A parliamentary question regarding the agreement between Southern Ports Authority and Gold Valley Iron Ore to ship iron ore through the port of Esperance, focusing on the agreement's terms, cost recovery, and transport logistics.

AnsweredQoN 1081Legislative Council
Asked
17 September 2024
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SOUTHERN PORTS AUTHORITY
— GOLD VALLEY IRON ORE AGREEMENT
1081. Hon COLIN de GRUSSA to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Ports:
I refer to the minister's
announcement in June 2024 of the agreement between the Southern Ports Authority
and Gold Valley Iron Ore—GVIR—to ship 1.5 million tonnes per
annum through the port of Esperance.
(1) What is the term of the
agreement?
(2) Is the agreement predicated on
full cost recovery based on 1.5 million tonnes throughput per annum?
(3) In the event
that GVIR increases throughput or another iron ore producer commences exporting
through the port, will the iron ore be trucked to Kalgoorlie, then transferred
to rail or will the Leonora–Kalgoorlie rail line be utilised?

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I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1)–(2) The agreement is
commercial-in-confidence.
(3) The
arrangements for loading the product to rail are negotiated between Gold Valley
and its rail services providers.

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