HIsmelt Expansion Project, Kwinana
Rio Tinto Iron Ore has announced Kwinana as the preferred location for the next step in the development of the HIsmelt® project, should the project be approved by the Rio Tinto Board.The HIsmelt expansion project has been referred to the WA Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), triggering the fo...
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Mt Margaret Nickel Cobalt Project
WA Minister for Environment and Heritage Judy Edwards has approved the environmental impact assessment of Anaconda Nickel’s 100 per cent owned Mt Margaret Nickel Cobalt Project.In addition, Commonwealth Minister for the Environment, Senator Robert Hill has now fully endorsed the WA State process, an...
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Ammonia/Urea Project, Burrup Peninsula
The Plenty River Corporation Limited has expanded plans for its proposed ammonia urea plant on the Burrup Peninsula.The proponents are now planning a $1 billion project for a plant producing 1.2 million tonnes per annum (tpa) of granular urea and 100 tpa of saleable ammonia.The proponents have gone ...
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Ravensthorpe Nickel Project
The WA Government has committed $18.4 million over four years towards economic and social infrastructure required for the development of BHP Billiton’s proposed $945 million Ravensthorpe Nickel Project.State Development Minister Clive Brown said the funding was subject to the Federal Government maki...
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Ludlow Titanium Minerals Mine, Bunbury
Cable Sands (WA) Pty Ltd proposes to develop a $6 million titanium minerals mine at Ludlow, 34km south-west of Bunbury.Draft guidelines on the proposals have been prepared for public review and comment.The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is assessing the guidelines as an Environmental R...
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Panorama Project, south of Port Hedland
Outokumpu Zinc Australia is currently conducting a Feasibility Study for an underground copper and zinc mine of the Sulphur Springs deposit, using a flotation process.The Sulphur Springs deposit is a Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide deposit, about 3260 million years old, in the Pilbara Craton of Austra...
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Training package targeted at mining industry safety
The State Government has launched a training package targeted at reducing injuries and death in the mining industry.A new training guideline aims to help mining industry supervisors and managers develop appropriate safety management skills.An Applicable Training Assessment Package CD-Rom, which is p...
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Gas-to-Liquids Project, Burrup Peninsula
Preliminary site work on Syntroleum Sweetwater’s $1.45 billion to $1.5 billion Gas-to-Liquids (GTL) Project on the Burrup Peninsula is expected to start early in 2002 with construction to start in March 2002.Permits, licenses and offtake agreements have been finalised.It was last reported [REPS#25, ...
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Bambra Oil Development, North West Shelf
Apache Energy has released tender packages for its $85 million oil and gas Bambra Development on the North West Shelf of Varanus Island.The development comprises:unmanned oil and gas production facilitythree leg structure in 23 m water depth160 tonne production topsides, 200mm diameter and 300mmm di...
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Space liability rules for oil and gas facilities
The Federal Government has moved to develop stringent safety rules to ensure Australian space launches pose negligible risk to the oil and gas industry.The rules would relate to such projects as Asia Pacific Space Centre’s (APSC) plan to establish a spaceport on Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean ...
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Remote private power generation, Mid West region
The State Government has endorsed the contractual arrangements between Western Power Corporation and StateWest Power Pty Ltd to supply electricity to the Mid West region for a contract period of 10 years.Towns in the Mid West for this project include Meekatharra, Mt Magnet, Cue, Yalgoo, Wiluna and S...
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Esperance power procurement process
Negotiations have been continuing with the Single Preferred Bidder, Burns and Roe Worley (BRW) in the Esperance power procurement process with visits to stakeholders in the region.The Negotiation Team has been meeting BRW on a regular basis since June 2001. Negotiations are going well and according ...
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Tidal Energy Project, West Kimberley
The WA Government has asked the Federal Government to spell out its financial contribution to a tidal energy project in the West Kimberley, following the collapse of an alternative project to supply gas-fired power.Energy Minister Eric Ripper said the collapse of the deal re-ignited hopes of a tende...
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Downstream solids plant to sodium cyanide plants, Kwinana
Australian Gold Reagents Pty Ltd (AGR) – a joint venture between Wesfarmers CSBP Limited (CSBP) and Coogee Chemicals Pty Ltd – is proposing to install a downstream processing plant at Kwinana producing 25,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) of solid sodium cyanide briquettes from liquid (30 per cent solution...
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Roe Highway Project
Completion of the Roe Highway link through to the Kwinana Freeway has been given greater certainty following the announcement of a $76 million contribution from the Federal Government.The Commonwealth’s allocation has allowed Main Roads to proceed with Stage Six of the Highway’s extension, which wil...
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Woodchip Mill Project, South-West
Completion of a report on transport options for a woodchip mill in the South West will be extended to enable consideration of more than 60 submissions in response to the interim report.Planning and Infrastructure Minister Alannah MacTiernan recently met the Donnybrook-Balingup Shire Council and grou...
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Westralia Square development
Development approvals for a planned $300 million office and apartment complex at the vacant Westralia Square site in St Georges Terrace are expected on 23 October 2001.Consultants for the proponent lodged development applications with the Perth City Council in late August 2001, and are optimistic ab...
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