Tsis ntev los no, nrog rau tus nqi hlau nce siab, POSCO npaj yuav rov pib dua qhov project hlau hardey ore ze ntawm Roy Hill Mine hauv Pilbara, Western Australia.
Muaj xov xwm tias API txoj haujlwm hlau ore hauv Western Australia tau raug tso tseg txij li thaum POSCO tau tsim kev koom tes nrog Hancock hauv xyoo 2010. Txawm li cas los xij, vim yog tus nqi hlau ore nce siab tsis ntev los no, POSCO tau txiav txim siab rov pib dua qhov project kom ntseeg tau tias muaj cov khoom siv raw ruaj khov.
Ntxiv rau, POSCO thiab Hancock npaj yuav koom tes tsim Hadi hlau ore project nrog Tuam Tshoj Baowu. Cov hlau ore reserves ntawm qhov project nrog cov hlau ntau dua 60% tshaj 150 lab tons, thiab tag nrho cov reserves yog li 2.7 billion tons. Nws xav tias yuav muab tso rau hauv kev ua haujlwm hauv lub quarter thib plaub ntawm 2023, nrog rau kev tsim khoom txhua xyoo ntawm 40 lab tons ntawm hlau ore.
Muaj kev tshaj tawm tias POSCO tau nqis peev txog li 200 billion won (kwv yees li US $ 163 lab) hauv api24 5% ntawm cov feem, thiab tuaj yeem tau txais txog li 5 lab tons ntawm cov hlau ore los ntawm cov mines tsim los ntawm API txhua xyoo, suav txog li 8% ntawm qhov kev thov txhua xyoo ntawm cov hlau ore tsim los ntawm Puxiang. POSCO npaj yuav nce nws cov hlau molten txhua xyoo los ntawm 40 lab tons hauv xyoo 2021 mus rau 60 lab tons hauv xyoo 2030. Thaum Hadi hlau ore project pib thiab ua haujlwm, POSCO tus nqi hlau ore tus kheej txaus yuav nce mus txog 50%.