Brockman Mining

Huge potential could be added to WA’s export terminals capacity over the next decade.

Aspiring iron ore miner Brockman Mining has submitted a proposal to gain access to rail infrastructure built by Fortescue Metals Group, setting up competition between two infrastructure providers in the Pilbara.

The operator of one of China's largest ports has signed up as a potential investor in new rail and port infrastructure to service iron ore miners in the Pilbara.

Brockman Mining says the price it should pay for access to Fortescue Metals Group’s Pilbara railway should be no more than 88 cents per tonne, a fraction of previous estimates by FMG.

Fortescue Metals Group says its Pilbara rail network is at capacity and any move to allow Brockman Mining access would result in reduced state iron ore royalties and federal taxes, and ultimately lead to lost jobs.

A 10-year old commitment by Fortescue Metals Group to the state government has come back to bite the iron ore miner, after it was told it must commence negotiations for third-party access to its Pilbara railway.

Brockman Mining would need to pay between 55 cents and $2.04 per tonne if it gains access to Fortescue Metals Group’s Pilbara railway, following a ruling by the state’s Economic Regulation Authority.

Fortescue Metals Group will go to the WA Supreme Court to challenge the Economic Regulation Authority's decision to allow third-party access to FMG's Pilbara railway.

Soft commodity prices have driven the market capitalisation of Western Australia's listed companies lower, bringing recent gains to an end.

Oakajee is being rejuvenated not so much as a mining project but more as an infrastructure play.

Brockman Mining chief executive officer Peter Luk has resigned today after conviction in a Hong Kong court yesterday.

FEATURE: Industrial uncertainty and an urgent need for more infrastructure are putting the squeeze on iron ore exports through Port Hedland, while productivity increases and transshipment options are also being mulled over statewide.

Iron ore production shows no sign of slowing, but getting the ore on the water may be more problematic.

A dispute between privately owned Alinta Energy and Horizon Power hangs over state government plans to overhaul the north-west’s unregulated electricity network.

Tensions between WA’s major iron ore producers and their smaller competitors will be on show at a major conference this week.

Iron ore rivals BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto are united in their forecast more high-cost producers will leave the market, but have stopped short of predicting how Western Australia’s higher-cost producers will fare over time.

Hong Kong-based Brockman Mining has scored another legal victory in its long-running battle to gain access to railways built by Fortescue Metals Group’s infrastructure subsidiary.

Brockman Mining is set to defy the gloom in the iron ore market, announcing plans to develop its Maverick project in the Pilbara, with trucking group QUBE Holdings signed up to transport the ore to port.

Hong Kong-based Brockman Mining has continued its run of legal victories in its efforts to gain access to Fortescue Metals Group’s rail infrastructure.

More than $8 billion of greenfields iron ore projects are either proposed or in development, while $450 million of brownfields work is under way as the state’s miners plan investments to maintain production.

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