Late entries delaying 2006 REPS Directory production (24 Oct 2005)
A number of subscribers still have not submitted their company profile to appear in the 2006 Western Australian Resource Services Development Directory (REPS Directory).
The primary subscribers to the REPS service should have received their REPS Directory pack along with an additional two faxes ove...
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Rio Tinto commits to new phase of iron ore expansion (24 Oct 2005)
Rio Tinto will spend US$1.35 billion on further expansion of wholly owned Hamersley Iron’s Yandicoogina mine and Dampier port in the Pilbara region of WA.
Expansion of the Yandicoogina mine will increase its annual capacity from 36 million tonnes to 52 million tonnes at an estimated cost of US$530 ...
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BHP Billiton to increase capacity at WA iron ore operations (24 Oct 2005)
BHP Billiton has announced approval for the Rapid Growth Project 3 (RGP3) which will increase capacity at its Area C iron ore mine in WA by 20Mtpa to 42Mtpa. Work on the project will commence immediately, with initial production forecast to begin in the fourth quarter of calendar year 2007.
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Midwest Corp & Sinosteel in $1.5B iron ore JV (24 Oct 2005)
Sinosteel Corporation and Midwest Corporation Ltd have signed a joint venture (JV) covering scoping, pre-feasibility and bankable feasibility studies for Midwest’s Weld Range Haematite and Koolanooka Magnetite projects.
The JV is expected to result in a $1.5 billion investment, with the potential t...
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Midwest Corp DSO Project update (24 Oct 2005)
The lease agreement and port services agreement for Midwest Corporation Ltd’s Koolanooka/Blue Hills Direct Shipping Ore Project (DSO Project) has been signed with the Port of Geraldton which provides title and access to port facilities and services for a period of up to 22 years.
Construction of th...
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Lignor WA hardwood project awarded MPF status (24 Oct 2005)
Lignor Ltd’s Engineered Strand Lumber Project which focuses on the value adding of plantation hardwoods has been awarded major project facilitation (MPF) status by Australian Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane.
The $200 million project will see the construction of a manufacturing facility near Albany...
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Chip mill structure plans gets approval (24 Oct 2005)
WA Planning and Infrastructure Minister Alannah MacTiernan has approved the WA Plantation Resources (WAPRES) structure plan for a new chip mill for Bunbury Port, paving the way for the State Administrative Tribunal (SAT) to finally rule on a development application for the site.
In June, the City o...
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Nexus to acquire Crux gas condensate field (24 Oct 2005)
Nexus Energy Ltd has executed an agreement to acquire an 100 per cent interest in the Crux gas condensate field with Northern Territory petroleum licence AC/P23.
The Crux field contains an estimated 48 million barrels of recoverable condensate liquids (based on most likely resource estimates) and ...
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Coral Bay Power Project (24 Oct 2005)
BackgroundThe WA Planning Commission released the Ningaloo Coast Regional Strategy in August 2004. The strategy, a 30 year strategic framework for coordinated and sustainable development along the Ningaloo coast (roughly from Carnarvon to Exmouth), identified Coral Bay as an area under pressur...
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$500M fund to generate low emission future (24 Oct 2005)
The Federal Government’s $500 million Low Emissions Technology Demonstration Fund is open for applications to develop the next generation of large-scale greenhouse gas abatement technologies.
The fund, an initiative of the Energy White Paper, will provide competitive grants in the order of $20 mill...
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Electrical energy storage technology & applications (24 Oct 2005)
The Perth branch of the Australian Institute of Energy will host a luncheon presentation by Dr Imre Gyuk, program manager for Energy Storage Research at the US Department of Energy. Dr Gyuk will present a survey of electrical energy storage technologies and their applications.
Energy storage ...
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Proposals received for new Perth-Bunbury Highway (24 Oct 2005)
Proposals have been received from three consortia, keen to design and build WA’s single largest road project - the New Perth-Bunbury Highway.
WA Minister for Planning and Infrastructure Alannah MacTiernan said three very strong consortia had seized the opportunity to join Main Roads in an alliance ...
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REPS industry events (24 Oct 2005)
Click here to download the latest REPS industry events calendar in MS Word format....
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