Tom Price is the great-unsung hero of the WA iron ore industry.

In the 1960’s when Peter Wright and Lang Hancock were struggling in their efforts to establish the industry that made WA famous, Tom Price visited WA and saw what he believed to be the great potential for Western Australia to become a world player in the iron ore industry.

A man of remarkable character and imagination, he helped put together the consortium that is now Hamersley Iron, establishing one of the great mining houses of the world. His visionary zeal coupled with an engineering background resulted in unique mining technology being introduced, making it possible to establish mining operations in the harsh, inhospitable North West.