NZ iron sand exports to boom as BlueScope adds Taharoa capacity, TTR seeks start date

NZ iron sand exports to boom as BlueScope adds Taharoa capacity, TTR seeks start date
Dec. 30 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand’s iron sand exports could soar to almost 10 million tonnes a year by 2016, as Australia’s BlueScope Steel adds shipping capacity at its Taharoa site and Trans-Tasman Resources remains hopeful of approval for its offshore mining venture. ASX-listed BlueScope said last week it will introduce a 175,000 tonne slurry loading vessel at Taharoa, south of Kawhia, in 2016 and spend A$50 million through 2018 on mining, processing and ship loading equipment. The third ship will add 1.3 million tonnes a year of expo...