FMS - "The Foundation Customer", page-574

http://rdapilbara.org.au/resources/...mic Environment Prospects for the Pilbara.pdf

• The Balla Balla Infrastructure Group’s (BBIG) $5.6 billion integrated iron ore project in the Pilbara is on track for development after the WA government validated the state agreement in 2017. If a Final Investment Decision (FID) is made the project is expected to create 3,300 construction jobs and 910 operational positions. The company will maximise local employment opportunities within the Pilbara, with plans to bus workers in from Karratha and other towns, The project plans to use custom-built, innovative barges to transfer ore from the port onto ships, which both reduces costs and the need for dredging.

Port of Balla Balla will be a multi-user bulk commodities export port servicing miners in the East Pilbara. The foundation development will establish port export facilities for 35 mtpa of direct shipping ore and associated support infrastructure including rail, stockyards, conveyors, causeway and a jetty. Subsequent development will support the export of magnetite ore from a nearby mine. To accommodate development beyond the foundation project, land has been set aside to allow junior miners to establish infrastructure for bulk minerals export