Dampier Port to boost

hr9Rio Tinto has announced a US$230 million ($242.6 million) investment to expand the Dampier Port to boost its export capacity by five million tonnes a year.

The upgrade will take the mining giant’s total Pilbara capacity to 230mtpa by the first quarter of 2012. Rio said the investment was in addition to the US$91 million ($95.9 million) approved in early 2010 for a first 5mtpa expansion to 225mtpa capacity.

Read moreDampier Port to boost