Unmanned aircraft trial completed (14 Nov 2006)
A recent Defence trial, which assessed the capability of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) performing maritime surveillance the North West Shelf, has been successfully completed.The first phase of the trial involved General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) and its Mariner Demonstrator unmanned aeri...
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Macmahon wins $230 BHP contract (14 Nov 2006)
Macmahon Holdings Ltd has been awarded the 42 month, $230 million mining, crushing and train loading contract at the BHP Billiton Iron Ore Jimblebar mine in Pilbara, WA.The mine has been operated by Macmahon Holdings on a short-term contract since March 2006.The contract will involve drilling, blast...
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Downer secures major contracts with Xstrata and ARTC (14 Nov 2006)
Downer EDI Ltd has secured $200 million in contracts with long-standing clients Xstrata Coal and Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC).Downer EDI’s mining division Roche Mining has signed an agreement to develop two new coal handling processing plants (CHPP) and appoint a management team to servi...
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North West Shelf Venture signs another LNG deal (14 Nov 2006)
The North West Shelf Venture (NWSV) has signed a deal with Japan’s Kansai Electric for the ongoing supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG).The eight-year deal starting April 2009 will require NSWV to supply 400,000 tonnes per year to Kansai Electric.Kansai Electric, Japan’s second largest power utilit...
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New drilling results from Tropicana (14 Nov 2006)
Independence Group NL and joint venture (JV) partner, AngloGold Ashanti, have discovered significant gold prospects from ongoing work at the Tropicana project in WA.From the Havana Zone, results include 63m at three grams per tonne (g/t) gold from 90m including 40m at 3.8g/t gold, which is the wides...
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Tasman hits zinc and lead at Parkinson (14 Nov 2006)
Tasman Resources has reported high-grade lead and zinc mineralisation in a recent three-hole diamond drilling program at its Parkinson Dam project in South Australia (SA), and believes it is now on the edge of a major mineralised system.Assays from a seven metre section of the first cored hole from ...
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New target for Hill End (14 Nov 2006)
Ongoing exploration work at Hill End Gold’s namesake project in NSW has identified new high-grade resources at the Hawkins Hill deposit.Hill End Gold is currently studying the discovery to understand structural controls in the high-grade vein sets in the Hill End mineralised corridor.The Company has...
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Major solar facility for the Alice (14 Nov 2006)
A $2.55 million Solar Technology Demonstration Facility will be established at the Desert Knowledge Precinct in Alice Springs, which will showcase emerging solar technologies and provide them with an ideal testing ground.Desert Knowledge Australia will power the precinct and use the facility as a to...
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CSIRO receives funding under $60 million AP6 (14 Nov 2006)
CSIRO has received $8 million in Government Funding to develop the mobile carbon catcher project, which captures carbon dioxide from coal-fired power stations.Initially, the CSIRO project will capture around a thousand tonnes of carbon dioxide, but aims to grow that to a 50,000 tonne per year demons...
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Skilled migration fact sheets available (14 Nov 2006)
The Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (DIMA) has released an information package of fact sheets on the skilled migration program.The fact sheets address issues including the importance of skilled migration to the Australian economy, linkages between training and migration, forecast...
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Water Plan presentations aimed at initiating discussion (14 Nov 2006)
The CSIRO is hosting a presentation on the Draft State Water Plan to initiate in-depth discussion with industry personnel.The Hon John Kobelke MLA, Minister for Water Resources, released the Draft State Water Plan in October 2006, which includes an overview of water availability and use throughout W...
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Opportunities, growth and challenges ahead for Alinta (14 Nov 2006)
CCI is inviting the WA business community to attend a corporate business luncheon featuring Bob Browning, CEO of Alinta Limited.As the CEO of Alinta Limited, Bob Browning heads up Australia’s leading energy infrastructure company. Under his guidance and leadership, Alinta has accumulated operations ...
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REPS industry events (14 Nov 2006)
Click here for the latest information on upcoming industry events or go to: http://reps.cciwa.com > Industry Events CalendarValuing Coal Seam Gas in the Process IndustriesDate: 20 November 2006Venue: Novotel, BrisbaneOrganiser: InformaTel: (02) 9080 4307E-mail: registrati...
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