A CONTROVERSIAL plan to export iron ore from Port Lincoln, opening the way for the region's first new iron ore mine in a century, will today receive State Government approval.
Urban Development and Planning Minister Paul Holloway will sign off on Centrex Metals' plan to export 1.6 million tonnes of iron ore through Port Lincoln for a period of 10 years.
The decision allows for the construction of a bulk materials handling facility in the city, a move that is sure to incense the local aquaculture industry, which has lobbied strongly to stop it going ahead.
The appproval signals the start of a new era in mining for SA as the first of a group of small companies with viable iron ore projects.
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