& Wharf John Holland Group was awarded the $276 million deal for construction of the new 920 metre long Jetty and 420m long two-berth Ship-loading Wharf, and related works. Offshore piling started in mid-2011. The project was completed in 2012. New Tug Harbour Abigroup, in joint venture with indigenous contractor Geraldton Line Haul (GLH), has been awarded a $65 million contract by Rio Tinto for works at Cape Lambert. The contract involves earthworks for the wharf abutment and tug harbour and the partial removal of the existing tug harbour breakwater. The construction of the wharf abutment and breakwater involved clearing, grubbing, topsoil stripping and surface soil stripping; excavate and remove existing materials extension of existing road crossing over the power station cooling water outlet. The construction of the tug boat harbour extension included the removal, temporary storage and reuse of tug boat harbour armour rock and core material and loading, hauling and placing the core material and rock armour. Quarry Operation The Abigroup contract included quarry work involving the pioneering of the upper levels of the quarry by drill and blast and recovery of material for use in a crushing and screening operation. Operating quarry benches and daily drill and blast activities have been established to produce raw feed material and armour and the blasted material is sorted, loaded and hauled to either stockpiles or the crushing and screening operation. See also Pilbara Railways References External links Beachsafe – Boat (Wickham) Beach Beachsafe – Point Samson Beach Rio Tinto Iron Ore website Sinclair Knight Merz website John Holland Group website Place Names Search Results – Cape Lambert Geoscience Australia website City of Karratha Rio Tinto Iron Ore Ports and harbours of Western Australia