Pilbara Petrochemicals Project
A joint proposal from Dow Chemical Company and Shell Chemicals Limited has won the right to develop a $2 billion world-scale Pilbara Petrochemical Project (PPP).
Premier Richard Court and Resources Development Minister Colin Barnett said that Dow/Shell had agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding (M...
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Jervoise Bay infrastructure development project
The Jervoise Bay Masterplan includes:
a heavy marine fabrication precinct immediately south of the existing aluminium
shipbuilding yards
a 60ha common-user assembly and loadout area on the waterfront for fabricators and short
project-based leases
freehold...
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Windimurra vanadium project
Precious Metals Australia (PMA) said recent drilling at its $95 million Windimurra vanadium project increased the measured oxidised resource 150 per cent from 26 million tonnes to 67 million tonnes grading 0.46 per cent vanadium.
Measured and indicated total resources increased from 72 million tonn...
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Ravensthorpe Nickel Project
Comet Resources said drilling within approximately 10 kilometres of its Ravensthorpe nickel project had discovered two major sources of process-quality water.
The location of the water source, whose volumes and flow-rates are being determined, will lead to capital and operating costs savings when c...
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Cosmos nickel project
Jubilee Gold Mines has provided an update on progress made with the Cosmos nickel project feasibility study, which is proceeding on time and due for completion at end June 1998.
Operating costs are estimated at US$0.75 per pound of payable nickel in concentrate (excluding any credits).
This would ...
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Abednego Nickel Project
Abednego Nickel Executive Director Neil Cole said he expected a commitment to commence a bankable feasibility study on the company''s $600 million Abednego nickel project will be made within the next month.
The targeted project development timeframe calls for construction to commence in the first o...
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Southdown magnetite project
Terrex Resources owns the Southdown magnetite project, 90 kilometres northeast of Albany, which has a measured resource of 75 million tonnes.
When processed, 25 million tonnes of concentrate at a grade of 70 per cent iron would be produced.
Terrex Managing Director David Benham said the company re...
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Karonie gold project
Border Gold Exploration Manager Ian Wilson said the company is carrying out a feasibility study for developing the remaining resources at its Karonie gold project.
A small-scale high-grade operation is envisaged, possibly treating in the order of 250,000 tonnes of ore per annum.
The final feasibil...
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Siberia gold project
Gilt-Edged Mining (G-EM) announced a new drilling program at Siberia, 80 kilometres northwest of Kalgoorlie, aiming to expand the open pit potential of the gold project.
G-EM Managing Director Don Boyer said the drilling program will focus on the infill drilling of existing mineralised areas, and o...
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Nimbus oxide silver deposit
In recently taking over Lachlan Resources (and Plutonic Resources), Homestake Gold of Australia acquired the Nimbus silver/gold project.
Homestake Business Development Manager David Tucker said the scoping study into possible development of the Nimbus oxide silver deposit, which was initiated by La...
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High wide load corridors
Representatives from CCI''s Construction Industry Council and Transport Committee recently met with the Minister for Transport to discuss the need for suitable road corridors to transport high, wide loads (up to nine metres high, nine metres wide, 30 metres long and weighing up to 300 tonnes).
Iden...
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SASE Project, SA
Meekatharra Minerals said detailed design work for the South Australian Steel and Energy (SASE) project''s Whyalla demonstration plant was completed in May, on schedule and under budget.
Funding for building and operating the project''s two tonnes per hour iron ore smelting demonstration plant phas...
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Railway industry opportunity study
The Industrial Supplies Office has asked experienced rail industry consultant Indec Consulting to conduct an Industry Opportunity Study on the size and value of new railway rolling-stock requirements in Western Australia over approximately five years.Western Australia’s medium-term outlook for new r...
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