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Silvergrass gets government tick

THE Western Australian government has approved the expansion of Rio Tinto’s Silvergrass iron ore mine about 70km from Tom Price in the Pilbara.

Noel Dyson
Construction is due to start immediately at the Silvergrass iron ore operation.

Construction is due to start immediately at the Silvergrass iron ore operation.

The Silvergrass proposal was approved under the existing State Agreement between Rio Tinto and the WA government. The construction phase of the 10 million tonne per annum mine is expected to start immediately....

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