Tom Price

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Tom Price is a remote mining town in Western Australia’s Pilbara region, known primarily for its large iron ore operations and surrounding rugged outback landscapes.

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Tom Price canonical 4
Thomas S. Price 1
Tom Price turnoff 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mining town
town
climate hot semi-arid climate
continent Australia
country Australia
distanceFrom approximately 1,400 kilometres north of Perth
approximately 260 kilometres from Karratha by road
elevation approximately 747 metres above sea level
foundedAs company mining town
governingBody Shire of Ashburton Council
hasEconomicActivity mining
tourism
hasFacility airport
high school
hospital
primary school
shopping centre
hasIndustryOperator Rio Tinto
hasNearbyAttraction Hamersley Range
Karijini National Park
hasNearbyFeature Mount Nameless (Jarndunmunha)
hasNearbyMine Mount Tom Price mine
hasPopulationCharacteristic small permanent population with large FIFO workforce
hasRecreation sports ovals
swimming pool
hasSurroundingEnvironment gorges and escarpments
spinifex-covered hills
hasTransport mine rail connections nearby
sealed road access
isPlannedTown true
isRemote true
knownFor iron ore mining
proximity to Karijini National Park
rugged outback landscapes
language English (majority language)
localGovernmentArea Shire of Ashburton
locatedIn North West Australia
Shire of Ashburton
namedAfter Thomas S. Price
linked to: Tom Price
postalCode 6751
primaryResource iron ore
region Pilbara
linked to: Pilbara region
resourceBasin Hamersley iron ore province
linked to: Hamersley Range
roadAccess Great Northern Highway (via access roads)
state Western Australia
timeZone Australian Western Standard Time
UTCOffset +08:00

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Pilbara region hasMajorTown Tom Price
Tom Price namedAfter Thomas S. Price
linked to: Tom Price
Hamersley Range nearbyTown Tom Price
Durack includesTown Tom Price
Great Northern Highway passesNear Tom Price turnoff
linked to: Tom Price