Sunrise Dam Gold Project
New owner, AngloGold has given its approval for the expansion of the Sunrise Dam gold operation.
The $63 million project is expected to add 1.45 million ounces of production to the mine, extending its life by three and a half years and achieving an average cash cost for its remaining life of
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Gipsy and North Gipsy Oil Fields
Apache Energy Deputy Managing Director Eve Howell said tenders had been called for the subsea development of the Gipsy and North Gipsy oil fields.
Under the tender proposal, the two subsea wells will be tied back to either Varanus Island or Harriet Alpha.
Contract award is expected at the end of...
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ALNG Agreement with India
Resources Development Minister Colin Barnett said a Confirmation of Intent (COI) had been signed between ALNG and Gopalpur LNG as a further step towards the supply of LNG to the Indian State of Orissa.
The COI recognises the progress which has been made since a Heads of Agreement was signed in Nove...
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Wodgina Tantalum Mine
Sons of Gwalia’s (Gwalia) March 2000 Quarterly Report said consistent with the continuing strengthening world tantalum markets, an evaluation of the Wodgina mine indicated that production rates could be substantially increased through a further plant expansion.
Scoping work on this project has comm...
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HiTec Manganese Project
HiTec Energy’s March 2000 Quarterly Report said the quality of the first batch of EMD produced in February from a trial manganese sulphate solution exceeded expectations and compared favourably with International Battery Association standards.
The second batch of EMD has already been produced and w...
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Murrin Murrin Nickel Project, Stage Two Rolling Expansion
Anaconda Nickel’s March 2000 Quarterly Report said it had engaged Minproc Limited to provide engineering, procurement and construction management services for the first phase of the following expansion of the Murrin Murrin plant, which will ultimately see production, rise to 100,000 tonnes per annum...
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Cawse Nickel Project, Stage II Expansion
Anaconda Nickel said work on the Cawse Stage II Expansion pre-feasibility study commenced during the March 2000 Quarter, with significant progress made in a number of areas, including testwork on beneficiation and acid pressure leaching.
A drilling program is currently
underway and is aiming to d...
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Mt Margaret Nickel-Cobalt Project
Anaconda Nickel said development of its Mt Margaret nickel-cobalt project accelerated through the March 2000 quarter, with the delineation of a 376 million tonne resource and completion of the pre-feasibility study.
The study comprised the construction of a pressure acid leach (PAL) plant nickel/co...
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Ammonia-Urea Project
Plenty River Corporation’s (PRC) March 2000 Quarterly Report said the ammonia-urea project schedule had been modified slightly.
Prime contractor Snamprogetti will now deliver the final cost estimate for the project to the project participants in early June.
In mid-June, the project participants wo...
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Balla Balla Vanadium Project
Renewable Energy Corporation’s (formerly Tanganyika Gold) March 2000 Quarterly Report said the proposed introduction of an onsite ferrovanadium refinery and associated changes to the hydrometallurgical circuit, together with the additional testwork and design associated with process optimisation, ha...
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Syerston Nickel Project, NSW
Black Range Minerals has successfully completed the bankable feasibility study on its Syerston nickel-cobalt project in central NSW.
The project will consist of a two million tonnes per annum pressure (tpa) acid leach operation, with output capacity of 20,000 tpa nickel and 5,000 tpa cobalt.
The p...
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Dubbo Zirconia Project, NSW
Alkane Exploration said following the successful generation of a zirconia product during the December 1999 quarter as part of the Phase 2 test program, the Dubbo Zirconia Project feasibility study managers DEMA Pty Ltd, recommended that this program be extended to finalise the flowsheet prior to com...
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Gingko Mineral Sands Deposit, NSW
Snowden Mining Industry Consultants have made an independent resource estimation of Bemax Resources’ Ginkgo mineral sands deposit.
The Indicated resource estimate is 252 million tonnes at 2.8 per cent total heavy minerals (HM) above a one per cent HM cut-off.
Within the one per cent HM envelope, t...
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Douglas Mineral Sands Project, Vic
Craton Resources said recent infill drilling had allowed the calculation of an Inferred Resource for the Bondi East Strandline.
The company said the system was confirmed as being substantial and could be traced for over 25 kilometres and was open across section.
It also had classic ‘high stand’ ch...
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Henry Walker Eltin Work Contract
Henry Walker Eltin has re-secured the Normandy NFM underground Callie mining contract.
The three-year contract has an estimated value of $100 million.
The Callie contract is expected to require capital expenditure of $10 million on new plant and replacement of existing units in its first 12 months...
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Greenbushes Tantalum Mine
Sons of Gwalia (Gwalia) said during the March 2000 quarter, Australian Mining Consultants completed an underground feasibility study relating to the known tantalum resources below the current open-cut mine at Greenbushes.
The study recommended the establishment of an underground operation at a prod...
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