West Kimberley Power Project: bids evaluation underway
Western Power has begun evaluating the bids for the new power supplies for the West Kimberley. Bids closed on Friday 14 February for new power supplies to replace Western Power diesel power stations in Broome, Derby, Fitzroy Crossing, Halls Creek and Camballin-Looma. Four companies and consortia on ...
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EPA advice on Griffin Energy coal-fired power facility
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has provided early advice to Griffin Energy on the strategic environmental factors relevant to the construction and operation of an 800 MW advanced supercritical coal-fired power facility in the Collie region of WA. (Bulletin 1090- February 2003) Early st...
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Narrabri gas-fired power station update
Planning for a new power station at Narrabri, NSW fired by gas from the nearby Coonarah Gas Field is now at an advanced stage. Eastern Star Gas will shortly lodge an application with the NSW Department of Mineral Resources for a 21-year production licence, having already obtained the prerequisite in...
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Surge in WA offshore petroleum exploration
Federal Resources Minister Ian Macfarlane has granted the release of six new exploration permits in Commonwealth waters off the WA coastline. The six new permits cover three petroleum prospect areas with an expected resulting expenditure of some $84 million over the next six years. The permits have ...
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Woodside increases equity in Blacktip gas field
Woodside Energy has increased its equity in the Blacktip gas discovery in northern Australia through the acquisition of interests held by Shell Development (Australia) Pty Ltd in three permits in the Bonapart Gulf. Blacktip, about 90 km offshore in permit WA-279-P, was discovered in September 2001.I...
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Vindara-1 Exploration well commences drilling
Roc Oil as operator of the WA-286-P joint venture, has announced that the ENSCO 53 jack-up drilling rig started drilling the Vindara-1 exploration well in WA-286-P, in the northern part of the offshore Perth Basin. The well, which will be drilled as a vertical well to total depth of 1,843 m below ro...
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Santos farm-in agreement signed for Qld Tardrum exploration
Sunshine Gas Limited (SHG) has signed a farm-in agreement for ATP 685P between SHG and Santos to gain a 100 per cent interest after completion of all phases on a sole risk basis. Santos has the right to join the exploration program at each phase and retain a 50 per cent, a 20 per cent or a royalty i...
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Biodiesel project target equity achieved
Australian Renewable Fuels, a wholly owned subsidiary of Amadeus Energy Ltd, has completed the equity-raising component for the first commercial biodiesel plant in Australia. The proposed $12 million plant will manufacture 40 million litres of biodiesel fuel per annum and is planned to be located at...
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LionOre approves Maggie Hays development
LionOre Mining is set to double production from tin nickel sulphide operations in the Lake Johnston region of WA after receiving Board approval for the development of the Maggie Hays nickel deposit. The deposit will be developed as an integrated project with its 100 per cent owned Emily Ann Nickel M...
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Jaguar base metal project, WA
Pilbara Mines Limited is reviewing development options for the Jaguar base metal deposit in WA following the completion of initial resources and scoping studies on the project. Pilbara’s joint venture partner, Inmet Mining Corporation, has calculated a resource of 1.4 million tonnes grading 3.7 per ...
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World class Australian garnet resource development, NT
Perth-based mining company, Olympia Resources Ltd, has cleared the way to develop one of the worlds largest known resources of high-grade alluvial garnet, with first production as early as late 2003, after signing a landmark native title agreement covering the Hart Range Garnet Project in central Au...
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Commissioning underway at Mt Garnet zinc project, Qld
Commissioning of the $43 million Mt Garnet zinc project near Cairns commenced on 24 February as Kagara Zinc Limited.Practical completion of the project construction phase was achieved on schedule and on budget. Wet commissioning of the Mt Garnet treatment facility will take approximately one week, l...
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Oroya to raise $4.1 million for Mt Gibson BFS
Oroya Mining is seeking to raise approximately $4.1 million, which includes $3.2 million for the bankable feasibility study at the Mt Gibson gold project to begin gold production before the end of 2003. Oroya managing director Steve Shedden said: “With drilling now underway to convert resource to re...
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CSIRO releases Supermodel 2000 geological map
CSIRO Exploration and Mining has released Supermodel 2000, a comprehensive geological map that is expected to become an indispensable tool for mining companies. Supermodel traces the evolution, structure and geological history of Queensland’s Bowen Basin. The basin is the site of big open cut mines...
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Roe Hwy Stage 7 moves ahead
Planning and Infrastructure Minister Alannah MacTiernan has approved the alignment of Roe Highway Stage 7 - South Street to the Kwinana Freeway – following the Environmental Protection Authority’s assessment level determination. The approval follows the Local Impacts Committee’s (LIC) selection of t...
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Western Sydney Orbital gets the green light
The Abigroup Leighton joint venture has been officially appointed the design and construction contractor for the $1.5 billion Western Sydney Orbital. This announcement follows financial close between WestLink Motorway Limited consortium and the Roads and Traffic Authority. Following opening to traff...
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Leighton Asia wins A$856 million reclamation project
Leighton Asia, in joint venture with China State Construction (Hong Kong) Limited and Van Oord ACZ, has secured an A$856 million land reclamation project in Hong Kong for the Territory Development Department. The contract, Leighton Asia’s largest ever in dollar terms, involves the reclamation of a k...
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Agreement reached on wastewater plant installation
QED Occtech Limited has reached an agreement with PB Foods to install a wastewater treatment plant at their Balcatta site which manufactures ice-cream and dairy products. Final contracts have been signed competing the agreement with PB Foods to install a QTFS wastewater treatment system valued at $1...
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Marconi Australia signs $3 million deal with Woodside
Marconi Australia has been awarded one of Australia’s largest private sector application migration projects, following an agreement with Woodside Energy. The contract, worth up to A$3 million, will see more than 25 Perth-based Marconi desktop software engineers migrating Woodside applications for de...
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Changes to business visas
The Australian Government is set to introduce a new set of rules for business migrants seeking to establish themselves in Australia from 1 March 2003.The new business skills stream is a two-stage process aimed at a better dispersal of business migrants to regional Australia and at a higher take-up o...
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REPS Industry Events Calendar: New events
The following events have been added to the REPS Calendar of Events which can be downloaded in the on-line/ e-mail version of this newsletter. Event - Australian Gold ConferenceDate - 7 April 2003 Venue - Sheraton Hotel, Perth Ph - (08) 9380 0755 E-mail - enquiry@conference.australiangold.org.au Web...
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