Muva nje, njengoba intengo yensimbi ikhuphuka kakhulu, i-POSCO ihlela ukuqala kabusha iphrojekthi yensimbi eqinile eduze neRoy Hill Mine ePilbara, eNtshonalanga ye-Australia.
Kubikwa ukuthi iphrojekthi ye-API ye-hardy iron ore eNtshonalanga Australia imisiwe kusukela i-POSCO yasungula i-joint venture ne-Hancock ngo-2010. Kodwa-ke, ngenxa yokwenyuka kwamanani e-iron ore muva nje, i-POSCO yanquma ukuqala kabusha iphrojekthi ukuqinisekisa ukutholakala okuzinzile kwezinto zokusetshenziswa.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-POSCO ne-Hancock bahlela ukuthuthukisa ngokubambisana iphrojekthi ye-Hadi iron ore ne-China Baowu. Izindawo zokugcina i-iron ore zale phrojekthi ezinokuqukethwe kwe-iron okungaphezu kuka-60% zidlula amathani ayizigidi ezingu-150, kanti inani eligciniwe lingamathani ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-2.7. Kulindeleke ukuthi liqale ukusebenza kwikota yesine ka-2023, ngomkhiqizo waminyaka yonke wamathani ayizigidi ezingu-40 e-iron ore.
Kubikwa ukuthi i-POSCO itshale imali engaba yizigidigidi ezingama-200 (cishe amaRandi ayizigidi eziyi-163) kumasheya angu-api24 5%, futhi ingathola amathani afinyelela ezigidini ezi-5 ze-iron ore ezimayini ezithuthukiswa yi-API minyaka yonke, okubalwa cishe u-8% wesidingo saminyaka yonke se-iron ore ekhiqizwa yi-Puxiang. I-POSCO ihlela ukwandisa ukukhiqizwa kwayo kwensimbi encibilikisiwe minyaka yonke kusuka kumathani ayizigidi ezingama-40 ngo-2021 kuya kumathani ayizigidi ezingama-60 ngo-2030. Uma iphrojekthi ye-iron ore yase-Hadi isiqalile futhi isebenza, izinga lokuzimela kwe-iron ore ye-POSCO lizokhuphuka lifike ku-50%.