It’s funny how perspective can change.Stand high on the hill overlooking Rio Tinto’s Western Range iron ore mine just outside Paraburdoo, and you can only marvel at the scope of the Pilbara region; the fleets of autonomous trucks, the 2-kilometre-long trains taking ore to the world, the logistics involved in moving tens of thousands of workers in and out of one of the harshest environments in the world.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles