Pilbara
A major iron ore miner has outlined the operational elements in construction and operation of a proposed 165MW gas-fired power station under a US$700 million power generation project across its Pilbara mine sites.
A proposed sulphate of potash (SOP) project in the eastern Pilbara with a pre-production capital cost of $409 million has received Major Project Status from the Federal Government.
Construction is planned to start later this year subject to finance and approvals for a manganese project in the southern Pilbara region of WA that woud cost $24 million to develop and have 42-year mine life.
Environmental approval has been granted for a proposed large-scale wind and solar renewable energy project, comprising a series of onshore linear arrays of wind turbines and solar panels, and a transmission cable corridor to the coast.
Plans are afoot for the development of a new iron ore mine in the Pilbara with an output of 8 million tonnes (Mt) of iron ore over four to five years.
The owner of a manganese mine in the Pilbara has plans to expand the operation including the construction of new infrastructure.
Plans have been detailed for a $4 billion plus urea plant on WA’s northwest coastline that will require more than 2500 contractors during the three-year construction phase.
One of the world’s largest ammonia producers has been granted funds for early work on a gas and chemical development in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.
An engineering services company has been selected to work on part of a $95 million precious metal development in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.
The WA Government is proposing to construct and operate a spoilbank marina within the Town of Port Hedland in the Pilbara.