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PORT PIRIE:

A Strategic Port Solution

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PORT EXPANSION PROPOSAL

Key Features Advantages Initial Estimated Capacity: 20mTPA Capital Cost* • The major advantage of this • The proposed storage area is proposal is that it is highly Rail Loop $25 located east of off of Port flexible and is scalable to Rail Separation $25 Germein Road (), meet initial and future Train Unloading Facility $50 next to the north-south rail line (and demand Storage Shed (x1) $25 in close proximity to the eastern line • The project can be started at Conveyor to Wharf $18 from Crystal Brook which services lower volumes and the Basic Wharf/Piles $15 the Braemar mining region) and is transhipment approach will Fixed Ship Loader $10 outside the CBD and residential allow it to be expanded Contingencies $15 areas of the City. beyond 20mtpa. Total Cost $183m • It features a 4km balloon loop for • The lead time to obtain all rail access off of the main north- relevant approvals, construct Transhipping Costs Est. † south line with the potential to have and be operational is 2-3 $2.5/tonne (for 20mTPA) multiple rail lines, within the loop, if years required. *Initial cost estimates are based on x1 • It is in good proximity to the 200,000t storage shed and a single rail • The site will allow for suitable existing freight rail network loop. Both are capable of being unloading facilities with conveyors • The port is capable of expanded beyond this when required taking the materials from the train a for increased capacity. servicing both northern mines short distance to the storage sheds. and those to the east †Port access & handling fees TBC, and • A key feature of the site is its (Braemar) via rail or excludes CAPEX. scalability with multiple 200,000t potentially by slurry pipe line.

storage sheds able to be located on • The existing freight rail this land. network has some 10 to 12 • Material from the storage shed m.t.p.a. spare capacity to would then travel 1.2 km to one of carry additional mining two self propelled barges to be product without augmentation. moored on the eastern side of the If this capacity is exceeded existing port swing basin. additional passing loops • A fixed loading facility will load the would be required. transhipper(s) which will then take • The proposed port expansion the material to a cape size vessel. has a relatively low capital • In order to minimise loading times cost the cape size vessel will be loaded • The Council and the Port Pirie from three points in the channel. community are supportive of • It is estimated that it would take the proposal approx. 2.5 days to load a cape size • The storage site has good vessel. access to the national highway, is on a road train route with power, water and gas nearby.

PORT EXPANSION DETAILS

Rail Operations Storage Facilities Transhipment The rail network in this region Council has identified a number of The port is located in a consists of the standard gauge rail allotments of land on the east of protected river, making loading links between and Port Pirie, off of Pt. Germein Road conditions relatively calm. Crystal Brook, on to (Spencer Highway), and close to south of Crystal Brook and on to the Pirie River, suitable for It is proposed to provide north of Crystal locating appropriate storage mooring dolphins and a fixed Brook (as a part of the Adelaide – facilities. loading facility on the eastern Perth rail line). These corridors side of the river, opposite form part of the defined interstate This land is predominantly owned and the existing port rail network (DIRN) and are owned by Council and the state facilities and parallel to the and operated by the Australian government, reducing issues river. The single load out Rail Track Corporation (ARTC). associated with its acquisition. boom at the wharf is estimated These rail lines are able to carry The land in total occupies approx. to cost $10m, with the mooring 1800m trains with 25 tonne axle 140ha. facilities estimated to cost loads and an 80km/h speed limit. another$15m. It is proposed to provide initially The proposed port expansion one large, covered and negatively It is also proposed to use two lends itself to being able to service pressured ore management shed 25,000DWT self-propelled, the resource sector in both north capable of storing up to 200,000 self-discharging vessels, to and the east (Braemar) of South tonnes of product. A negative tranship the material out to a Australia pressure shed of this size with cape size export vessel in the loading and unloading conveyors shipping channel in the Gulf. In order to export 20mtpa of would have a cost starting from minerals from Port Pirie five trains around $25m. The cape size vessel can first per day would be required, with anchor at 11 nm off shore, then each being 1.8 km long and The benefit of this proposal is that top up at 12 nm and then transporting 11,520 tonnes per it is scalable. There is ample moved further out at 20 nm to train. Each train would take room for additional sheds to cater complete loading. approx. 4hrs to unload depending for increased demand and to allow on the system implemented. separate sheds for multiple The two self-propelled barges A 4km rail loop off of the main operators/mines. will have a wharf load out rate north-south line would be of minimum 3,500TPH; a barge constructed on the designated The facility will also include rail discharge rate of 9500TPH and land off of Pt. Germein Road; with unloader (bottom-dump or tippler), cost approx. $2.5/tonne to an option to provide multiple rail conveyors to the wharf area, operate up to 20mTPA. lines for multiple trains, within the wash-down facilities etc. rail loop. It is expected to take 7 barge Material will be taken from storage loads to fill a 180,000t cape The unloading facility will also sheds to loading facilities by way size which could be loaded in include a rail unloader (tippler). of a 1.2km long enclosed 2.5 days. The cost of this is in the range of conveyor which would necessitate crossing a small section river at an $40m-$80m depending on the Based on this, it is expected throughput rate and if a multicar est. cost of $12m to $18m that to achieve 20mtpa will tippler is used. require on average a little over The facility will be designed to 2 barge movements a day to Once the train is unloaded, the minimise dust and noise. The load 114 cape size vessels material is conveyed a short negative pressure shed offers dust throughout the year. distance to a number of storage suppression and rain protection sheds. which will meet the latest Transhipment is common environmental standards. The major advantage of this throughout the world, and is proposed port expansion is that becoming more widely utilised train movements are kept out of as environmental and cost the Central Business District and pressures are making the rail/road interactions are construction of greenfield ports minimised. difficult. PORT PIRIE

PORT PIRIE

Port Pirie Resource Projects Existing Port Facilities Port Pirie has been identified as a The Yorke and Mid-North/Braemar Port Pirie’s existing port facilities strategic port solutions to the region currently has two operating are open access and are operated expanding mining sector in South mines: White Dam (gold) and by Flinders Ports Pty Ltd who Australia. The City is ideally located Honeymoon (uranium). manage shipping, maintain port, in the upper region of channel, wharfs etc. An South Australia. It is only 2 ½ hours Current development activity in the Agreement to use the Port Pirie north of the states capital Adelaide, is Braemar region is predominantly shipping channel would be central to the increasing mining around iron ore and uranium, with required to be entered into with activities being experienced in the numerous magnetite projects at Flinders Ports. east (Braemar region) and to the advanced stages of development North (Olympic Dam & the Woomera within the area between Peterborough Port Pirie is effectively located on protected region) of South Australia, and Broken Hill in New South Wales, a river with the overall shipping and is the gateway to the spectacular and a number of uranium prospects channel into the port being Southern . around the existing Honeymoon mine approximately 9 nautical miles in and northwards (into the Far North length and with a channel depth of Port Pirie has a growing population of region). If all of the significant iron 6.4 metres and 90m wide. 17,000 and is the major regional prospects located along the existing service centre to the of the rail corridor progress to production, The port features approx. 11 state. this could result in the Braemar region berths of which Nyrstar operate 4, providing over 50 million tonnes per with2 being used for recreation; 2 The City boasts modern regional year. The region has for vessel storage and potentially 3 health facilities, offering a variety of continued its history of providing rich being potentially available for third general and specialist medical copper deposits, with the Hillside party use. services. It has a thriving retail sector project nearing the construction phase, and a large range of cultural and and a number of other exploration The port currently services recreation actives to choose from. targets identified. Nyrstar, Perilya and some general cargo. Currently approximately This coupled with the selection of high In addition to this, there are a number 100 Handymax ships per annum quality education facilities shows Port of mines/explorations in the north of use the port and around 652,000T Pirie as the ideal location to set up the state which could potentially also of cargo goes over the wharf. your business, or to relocate and use the expanded port facilities This cargo is predominately enjoy the enviable lifestyle and the proposed for Port Pirie. and lead concentrates and also opportunities available. imports concentrates, coal and other products to the smelter. The City has a strong industrial history and is home to the World’s largest Expansion on the western lead smelter. This provides access to Further Details (developed) side of the port is a skilled work force, metal fabrication limited due to the road/rail businesses and a large range of Port Pirie Regional Council interactions through the city. A mining support services. transhipping solution involving the PO Box 45, Port Pirie SA 5542 use of the eastern side is an The City has access to an assortment Ph. +61 88863 9718 economically attractive and simple of quality infrastructure including an [email protected] solution. existing operating port, an airport, www.pirie.sa.gov.au natural gas, access to electricity, has road train access and is close to national highway one