Port Augusta a step closer to having a port after Government green lights development
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JanJanuary 2021 at 8:54pm
An artist s impression of the Port Playford development, which is expected to create up to 80 ongoing jobs.
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The South Australian Government has approved the development of a new export port on the site of a demolished coal-fired power station.
Key points:
Barges will transport commodities from the port to bulk carriers in deeper waters
The local mayor is confident environmental concerns will be kept front of mind
Port Playford will be constructed south of Port Augusta, with the Government touting it as a modern port that will service present and future iron ore projects.
SA to transform power station into mining port
The South Australian Government has given Port Augusta Operations the go-ahead to build a port facility in the Upper Spencer Gulf that will service mining operations.
The approval will see the former Port Augusta power station transformed into a modern port, to be named Port Playford.
This will create a shipping hub for projects in key South Australian iron ore regions, including North Gawler, Curnamona and Braemar.
Once completed, Port Augusta Operations will load commodities onto shallow-draft self-unloading vessels at the port wharf via existing rail links onto Cape-sized, ocean-going bulk carriers.