Balla Balla vanadium project
Tanganyika Gold has appointed Thiess Contractors to participate in the development and operation of its Balla Balla vanadium project in the Pilbara region.
Thiess will contribute to the bankable feasibility study, which is currently in progress, and be responsible for the construction, commissionin...
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Magellan lead project
Magellan Metals said a formal agreement with the overseas public-listed company with whom it has executed a "Heads of Agreement" for full project funding is being prepared.
The agreement provides for funding to complete the full feasibility study as well as the equity portion of mine finance plus ...
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Cosmos nickel project
Jubilee Gold Mines’ March 1999 Quarterly Report said that in the last three months development of the company’s Cosmos nickel project was further progressed.
Approvals
Mining leases and miscellaneous licences for water pipeline and road access have been approved. Mining and development may now pro...
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White Foil Gold Deposit
Resource Estimation
Mineral Commodities’ March 1999 Quarterly Report said a new resource estimate for the White Foil gold deposit has been calculated. It includes all additional drilling from the November/December 1998 resource definition and extension program.
At a 0.7g/t gold cut-off grade, the ...
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Sage-1 well
Mines Minister Norman Moore said he welcomed the promising results from Apache Northwest’s Sage-1 well in the Carnarvon Basin.
Results at the well pointed to three separate hydrocarbon columns – the largest a 25-metre gross hydrocarbon column.
A production test produced 1,180 barrels of oil a day...
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Remote private power generation - West Kimberley
The State Government has received six detailed tender proposals from companies that want to generate electricity in the West Kimberley.
Energy Minister Colin Barnett said the companies that submitted bids were:
Tidal Energy Australia/Leighton Contractors consortium
Energy Equity Corporation Lt...
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Perth Convention Centre
All seven applicants that submitted Expression of Interest (EOI) documents for the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre have been invited to proceed to the next stage of the selection process.
The seven companies/consortia (and their equity partners where applicable) are:
Burswood Ltd
Convent...
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Fertiliser facility, Vic
A Comprehensive Environmental Report (CER) has been prepared in connection with BHP Petroleum/Incitec’s proposed $545-million fertiliser facility in the Lara area, 16 kilometres north of Geelong.
Project Description
The facility should produce 2,100 tonnes of urea and about 60 tonnes of excess amm...
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Challenger gold project, SA
Dominion said agreement had been reached with its joint venture partner (and project operator), Resolute Ltd, to commence a feasibility study on the Challenger gold project.
The first stage of the study will include an exploration shaft to enable two levels of underground development and diamond d...
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Tumut pulp and paper mill, NSW
By late 1999/early 2000, Visy Industries plans to begin construction of an integrated pulp and paper mill in Tumut, southern NSW, to produce kraft liner from plantation pine.
The $450-million mill will have an annual capacity of 240,000 tonnes, making it the largest in Australia. The project will ...
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United Group work contract
United Group said its subsidiary, Kilpatrick Green, was awarded the contract for the Water Reclamation and Management Scheme (WRAMS), which covers the Olympics precinct and the adjacent Newington Village.
The company will design, build, maintain and operate the WRAMS for a term of 25 years. The cap...
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Training award nominations open
Nominations are open for the 1999 Western Australian Training Excellence Awards.
The awards recognise the important contribution by employers, training providers and students to building a world-class vocational education and training system.
The awards comprise the Australian Institute of Managem...
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Argyle diamond mine
The Argyle Diamond Mines joint venturers, Rio Tinto, Ashton Mining and Western Australian Diamond Trust, have announced an increase in mine reserve at Argyle of 22.1 million tonnes of ore at an average recovered grade of 2.9 carats per tonne.The reserve increase will extend the mine life by four yea...
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