Pilbara Iron Company (Services) Pty Ltd, a member of the Rio Tinto group of companies, has developed a strategic proposal to facilitate future development throughout the East Pilbara over the next 80 years.
The key components include:
• new above and below water table mining, and expansions to existing mines
• associated mining activities and infrastructure which commonly includes crushers, conveyors, ore processing facilities (wet and dry), waste rock landforms, stockpiles, tailings storage facilities (including in-pit), train load-out facilities, laydown areas, workshops, administration and accommodation facilities, airports, power generation, dangerous goods and hazardous materials storage facilities, waste disposal, wastewater treatment, and surface water management infrastructure
• groundwater abstraction and management, including the transfer, discharge and recharge of groundwater through Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR)
• renewable energy generation and storage, including solar and wind farms, battery storage, and associated activities and infrastructure
• linear infrastructure including water transfer pipelines, haul roads, powerlines, pipelines and conveyor corridors, and rail
• rehabilitation and closure activities associated with future development.
