Name of the Project
High-purity alumina (HPA) First project.

Location
The project is located in the Gladstone State Development Area (SDA), in Queensland, Australia.

Project Owner/s
Alpha HPA.

Project Description
A definitive feasibility study (DFS) has confirmed the project as technically and financially compelling.

The project envisages the HPA operation producing 10 000 dry tonnes a year from an industrial chemical feedstock.

The HPA First project will produce more than 99.99% pure alumina.

The project does not have a fixed mine life.

Potential Job Creation
The plant could create 120 jobs.

Net Present Value/Internal Rate of Return
Not stated.

Capital Expenditure
The project has a preproduction capital cost of A$308.13-million.

Planned Start/End Date
Large-scale HPA production is currently set for early 2023.

Latest Developments
The Queensland Coordinator General has approved Alpha HPA’s plans for an HPA plant, allowing the HPA plant to be built in the Gladstone SDA.

Government has assisted in bringing Alpha HPA to Gladstone by conditionally making a large, 9.2 ha site available, Minister for Regional Development, Manufacturing and Water Glen Butcher has said.

“The extensive infrastructure and port facilities in the Gladstone region, an established industrial sector and a skilled workforce all helped attract Alpha HPA to the Gladstone.”

The plant has been secured over two potential interstate sites in Newcastle, New South Wales and Kwinana, Western Australia.

“We have already signed a memorandum of understanding with Orica, who are also located in the Gladstone SDA, for the supply and offtake of the chemical reagents we use to produce HPA.

“We are also progressing agreements in place with Gladstone SDA businesses for the supply of feed product and utilities,” Alpha HPA MD Rimas Kairaitis has said.

Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
Prudentia Process Consulting (DFS and cost estimation); Prudentia and HPAlumina (pilot plant, engineering) and Aecom (permitting approvals).

Contact Details for Project Information
Alpha HPA, tel +61 2 9300 3310 or email info@collerinacobalt.com.au.