Modest Esperance Port upgrade DSO Stage one – additional 10–15 Mtpa = total 26 Mtpa • Learning the lessons of Oakajee – no gold plating • Cap cost approximately $225 million – tariff structure economically viable for miners • No seabed reclamation (no two- to three-year additional environmental approval process required) • Two-year construction horizon possible once proponent selected to upgrade stage one infrastructure • New twin-cell RCD (rail car dumper) • Negative pressure sheds (750,000 tonnes) • New rail and conveyer systems • Upgrade ship loader from 2400 to ~5500 tph (tonne per hour). The SCS report
Mindax also gets a favourable writeup as do several other Yilgarn companies.
MDX Price at posting:
8.5¢ Sentiment: Hold Disclosure: Held
