The Australian info Groote Eylandt’s manganese mine will not export any ore till January 2025 at the earliest following substantial damage from a tropical cyclone that hit the island in March. Tropical Cyclone Megan disposed a record 681 millimetres of rain on the Gulf of Carpentaria island on the weekend of March 16 and 17, with wind gusts more than 100 kilometres per hour tape-recorded. A bulk provider berthed at Groote Eylandt, which had simply been filled with 40,000 tonnes of manganese from South32’s GEMCO myown, was not moved ahead of the approaching cyclone. For 2 days, the MV Anikitos was smashed into the wharf by the cyclonic winds and 4-metre-high seas, triggering big parts of the structure to fall into the sea, making it unusable. In a quarterly upgrade to the ASX on Monday, South32 verified mining at GEMCO stayed suspended and there would be no manganese exports till atsomepoint inbetween January to March2025 “Based on our initial schedule quote, we anticipate to recommence wharf operations and export sales in Q3 FY25,” the quarterly report stated. “Alternative shipping choices are being assessed to reduce the effect of the wharf interruption.” Groote Eylandt’s primary roadway from South32’s mine to the wharf was significantly harmed by heavy rains.(Supplied) Heavy rains and flooding likewise damaged parts of the myown’s haul roadway and bridge linking mining pits to the processing plant. Cost effects not disclosedSouth32’s did not divulge any expense effects from the cyclone dam
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