# BHP starts construction of $3.4B South Flank iron ore mine in Pilbara

BHP has begun construction of the South Flank iron ore mine in the Pilbara, Western Australia, with a $3.4 billion investment. The project includes an 80 million tonne per annum crushing and screening plant and will create 2,500 construction jobs and 600 operational roles.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-07-25
- Where: Pilbara, Western Australia, Australia
- Value: $3.40B
- Jobs: 3,100
- Starts operating: 2021
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 80 million tonnes per annum
- Products: iron ore
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [BHP](https://endata.com/companies/8229.md)

## Sources

- [miningnews.net](https://www.miningnews.net/bulks/news/1343180/bhp-kicks-south-flank), 2018-07-25: "BHP has turned the sod on the new US$3.4 billion South Flank iron ore mine in the Pilbara."

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