-budget projects

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