MINING been needed to fuel its plant and vehicles . To derisk delivery of fuel and decouple the risk of fluctuating oil prices , in mid-2014 the joint venture partners committed to a A $ 140 million gas project . The Eastern Goldfields Pipeline , constructed and operated by APA Group was commissioned in February this year cutting the number of road train movements down to less than 500 . “ Changing to gas will reduce operating costs over the life of the project ,” says Bradford . “ We are in the process of transitioning the power house from diesel operation to gas , and we expect to finish that work by mid-year .” The joint venture works on a simple basis , with IGO writing a monthly cheque for its 30 percent share of capital and operating
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