外媒：IMX在澳洲南部开发铁矿煤矿新项目

概述：IMX Resources周四宣布在澳洲南部Cairn Hill开发铁矿煤矿金矿项目。该项目将动用156名人员负责开采修路以及港务等，第一阶段花费将达1500万澳币，四川泰丰斥资2400万澳币投资于该项目，收购该项目50%的股权。

IMX opens new iron-ore, copper mine in South Australia

PERTH (miningweekly.com) – ASX-listed IMX Resources on Thursday officially opened its Cairn Hill iron-ore/copper/gold operation, in South Australia.

IMX chairperson Johann Jacobs said that the operation presented the first of the next generation of iron-ore mines in South Australia in over a century.

“We are very proud that IMX is the first of the next wave of iron-ore producers in South Australia,” said Jacobs. “Sufficient port and rail infrastructure are the keys to delivering a sustainable iron-ore industry for South Australia.”

The Cairn Hill mine is expected to produce at a rate of up to 1,7-million tons a year, over five years, based on the current mine plan.

“High-grade magnetite is being mined at Cairn Hill before being transferred in purpose-built containers for railing to port Adelaide for shipping to Yingkou in north-eastern China for processing into a premium concentrate,” said IMX MD Duncan McBain.

Jacobs added that Cairn Hill is now the cornerstone of IMX’s future core business of iron-ore and steelmaking materials, and added that the company was also looking to increase its resource base over time, either through exploration or acquisition.

Speaking at the opening of the Cairn Hill operation, South Australian Premier Mike Rann said that government’s drive to foster further exploration and development of the state’s iron-ore resources would create employment opportunities for the Coober Pedy community, while considerable economic benefits would also be generated for South Australia as a whole.

The Cairn Hill project is expected to employ around 156 people in its mining, road and rail haulage and port operations. There would also be additional local employment created from servicing the employee accommodation and messing facilities in Cooper Pedy, as well as business opportunities to provide services to the mine.

IMX will spend about A$15-million to get phase-one mining into development with that cost covered fully by an investment by private Chinese diversified company, Sichuan Taifeng, which has committed a total of A$24-million for a 50% stake in projects within the Cairn Hill project area.

“Importantly, the project is not just about economics, the new operation will ensure environmental impacts are minimised while social and cultural benefits are maximised,” McBain added.

(来源： Mining Weekly)