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Feature Feature Major Wa Mining Projects FEATURE FEATURE MINING OUTLOOK Construction workers needed for major Major WA mining projects MINING OUTLOOK 27,000 WA resources projects 2014-15 Source: Pitcrew Port Hedland Pardoo Rio Tinto rail MAJOR WA MINING PROJECTS Dampier Cape Lambert Iron Bridge Mt Dove Rio Tinto mine Completed in past year Balla Balla Abydos (Forge Resources) BHP rail Karara Mining Karara project $2.6bn Mid West Production ramp-up proceeding Sino Iron Wodgina Rio Tinto Hope Downs 4 mine $2.1bn Pilbara First production in H1 2013, ramping up to 15mtpa BHP mine Rio Tinto Marandoo mine expansion $1.1bn Pilbara Production will be sustained at 15mtpa for 16 further years Mt Webber McPhee Creek FMG rail Fortescue Metals Christmas Creek 2 expansion $US1.0bn Pilbara Completed in June 2013 quarter Fortescue Metals Port Hedland port expansion $US2.4bn Pilbara Fourth berth and support infrastructure opened in Aug 2013 Pannawonica FMG mine Atlas Iron Mt Dove mine development n/a Pilbara Production commenced in Dec 2012 Hancock proposed rail Atlas Iron Abydos mine development n/a Pilbara First haulage in Aug 2013, ramping up to 2-3mtpa Solomon Atlas Iron Utah Point 2 stockyard n/a Pilbara Largely complete and now ready to receive ore Hancock mine Hub Christmas Creek Rio Tinto Argyle Diamonds underground mine $US2.2bn Kimberley Production commenced in H1 2013 and is ramping up Buckland (Iron Ore Holdings) Cloudbreak Mineral Resources Sandfire Resources DeGrussa copper mine $US384m Mid West Ramp-up to nameplate production nearing completion Koodaideri Roy Hill Atlas Iron Construction under way Yandi Marillana (Brockman) Iron Valley Citic Pacific CITIC Pacific Sino Iron project $10bn Pilbara Commissioning of first production line resumed in late July after 2-month suspension Brockman 4 Phil's Creek Rio Tinto 290mt capacity expansion $9.8bn Pilbara 64% complete; port and rail component to be completed by Sep 13 Western Turner Syncline Marandoo Yandicoogina WYNDHAM Rio Tinto 360mt capacity expansion $5.9bn Pilbara 25% complete; port and rail components approved, mine options under review Tom Price Ore Body 24 Rio Tinto Yandicoogina mine expansion $1.7bn Pilbara 18% complete; will extend mine life to 2021 and capacity to 56mtpa Jimblebar BHP Billiton Jimblebar mine expansion $US3.6bn Pilbara 89% complete; lifts mine capacity to 35mtpa Newman DERBY BHP Billiton Inner harbour expansion $US1.9bn Pilbara 92% complete; lifts port capacity to 220mtpa Paraburdoo Hope Downs 4 BROOME Argyle BHP Billiton Port blending and rail yard facilities $US1.0bn Pilbara 86% complete; optimises supply chain efficiency Diamonds BHP Billiton Orebody 24 $US698m Pilbara 88% complete; maintains production from Newman operations Fortescue Metals Solomon mining hub $US3.2bn Pilbara Firetail mine (20mtpa) complete, Kings mine (40mtpa) being developed PORT HEDLAND Fortescue Metals Rail expansion $US2.3bn Pilbara Due to be completed by Dec 2013 DAMPIER CAPE LAMBERT Nickel Mineral Resources Phil’s Creek mine n/a Pilbara Ramp-up proceeding, output at 2mtpa run rate AngloGold JV Tropicana gold mine $820m Goldfields Commissioning under way, on track to pour gold in Sep 2013 quarter Diamonds Atlas Iron Mt Webber mine stage 1 $146m Pilbara Construction of 3mtpa mine under way Hancock Prospecting Roy Hill project $10bn Pilbara Equity investors funding initial work on 55mtpa project Iron Ore Kintyre Advanced planning Gold Mineral Resources Iron Valley mine n/a Pilbara Construction of 4-5mtpa mine to commence this year after final approvals Copper BHP Billiton Pilbara capacity expansion n/a Pilbara Debottlenecking and low-cost upgrades to reach 260-270mtpa CARNARVON De Grussa Port Rio Tinto Koodaideri mine n/a Pilbara Environmental approvals under way as Rio assesses mine options to reach 360mtpa Wiluna FMG Iron Bridge Iron Bridge hematite mine $US340m Pilbara Starter project (1.5mtpa) set to proceed, will truck ore to port Uranium FMG Iron Bridge Iron bridge magnetite mine $US1.5bn Pilbara Magnetite project (9.5mtpa) subject to feasibility study Atlas Iron Mt Webber mine stage 2 $69m Pilbara Feasibility studies on 3mtpa mine expansion continuing Yeelirrie Iron Ore Holdings Buckland project $800m Pilbara Seeking partner for 8mtpa project Windarra Atlas Iron McPhee Creek n/a Pilbara Studies and approvals proceeding, as part of 46mtpa goal Karara Asia Iron Extension Hill $3.0bn Pilbara Work on 10mtpa magnetite project awaiting owners’ approval Tropicana Poseidon Nickel Windarra nickel project $197m Goldfields Feasibility study completed in 2013 GERALDTON Extension Hill Potential projects KALGOORLIE Parker Range Sirius Resources Nova Bollinger nickel project n/a Goldfields Nova-Bollinger Toro Energy Wiluna uranium mine n/a Mid West PERTH Cameco Kintyre uranium mine n/a Mid West Cazaly Resources Parker Range iron ore $372m Yilgarn Brockman Mining Marillana mine n/a Pilbara Pursuing infrastructure solution through ERA and with Chinese partner ESPERANCE Forge Resources Balla Balla project n/a Pilbara Environmental approval granted this year for new trans-shipment port Karara Mining Karara stage 2 expansion n/a Mid West Expanded project would use Geraldton to lift exports Iron ore. Photo: Rio Tinto ALBANY.
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