Tenix Defence signs NZ$500 million contract (9 Aug 04)
Australian company Tenix Defence Pty Ltd has been awarded contracts for the provision of Project Protector, a NZ$500 million modernisation program for the Royal New Zealand Navy.
Project Protector is the acquisition of a multi-role vessel, and offshore and inshore patrol vessels, to be operated by ...
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Government approves new power station to meet peak demand
The State Government has given Western Power the go-ahead to build a new power station to meet peak power demand in the summer of 2006-07 and beyond.
Energy Minister Eric Ripper said the power station was one of three being built over the next four years to meet the needs of Western Power's custome...
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Upgraded nerve centre for rapid fault response (9 Aug 04)
Remotely controlled devices to pinpoint power line faults and new technology to track storm fronts are features of a multi-million dollar upgrade of Western Power's East Perth nerve centre.
Announcing the $10 million upgrade, Energy Minister Eric Ripper said the investment aimed to improve fault re...
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Extra port funding helps port keep pace with export demand
A further $1.85 million worth of infrastructure improvements will help ensure Geraldton Port continues to grow as one of the state's key regional ports.
Announcing the Geraldton Port Authority's Bulk Handling Facility Reliability Reinforcement Project, Planning and Infrastructure Minister Alannah M...
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Australian Government commits to Ravensthorpe (9 Aug 04)
The Prime Minister has committed Australian Government funding of up to $6.5 million towards the upgrade of local roads in the Ravensthorpe area in southern WA.
"The Australian Government has committed this funding because of the significant regional economic impact of the nickel mine project to th...
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Contract awarded for Mitchell Freeway extension
Relief for northern suburbs commuters is another step closer, with the awarding of a $2.3 million design contract for the Mitchell Freeway extension to Burns Beach Road to Maunsell Australia Pty Ltd.
"Under the contract, Maunsell Australia Pty Ltd will develop a design for the extension of the Mitc...
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The inaugural InfrastructureWA Conference (Aug 9 04)
The InfrastructureWA Conference is aimed at highlighting and addressing the latest issues and innovations facing the building and construction, architectural, engineering and facility management industries.
Some of the key topics are:
Pressure points for WA infrastructure in the next 20 years
P...
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Global supply chains - Reconnection with Australian suppliers (9 Aug 04)
Globally competitive Australian suppliers are not being incorporated on the global supply chains of the prime engineers and contractors. This is leading to lost opportunities for local suppliers both in Australia and overseas.
Industry Capability Network Western Australia (ICNWA) recognised this is...
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Mineral and Petroleum Statistics Digest (Aug 04)
The Department of Industry and Resources has published the Western Australian Mineral and Petroleum Statistics Digest 2003.
This publication contains key statistical information and editorial on the WA resource sector.
The Mineral and Petroleum Statistics Digest is published every six months and p...
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New offshore permits will boost petroleum exploration activity (9 Aug 04)
The award of four new offshore petroleum exploration permits off WA and Ashmore and Cartier Islands will see more than $87 million invested in exploration activities over the next six years.
Federal Resources Minister Ian Macfarlane jointly announced the awards with the WA Minister for State Develo...
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$4 million JV in WA's eastern Goldfields (9 Aug 04)
Gold explorer Metex Resources Ltd has secured a $4 million regional exploration joint venture with Australian gold producer and explorer Newcrest Mining Limited for gold-only exploration at its Roe Project in WA following recent exploration success in the area.
Metex said it had finalised an agreem...
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Gold CIP plant purchase (9 Aug 04)
Tanami Gold NL has taken another key step in its march towards achieving first gold production at its Coyote Project in the Western Tanami region next year after securing the purchase of the Brocks Creek Gold Plant in the Northern Territory to underpin the project's development.
The company said it...
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Significant upgrade to Bronzewing resource (9 Aug 04)
View Resources Limited has announced an initial resource estimate of 550,000 contained gold ounces on the Cockburn deposit in the Bronzewing Project area. The deposit has the potential to host open pit and underground mining and is located approximately 12 km from View's Bronzewing processing plant....
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Nickel target to be drilled at Table Hill (9 Aug 04)
AusQuest has advised that infill electromagnetic (EM) surveys conducted by Sipa Resources Ltd within the Table Hill Nickel Project, located 200 km east south-east of Newman in WA, have confirmed the presence of a strong, discrete EM anomaly named the Canning Anomaly, in the Trainor Hills area.
The ...
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A significant new high grade nickel discovery below Flying Fox (9 Aug 04)
Western Areas has announced that the first drillhole to test below the T3 fault at Flying Fox has produced an intersection of 12.4m @ 5.2 per cent nickel (including 4.6m @ 8.6 per cent nickel), plus 1.8m @ 7.4 per cent nickel as massive and matrix sulphides - an outstanding result in the Forrestania...
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Iluka awards Douglas project contract to Roche Mining (9 Aug 04)
Iluka Resources Limited has awarded the contract for the design and project management of the Douglas mineral sands project to Roche Mining.
The turnkey contract, valued at circa $200 million includes the design, procurement, construction and commissioning of the mineral sands processing facilities...
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Cable Sands meets final environmental obligations (Aug 04)
Cable Sands has met its final two environmental obligations outlined in ministerial conditions set down by the State Government after its mining approval was given last year.
Environment Minister Judy Edwards has approved the Cable Sands Mining and Rehabilitation Management Plan and the Soil Profil...
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REPS Industry Events Calendar: New Events (9 Aug 04)
The following events has been added to the REPS Industry Events Calendar that can be downloaded in the e-mail / on-line version of each REPS newsletter.
Event: 19th Annual World Energy Congress & Exhibition Date: 5-9 September 2004 Venue: Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centr...
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