BFS announced by Grange on Southdown Project (11 Feb 2005)
Grange Resources Limited recently announced its intention to commence a full $13 million Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS) on the Southdown Magnetite Iron Ore Project. The BFS, to be conducted independently by Grange, is intended to take 12 – 18 months to complete.
The 100 per cent owned Southdown P...
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Buyers signed for Aztec’s Koolan Island ore (11 Feb 2005)
Aztec Resources Limited now has buyers committed to take all iron ore produced from its proposed 2 million tonne per annum (Mtpa) mine at Koolan Island.
The Koolan Iron Ore Project located in the Buccaneer Archipelago of Yampi Sound, is 130km north-west of Derby in WA.
Aztec has also announced the...
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New commercial iron ore deposits for FMG (11 Feb 2005)
An intense program of exploratory drilling by Fortescue Metals Group Limited (FMG) on new iron ore tenements granted to the company late in 2004 in the Pilbara region of WA has resulted in a new iron ore discovery.
A major greenfields discovery of commercially significant iron ore mineralisation wa...
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Exmouth power project to go-ahead (11 Feb 2005)
On 25 January 2005, the Exmouth Shire Council granted approval for a power station to be constructed in Welch Street of Exmouth WA and is subject to a number of conditions being met by proponents, Burns and Roe Worley (BRW).
The Australian-based BRW specialise in technical, commercial and managemen...
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Niagara reaches agreement with WMC (11 Feb 2005)
The Directors of Niagara Mining Ltd have announced they have reached agreement in principle with WMC Resources Ltd (WMC) for the purchase of the Windarra nickel assets. Niagara has made a $250,000 deposit to secure an exclusive period to negotiate and complete the sale and purchase agreement.
Winda...
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Great Western identifies massive sulphide target (11 Feb 2005)
Great Western Exploration Limited (GWE) has announced interpretation of follow-up ground electromagnetic (EM) data by popular Perth-based independent geophysicists, Southern Geoscience Consultants. Southern Geoscience has outlined several priority targets, including a possible massive sulphide style...
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Jackson agreement reached with LionOre Australia (11 Feb 2005)
Jackson Gold Limited has announced it has entered into an agreement with LionOre Australia Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of LionOre Mining International whereby LionOre has conditionally agreed to an earn-in and joint venture agreement to explore and develop Jackson’s nickel rights. These right...
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Further exploration success for Mincor (11 Feb 2005)
Kambalda nickel producer Mincor Resources NL announced in February a third ore-grade drill intersection to the south of its Miitel Nickel Mine, reinforcing that the rich Miitel ore trend may be re-forming in this area with the potential to host a significant new ore body.
Hole MDD41W4 intersected 2...
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Jubilee hits exploration success (11 Feb 2005)
Jubilee Mines NL has announced new high grade massive nickel sulphide intersections from the Prospero and Anomaly 4 Prospects.
The surface expression of the Prospero Prospect is located approximately 4.5 km south of the Cosmos Mine on the highly prospective Cosmos Ultramafic sequence. The Cosmos Ni...
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Burnakura project developments announced by Tectonic (11 Feb 2005)
The Burnakura Joint Venture (BJV) participants (Tectonic Resources NL and Extract Resources Limited) have released a development strategy and schedule for the establishment of an onsite gold processing facility and the mining of the NOA2 ore body.
The NOA2 ore body is located in the Meekatharra – W...
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Austminex acquires Coolgardie gold project (11 Feb 2005)
Austminex limited have entered into an option to acquire the Coolgardie Gold Project (CGP) and the Three Mile Hill gold processing plant from Herald Resources Limited and Leviathan Resources Limited, as well as other assets owned by Herald in the same project area.
The CGP comprises of 95 mining an...
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Yilgarn to commence mining at Rose Dam (11 Feb 2005)
Perth-based Yilgarn Mining Limited is set to achieve cash follow from it’s first mining venture in a number of months following a recent announcement that Paddington Gold Pty Limited has commenced mining operations at its Rose Dam gold deposit in WA
Mining of the deposit is expected to be completed...
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High grades confirmed at Avoca’s Trident discovery (11 Feb 2005)
Avoca Resources Limited has intersected additional thick high grade mineralisation at its Trident gold discovery at Higginsville, WA. The new intersections include 70m at 4.2 g/t gold from 346m from diamond drill hole HIGD013 and 14m at 4.3 g/t gold from 254m from diamond drill hole HIGD01...
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New mineral resource estimate at meteor lode (11 Feb 2005)
International Goldfields has announced an upgraded mineral resource estimate for the Meteor Lode at its Mt Ida Gold project, located 100km west of Leonora in the northern Goldfields region of WA, rising to 110,000 ounces (oz) of gold.
The new estimated mineral resource for the Meteor lode of 75,200...
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Leases approved for Jabiru’s Jaguar Project (11 Feb 2005)
Mining leases have been granted on 31 January 2005 by the WA Department of Industry and Resources (DoIR) for Jabiru’s Jaguar project in WA.
The granting of these two mining leases is a significant step forward in the development of Jaguar and any future discoveries along strike. Jaguar is located 2...
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Namakwa to explore WA for new diamond prospects (11 Feb 2005)
Namakwa Diamond Company NL has moved to expand its growth focus internationally through acquiring an interest in a portfolio of highly prospective diamond exploration projects in the Kimberley region of WA.
The package includes 8 target areas possibly related to lamproitic or kimberlitic volcanic p...
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Karoon seeking partners for Browse Basin permits (11 Feb 2005)
Karoon Gas Australia Limited is looking for partners to help find large LNG fields in the company’s offshore Browse Basin located offshore North WA.
To date there has been serious interest by a number of large international companies positioning themselves to take advantage of the rapidly expanding...
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Western Australian Petroleum Opportunities 2005 released (11 Feb 2005)
The Western Australian Petroleum Opportunities 2005 booklet has been released by the Department of Industry and Resource’s (DoIR) Petroleum and Royalties Division in conjunction with publishers, the Resource Information Unit (RIU).
The DoIR also made available overseas, standalone copies of the boo...
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Submissions called for DoIR’s Golden Gecko Awards (11 Feb 2005)
Now in its 14th year, the Golden Gecko Awards are the highest environmental accolades achievable in the WA mining and petroleum industries.
The Department of Industry and Resources (DoIR) initiated the Golden Gecko Awards for Excellence in the Minerals and Petroleum Industries to recognise excellen...
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Work commences on marine precinct for Geraldton (11 Feb 2005)
Geraldton is set to become home to one of the most significant and unique maritime centres in the world with construction of the $11.9 million Batavia Coast Marine Centre (BCMC) and Abrolhos Islands Research Institute (ABRI) which commenced on Friday, 4 February 2005.
The precinct will be located a...
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REPS Industry Events (11 Feb 2005)
Event: 4th Australian Energy Transmission Interconnector ConferenceDate: 28 – 29th April 2005Venue: &nb...
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