Final call for advertising in REPS Directory
Limited advertising space is still available in the 2004 Western Australian Resource Development Services Directory to be published in January.Many REPS subscribers will complement their company profile listing in the 2004 edition through the inclusion of full colour or spot colour display advertis...
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Gorgon LNG agreement signals record export deal with China
An agreement signed in Canberra paves the way for another massive LNG export deal with China.Subject to the completion of formal contracts, the agreement between the Gorgon Joint Venture Partners (Gorgon JV) and the China National Offshore Oil Corporation Limited (CNOOC) would see CNOOC purchase a s...
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LNG fund to further build WA-China relationship
North West Shelf Australia LNG, on behalf of the North West Shelf Venture LNG Sellers, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the management and implementation of the Australia-China Natural Gas Technology Partnership Fund.The fund is a joint initiative of North West Shelf Australia LNG (on be...
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Significant Bass Strait drilling program to commence
Esso Australia and BHP Billiton are planning to commence what is expected to be the largest combined exploration and production drilling program in the Gippsland Basin since the 1980s. The Esso-BHP Billiton 50/50 joint venture is in advanced discussions to contract a drilling rig for a long-term dri...
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EPA section 16 Advice - Shark Bay Petroleum Exploration and Development
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has released its section 16(e) advice to the State and Federal Ministers for the Environment on a policy framework for petroleum exploration and development within the Shark Bay World Heritage Property. The advice was requested in 1997 following an agreem...
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Woodside and BHP begin production in Africa
Woodside Energy is about to earn its first revenue from non-Australian oil and gas operations with first gas now flowing from the US$1 billion Ohanet gas and liquids stripping project in Algeria.The Ohanet Project, in the Illizi province of Algeria about 1,300 km south-east of the capital Algiers an...
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Mincor to develop North Miitel
Mincor has announced its intention to develop the North Miitel ore body. This $13 million development will commence immediately, with first production scheduled for July 2004. Together with the Redross Nickel Mine, which was reported in the previous edition of REPS, Mincor now has under development ...
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Mt Gibson Iron Ltd proposes development of WA magnetite resources
Mount Gibson Iron Limited has entered into negotiations, which are expected to lead to the development of its magnetite resources in the Mid West region of WA. While the hematite bearing iron ore found at Tallering Peak and Mt Gibson will be crushed and screened to produce direct shipping grade ore,...
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Equinox commences nickel sulphide exploration at Murrin South
Equinox Resources has commenced a nickel sulphide exploration of the Murrin South Project, 240 km north of Kalgoorlie in the Yilgarn Province of WA. Substantial nickel laterite resources have been defined by Anaconda Nickel at Murrin South as future feedstock to their Murrin Murrin nickel smelter. T...
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Completion of Stage One drilling at Kimberly Diamond Projects
Conquest Mining has completed the fist stage of its drilling program at the Ellendale 17 and Bow River Diamond projects in the Kimberley region of WA. The Ellendale 17 program has targeted the third biggest olivine in the region. The pipe has the potential to have similar mineralisation to the nearb...
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Commencement of ore processing at Warrego
Giants Reef Mining has commenced continuous ore processing at its Warrego ore treatment plant. The Warrego ore treatment plant is part of the company’s Chariot Gold Project, which is forecast to produce approximately 60,000 ounces of gold per annum at a cash cost of around $250 per ounce.The commenc...
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Macmahon wins WA contracts
Macmahon has been awarded two major contracts in WA totalling $77 million. The new contracts include a substantial waste removal contract for BHP Billiton Iron Ore Mt Whaleback mine and a three-year open cut contract for the Kimberley Diamond’s Ellendale mine. Mt WhalebackThe contract awarded to Mac...
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Phu Bia Gold project, Laos - feasibility study
Pan Australia has decided to proceed with a full feasibility study on the Phu Bia Gold Project in Laos. The decision is based on a pre-feasibility study that indicated that two of the three deposits that comprise the project will support a low cost operation - the Phu Kham gold cap and Ban Houayxai ...
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EPA reports - Dredging in the Port of Dampier
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has released reports containing its recommendations to the Minister for the Environment, and set ‘Assessment on Referral Information’ levels of assessment on two proposals for major dredging programs within the Port of Dampier. (Bulletins 1116 and 1117, O...
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Property developers vie for $127 million CBD court complex
Some of Australia’s biggest property developers are in the running to bid for the right to partner the State Government in developing Western Australia’s CBD Courts Project.Two powerful consortia have expressed an interest in bidding for the $127.8 million project announced last year.Expressions of ...
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Roe Hwy Stage 7 Project moves into delivery
The State and Commonwealth Governments have confirmed that the $58 million Roe Highway Stage 7 Project will proceed and that the contract for its construction has been awarded to Maunsell, Clough and Henry Walker Eltin.The works will extend the highway from South Street through to Kwinana Freeway.Pl...
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Timetable for announcing Perth to Mandurah railway costs
The costs for all the major packages on the Mandurah rail line will be finalised by the end of the year.All the major tenders for the New MetroRail project, including the City Project, Narrows and Mt Henry Bridge, and railway works from Perth to Mandurah have now been received.Tenders for these work...
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Re-tendering of Defence contracts
The first stage of re-tendering of Defence contracts for regional Garrison Support Services (GSS) and Comprehensive Maintenance Services (CMC) was completed recently with the announcement of companies successfully short-listed through a national Invitation to Register Interest. Short-listed companie...
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Electricity Implementation Unit presentation
Mr Steve Edwell, executive director of the State Government’s Electricity Reform Implementation Unit will provide an update on the reform of the electricity industry and Western Power. This reform is to include: restructuring of Western Power into four separate government-owned entities implementat...
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REPS Industry Events Calendar:New Events
The following events have been added to the REPS Industry Events Calendar which can be downloaded in the e-mail / on-line version of each REPS newsletter.Event - 12th International Conference on Coal ScienceDate - 2-6 November 2003Venue - Cairns Convention Centre, CairnsOrganisers - Australian Insti...
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REPS Industry Events Calendar
To access the REPS Industry Events Calendar, click here in the online version of this newsletter. ...
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