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BHP Billiton Opens Newman Mining Hub
11/06/2009 - BHP Billiton recently celebrated the official opening of the Newman Mining Hub at its Western Australia Iron Ore operations. The hub will be the center of the operations' mining, crushing, and screening activities in the Eastern Pilbara.
BHP Billiton recently celebrated the official opening of the Newman Mining Hub at its Western Australia Iron Ore operations. The hub will be the center of the operations' mining, crushing, and screening activities in the Eastern Pilbara.
The Newman Hub, said BHP Billiton Iron Ore President Ian Ashby, is a key component of the company's Rapid Growth Project 4 (RGP4), which will increase installed capacity across BHP Billiton's Western Australia Iron Ore operations to 155 million tonnes per annum. The additional capacity will be ramped up during 2010.
"The commissioning of the Newman Mining Hub marks the beginning of an exciting time for our business, with one of our largest expansion projects nearing completion,” said Ashby. “The further integration of our mine, rail, and port facilities will ensure greater efficiency in production across our Western Australia Iron Ore business, which in turn is good news for our shareholders, customers, and employees.
"We are pleased that the community of Port Hedland will also benefit through significantly reduced dust emissions as we move some of our key production processes inland to the Newman Mining Hub," he added.
With the introduction of the hub, the company's Mt. Whaleback iron ore operation will be equipped to mine, crush, and screen the ore at site rather than in Port Hedland before the product is shipped from there.
BHP Billiton's partners in the Western Australia Iron Ore operations are Itochu Minerals & Energy of Australia Pty Ltd, Mitsui-Itochu Iron Pty Ltd, and Mitsui Iron Ore Corp. Pty Ltd.
"The commissioning of the Newman Mining Hub marks the beginning of an exciting time for our business, with one of our largest expansion projects nearing completion,” said Ashby. “The further integration of our mine, rail, and port facilities will ensure greater efficiency in production across our Western Australia Iron Ore business, which in turn is good news for our shareholders, customers, and employees.
"We are pleased that the community of Port Hedland will also benefit through significantly reduced dust emissions as we move some of our key production processes inland to the Newman Mining Hub," he added.
With the introduction of the hub, the company's Mt. Whaleback iron ore operation will be equipped to mine, crush, and screen the ore at site rather than in Port Hedland before the product is shipped from there.
BHP Billiton's partners in the Western Australia Iron Ore operations are Itochu Minerals & Energy of Australia Pty Ltd, Mitsui-Itochu Iron Pty Ltd, and Mitsui Iron Ore Corp. Pty Ltd.
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