IGL to acquire Cape Lambert iron ore project (31 Aug 2005)
The Board of International Goldfields Ltd (IGL) has signed a conditional heads of agreement with the shareholders of Mt Anketell Pty Ltd to acquire the whole of the share capital of the company. Mt Anketell is the holder of the applications comprising the Cape Lambert iron ore project located in the...
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Hamersley releases BS4 PER (31 Aug 2005)
Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd has released its public environmental review (PER) for the company’s Brockman Syncline 4 Iron Ore Project (BS4).
BS4 is located in the Central Pilbara region of WA, approximately 300km south-east of Dampier and 60km north-west of Tom Price. The project will see the mining of ...
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Boodarie to close (31 Aug 2005)
BHP Billiton announced that the company will permanently close the hot briquetted iron facilities at its Boodarie Iron plant in Port Hedland, north-west WA.
The closure of the hot briquetted iron facilities will necessitate a charge of US$266 million in the accounts for the year ended 30 June 2005....
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Barclay Mowlem awarded Rapid Growth Project 2 trackworks contract (31 Aug 2005)
Barclay Mowlem’s Rail Group has been awarded a major contract to help expand BHP Billiton’s iron ore railroad as part of its Rapid Growth Project 2 (RGP2).
The contract forms part of BHP Billiton’s US$575 million RGP2 project, which will expand the capacity of its WA Pilbara iron ore operations fro...
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McArthur River Mining lodges EIS (31 Aug 2005)
McArthur River Mining (MRM) has lodged its draft environmental impact statement (EIS) with the NT Government, as the next stage of a $66 million open cut development at its NT zinc and lead mine.
The mine is located 900km south-east of Darwin near the Gulf of Carpentaria and is constituted as a joi...
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Tanami deep seismic project (31 Aug 2005)
The Northern Territory (NT) Government has completed its Tanami Deep Seismic Project which involved a seismic survey of the Tanami region, stretching 720km, to provide a clearer understanding of the crustal architecture and mineral systems.
The survey was conducted in partnership with the Federal, ...
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Bowen Basin land release for coal exploration (31 Aug 2005)
The Qld Government has released 53,600ha of land for coal exploration at Taroborah, 20km west of Emerald in Central Qld’s Bowen Basin.
Taroborah was previously a restricted area (RA290) which prohibited the grant of mining tenements for coal, however, from 12 September 2005, applications for coal t...
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Planning for the future of the Great Artesian Basin (31 Aug 2005)
Queensland Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, Henry Palaszczuk has released the Great Artesian Basin Draft Water Resource Plan. The draft plan provides a framework for both the sustainable allocation of water from the basin, and water to maintain healthy water-dependent ecosystems such as bas...
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Brisbane north-south bypass tunnel EIS approved (31 Aug 2005)
The Qld Coordinator-General has approved the environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Brisbane City Council’s north-south bypass tunnel (NSBT).
The Coordinator-General’s approval carries 21 conditions covering matters including noise and vibration, air quality, traffic management, waste manage...
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Millstream Link awarded Karratha - Tom Price stage 2 (31 Aug 2005)
The WA Government has confirmed an alliance agreement will be formed with Millstream Link to build Stage Two of the Karratha-Tom Price Road in the North West of WA.
Millstream Link, made up of Macmahon, GHD and Coffey Geosciences, had previously been selected as the preferred proponent for the proj...
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Alinta Wind Farm opened (31 Aug 2005)
Western Australian Premier Geoff Gallop officially opened the Alinta Wind Farm, located near Walkaway, 25km south of Geraldton in WA’s Mid West region.
The wind farm is the largest renewable energy project in WA: It is more than four times the size of the Albany wind farm and houses 54 of the world...
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Get your REPS login details (31 Aug 2005)
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If your organisation subscribes to REPS, you are eligible to have your very own username and password to access the REPS website, at no extra cost.
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