WA starts procuring land for Anketell Port
PERTH (miningweekly.com) – The Western Australian state government has moved to assemble the land required for the proposed Anketell Port, some 30 km east of Karratha and 10 km from Cape Lambert.
Premier and State Development Minister Colin Barnett said on Wednesday that the port would be developed in stages as a multi-user facility with an ultimate export capacity of more than 350-million tons a year.
The development would include a related industrial precinct to accommodate mineral processing and other heavy industry.
The government was considering a range of options for how the staged development of the port would proceed. Miners Aquila Resources and Fortescue Metals have been among those vying to develop the port infrastructure.
“Anketell will generate new business and development in the Pilbara, with existing towns, especially nearby Karratha and Roebourne, providing services and homes for the operational workforce,” Barnett said.
The premier said that the government had now issued notices under the Land Administration Act and the Native Title Act identifying 4 300 ha required to enable the development of the Anketell port and the strategic industrial area.
“The government will ensure all landholders affected by the notices are informed and that their rights are recognised and, where required, they will be appropriately compensated,” he said.
The land was currently covered by various forms of tenure, including native title, pastoral leasehold, private land and mining tenements.
“The government is already working with the Ngarluma Aboriginal Corporation, the representative body, to negotiate native title matters,” Barnett said, adding that Aboriginal heritage would be protected.
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