The Pilbara region’s iron ore industry strips away entire landscapes, creating vast open-pit scars. The mining causes dust pollution, destroys Indigenous sacred sites, and consumes enormous amounts of water and energy, leaving ecosystems fragmented and altered beyond repair.
I wasn’t aware of this place - I did know that mining is a big industry down under, and that they have a grim past, but I thought there was more respect for the indigenous people and nature today!! 😢