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Rising Sun, plunging demand

Friday 05 December 2008

Two Japanese steel companies have asked BHP Billiton to delay the delivery of its iron ore and coking coal, due to output cuts at the steel mills.


Leighton wins Mesa A iron ore contract

Tuesday 15 April 2008

HWE Mining, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leighton Contractors Pty Limited, has been awarded a $344 million contract to provide mine development services at Rio Tinto’s Mesa A iron ore operation, located 50 km from Pannawonica in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.


Pilbara rail contracts awarded

Tuesday 01 April 2008

Macmahon Holdings Limited and its subsidiary MVM Rail Pty Ltd (MVM Rail) have been awarded approximately $42 million of contracts to provide seven kilometres of rail track servicing BHP Billiton Iron Ore rail operations in the Pilbara Region of Western Australia.


Mesa A Mine rail contract

Tuesday 01 April 2008

Macmahon Holdings Limited has been awarded a $65 million contract to construct approximately 50 km of rail to the Mesa A mine for Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd (a subsidiary of Rio Tinto Iron Ore) in the Pilbara Region of Western Australia.


Midwest iron ore from road to rail

Friday 22 February 2008

A PLANNING appeal decision has cleared the way for Midwest Corporation (MWC) to move its iron ore from road to rail.


BHP approves funding for iron ore growth

Tuesday 05 February 2008

BHP Billiton has approved US$1.094 billion of capital expenditure to underpin accelerated growth of its Western Australian Iron Ore (WAIO) business.


FMG pushes for Robe River railway access

Tuesday 22 January 2008

FORTESCUE Metals Group (FMG) has applied to declare Rio's Robe River railway open to third parties.


Study looks at Hope Downs expansion

Wednesday 02 January 2008

THE Hope Downs Joint Venture (managed by Rio Tinto) has approved a feasibility study to expand the Hope Downs 4 project as part of the Rio Tinto program to reach a Pilbara annual capacity of 320 million tonnes of iron ore by 2012.


AG mills for Sino Iron Project

Monday 26 November 2007

THE Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group (I&S) is supplying gearless drive systems for five 40-foot autogenous grinding mills for the Sino Iron project in the Pillbara.


Fluor JV wins $1.8b project

Wednesday 08 August 2007

BHP Billiton has awarded the Mine & Port Development JV (MPDJV) a contract to provide engineering, procurement, construction management and commissioning services for an iron ore expansion project in Western Australia.


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