The Western Australian Government has officially opened Fortescue Metals Group’s (FMG) new iron ore berth in Port Hedland.

 

Berth AP3 is the first of two new berths being constructed at the town’s Herb Elliot Port, which will have a combined 120 million tonne export capacity by 2013.

 

State Minister for Mines and Petroleum Norman Moore said iron ore accounted for record sales of $62.8billion in 2011, a 29 per cent increase on the previous year, representing 59 per cent of WA’s total resources sales in 2011.