Gas to Liquids Project
Clough Engineering has been appointed as the local partner of Tessag INA, the German engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for Syntroleum’s $600 million-plus Sweetwater natural gas to liquids project on the Burrup Peninsula.
The 10,000 barrels-a-day project will convert natural...
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Ravensthorpe Nickel Project
Comet Resources’ June 2000 Quarterly Report said the Ravensthorpe Nickel Joint Venture had approved a budget of $21 million to undertake the Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) phase of project development.
Project financing is envisaged to occur in parallel with this program.
Ravensthorpe Nic...
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Emily Ann Nickel Project
LionOre Australia said a Works Approval Licence has been issued allowing construction of the Emily Ann nickel mine to start.
Approval of the Notice of Intent (NOI) for the Emily Ann concentrator and tailings dam has also been received.
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Financial arrangements with a project financier for ...
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Murrin Murrin Nickel Project, Stage Two Rolling Expansion
Anaconda Nickel’s June 2000 Quarterly Report said work was proceeding on design and procurement activities for the first phase of the Murrin Murrin nickel project’s Rolling Expansion.
Tenders have been received for fabrication of the fifth pressure acid leach autoclave. This autoclave will be larg...
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Telfer Gold Mine
Newcrest Mining has suspended open cut and underground mining operations at the Telfer gold mine due to ongoing high costs.
However, the company’s June 2000 Quarterly Report said that studies underway on the feasibility of development of the broader Isdell Series Project (ISP) and Surface Extension...
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Aphrodite Gold Prospect
Goldfields Limited’s June 2000 Quarterly Report said the Aphrodite gold prospect’s Inferred resource increased to 893,000 contained ounces by the inclusion of an Inferred Resource of 3.7 million tonnes at 3.4 g/t gold for 399,000 contained ounces which has been estimated for the newly discovered Phi...
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Anaconda Magnesium Project
Anaconda Nickel said during the June 2000 quarter, it progressed feasibility studies and planning for the development of a magnesium plant to produce 100,000 tonnes of magnesium metal and alloys based on the massive tabular deposits of magnesite situated near surface in the Lawlers area.
Technical ...
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Echo/Yodel Gas/Condensate Field
Woodside Energy has awarded Kvaerner Oilfields Products the contract to supply the subsea control system for the Echo/Yodel Development Project.
The development comprises two subsea wells in 140 metres water, 24 kilometres south-west of the Goodwyn A (GWA) platform. Production will be via a 12 inch...
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Gipsy Oil Field
The Clough group’s Offshore Division has been awarded a $13 million contract for the installation of 12.5 kilometres of sub-sea pipelines and other associated infrastructure between the Harriet A offshore production platform and the Gipsy and North Gipsy fields, owned by the Harriet Joint Venture an...
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Simpson Oil Field
Tap Oil’s June 2000 Quarterly Report said following the discovery of the 18.9 metre oil column in the Tanami-4 well in a separate structure to the Tanami Oil Field, accelerated development of the new discovery – the Simpson oil field – was under consideration.
Scoping study work is still underway. ...
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Woollybutt Oil Field
Tap Oil’s June 2000 Quarterly Report said work was proceeding towards project sanction for the development of the oil reserves discovered by the drilling of Woollybutt-1, 2 and 3.
Project sanction is expected in the first quarter of 2001 and first oil is anticipated in 2002.
Field operator, Briti...
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Remote Private Power Generation – Mid-West Region
StateWest Power has been invited to participate in negotiations with Western Power about generating power in the Mid-West region to the towns of Mt Magnet, Meekatharra, Cue and Yalgoo.
Burns and Roe Worley will be retained as a reserve bidder if a power purchase agreement cannot be finalised with S...
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Ardlethan Tin Project, NSW
Marlborough Gold Mines has accepted a $5.6 million financing offer from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia to cover the first stage of the Ardlethan tin project’s first stage.
This includes mining equipment, treatment plant, bonds, infrastructure, commissioning and contingency.
It is expected that...
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Tritton Copper Project, NSW
Nord Pacific has accepted a preliminary offer of bank financing from BankWest to develop the Tritton copper mine.
Tritton will be an underground mine producing an average of 18000 tonnes (40 million pounds) annually of copper in concentrates beginning in 2002 over a mine life exceeding seven years....
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Ginkgo Mineral Sands Deposit, NSW
Bemax Resources said the BIP Joint Venture participants had agreed to a budget for the pre-feasibility study on the Ginkgo mineral sands deposit.
The study is anticipated to be completed in October 2000.
The deposit has an estimated Indicated Resource of 252 million tonnes at 2.8 per cent heavy mi...
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SASE project, SA
AuIron Energy said drilling completed earlier this year at Hawk’s Nest, 115 kilometres south-east of Coober Pedy, had confirmed 30 years of inferred resources of iron ore for the SASE project.
The preliminary estimate on the main Kestrel deposit was 220 million tonnes at 36 per cent iron.
The reso...
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Rapu Rapu Polymetallic Project, Philippines
Lafayette Mining said the bankable feasibility study on the company’s Rapu Rapu polymetallic project advanced during the June 2000 quarter and would be completed during the current quarter.
Pilot plant metallurgical testwork started during the June quarter and will be completed during August.
The ...
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Online advertising and sponsorship opportunity!
A new advertising/sponsorship opportunity has been developed for CCI on the Western Australian Resource Development Services webpages.
You will notice a shaded column on the right-hand side of the homepage www.cciwa.com/industry/reps/index.htm" which also appears on the “search”, “view categories”,...
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MERIWA research news
The July 2000 issue of “Research News” is now available on the internet at the Minerals and Energy Research Institute of Western Australia’s (Meriwa) website: www.dme.wa.gov.au/meriwa/research/researchnews.html...
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Minesafe International 2000
The Minesafe International 2000 forum, with its theme: “A New Century; a New Vision; a New Direction for Occupational Health and Safety in the International Mining Industry”, will be held in Perth from 3 to 8 September 2000 at the Burswood International Resort.
The event is recognised as a leading ...
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