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The Pardoo mine was an iron ore mine located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, 75 kilometres east of Port Hedland. The mine was fully owned and operated by Atlas Iron and was, at the time of commencement of production, the company's only operational mine. Atlas Iron is an iron ore explorer, developer and producer, predominantly active in the Pilbara region. Atlas Iron is a minor iron ore mining company, especially compare to the three big Pilbara iron ore miners, BHP, Rio Tinto and Fortescue Metals Group.