Emily Ann Nickel Project
LionOre Australia said it would start preliminary site works at its Emily
Ann nickel sulphide project as a
prelude to announcing a formal development decision.
The company has agreed in principle on project finance terms with NM Rothschild & Sons (Australia) Limited for mine development at Emil...
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Yamarna Gold Project
Yamarna Goldfields said a preliminary resource modelling and pit optimisation for the Yamarna gold project had been conducted.
The principal objective of the study was to update the estimates of in situ resources at the Yamarna project and follows the location of potentially ore-grade mineralisatio...
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Blina Diamond Company
Kimberley Diamond Company said results from its Blina project in the Kimberley region reinforced the potential for a major alluvial diamond project.
The first bulk sample treated during the 2000 field program at Blina has so far yielded 44 diamonds weighing 21.31 carats.
The largest diamond weigh...
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Mt Weld Rare Earths Project
Lynas Corporation said it was in discussions with Ashton Mining to
agree to defer completion of its acquisition of the Mt Weld rare earths and tantalum project.
The extension would allow Lynas to assess the affect of work by third
parties on the tantalum resource in the project area, which coul...
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Ammonia-Urea Project
The North West Shelf Venture participants and Plenty River Corporation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the supply of gas to Plenty River’s proposed ammonia-urea project on the Burrup Peninsula.
The agreement involves the supply of about 70 terajoules a day of Australian Feedstoc...
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Hope Downs Iron Project
The Hope Downs Iron Ore project in Western Australia has been granted Major Project Facilitation Status.
This means project proponent, Hope Downs Management Services Pty Ltd, will benefit from a streamlined decision making process for necessary Commonwealth Government approvals.
The Hope Downs No...
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Legendre Oil Project
Woodside Energy has awarded a contract for a dedicated Floating, Storage and Offtake (FSO) tanker for use on the Legendre oil project to Karratha Spirit Pty Ltd. - a subsidiary of Teekay Shipping Corporation, after a competitive tendering process.
Teekay will convert the tanker ‘Pioneer Spirit’ lat...
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Officer Basin Water Pumping Project
Anaconda Nickel announced an international tender process to select a water utility company to undertake a detailed feasibility study into pumping 250 million litres a day into existing and new industries in the deserts of WA from the Officer Basin water resource.
The project would entail a major b...
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Kwinana Freeway Bus Transitway
A joint venture between Henry Walker Eltin and Clough Engineering (HWE Clough JV) is the successful tenderer for the $34 million stage one of the dedicated bus transitway on the Kwinana Freeway from Canning Bridge to the Narrows Bridge.
The HWE Clough venture will undertake design and construction....
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Mt Cuthbert Copper Project, Qld
Newly-listed company and new
owner of the Mt Cuthbert project, Matrix Metals, said it had started ore production from the reopened Dobbyn pit at the copper operation.
The company said preparations were underway for the opening of two new pits at the Mt Cuthbert site, progressively scheduled to th...
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Mindarie-Mercunda Minerals Sands Project, SA
Murray Basin Minerals said it would accelerate completion of a bankable feasibility study (BFS) report on the Mindarie mineral sands project, 150 kilometres east of Adelaide.
A further substantial upgrade in the project’s resources has simultaneously been announced following the latest round of dri...
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Arthur-Lyons River Magnesite Metal Project, Tas
Crest Magnesium has engaged the services of Carven Consulting to negotiate a Memorandum of Understanding to secure an energy package of electricity, gas and steam for the company’s proposed magnesium metal plant.
Carven will conduct negotiations with parties in Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wale...
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Douglas Mineral Sands Project, Victoria
Basin Minerals (formerly Craton Resources) said inferred resources for the Douglas project area have increased from 12.7 million tonnes of concentrate to 20.8 million tonnes of concentrate containing 11.31 million tonnes of ilmenite (including leucoxene), 1.26 million tonnes of rutile and 1.62 milli...
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1999 Statistics Digest
The Department of Minerals and Energy Western Australia (DME) has released the 1999 Statistics Digest which contains comprehensive statistical information on the WA resource industry.
While the total value of WA’s mineral and petroleum feel by around five per cent to $16.9 billion, the sectors rema...
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