BBI GROUP — RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE —
PILBARA
345. Hon ROBIN SCOTT to the minister representing the
Minister for State Development, Jobs and Trade:
(1) Can the minister confirm that the Flinders Mines
quarterly report for the quarter ending 31 December 2014 contains this
statement —
High grade iron mineralisation
continues to be intersected adjacent to areas of known mineralisation and
outside of the current resource boundary.
(2) Does the
minister have knowledge of applications made to the Northern Australia
Infrastructure Facility for Western Australian projects that are the subject of
state agreements; and, if not, why not?
(3) Can the
minister advise whether BBI Group or Todd Minerals, or any associated entity,
has made an application for funding to the Northern Australia Infrastructure
Facility; and, if so, will the minister table a copy of that application
together with any attached bankable feasibility study?
(4) Is the
minister aware of any assertion by BBI Group or Todd Minerals on the capacity
of the BBI rail project to carry iron ore from Flinders Mines?
Hon
ALANNAH MacTIERNAN replied:
I thank the member for the
question. The Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation advises as
follows.
(1) The Flinders Mines
quarterly report for the quarter ending 31 December 2014 contains the statement
—
High grade iron mineralisation
continues to be intersected adjacent to areas of known mineralisation and
outside of the current resource boundary.
(2) Under a master
facility agreement reached between the Northern Australia Infrastructure
Facility and the commonwealth and Western Australian governments, state
agreement projects are excluded from NAIF funding.
(3) The Western Australian
government has not received any such application for funding. Applications are
made directly to NAIF and not through the state.
(4) Yes.