BHP wins rights to two more berths in W.Australia

BHP Billiton's Western Australia Iron Ore (WAIO) site has been granted the right to develop two additional berths in the Inner Harbour as part of its efforts to expand production in the region, in which it has an 85 per cent operating stake.

BHP Billiton's Western Australia Iron Ore (WAIO) site has been granted the right to develop two additional berths in the Inner Harbour as part of its efforts to expand production in the region, in which it has an 85 per cent operating stake.

WAIO currently produces 240m tonnes per annum (mtpa) and recent studies have revealed that there is potential to ship substantially more than this volume.

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