ROY HILL
The long awaited Roy Hill project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia is finally coming to fruition . Representing the next era in iron ore mining , the $ 10 billion project is expected to unlock a treasure trove of iron ore — 55 million tons per year — through an integrated mine , rail and port operation , while providing significant economic and social benefits in the process . The Roy Hill operation is scheduled to load its first shipment of iron ore for export later this year .
The Inner Workings The goal for Roy Hill is to develop
a vertically integrated pit-to-port business strategy utilizing a mine , rail and port system to efficiently mine , transport and export iron ore .
Roy Hill ’ s independently owned and operated railway is a 344km standard gauge , single line , heavy haul railway built to transport 55 million tons of iron ore from the Roy Hill Mine to the dedicated Port stockyard facility , in the Boodarie Industrial Estate south of Port Hedland .
“ Five ore trains per day will operate from the Roy Hill Mine , each consisting of two diesel electric locomotives hauling 232 ore
38 July 2014