Development Application

Port Augusta Operations > Port Playford > Development Application

The following Port Playford infrastructure and facilities form part of the Development Application:

  • Enclosed iron ore-offloading facility at the rail line
  • Enclosed conveyor system associated with transferring material from freight carriages to the main storage shed
  • Enclosed main storage shed (to accommodate up to 350,000 Tonnes of iron ore) located at the wharf area
  • Enclosed conveyor system from the main shed to the smaller wharf-side storage sheds
  • Transfer equipment associated with transfer of materials from the wharf-side storage sheds to the transhipment barge
  • Upgrade of the wharf area to provide new dolphins (marine structures used for berthing and mooring) for the transhipment barge to berth against and tie up to during loading