Sinosteel to be big contributor to WA iron ore (07 Jun 2006)
Sinosteel Corp, which buys for 18 of China's major steel mills, has recently signed agreements with eastern Goldfields explorer Jupiter Mines Ltd and Pilbara aspirant Cape Lambert Iron Ore Ltd.
Sinosteel Corporation primarily develops and processes metallurgical mineral resources but also deals i...
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FMG contract to WorleyParsons (06 Jun 2006)
Iron ore developer Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) Ltd has awarded a development contract to WorleyParsons Ltd for its $2 billion Pilbara Iron Ore and Infrastructure Project.
The $160 million contract covers engineering, procurement and construction of the project.
Fortescue’s Pilbara Iron Ore an...
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Sherlock Bay announces mineral resource estimates for Balmoral (06 Jun 2006)
Sherlock Bay has announced the results of the first stage of drilling on the Southern Block of the Balmoral magnetite deposit.
The drilling program, which commenced in January 2006, has resulted in a total estimated mineral resource of 619 million tonnes of magnetite mineralisation at an average ...
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Bendigo Mining to be third largest gold producer in Australia (06 June 2006)
Bendigo Mining is planning their first gold pour this month, which will make it the third largest gold producer in Australia and one of the top 20 producers worldwide.
The company’s initial aim is to produce 120,000-200,000 ounces per annum over the next three years before reaching 600,000 ounces...
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Sand Queen Mine now open (06 Jun 2006)
Reed Resources' Sand Queen mine, located 30km south of Menzies in WA has been opened, 25 years after the lease was first bought.
Reed Resources and project partner Kingsrose reopened the shaft at the old San Queen mine at the end of 2005, expecting to produce 20,000 ounces a year for three and a ...
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Tanami opens Coyote (06 Jun 2006)
Tanami Gold NL has opened the Coyote Gold Mine, located in the Tanami-Arunta Province of Central Australia.
Since its establishment in 1994, Tanami has invested more than $75 million in exploration and development in Central Australia.
Open pit mining commenced at Coyote earlier this month wit...
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Matilda Minerals to begin production (06 Jun 2006)
Mineral sands producer Matilda Minerals has plans to start production at its Tiwi Islands project off the Northern Territory (NT) coast.
Matilda is ready to begin development after receiving NT environmental approvals in late May.
For less than $3 million, Matilda believes it can produce 14,00...
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Exploration begins at Ellendale with early success (06 Jun 2006)
Joint venture partners Gravity Diamonds Limited and Blina Diamonds NL have commenced exploration in the northern part of the Ellendale diamond field in WA, where a new lamproite body has been discovered.
The new olivine rich lamproite pipe called Kimberley 45 was discovered to the north-west of E...
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Batavia Mining receive positive results from drilling program (06 Jun 2006)
Batavia Mining Limited has received significant drilling results from its Deflector Gold-Copper Project at Gullewa field in WA.
The drilling program has resulted in high grade intersections in excess of 100 grams per tonne gold.
Batavia was initially aiming to complete the entire drill program...
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AGL and CS Energy to upgrade Mica Creek (06 Jun 2006)
The Australian Gas Light Company (AGL) and CS Energy Limited have executed a joint development agreement to investigate upgrading the 325 megawatt (MW) Mica Creek gasfired power station at Mount Isa.
Mica Creek is situated in Queensland’s North West Mineral Province and is the sole source of power ...
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New wind farm to be built in Kalbarri (06 Jun 2006)
A new $3.8 million wind farm will be built by Verve Energy in Kalbarri. The 1.6MW wind farm will involve installation of two wind turbines and a control system on the outskirts of the town.
The wind farm is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 4,500 tonnes annually and will be comp...
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Unmanned aircraft trial for North West Shelf going ahead (06 Jun 2006)
A Defence trial that will test the potential of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) will be conducted across Australia's North West Shelf region in September 2006.
The trial will test the capacity of the UAV to provide an additional layer of surveillance in the areas surrounding Australia. The tria...
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CCI REPS Sundowner (06 Jun 2006)
Woodside's Pluto LNG Project - The next step
Woodside's Pluto LNG Project is on track to be finalised by mid - 2007, with LNG shipments due to begin in late 2010.
With an estimated value of more than $5 billion, this development represents one of the most significant and exciting pro...
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