Spaceport, Christmas Island
The Federal Government has agreed to provide up to $100 million to pave the way for the Asia Pacific Space Centre (APSC) to establish a spaceport on Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean.
The $800 million project, planned to go ahead in September, will be the first fully commercial land-based space ...
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Burrup Fertilisers proposes ammonia plant
Burrup Fertilisers has plans to develop a $600 million ammonia plant in the State’s North West.
The company is planning to build a plant on the Burrup Peninsula, near Karratha, to produce 2200 tonnes of ammonia per day for export to India for use in the manufacture of fertilisers.
About 130 peopl...
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Exmouth power short-list announced
The WA Government recently announced seven companies had been short-listed to generate power for Exmouth.
The companies have been invited to submit detailed tender proposals for the supply of electricity to Western Power on a commercial basis for use in Exmouth - and possibly Marble Bar and Nullagi...
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Japanese trading houses eager to represent HiTec Energy
Two well-respected Japanese trading houses, Nissho Iwai and Tokyo Boeki, are eager to represent HiTec Energy in the Japanese and South Asian battery markets.
One of HiTec Energy’s current objectives is to obtain ‘Letters of Intent’ for supply of electrolytic manganese dioxide (EMD) from battery man...
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Ellendale lease transferred to Kimberley Diamond Company
The State Cabinet has approved the variation of the Diamond (Argyle Diamond Mines Joint Venture) Agreement Act 1981 to excise the Ellendale Mining Area (Mining Lease 275SA) from the Agreement and transfer it to Kimberley Diamond Company.
The agreement previously signed by Kimberley Diamond Company ...
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Mt Weld Rare Earths Project
Lynas Corporation advises that the feasibility study for the Mt Weld Rare Earths Project is due for completion in late 2001.
Anaconda Nickel Ltd (ANL), through Anaconda Industries Ltd, has joined Lynas Corporation Ltd as a Joint Venture partner in the project.
ANL is earning an interest in the pro...
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Windimurra Vanadium Project
Xstrata AG, a Swiss listed public company part of The Glencore Group, has advised that the Windimurra Vanadium Project was at consistent 85 per cent capacity and is continuing with ramp up of the project.
The mine, valued at A$125 million, began production of Vanadium Pentoxide in January 2000 and ...
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Tantalite resource, Bald Hill
Haddington International Resources has further increased the Tantalite resource at its Bald Hill Tantalite Project to 1,140,000 tonnes @ 472 ppm Ta2O5, containing approximately 1,186,000 pounds of Ta2O5.
The total resource at Bald Hill has been increased by 41 per cent since listing, and as a conse...
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Frog’s Leg prospect
Mines and Resources Australia Pty Ltd recently reported that the results of a re-estimation of gold resources have increased substantially at the Frog’s Leg prospect at the Mungari East project near Kalgoorlie.
The estimate of combined gold resources at Frog’s Leg has increased substantially to 5.0...
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Green light for Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre finance
The WA Government has approved the form and content of the finance documents supplied by Multiplex for the construction of the $200 million Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre.
The Government was satisfied that the finance secured by Multiplex met the obligations contained in the project agreeme...
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South West Metropolitan Railway
The Perth Urban Rail Development Office, within the WA Department of Transport, said tenders for the supply of railcars for the South West Metropolitan Railway (SWMR) should be awarded in July 2001.
Construction of the railway north of Currambine to Clarkson has already commenced.
Expressions of i...
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Jervoise Bay contracts and tenders
Dredging contract
Dredeco has won the contract to dredge the Southern Harbour and approach channel for the Jervoise Bay project.
The contract was awarded on 6 June 2001.
Dredging is scheduled to begin in July 2001.
Dredeco
Stephen Lawley
Tel: (07) 3895 1466
Civil and marine construction cont...
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A$425m Hail Creek Coking Coal Project, Qld
Rio Tinto and its joint venture partners have approved the development of the A$425 million Hail Creek Coal Project, in central Queensland near Mackay.
The Hail Creek Coal Project is based on one of the largest coking coal deposits in the world, with total resources estimated at 1.2 billion tonnes....
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Moomba Pipeline project
The Board of Directors of Epic Energy has supported the proposed $1.5 billion Darwin to Moomba pipeline project.
Epic Energy, in alliance with Phillips Petroleum, has a proposal to construct a 2,800 km natural gas pipeline to transport Timor Sea gas from Darwin to Moomba, servicing key industrial c...
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Roe Highway Stage 7
Planning and Infrastructure Minister Alannah MacTiernan said the Government was committed to the construction of Stage 7 of the Roe Highway, and that a contract was expected to be let late in 2002.
The Minister said Stage 7 will be built
within the established timeframe, with construction of Stag...
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WA government agencies to merge
The current Department of Minerals and Energy and the Department of Resources Development will shortly form a new entity: the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources.
Commerce and Trade will also merge with the strategic elements of Contract and Management Services to form a new entity: the D...
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Western Property to seek service arrangers
Western Property, the new framework for facilities management of Government buildings and assets, will shortly call for Expressions of Interest for Service Arrangers.
Service Arrangers are companies that will provide some or all of the management services for facilities management and property serv...
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Mineral resources exports fall in March quarter
Export earnings by the Australian minerals and energy sector fell to $13.3 billion in the March quarter 2001, according to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE).
While earnings were down 9 per cent from the strong December 2000 quarter, earnings were 18 per cent highe...
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Pitfalls of bad risk allocation: CCI breakfast seminar
CCI, Minter Ellison and the Institution of Engineers will present the findings of the Survey of Risk Allocation in Major WA Construction Projects at a breakfast seminar on Thursday 19 July 2001 with Minter Ellison elaborating on the pitfalls of bad
risk allocation.
The survey found that effective...
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REPS reminder!
Just a reminder that as part of the REPS service, with every subscription you may nominate additional staff in your organisation to receive e-mailed versions of REPS and access to current and back copies of REPS on CCI’s web-site.
Please supply on the form, on the hard copy of your newsletter, the ...
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