East Intercourse Island is an uninhabited
island in the
Dampier Archipelago, in the
Pilbara,
Western Australia. It is around in size.
The island is a major
iron ore
Iron ores are rocks and minerals from which metallic iron can be economically extracted. The ores are usually rich in iron oxides and vary in color from dark grey, bright yellow, or deep purple to rusty red. The iron is usually found in the fo ...
loading
port owned and operated by
Pilbara Iron
Pilbara Iron is a wholly owned subsidiary of the multinational Rio Tinto Group, that manages assets for Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Rio Tinto, and Robe River Iron Associates, an unincorporated joint venture between Rio ...
, a subsidiary of
Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium (RTIT).
The lay-by berth can be considered a normal berth without a jetty structure that allows up to 50 vessels per year to berth without having to wait for a tidal vessel to sail.
In 1984, loaded at East Intercourse Island with the first cargo greater than to be dispatched from any Australian port.
On 4 June 2011, the port was the scene of the
workplace death of Irish scaffolder Shaun McBride. He fell into the port and drowned after his work platform collapsed.
Nearby Islands
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Mistaken Island
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Haycock Island (Western Australia)
Haycock Island is an island in Far North Queensland northeast of Palm Cove and about north of Cairns, Queensland in Trinity Bay.
Haycock Island is a few hundred metres southeast of Double Island.
The island was formed by a huge earthquak ...
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East Lewis Island
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Intercourse Island
Intercourse Island is an uninhabited island in the Dampier Archipelago, in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
It is about 1,300km north of the state capital Perth.
Although Intercourse Island and its surrounding area are almost uninhab ...
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East Mid Intercourse Island
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West Mid Intercourse Island
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West Intercourse Island
References
Dampier Archipelago
Uninhabited islands of Australia
Rio Tinto Iron Ore
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