WPG Resources is an Australian ASX listed mineral resources company with advanced iron ore and coal exploration projects located in South Australia. The ASX code is WPG.

WPG's iron ore deposits comprise direct shipping ore (DSO) deposits, magnetite deposits and a new style of mineralisation, beneficiable feed ore (BFO) deposits.

The Company’s iron ore deposits lie in the Peculiar Knob and Hawks Nest tenements in the Gawler Craton south of Coober Pedy. The Company has completed Bankable Feasibility Studies for the development of both the Peculiar Knob and Buzzard DSO deposits. Initial project development will be directed towards the Peculiar Knob DSO haematite deposit with a resource of 19.2 million tonnes @ 64.0% Fe that the Company intends to bring into production in 2011 at a rate of 3.3 Mt per year for an approximate five year mine life.
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WPG Resources (ASX:WPG)
Company Directors
Mr Dennis Mutton (Non Exec. Director)
Mr Gary Jones (Director)
Mr Greg Harding (CFO)
Mr Heath Roberts (Executive Director)
Mr Len Dean (Non Exec. Director)
Mr Lim Yong (Non Exec. Director)
Mr Martin Jacosen (Chief Op. Officer)
Mr Robert Duffin (Executive Chairman)
Mr Robert Richardson (Non Exex. Director)
Contact Information
Phone: (02) 9251 1044
Website:

Address
Level 9, Kyle House, 27-31 Macquarie Place, NSW, Australia, 2000
Media Releases
South Australian government approves Peculiar Knob MARP and Port Pirie DA
08 Jul,2011 12:24 PM

WPG Resources Ltd (ASX:WPG) is pleased to advise that the South Australian government has approved the Mining and Rehabilitation Program (MARP) for the Company’s flagship DSO iron ore mine south east of Coober Pedy, and has also approved the Company’s Development Application (DA) for the iron ore receival, storage and export facility to be built at Port Pirie.
 
The approvals mean that WPG can now move to the project construction phase. Site works at the mine and port will begin before the end of July. Sales are expected to commence late in the current financial year.
 
 
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