Murrin Murrin Nickel Project, Stage II
STAGE II SCHEDULE AND ENGINEERING
Anaconda Nickel's June 1999 Quarterly Report said commissioning of the new plant and infrastructure is expected to begin on a rolling basis in the fourth quarter of 2000.
Anaconda said it has continued detailed design and the evaluation of tenders on all infrastru...
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Mount Margaret nickel project
Anaconda Nickel said that during the June 1999 quarter it continued feasibility studies on the Mount Margaret nickel project and undertook the first-phase drilling program on the newly acquired Lawlers ground.
The targeted resources in the Lawlers area are 300 million to 400 million tonnes at a 0.5...
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Balla Balla vanadium project
Tanganyika Gold said it accelerated progress on the bankable feasibility study for its Balla Balla vanadium project during the June 1999 quarter. (The company aims to establish an operation producing a minimum of 6,000 tonnes of vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) per annum at an estimated capital cost of $95...
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Granny Smith gold mine
Delta Gold said that during the June 1999 quarter, reserves at its Granny Smith gold mine were re-estimated. These now total 15.5 million tonnes grading 2.48 g/t for 1.2 million ounces of contained gold.
This figure does not include the Wallaby resource, which has increased to 3.8 million ounces (4...
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Bulchina gold project
Troy Resources said that during the June 1999 quarter, it obtained 100 per cent ownership of the Mt Klemptz tenements at Sandstone.
The project was moved through the process of reserve and resource estimation, feasibility study completion and to in-principle Milling Agreement and Decision to Mine.
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East Kundana gold project
Gilt-Edged Mining's (G-EM) June 1999 Quarterly Report said combined gold resources at the Hornet, Rubicon and Pegasus deposits at the its East Kundana gold project increased to 1,684,000 tonnes grading 5.7 g/t for approximately 310,000 ounces of gold.
The resource was calculated to a vertical depth...
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North Harriet-1 appraisal well
Tap Oil's June 1999 Quarterly Report said the North Harriet-1 appraisal well, located about 1.75 kilometres north-east of the Harriet Bravo monopod, was spudded in late June.
The well was drilled to a total depth of 2,007 metres and intersected an 8.7-metre net hydrocarbon column comprising six met...
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Geraldton to Mt Margaret natural gas pipeline
Anaconda Nickel, in its alliance with Statewest Power, plans to build the Geraldton to Mt Margaret Natural Gas Pipeline (GEMM), a 16-inch pipeline from the Dampier-Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline to Murrin Murrin, a distance of 700 kilometres.
Anaconda's June 1999 Quarterly Report said the company had...
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Remote Private Power Generation - West Kimberley
Two WA consortiums have been selected to negotiate with the State Government for the right to generate electricity in the West Kimberley. They are Energy Equity Corporation Ltd/Woodside Energy Ltd and Wesfarmers Energy Ltd/State West Power Pty Ltd.
Energy Minister Colin Barnett said the Government,...
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Broome Port developments
Following the publication of a report on the feasibility of establishing a support base for the offshore oil and gas industry in the Kimberley region, the Port of Broome has called for expressions of interest to develop a marine services centre in the town.
Mermaid Marine, which was subsequently se...
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AMC's magnesium metal plant project, Qld
Queensland Metals Corp, one of the Australian Magnesium Corporation (AMC) partners, said that during the June 1999 quarter the Australian Magnesium process was confirmed with the production of anhydrous magnesium chloride to the specification required for loading into the electrolytic cell.
Commiss...
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Gladstone alumina refinery, Qld
Comalco, which is planning the construction of a new alumina refinery in either Gladstone or Sarawak, Malaysia, said it was close to concluding preliminary agreements in Malaysia for energy supply for the potential Sarawak refinery.
For the Gladstone site, Comalco has a preliminary agreement with A...
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Syerston nickel project, NSW
Black Range Minerals said newly released infill and step-out drilling results have reinforced the high cobalt grades and suggested genuine economic platinum potential at the company's Syerston laterite nickel project.
Better intersections included three metres at 7.6 g/t platinum and eight metres a...
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Ramu nickel project, PNG
Highlands Pacific said approvals and permission for its Ramu laterite nickel project were the focus of activities during the June 1999 quarter and were expected to be finalised in the September quarter. This includes finalising the Mining Development Contract.
ENGINEERING
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Marikana platinum project, South Africa
Aquarius Platinum said it would proceed immediately with a bankable feasibility study for its Marikana platinum project near Rustenburg and eight kilometres from its Kroondal project.
The project scoping study was based on mining one million tonnes per annum UG2 reef plus 10 per cent dilution. It r...
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Anaconda Nickel magnesium project
Anaconda Nickel said it was considering development of a $1 billion magnesium project based on a magnesiusm deposit discovered about 40 kilometres south of the company's Murrin Murrin nickel project near Leonora.Anaconda Chief Executive Andrew Forrest said the project depended on low-cost energy sou...
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