http://www.riotintoironore.com/ENG/operations/301_pilbara.asp Pilbara] Rio Tinto Iron Ore website, accessed: 6 November 2010 Mining Rio Tinto Iron Ore website, accessed: 6 November 2010 In the calendar year 2009, the combined Pilbara operations produced 202000000 tonnes of iron ore, a 15 percent increase from 2008. [