ASX: NBH | |
Industry | Mining |
Founded | 1888 |
Defunct | 30 August 2000 |
Fate | Acquired by Rio Tinto |
Headquarters | , Australia |
Key people | Malcolm Broomhead (CEO) |
Products | iron ore, lead, zinc, silver, uranium, wood fibre, copper, gold |
Website | www.north.com.au |
North Limited was a diversified mining and resources company. Although based in Australia, its operations eventually extended to six continents. By the late 20th century the company had become the fourth largest iron ore exporter in the world with expansion underway which would have made it equal third. Its biggest asset was a majority stake in Robe River, a major miner of the Pilbara iron ore deposits of Western Australia and the world's lowest cost producer of iron ore.