Cloudbreak

Cloudbreak is a major iron ore mine in Western Australia's Pilbara region, about 90 km from Nullagine, wholly owned and operated by Fortescue. Mining began in 2007 and the site has since ramped up to around 40 million tonnes of ore a year, moved by a dedicated rail line of nearly 280 km to port facilities at Port Hedland. It was among the first Pilbara sites where Fortescue rolled out autonomous haul trucks, and the operation has more recently added large-scale solar power to its energy supply.