BHP Billiton President Iron Ore, Ian Ashby, said “Yarnima Power Station will power our existing operations and provide a platform for further mine development.

Yarnima is one of the 219 biggest emitters of greenhouse gas in Australia and is therefore obliged to reduce emissions under the federal government’s flagship safeguard mechanism policy.

BHP Billiton has approved development of its Yarnima Power Station to secure future power supply for its Western Australia Iron Ore mining operations in the Pilbara. BHP Billiton will build, own ...

The Yamina power station will replace supply from the existing Newman power station. BHP said the station would start supply from the first half of the 2014 calendar year.

Western Australia-based Southern Cross Electrical Engineering has won a $25 million contract with BHP Billiton Iron Ore for electrical and instrumentation works at the Yarnima power station near ...