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Riding down the highway

A KEY part of the construction of BHP’s South Flank iron ore project in Western Australia’s Pilbara involved moving almost 30,000t of components 340km by road.

The 349t train loadout bin gate and HPU module being moved to South Flank.

The 349t train loadout bin gate and HPU module being moved to South Flank.

Tribute was paid to that logistical efforts at South Flank's official opening on October 7. Those more than 1000 components had to be taken from Port Hedland southeast, largely over public highways,...

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