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BHP BILLITON IRON ORE’S
BIODIVERSITY PROGRAMS
The range of biodiversity programs in the
Pilbara covers all creatures great and small
and some of the current studies include:
Northern quoll study
Short range endemic habitat study
Mygalomorph (trapdoor spiders)
genetic study
Pilbara regional mangrove mapping
Karijini Lepidium and ghost bat study
Pilbara leaf-nosed bat genetic study
Subterranean fauna studies
BHP BILLITON IS CURRENTLY UNDERTAKING
A STUDY TO IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE
NORTHERN QUOLL POPULATION IN THE PILBARA
THE PILBARA REGION HAS SOME OF THE RICHEST AND MOST UNUSUAL BIODIVERSITY ON EARTH
For more information visit:
www.northernminerals.com.au
Telephone: +61 8 9481 2344
Facsimile: +61 8 9481 5929
Email: info@northernminerals.com.au
ASX Code: NTU
highvalue and
heavy rare earth
elements
Focused on exploration and
development of rare earth
elements.
Confirmed heavy rare earth
elements (HREE) at Browns Range
project in northern WA.
Mineralisation supports easy and
low cost extraction and processing.
Global HREE demand soaring for
use in clean energy applications,
with limited new supplies.