18 HIGH PROFILE The Port of Gladstone is Queensland’s largest multi-commodity port. will accelerate what we do and sustain our operations into the future.” Works are expected to commence around March next year. CAPE HARDY STAGE 1 Joint development partners Macquarie Capital, Iron Road Ltd and Eyre Peninsula Co-operative Bulk Handling are proposing to develop the Cape Hardy Stage 1 port project, a $250 million multi-commodity and multi-user deep-water port in South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula. The partners are expected to commence the first phase of a comprehensive development plan, with financial close expected by the third quarter of 2021. bringing the associated jobs, growth, royalties and opportunities Iron Road has been working with key stakeholders on the closer to realisation as well,” he said. development since 2012 as part of the wider Central Eyre Iron It is also expected that the development of the facility will Project. In December 2019, the Federal Government provided a have positive impacts for many other projects in the region. $25 million grant to help make the port development a reality. Sources: Trade and Investment at a Glance 2020, Department of Warren Pearce, Chief Executive Officer of the Association Foreign Affairs and Trade; Australia’s top 25 exports, Goods & Services, of Mining and Exploration Companies said the port is a critical Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; Leading the transition to infrastructure priority in South Australia as it will be open to sustainable port trade - Annual Report 2019/20, North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation Limited; 2019–2020 Annual Report, Port of several miners in the region. Townsville Limited; Delivering for Queensland - Annual Report 2019-20, “[It] brings Iron Road’s project a step closer to development, Gladstone Ports Corporation PROFILE Delivering for the resources sector Mining and resources are one of the key drivers for the Australian economy, and in South Australia Flinders Port Holdings has a long history of working with the sector. The state has a rich and diverse commodity base and is a world-renowned producer of copper, uranium and iron ore, all of which are exported through our ports. But the state is also a globally significant producer of zircon, gypsum and mineral sands, while also having globally significant smelting operations. We facilitate exports across all of these commodities through through the Nyrstar smelter, one of the largest lead smelters in a network of bulk handling facilities both at Berth 29 at Port the world. Adelaide and at our key regional ports. Beyond immediate export This experience, and our integration across ports and facilitation we also offer storage through the berth 29 bulk logistics, puts us in a strong position to partner with mining handling precinct at Port Adelaide where we offer 25,000 square and resources firms. We work with most of the main mining metres of storage capacity for mineral concentrates. companies with operations in South Australia But while Port Adelaide is the busiest of our ports, several such as Iluka, Oz Minerals, BHP and Hillgrove of our regional ports also play a pivotal role in the mining Resources, but there is capacity for further and resources sector supply chain. For example, we recently expansion. The extensive road and rail network completed the $14 million regeneration of Thevenard. The port, to our ports, and our established logistical located in Ceduna in the state’s west, provides a gateway to expertise in the sector mean we are well set market for one of the largest gypsum producers in the southern not only to facilitate further SA resources hemisphere – Gypsum Resources Australia. Further up the exports but also those from neighbouring supply chain, we also facilitate significant smelting and refining states where several operations have the The recently upgraded $14.1M operations. At Port Pirie, in the Spencer Gulf, we enable the opportunity to improve export efficiency and Wharf in Ceduna (Thevenard import of mineral concentrates and export of finished product cost by looking at exporting via South Australia. Jetty). Photo by SA-UAV’s. WWW.NATIONALRESOURCESREVIEW.COM.AU 19 A world class supply chain partner for South Australia Through integrated ports, infrastructure and logistics services, Flinders Port Holdings connects South Australian businesses to each other and to the world. flindersportholdings.com.au Flinders Flinders Adelaide Flinders Flinders Warehousing Ports Container Terminal Logistics & Distribution.