Ore Terminal Construction Cost - £98 Million

Direct Reduction Plants Construction Costs - £60 Million

Total area of BSC land at Hunterston - 1,400 acres

Area of land relcalimed from sea - Over 200 acres

Stockyard area - 150 acres

Direct Reduction plants area - 35 acres

Length of Jetty - 443 meters (1,453 feet)

Width of Jetty - 34 meters (112 feet)

Depth of water at outer berth - 36 meters (118 feet) at low water

Depth of water at inner berth - 25.5 meters (84 feet) at low water

Maximum size of ship - Front berth 350,000 dwt, Back berth 70,000 dwt

Number of piles supporting marine works - 410

Length of longest pile - 92 meters (300 feet)

Total length of piling - About 29,000 meters (26 miles)

Total length of raw materials conveyors - 8,500 meters (5 miles)

Total length of rail track from terminal and direct reduction plants - 14,250 meters (9 miles)
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