WA approves A$880m Rio Tinto iron expansion
PERTH (miningweekly.com) – Western Australia's state government has given its approval for Rio Tinto’s A$880-million expansion of its Pilbara iron-ore operations.
Premier and State Development Minister Colin Barnett said this week that $680-million would be spent to expand Rio’s West Angelas mine production from 29-million tonnes a year to 35-million tonnes a year.
The expansion would extend the mine life by about 13 years and would create more than 290 new jobs in the Pilbara during construction, while the ongoing operational workforce would increase by some 200, to a total of 1 300.
Barnett said the diversified giant would also spend around A$200-million on increasing production at its Western Turner Syncline mine, from 25-million tonnes a year to 30-million tonnes a year.
“This new development will create around 240 new jobs during construction, and an additional 30 workers will be required for the operations workforce,” the Premier said.
“These projects are part of Rio Tinto’s plans to increase its annual iron-ore production in the Pilbara towards 360-million tonnes and demonstrate the ongoing commitment of the company and its Robe River joint venture partners to their Western Australian operations.”
Rio was targeting an increase in its Pilbara production to 360-million tonnes a year within the next 15 months.
Both projects would also require the construction of infrastructure, including new haul and access roads, and communications and waste facilities.
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