REPS Directory 2005 entries OVERDUE (8 Oct 04)
REPS subscribers are advised that corporate entries in the 2005 edition of the WA Resource Development Services Directory (REPS Directory) are now overdue.
This Directory details the services, expertise and contact details of more than 600 companies involved in Western Australia’s resource and ener...
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Residential workforce for Ravensthorpe Nickel Project (8 Oct 04)
BHP Billiton has announced it will proceed with a residential workforce for the operations phase of the $1.4 billion Ravensthorpe Nickel Project now under construction near Ravensthorpe in Western Australia.
The decision to proceed with the residential option follows Federal and State Government co...
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Coogee to sell 50 per cent interest in Montara (8 Oct 04)
Coogee Chemicals is in the process of tendering a 50 per cent interest in the Montara oil field in the Timor Sea to help lighten the financial load of the oil field’s $250 million development cost.
Coogee Resources (a wholly owned subsidiary of Coogee Chemicals) has owned 100 per cent of the Monta...
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Lynas Corp to develop Mt Weld project (8 Oct 04)
Lynas Corp has announced a new niobium resource at its Mt Weld rare earths project in WA that will be developed at a capital cost estimated around US350 million, following development of the rare earths project. This will generate an estimated net profit after tax greater than US$40 million on an un...
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Paulsens debt finance secured (8 Oct 04)
Detailed engineering and procurement will commence immediately for the Paulsens Gold Project following the acceptance of Nustar Mining Corporation from Westpac Banking Corporation to provide a finance facility for the Paulsens Gold Project.
The facility has a total available limit of $30.3 million,...
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Bronzewing project secures funding (8 Oct 04)
View Resources has secured funding commitments of $6 million to meet acquisition and development costs of the Bronzewing Project. An advance of $3.5 million has been made by strategic investors and a placement of $2.5 million has secured the involvement of Lion Selection Group Ltd.
A detailed feasi...
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Mt Gibson not feasible (8 Oct 04)
Oroya Mining Limited has announced the outcome of a feasibility study into the resumption of mining at its Mt Gibson Gold Project.
The study concluded that the proposed resumption of mining, based on the current measured, indicated and inferred resources is not presently commercially feasible.
Oro...
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Leonora gold acquisition (8 Oct 04)
Navigator Resources has made a final agreement with Sons of Gwalia (SGW) to acquire the Cardinia, Raeside and Mertondale gold projects in the Leonora area, in the Eastern Goldfields of WA. A total of 57 granted and pending mining, prospecting and miscellaneous leases were acquired.
These leases con...
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BHP Billiton signs Wheelarra JV agreement (8 Oct 04)
BHP Billiton has announced the signing of a formal agreement for the Wheelarra Joint Venture with four of China’s leading steel mills and its existing Japanese joint venture partners, ITOCHU Minerals & Energy of Australia and Mitsui Iron Ore Corporation.
It also announced that it had secured f...
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Fortescue signs major contract (8 Oct 04)
Fortescue Metals Group Limited has announced a formal contract to supply international steel mills with iron ore from the company’s developing Pilbara iron ore and infrastructure project in Western Australia.
The 20 year contract is for Fortescue Metals to supply two million tonnes of iron ore per ...
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Australian feasibility study into Brunei urea plant (8 Oct 04)
A consortium including Australian fertiliser manufacturer Incitec Pivot Limited together with its equal partners, Mitsubishi Corporation and WestSide Ltd, a private company with majority Australian shareholding, has been selected to conduct a feasibility study into the construction of a US$600 milli...
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Mitchell Plateau JV granted extension (8 Oct 04)
The Minister for State Development, Clive Brown, has granted the Mitchell Plateau Joint Venture (MPJV) a short extension by which to submit detailed proposals to develop the Mitchell Plateau bauxite resource in Western Australia’s Kimberley region.
The deadline for proposals was extended from Septe...
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Kemerton Power Station contracts awarded (8 Oct 04)
BGC Contracting has been awarded a contract for the Kemerton Power Station – Civil Works Contract for Siemens Ltd. The works include earthworks, concrete foundations, access roads, buildings and structures, structural steel supply and erection, and underground services. The contract has a completion...
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Blair Deeps announces new reserve (8 Oct 04)
Australian Mines has announced that following a diamond-drilling program at Blair Deeps, near Kambalda, the updated resource and reserve statement covers full production for the 12 months and extends mining past 2006.
The reserve has been recalculated at 93,500 tonnes grading 2.6 per cent nickel f...
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Rio Tinto names Komatsu as preferred supplier (8 Oct 04)
Rio Tinto has signed a five year contract with Komatsu America Corporation to make Komatsu the preferred supplier of haul trucks for its worldwide mining operations. Komatsu is the largest manufacturer and supplier of construction, mining and utility equipment in North America.
Under the agreement,...
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Crown Diamonds acquires fourth diamond mine (8 Oct 04)
Crown Diamonds NL has further expanded its mining interests with the joint venture acquisition of the Dancarl Diamond Mine in South Africa for $6.6 million.
A consortium consisting of Crown and Sedibeng Mining is the successful bidder for the Dancarl mine, which was offered for sale by De Beers Con...
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REPS Industry Events Calendar: New Events (8 Oct 04)
The following events have been added to the REPS Industry Events Calendar that can be downloaded in the e-mail/ online version of each REPS newsletter.
Event: The Mining 2004 Resources ConventionDate: 27-29 October 2004Venue: Carlton Crest Hotel, BrisbaneOrganiser...
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