Talc Mill Project
WMC Resources said it would build Australia’s largest talc mill at either Kwinana or Three Springs at a cost of $11 million. The mill will have an initial annual capacity of 35,000 to 45,000 tonnes.
In Australia, WMC owns and operates the Three Springs talc mine. Presently, the talc is mined and ex...
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SRDC Manganese Project
Sovereign Resources said it had elected to proceed with its SRDC manganese project following positive results from feasibility testwork completed during the March 1999 quarter.
The company said the project was robust from both economic and technical points of view.
The financial model was based up...
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Mt Kilkenny Nickel Project
GME Resources said it had increased its nickel laterite inventory at its Mt Kilkenny project after outlining a resource of 18.3 million tonnes at approximately 1.09 per cent nickel and 0.09 per cent cobalt.
A recent drill program at the project outlined an inferred nickel laterite resource of 30 mi...
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Dampier Port - Mermaid Marine Facilities Upgrade
Mermaid Marine Managing Director Captain Jim Carver said plans to upgrade the company’s facilities at Dampier port had been expanded and would now cost at least $7 million.
Works will include dredging, wharf frontage construction – sufficient for four supply boats about 60-70 metres in length each ...
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Southern Fertiliser Study, Victoria
An Environmental Impact Statement has been prepared in connection with the proposed Minerva gas field development in the Port Campbell region of south-west Victoria. (The Minerva Joint Venture comprises BHP Petroleum [90 per cent] and Santos [10 per cent].)
The Minerva development will supply gas t...
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Bayu-Undan Gas/Condensate Field, NT
BHP Petroleum has sold its interests in the Bayu-Undan gas/condensate field to Phillips Petroleum Company.
Phillips’ Executive Vice President of Upstream, Kirby Hedrick, said the company believed the acquisition would enable it to move forward with plans to develop the Bayu-Undan field to supply Au...
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South Australian Magnesium Project, SA
Pima Mining said that following additional diamond drilling on the Mt Hutton, Mt Playfair and Witchelina deposits, the total magnesite resource of SAMAG Limited (Pima 80 per cent) now stands 474 million tonnes.
Total magnesite resources at Mt Hutton and Mt Playfair are estimated at 100 million tonn...
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Offshore Cambodia Technical Study
Woodside Petroleum said its subsidiary, Woodside South East Asia Pty Ltd, signed an agreement with the Cambodian National Petroleum Authority to conduct a detailed geological and geophysical study of offshore Cambodia.
The 15-month study will cover approximately 18,000 square kilometres (blocks I, ...
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Gambia Mineral Sands Project, Gambia
Carnegie Minerals said it had acquired a 100 per cent interest in the Gambia Minerals project from the Gambia Mineral Corporation Limited.
Using a one per cent cut-off, the project has total measured resources of 826,400 tonnes, comprising 660,700 tonnes of ilmenite, 135,200 tonnes of zircon and 30...
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Minproc Work Contract
Minproc has been awarded a contract with WMC Resources for the refurbishment of the St Ives gold processing plant, south of Kambalda.
The EPCM contract is valued at $18 million and is expected to take 18 months to complete.
Mr Greg MacDonald
Senior Project Engineer
Minproc Limited
Tel. (08) 934...
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International Business Council of WA Breakfast
The International Business Council of Western Australia has organised a networking breakfast in conjunction with the Australian British Chamber of Commerce and the British Consulate General.
The keynote speaker will be Mr Robert Wilson, Executive Chairman of Rio Tinto PLC (London), who will speak o...
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