Metso is to supply a single tandem rotary railcar dumper to Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd for its Cape Lambert, Port B iron ore operation in north-western Australia. The railcar dumper will be the latest and most advanced available in the Metso offering and will feature a unique single tandem configuration. This design allows for lower maintenance and higher, more efficient material output flow. Ease and safety of maintenance is also improved through a reduction of overall components.
Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd is a member of the Rio Tinto Group. In September 2010, John Holland won the main $276 million construction contract for Cape Lambert, Port B, which included the construction of a 920 m jetty and two-berth wharf, new ship loading facilities and associated piping works. The project will increase capacity at the Cape Lambert port by 50 Mt/y.