SINOSTEEL
Sinosteel Midwest Corporation is pleased to announce the commencement of full-scale mining at their Koolanooka/Blue Hills Direct Shipping Ore (DSO) project in the Mid West region.
This milestone comes after the finalisation of the approvals process with the Department of Mines and Petroleum, which includes a review of the environmental and project management plans.
Sinosteel Midwest will ship its first hematite ore from Koolanooka by early July. The company has been shipping low-grade ore belonging to the Shire of Morawa blended with its own stocks since January. This has allowed them to get the logistics processes of haulage, storage and ship-loading well established ahead of the start of full-scale mining.
“Our site workforce, which is made up of 70 people, launched into action on Friday immediately following the finalisation of approvals, and we are all very excited to finally move into full-scale operations,” Sinosteel Midwest COO Giulio Casello said.
“We look forward to more than five years of safe and productive operation at Koolanooka and Blue Hills, and sharing the benefits of this project with local communities.”
Already the project has seen new contracts commence and additional trade for local businesses, including Geraldton Toyota, Giacci Port Services, Patience Bulk Haulage, Cunningham’s Earthmoving, Geraldton Fuels and ML Communications.
At peak capacity Koolanooka/Blue Hills will produce up to 1.5 million tonnes of hematite ore a year. This will provide Sinosteel Midwest with cash flow and operating expertise as it seeks to develop its much larger
“It is fitting that as we look forward to celebrating shipping the first Koolanooka ore mid-year as we will also be finalising our Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS) for our major project at
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