Fenix reaches Iron Ridge nameplate capacity

The company has reached road haulage nameplate levels of 1.25 million tonnes a year from the Iron Ridge mine to the Port of Geraldton.

The Western Australian iron ore producer stated the accomplishment was thanks in part to its fleet of 19 Fenix-Newhaul prime mover and trailer combinations.

The fleet hauled a total of 28,653 wet metric tonnes (wmt) in the first eight days of March.

The Fenix-Newhaul fleet was accompanied by a subcontracted fleet of up to 12 more units, allowing Fenix to schedule two 60,000 wet metric tonnes of shipments per month into the foreseeable future.

Fenix managing director Rob Brierley commended the efforts of all those involved at the Iron Ridge project.

“I’m proud of the achievements of the Fenix team, in collaboration with our key service providers Fenix-Newhaul, MACA Mining, Alpha and Champion Bay Electrical,” Brierley said.

Brierley said the impressive work done at Iron Ridge had been made in consideration of its native landowners.

“We have built a sustainable iron ore export business in a short space of time and have done so with due respect for the heritage value of the area around iron Ridge, the environment and the health and well-being of our people,” Brierley said.

In August 2019, Fenix reported an indicated resource of 10 million tonnes at 64.3 per cent iron, with an expected initial life of approximately 6.5 years from first production late last year.

Fenix has estimated Iron Ridge to employ 350 full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs both directly and indirectly throughout the supply chain, including 70 FTEs on site.

The Iron Ridge mine is 490 kilometres from the Port of Geraldton in the Murchison region, which is part of Yamaji indigenous country.