Gipsy Oil Field
Tap Oil said subject to environmental and regulatory approvals, it had agreed to participate in the development of the Gipsy and North Gipsy oil fields.
The project, while modest in size, is economic due to its proximity to the Harriet Joint Venture production facilities.
The fields will be develo...
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Tanami Oil Discovery
Tap Oil said formation testing of the Harriet Joint Venture’s Tanami-4 appraisal well.
Tanami-4, located in TL/6 eight kilometres south of Varanus Island, confirmed the presence of an 18.9 metre thick gross oil column at the top of the Flag sandstone reservoir between depths of 1,824 metres true ve...
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Rough Range Oilfield
Empire Oil & Gas NL said its wholly owned subsidiary Rough Range Oil would commence oil production from the Rough Range 1B Well in the Exmouth Sub-Basin.
The planned start date for the Extended Production Test (EPT) is mid-July 2000.
The EPT will provide Empire with an immediate cash flow as well ...
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Minjar Gold Project
Gindalbie Gold is currently undertaking a pre-feasibility study on its Minjar gold project in the South Murchison region with a view to development a standalone gold mining operation.
The company has now completed a resource update for the project as part of the pre-feasibility study.
Total Measur...
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Thunderbox Gold Project
The Wildara gold/nickel Joint Venture announced the calculation of an initial resource in excess of two million ounces of gold and the commencement of a pre-feasibility study at the Thunderbox gold deposit in the North-Eastern Goldfields.
The resource outlined to date totals 30 million tonnes at a ...
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White Foil Gold Project
Goldfields Limited has acquired Mineral Commodities’ 49 per cent interest in the Mungari West Joint Venture (MWJV), which in turn owns the White Foil
gold deposit.
White Foil contains a resource of 11.8 million tonnes grading 2.42 g/t gold for 915,000 ounces of gold and is located eight kilometres...
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Koolyanobbing Iron Ore Operation
Portman Limited’s General Manager - Iron Ore, Richard Mehan said the company was looking to increase annual iron ore production from its current level of less than two million to between six and eight million tonnes over the next five years.
To achieve this, the company’s Mt Jackson and Windarling ...
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Mt Margaret Nickel-Cobalt Project
Anaconda Nickel’s Mount Margaret nickel-cobalt project has been awarded Major Project Facilitation (MPF) status by the Federal Government.
The new status will ensure government support in fast-tracking completion of environmental and associated approvals associated with the project.
Anaconda said ...
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Albany Wind Farm Project
Energy Minister Colin Barnett said the approvals process and financial arrangements had been finalised for the $45 million wind farm project in Albany.
The 12 wind turbines in the farm – mounted on 65 metre towers and carrying three 35 metre long blades – will be capable of producing 22 megawatts o...
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Northern Suburbs Transit System
At the launch of the master plan for the Northern Suburbs Transit System, Transport Minister Murray Criddle said he expected to award contracts by mid next year to extend the urban railway line from Currambine to Clarkson.
Mr Criddle said options to have the new service up and running before Sept...
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Sunrise Gas Project, NT
Woodside Energy/Shell Development (Australia)’s $2.5 billion Sunrise gas project in the Timor Sea has been granted Major Project Facilitation (MPF) status by the Federal Government.
The project, which is targeting domestic gas sales of 500-800 million standard cubic feet per day, will involve the c...
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Goondicum Crater Ilmenite and Titano-Magnetite Project, Qld
Monto Minerals has provided an update on its Goondicum Crater Ilmenite/Titano-Magnetite project.
Mining and Processing
As part of the Heads of Agreement between Monto and Multiplex Constructions (Qld), detailed assessment of mining and processing associated with the project is underway by a major ...
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Arthur-Lyons River Magnesite Metal Project, Tas
Crest Magnesium said the Tasmanian Government had indicated its commitment to the development of the company’s magnesium metal processing plant in the north of Tasmania.
The Government expects that a formal decision on the timing of Duke Energy’s Tasmanian natural gas pipeline, which will deliver ...
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Pohokura Gas Discovery, NZ
Fletcher Challenge Energy announced its current mean estimate of the recoverable reserves in the Pohokura gas field was 750 billion cubic feet, plus 40 million barrels of condensate.
Combined these add to 165 million barrels of oil equivalent.
Fletcher Challenge Energy’s Chief Operating Office Llo...
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Ramu Nickel Project, PNG
The Papua New Guinean Government has approved the Mining Development Contract (MDC) for Highland Pacific’s Ramu nickel project in the Madang Province.
Highlands Pacific Managing Director Ian Holzberger said the MDC approval cleared the way for the final stage of the permitting process, the issue of...
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Chatree Gold Project, Thailand
Kingsgate Consolidated said the Thai Ministry of Industry granted the four mining leases covering the proposed Chatree gold mine for a period of 20 years.
Construction of the mine will commence during the current monsoon season and is scheduled to take 12 months.
The first gold pour will occur in ...
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Prospect Magazine
REPS subscribers are advised that the Department of Resources Development’s (DRD) Prospect magazine will no longer be distributed with the REPS newsletter.
A subscription to Prospect, comprising four issues a year can be taken out direct with DRD at an annual cost of $12, including GST.
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