Windimurra Vanadium Project
Precious Metals Australia (PMA) and its joint venture partner, Glencore International, have announced their commitment to develop the Windimurra vanadium project.
Project Development Schedule
After completing the bankable feasibility study, Fluor Daniel commenced the design engineering phase in Ju...
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RAV8 Nickel Project
During the June 1998 Quarter, Tectonic Resources said it continued work on the RAV8 nickel project feasibility study.
This included developing a detailed mine plan, final metallurgical testwork, continued negotiations with respect to an offtake agreement and preliminary discussions with financial i...
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Ravensthorpe Nickel Project
A Consultative Environmental Review (CER) has been prepared for Comet Resources'' $200 million Ravensthorpe laterite nickel project by
the Kaiser Simons Joint Venture, which is also carrying out the project''s feasibility study.
The project will involve open-cut mining of up to four milli...
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Abednego Nickel Project
Feasibility Study
Abednego Nickel aims to establish a two million tonne-per annum operation at its
Abednego laterite nickel project.
The company''s June 1998 Quarterly Report said proposals had been received from
engineering groups for completing the final detailed engineering f...
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KCGM Gold Operations
As part of ongoing work to improve operations, Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines (KCGM) is undertaking a scoping study to consider expanding its Fimiston treatment plant
at its Kalgoorlie operation.
Currently, the mill treats about ten million tonnes per annum. An expansion could see
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Jundee Gold Operation
At the recent Diggers & Dealers Forum, Great Central Mines'' (GCM) Resources
Director Ed Eshuys said the company was studying its options to boost output from the
Jundee-Nimary gold mine to more than 500,000 ounces per annum.
There are two options under investigation
to ex...
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Rosemount Gold Project
Johnson''s Well Mining (JWM) is carrying out a feasibility study for the proposed
development of its Rosemont gold project.
A two to three million tonne-per annum CIP operation, costing in the order of $50-70
million, is likely.
JWM said the feasibility study work continued duri...
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Bullabulling Gold Project
Nexus Minerals said that during the June 1998 quarter, the Geko gold deposit at
Bullabulling was progressed further towards mining feasibility for on-site processing.
The various processing options examined were conventional on-site CIP processing, toll
treatment offsite heap leachin...
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Gorgon LNG Project
WAPET''s Government and External Affairs Manager, Peter Coghlan, said while the Gorgon
joint venture participants remain committed to the $9 billion project''s development, the
slowdown in the Asian market could affect its timing. (First LNG shipments were originally
planned for 2003....
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EEC's Proposed Pilbara LNG Plant/Power Stations Project
To lower Western Power''s power supply costs
in regional centres, the State Government plans to introduce private power generation.
Tenders for the Pilbara/Kimberley area are due to be called within the next few weeks.
Energy Equity Corp (EEC) will be one of the bidding companies.
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Mid West Iron and Steel Project
An Feng Kingstream has halted site works for its Mid West Iron and Steel project at
Oakajee near Geraldton.
This has happened because of the need of An Feng''s Taiwanese steel making operations to
negotiate a debt restructure.
As a consequence, project funding has been cut and ...
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Thackaringa Cobalt Project, NSW
The Curnamona Joint Venture, comprising Hunter Exploration and Southern Cobalt, aims to
establish a cobalt mining operation at Thackaringa, 25 kilometres south-west of Broken
Hill, within two years.
The Thackaringa project is currently centred on two deposits, namely Pyrite Hill and
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Nornico Nickel Project, Qld
International Mineral Resources (IMR) said it had acquired an option to purchase up to
50 per cent of unlisted Metallica Minerals NL, a company that owns the Nornico laterite
nickel project, 170 kilometres from Cairns.
IMR and Metallica said they planned to pursue a fast-track project...
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Perseverance Bonanza Zone, SA
Macraes Mining Company said it had concluded a Heads of Agreement with BOC Gases New
Zealand Limited for the design, supply, installation, operation and maintenance of an
oxygen plant.
The oxygen plant installation cost will be approximately NZ$15 million, and Macraes is
to settl...
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Macraes Gold Project, NZ
Grenfell Resources said an independent pre-feasibility study that focused on the
higher-grade section of the Bonanza Zone at Perseverance at Tarcoola was completed during
the June 1998 quarter.
Small-scale underground operations and open pit options were modelled, both taking
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