Hub’s fuel site up for sale
A PLANNED industrial precinct in the mineral-rich plains of Cape York is home to the region’s latest commercial property offering.
Colliers International Cairns managing director Stacey Quaid is marketing a fuel station site on behalf of Rio Tinto Weipa Operations.
The area is on John Evans
Dr between Evans Landing and the town’s main retail and commercial centre, Nanum.
Weipa is the largest town on Cape York Peninsula and is about 200km from the northern tip of mainland Australia and 200km from the east coast of Australia.
Weipa is a service hub for communities on the Western Cape and the Torres Strait.
Rio Tinto owns and operates the Weipa bauxite mine, with three mining operations occurring on leases spanning 3860 sq km including the most recent Amrun operation, which is estimated to produce to a peak at 50 million tonnes of bauxite per annum and is expected to have a mine life approaching 50 years.
Rio Tinto’s $2.6 billion Amrun bauxite mine won the Best Company Indigenous Procurement Initiative Award at the Queensland Resources
Council last year.
The mine, located on Wik and Wik-Waya Traditional Lands, last year transitioned from a construction project to a fully operational bauxite mine with its first shipment departing in December 2018.
Rio Tinto was recognised for creating sustainable indigenous procurement and employment opportunities through its Amrun Project Local and Indigenous
Indigenous Awards
Participation Strategy with a long-term approach to indigenous participation beyond the construction phase of the project into operations.
Key actions implemented under the strategy included Rio Tinto developing a North Queensland Indigenous Business Directory to enhance visibility of indigenous business capability in the region.
“This secures the longer term future of Weipa and underpins the need for further development,” Mr Quaid said.
“The proposed site is just over a hectare in area but could be expanded depending on the successful proponent’s needs.
“Consideration will be given to various development options with the opportunity of outright purchase, lease or a joint venture development.”