ang ▁Han cock ▁Railway " ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁Lang ▁Han cock , ▁founder ▁of ▁Han cock ▁Pro spect ing ▁and ▁discover er ▁of ▁the ▁iron ▁ore ▁depos it . ▁ ▁The ▁mine ' s ▁work force ▁is ▁on ▁a ▁fly - in ▁fly - out ▁ro ster . ▁In ▁the ▁calendar ▁year ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁mine ▁employed ▁ 7 8 7 ▁people , ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁comparison ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁when ▁it ▁only ▁employed ▁ 4 5 3 . ▁ ▁Rio ▁T into ▁declared ▁its ▁intention ▁to ▁expand ▁the ▁mine , ▁sp ending ▁a ▁further ▁A $ 1 . 7 8 ▁billion ▁on ▁the ▁Hope ▁Down s ▁ 4 ▁project , ▁scheduled ▁to ▁produce ▁ 1 5 ▁million ▁t onnes ▁of ▁iron ▁ore ▁ann ually ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁popular ▁culture ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Australian ▁ind ie ▁rock ▁band ▁Rol ling ▁Black outs ▁Coast al ▁F ever ▁named ▁their ▁debut ▁album ▁Hope ▁Down s ▁after ▁the ▁vast ▁min ing ▁complex , ▁explaining ▁that ▁it ▁ev oked ▁the ▁notion ▁of ▁" standing ▁at ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁void ▁of ▁the ▁big ▁unknown , ▁and ▁finding ▁something ▁to ▁hold ▁on ▁to ." ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Rio ▁T into ▁Iron ▁O re ▁website ▁ ▁M INE DEX ▁website ▁Database ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁M ines ▁and ▁Pet role um ▁ ▁Category : I ron ▁ore ▁mines ▁in ▁Western ▁Australia ▁Category : Sur face ▁mines