Monadelphous awarded another BHPB contract (04 Sep 2006)
Engineering group Monadelphous has been awarded a $120 million contract to undertake structural, mechanical and piping works on BHP Billiton Iron Ore's (BHPB) Mining Area C expansion in the Pilbara, WA.The $462 million expansion project has the potential to increase iron ore production by up to 15 m...
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Aztec signs deal with CITIC (04 Sep 2006)
Aztec Resources has signed a sales agreement with CITIC Australia Trading for its Koolan Island iron ore project currently under development.Under the agreement Aztec Resources will supply CITIC Australia Trading with 1.5 million tonnes of iron ore, which has an average grade of over 64 per cent, fo...
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Praeco Pty Ltd awarded $300 Million HQJOC Project (04 Sep 2006)
Praeco Pty Ltd will construct and operate the new Headquarters Joint Operations Command (HQJOC) facility to be built near Bungendore, NSW.The Chief of the Defence Force and 750 service and civilian Defence personnel will be relocated to the $300 million HQJOC facility in 2008.Praeco has started desi...
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Thiess gets Oxiana contract (04 Sep 2006)
Thiess Pty Ltd has secured an $800 million mining contract from Oxiana Limited to undertake work on the Prominent Hill Copper-Gold Project in South Australia.Under the agreement, Thiess will provide mining services for the extraction of approximately 153 million cubic metres of overburden and waste,...
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Plectrum to explore offshore WA (04 Sep 2006)
Plectrum Petroleum has been granted exploration permits for two large offshore petroleum areas within the Bremer Sub-basin, between Esperance and Albany, WA.The permits were awarded by the Commonwealth-Western Australian Joint Authority as part of the Australian Government release of offshore explor...
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Woodside fast tracks Pluto Project (04 Sep 2006)
Woodside Petroleum has committed almost $200 million to fast track its Pluto liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, for development approval in 2007.The Company will spend $192 million on front-end engineering and design (FEED) work for the Pluto project as it moves to approve construction by mid-2007...
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Rail plan to reduce truck traffic (04 Sep 2006)
A $14.5 million rail transport facility will be constructed near Greenbushes WA to transfer timber haulages from roads to rail.The Greenbushes Intermodel Facility and other associated rail infrastructure would cater for plantation timber and woodchips, resulting in a reduction in road usage. It is e...
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2006 Energy Resources and Infrastructure Map (04 Sep 2006)
The Office of Energy has released the latest version of its Energy Resources and Infrastructure Map, providing an overview of energy resources and infrastructure in WA.The 2006 Energy Resource and Infrastructure Map details:• the location, owner, fuel type, and installed capacity of the signifi...
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Sonoma Coal Project receives Government award (04 Sep 2006)
QCoal Pty Ltd’s Sonoma Coal Project, located in North Queensland, has been awarded Major Project Facilitation (MPF) status by the Australian Government in recognition of the project’s national significance.The MPF status means investment agency, Invest Australia, will work with the proponents to pro...
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Bass Metals confirms resource at Mt Charter (04 Sep 2006)
Bass Metals looks set to compile a JORC-compliant resource at the Mt Charter project in western Tasmania after studies confirmed gold-silver and zinc mineralisation.A four-hole diamond drill campaign returned hits of:• 72m at 3.4 grams per tonne gold• 16m at 2 grams per tonne gold• 8m...
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Tasman to explore remote areas of SA (04 Sep 2006)
Tasman Resources will commence a drilling program in September 2006 in Parkinson Dam, testing for gold, lead, uranium and zinc.A 2700m reverse circulation percussion drilling program at Parkinson Dam, 60km west of Port Augusta, will be undertaken with first results expected by late October 2006. Tas...
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REPS industry events (04 Sep 2006)
Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and Alternative Transport Energies ConferenceDate: 10-13 September 2006Venue: Burswood International Resort, PerthOrganiser: Congress WestTel: (08) 9322 6662E-mail: STEP@congresswest.com.auWebsite: www.dpi.wa.gov.au/STEPconference 2006 APIA Annual C...
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