In early October 2012 the Hamersley Agricultural Project (HAP) at Marandoo was officially turned on by the Western Australian Agriculture Minister Terry Redman.
This project is a great example of thinking “outside of the box” when it comes to mining and managing the challenges it can present in areas close to National park and protected lands.
In short, Rio Tinto are literally going to grow hay, using water generated from iron ore mining, turning a huge expanse of red, dusty, arid Australian land in to an agricultural solution.
To find out more about this innovation, check out the article here.