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BCI improves Mardie outlook

BCI Minerals says optimisation of its Mardie salt-potash project has doubled the operation’s life, increased production and reduced costs – albeit by increasing the total capital cost from A$335 million to $498 million, with the company set to build its own port.

 Mardi is set to be one of the cheapest salt and potash projects in WA.

Mardi is set to be one of the cheapest salt and potash projects in WA.

The company says Mardie will be cost competitive with the five existing large Western Australian salt operations owned by Rio Tinto and major Japanese companies, and it should be the lowest cost sulphate...

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