BHP approves Worsley Alumina development capital projects
BHP Billiton has now approved a sum of US$165 million, which is its share of a total project cost of US$192 million, to lift capacity at the Worsley operation by 250,000 tonnes to 3.5 million tonnes per annum. The project is referred to as the Development Capital Projects (DCP).
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Worley awarded contract for BHP Billiton
Professional services firm Worley has announced it has been awarded the EPCM (Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management) contract for BHP Billiton’s Worsley Alumina US$192 million Development Capital Projects (DCP).
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Peter MeursLocation DirectorWorley CorporateTel: (08)...
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Alcoa begins consulting over $1.5 billion Wagerup expansion
Alcoa has begun consulting over a proposed $1.5 billion expansion of its Wagerup production facility.
The proposed expansion will involve the construction of a third production unit, which will increase the facility’s production capacity by about two million tonnes per annum, planned to come on-str...
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Mt Deans tantalum project
Tantalum Australia NL has announced that it has now received assay results from Reverse Circulation (RC) drilling completed during March at its Mt Deans project, 7 km south of Norseman in WA. These significant results confirm the resource potential of the shallow extensions to the Mt Deans pegmatite...
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Drilling confirms high grade Nathans North Shoot
Gleneagle Gold Limited has received results from limited initial Reverse Circulation (RC) drilling at the Nathans Prospect, located approximately 4 km west of the Fortnum treatment plant, which have confirmed the presence of a high grade shoot to the north of the current resource (570,000 tonnes at ...
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Aurex commences Nicolsons find drilling
Aurex Consolidated Limited (to be renamed Terra Gold Mining Limited) has announced that the first program of exploration drilling was underway at Nicolsons Find, located in WA’s East Kimberley region, as a part of a $1.5 million exploration program planned for 2004.
The immediate drilling objective...
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Amendment to MOU and Sand George update
Reed Resources Ltd has informed that it has agreed with its Strategic Alliance partner, Consolidated Minerals Limited to extend the option period to form joint ventures for the exploration, development and mining of iron ore on the company’s Mt Finnerty leases and for titanium at Barrambie to 31 Dec...
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Bow River tenement acquisitions
Conquest Mining Limited has finalised its acquisition of 70 sq km of tenements containing the former Bow River Diamond Mine from Astro Bow River Mines Pty Ltd at a cost of $200,000. The company has also announced the acquisition of 452 sq km of exploration license applications from Ocean Partners fo...
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Xstrata coal signs contract with Queensland Rail
Xstrata Coal has announced that the Rolleston joint venture and Queensland Rail has executed the contracts for the construction of the Bauhinia regional rail line as part of the Rolleston Coal Project.
Queensland Rail will construct, own and operate the new 110km spur, which will expand its existi...
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Methanol Australia obtains second key environmental approval
Methanol Australia (MEO) through its wholly owned subsidiary, Gastech Systems Pty Ltd, has announced a second major environmental approval from the Commonwealth Government. This allows MEO to develop an offshore LNG production facility on Tassie Shoal.
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Clough / PT Petrosea JV awarded APN contract in West Java Sea
Clough, through the joint venture of its fully owned Offshore Division and majority owned Indonesian company PT Petrosea, has advised that it has been awarded the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract by operator BP West Java for the APN Field Development located in the West Java ...
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Major contracts secure sale of $25 billion of LNG to China
A total of 11 gas offtake contracts have been signed at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing which will see $25 billion worth of gas from the North West Shelf used throughout the Pearl River Delta, China’s Guangdong province and Hong Kong.
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Adelaide biodiesel plant given go-ahead
Amadeus Energy Ltd has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Australian Renewable Fuels Pty Ltd (ARF) has committed to order the first biodiesel plant, to be located at Birkenhead, SA. Two representatives will fly to Austria this month to finalise contract terms with the technology provider, E...
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Major contract awarded to Monadelphous
Monadelphous Group Ltd has announced that it has been awarded a major construction contract associated with iron ore expansions in the Pilbara region of WA.
The contract is valued at approximately $30 million and is scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2005.
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Production begins on the RAN’S Armidale Class Patrol Boats
Production has commenced for the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) Armidale Class patrol boats which will form the front line of defence for Australia’s maritime boundaries. To be built in WA over a 42-month period, the 12 vessel fleet will act as the principal maritime patrol and response element of Au...
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REPS Industry Events Calendar: New Events
The following events has been added to the REPS Industry Events Calendar that can be downloaded in the e-mail / on-line version of each REPS newsletter.
Event: Energy Price and Market Update Seminar (EPMU) Electricity and GasDate: 2 June 2004Venue: Victoria University of Technology, MelbourneOrgani...
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