Sino Iron Project Major Milestones

2006

• March – Initial mining rights acquired
• May – CITIC Pacific Mining formed
• June – Foreign Investment Review Board approval

2007

• January – Signed EPC contract for the main processing area
• August – Acquired Mardie Station
• November – First deliveries of mining fleet to site

2008

• August – Construction team mobilised

2009

• Port construction begins
• Causeway constructed

2010

• March – First ball mill lifted onto foundation
• May – First AG mill lifted onto foundation

2011

• January – Launch of CITIC Pacific’s first 115,000 tonne vessel
• May – First gas turbine commissioned
• September – Barges and transhipper arrive at the port

2012

• February – Power station supplies electricity
• September – Desalination plant produces water

2013

• July – Line 1 continuous production of concentrate
• September – Line 2 load commissioning begins
• December – First shipment of magnetite concentrate

2014

• July – Construction begins on lines 3-6, first million tonne milestone

2015

• March – First CITIC purpose-built mini-cape vessel transports concentrate to China
• October – Line 3 load commissioning begins
• November – Line 4 load commissioning begins

2016

• Installation completion and commissioning of lines 5 and 6

• Mining Control Room implemented and MineStar Fleet Management system implemented
• July - Cape Preston (Sino Iron) Aerodrome Official Opening

• July - 100,000 tonnes in 24-hour period for the first time
• October - 50 millionth tonne of concentrate

• April - New reclaimed record of 97,000 tonnes in 24 hours. Completed the construction of crew boat Ardea in Fremantle.
• May - Shipped 60 millionth tonne
• October - Ninety employees celebrate 10 years or longer at Sino Iron

• July - Introduce of company-based apprenticeship scheme to grow workforce capability
• September - Launch of Sino Iron's site-wide container recycling program, reducing plastic landfill and supporting local community groups

• April - Shipped 100 millionth tonne of magnetite concentrate since start of production
• December - Third consecutive year of 20 million tonnes shipped - consolidates Sino Iron's status as world's biggest seaborn supplier of concentrate to China.

• September - Successful five-year water survey drydocking of transhipper Magdragon 2
• November - 81 employees achieve their 10 year anniversary with Sino Iron
• December - Record 21 million tonnes shipped for the calendar year