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BHP looking to Southern Flank

WITH its massive Yandi mine closing and the Nationals' $5 a tonne mining tax threat gone, BHP Billiton is leaning towards the multibillion dollar development of the South Flank deposit as a replacement.

Kristie Batten
Edgar Basto says the Southern Flank expansion is back on the cards.

Edgar Basto says the Southern Flank expansion is back on the cards.

BHP Western Australian Iron Ore asset president Edgar Basto said the high-grade, low strip ratio South Flank deposit was BHP’s preferred option to sustain production at current levels. Yandi accounts...

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