The Wodgina mine is an iron ore mine located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, 90 kilometres south of Port Hedland. The mine is fully operated by Atlas Iron Limited and is the company's second operational mine, after Pardoo, which opened in 2008. Atlas Iron is an iron ore explorer, developer and producer, predominantley 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 Billiton, Rio Tinto and the Fortescue Metals Group.