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Port View Apartments – Port Hedland Grand Opening
Listen to RedFM radio interview with Conor, MACROs Business Development Manager, at the grand opening of Port View Apartments in Port Hedland last week. Contact Conor on 08 9361 6612 if your interested in securing leases within this complex. Click on the link to listen
Gina Rinehart’s Roy Hill iron ore project secures $US7.2 billion funding deal
Mar 25, 2014 Articles | Featured | State of the Market
Gina Rinehart’s Roy Hill iron ore project has secured a $US7.2 billion finance deal with a consortium of lenders including Australian banks. The iron ore mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia is the biggest mining construction project in Australia and will employ thousands of people at its peak. The finance deal is made Read the full article…
Hedland port looks to increase access
Mar 25, 2014 Articles | State of the Market
The Port Hedland Port Authority has been quietly working on proposals to increase access to port space for iron ore miners, considering proposals for new terminals at Finucane Island and Lumsden Point. PHPA yesterday confirmed it was considering proposals for both outer and inner-harbour developments aimed at providing precious new space for existing exporters and Read the full article…
WA govt signs off on Pilbara copper and zinc mine
Mar 15, 2014 Uncategorized
Mining in the Pilbara region of Western Australia is concentrated around iron ore, but the state government has just given approval for a mine of a different sort. Venturex Resources Ltd plans to develop its Pilbara copper-zinc project at Sulphur Springs, 50km west of Marble Bar. The company’s managing director Michael Mulroney says the plan Read the full article…
WA Approves Two Of Rio’s Iron Ore Expansion Projects worth $AU880 million
Mar 15, 2014 Articles
Rio Tinto has secured approval to expand two iron ore mines in Western Australia, a move which will add an extra 11 million tonnes of iron ore to its annual output. The WA state government has approved Rio’s $AU880 million plans to boost production at two of its Pilbara iron ore operations. It is expected Read the full article…
End of boom? Not for Australia’s iron miners
Dec 19, 2013 Articles | State of the Market
VALLEY OF THE KINGS, AUSTRALIA: A fleet of charter flights ferry thousands of workers to and from this outback mine site. The resort-like housing offers gourmet food, cheap alcohol, swimming and well-equipped gymnasiums. Australian iron ore mining seems immune from the spending crunch afflicting other commodities as a slowdown in Chinese growth cools a decade-long Read the full article…
2013 MACRO Team Awards
Dec 16, 2013 Uncategorized
Congratulations to the following team members who received the 2013 MACRO team awards. Jason Barlow – Employee of the Year Kara Tripp – Directors Choice Jaye Douglas – Rookie of the Year To see images of the day click here
FMG eyes fifth Hedland berth
Dec 4, 2013 Articles
Fortescue Metals Group is becoming increasingly confident it can sweat its existing Port Hedland infrastructure to a 175 million-tonne-a-year export rate by adding a fifth berth to the inner harbour. It raises the possibility Fortescue could lift its Pilbara production rate above 155mtpa at a relatively small capital cost. Fortescue’s port operations have until now Read the full article…
BHP approves $300m spend, lifting shiploading capacity
Dec 2, 2013 Articles
Opening its coffers, BHP Billiton is spending $US301 million to replace two shiploaders at its Nelson Point port operations in Port Hedland, Western Australia. The company said investing in the shiploaders will increase the reliability of its inner harbour port facilities. Updating its shiploaders will lift the company’s loading capacity by 5000 tonnes an hour. Read the full article…