Mid West Iron and Steel Project
Kingstream Steel has executed a $1.6 billion EPC contract with SMS Demag AG and Ferrostaal AG, subsidiaries of the German industrial engineering group MAN AG, for the engineering, supply and construction of the Kingstream’s steel slab plant at Oakajee.
The plant is due for commission in the third q...
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Carosue Dam Gold Project
Pacmin Mining’s December 1999 Quarterly Report said work continued on the Carosue Dam gold project bankable feasibility study, with the completion of infill drilling at Karari.
The detailed geological modelling and pit optimisation will be completed early in the first quarter of 2000.
Other compon...
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Mikado Gold Project
Exodus Minerals is discussing the development of processing facilities at its Mikado gold deposit with several major mining companies following completion of drilling programs, resource calculations and metallurgical testwork at the site, according to the company’s December 1999 Quarterly Report.
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Teutonic Bore Polymetallic Project
Pilbara Mines has appointed mining engineering group Minproc Limited to conduct a pre-feasibility study on its Teutonic Bore polymetallic project.
The 12-week study will examine potential for economic recovery of contained metal in surface resources at Teutonic Bore followed by a bankable feasibili...
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Maroochydore Copper Project
Straits Resources’ December 1999 Quarterly Report said work was continuing on defining the scope of work and synergies associated with the proposed integration of Maroochydore with the sulphide development at Nifty.
A feasibility scope and project schedule would be completed in the first quarter of...
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Ord River Scheme, Stage Two
An Environmental Review and Management Program document on the proposed development of the M2 Area - Ord River Irrigation Area Stage Two – has been prepared by Wesfarmers, Marubeni and the Water Corporation.
The project involves development of an export-based raw sugar industry on the Weaber, Keep ...
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Dubbo Zirconia Project, NSW
Phase two of Alkane Exploration’s zirconia project feasibility study at Dubbo continued, with the completion of laboratory scale unit process development procedures, according to the company’s December 1999 Quarterly Report.
The tests were designed to confirm and expand the process flowsheet to rec...
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Tritton Copper Project, NSW
Nord Pacific now owns the Tritton copper project after buying Straits Resources’ 50 per cent share.
Tritton contains a recoverable diluted resource of 9.225 million tonnes grading 2.63 per cent copper, containing 535 million pounds of copper.
Within this resource are reserves of 4.610 million tonn...
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Woodsreef Magnesium Project, NSW
Golden Triangle Resources (GTR) said a refinery siting study was commissioned during its December 1999 Quarterly Report.
The study will determine if the optimum location for the refinery is the Woodsreef mine site.
Co-location with a power generator in the Hunter Region of NSW as a competitively...
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Peak Hill Gold Project, NSW
Alkane Exploration said it received a draft final report during the December 1999 Quarter on GeoBiotic Inc.’s GEOCOAT process testwork on Peak Hill sulphide ore.
The report found that bio-oxidation was capable of producing excellent gold recovery from concentrates.
Thermophile, or high-temperature...
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Tasmelt Project, Tasmania
Alliance Gold has secured the rights to acquire up to 75 per cent equity in unlisted Encore Metals NL, owner of the TASMELT project.
Encore is planning to build a boutique smelter at Zeehan on the State’s west coast, to recover zinc, tin and other metals stockpiled and in-situ materials.
Encore al...
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Mt Margaret Copper-Gold Project, NSW
Exco Resources expects the potential 200-metre deep E1-North copper-gold resource at its Mt Margaret project near the Ernest Henry mine, to hold five to ten million tonnes grading 1.0 to 1.5 per cent copper, with minor gold credits, using a cut-off grade of 0.5 per cent copper.
When combined with t...
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Dikulushi Copper-Silver Project, Congo
Anvil Mining’s low-cost scoping study to investigate a staged development of the Dikulushi deposit – undertaken by Metallurgical Design and Management (Pty) Ltd of South Africa – is nearly complete, according to the company’s December 1999 Quarterly Report.
The study validated the concept of a stag...
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Mehdiabad Zinc-Lead Project, Iran
Union Mining’s project consultants Bateman Engineers said an open-cut mine was possible at its Mehdiabad zinc lead project in Iran, according to Union’s December 1999 Quarterly Report.
The consultants also found most of the ore was amenable to flotation.
Bateman assessed the net present value of t...
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