Muva nje, ngokwenyuka kwentengo yensimbi, i-POSCO ihlela ukuqalisa kabusha iphrojekthi yensimbi eqinile eduze kwase-Roy Hill Mine e-Pilbara, eNtshonalanga ye-Australia.
Kubikwa ukuthi iphrojekthi yensimbi eqinile ye-API eNtshonalanga Australia ivaliwe kusukela i-POSCO isungula ibhizinisi elihlanganyelwe no-Hancock ngo-2010. Kodwa-ke, ngenxa yokukhuphuka kwakamuva kwamanani ensimbi, i-POSCO yanquma ukuqala kabusha iphrojekthi ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukunikezwa okuzinzile kwe-iron ore. Ama-Raw material.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-POSCO kanye noHancock bahlela ukuthuthukisa ngokubambisana iphrojekthi yensimbi ye-Hadi ne-China Baowu.Imithombo ye-iron ore yephrojekthi enokuqukethwe kwe-iron engaphezu kuka-60% idlula amathani ayizigidi eziyi-150, kanti inani eliphelele lingamathani ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-2.7.Kulindeleke ukuthi iqale ukusebenza ngekota yesine ka-2023, ngokukhishwa konyaka okungamathani ayizigidi ezingama-40 ensimbi yensimbi.
Kubikwa ukuthi i-POSCO itshale imali elinganiselwa ku-200 billion won (cishe ama-US $163 million) ku-api24 5% yamasheya, futhi ingathola amathani afinyelela ku-5 million wensimbi ezimayini ezakhiwe yi-API minyaka yonke, ebalelwa cishe ku-8% yesidingo saminyaka yonke se-iron ore ekhiqizwa yi-Puxiang.I-POSCO ihlela ukukhulisa ukukhiqizwa kwayo konyaka kwensimbi encibilikisiwe kusuka kumathani ayizigidi ezingama-40 ngo-2021 kuya kumathani ayizigidi ezingama-60 ngo-2030. Uma iphrojekthi ye-iron ore yaseHadi isiqalile futhi yasetshenziswa, izinga lokuziphilisa lensimbi ye-POSCO lizokhuphuka lifinyelele ku-50%.