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Yandi replacement gets funding

BHP will spend $244 million to get the South Flank sustaining mine project ready to pick up the slack when the nearby 80 million tonne per annum Yandi mine reaches the end of its economic life in the early-to-mid 2020s.

Karma Barndon
Yandi replacement gets funding

The South Flank project will leverage and expand the existing  infrastructure at the Mining Area C hub, and with project approval expected to be submitted for board perusal in 2018 BHP is targeting ramp-up...

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