Gas to liquids project
The Burrup Peninsula has been selected as the site for Syntroleum Corporation’s $600 million, 10,000 barrels per day Sweetwater project.
The gas to liquids plant is expected to generate revenues of about $7.4 billion over 20 years.
The German engineering firm INA TESSAG is currently designing the ...
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Pillara Zinc-Lead project upgrade
Western Metals has approved a program to upgrade processing facilities at its Lennard Shelf Operations.
The upgrade involves increasing throughput at the Pillara plant from 1.5 million tonnes per annum to 2.4 million tonnes per annum, closing the Cadjebut plant and centralising all support function...
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Balla Balla Vanadium Project
Tanganyika Gold has signed a long-term Sales Agreement with a wholly-owned subsidiary of the German industrial group and steelmaker, Thyssen Krupp AG, for about 75 per cent of the output of the Balla Balla vanadium project, commencing in 2001.
The Agreement provides for annual purchases by Thyssen ...
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Jubilee Nickel Project
Jubilee Mines said drilling had intersected a new zone of high grade nickel sulphide mineralisation at its Cosmos nickel project, 50 kilometres north of Leinster.
Drill results included five metres grading 8.8 per cent nickel from a depth of 571 metres.
The new mineralised zone, named Cosmos Deeps...
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NiWest Nickel Project
Western Metals and GME Resources have agreed to merge their lateritic nickel tenements in the Leonora region into a new company to be named NiWest, 60 per cent of which will be owned by Western Metals and the remaining 40 per cent by GME.
NiWest will control resources of more than 100 million tonne...
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Speewah Flourite Project
Quadrant Australia (formerly Elmina) said its Speewah fluorite project progressed towards pre-feasibility during the December 1999 Quarter.
Updated resource estimation models and construction of wireframe models have been commissioned in preparation for further drill testing for additional resource...
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Geraldton to Mt Margaret Natural Gas Pipeline
The Gas Alliance between Anaconda Nickel and Statewest Power said licences for the North and South Geraldton to Mount Margaret (GEMM) gas pipeline routes had been granted.
Anaconda said it continued to evaluate its route options, hence the application for the two routes – the northern route from Ge...
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Batchelor Magnesium Project, NT
Mt Grace Resources has reached agreement with Multiplex Constructions to advance the development and construction of the Batchelor magnesium project, 85 kilometres south of Darwin.
Basic commercial terms were agreed in an exchange of letters with full documentation to be finalised.
Some of the mai...
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Billy Boy/Edna Beryl/Estralita East Gold Projects, NT
Giants Reef Mining said significant progress was made during the December 1999 Quarter on further detailing capital and operating cost estimates and project financials towards finalising the feasibility studies on the Edna Beryl, Estralita East and Billy Boy gold projects.
Based on current resource...
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Browns Copper-Cobalt-Nickel-Lead Project, NT
Compass Resources said a bulk sample pit was completed to a depth of 25 metres at the Browns deposit during the December 1999 Quarter.
To date, lead and cobalt grades - main revenue metals - have exceeded the resource model predictions, with copper slightly lower than predicted.
Bench scale flotat...
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Mindarie-Mercunda Minerals Sands Project, SA
Murray Basin Minerals’ December 1999 Quarterly Report said mineral processing trials on two bulk samples from the Mercunda strandline was undertaken by AMMTEC Limited.
A heavy mineral concentrate was prepared using gravity methods and separated using magnetic and electrostatic means.
Rutile produc...
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Moomba Oil Discovery, SA
Santos said a new pool oil discovery was made in the South Australian section of the Cooper/Eromanga Basins.
The Moomba 104 oil exploration well, which reached a total depth of 2161 metres, penetrated a nine metre oil column in the Jurassic Hutton Sandstone.
Indications are the zone is capable of ...
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Chatree Gold Project, Thailand
Kingsgate Consolidated said environmental approval for the Chatree gold project has been given, as well as approval for the project to be up to 100 per cent foreign-owned.
EPCM Engineer
Australian engineering company Ausenco Limited has been chosen as the engineering, procurement and construction ...
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Puthep Copper Project, Thailand
Pan Australian Resources said it successfully completed a pre-feasibility study on the Puthep copper project in the December 1999 quarter.
The study demonstrated the potential for a 30,000 tonne per annum SXEW copper operation over a seven-year mine life, based on current potential ore reserves at ...
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Chirano Gold Project, Ghana
Red Back Mining announced a revised resource inventory for its Chirano gold project to 13.46 million tonnes grading 2.4 g/t for a total of 1.036 million ounces.
Extensional and infill drilling continues at Chirano.
Primary mineralisation comprises 80 to 85 per cent of the lode material at the vari...
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Langer Heinrich Uranium Project, Namibia
Acclaim Uranium said it completed the pre-feasibility study on its Langer Heinrich uranium project during the December 1999 quarter.
The study, compiled by LTA Processing Engineering of South Africa, showed that an economic mining and treatment operation at 850,000 tonnes per annum could be mounted...
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Australian Petroleum Technology Exhibition and Conference
Enclosed with this issue of REPS is a complementary pass to the Australian Petroleum Technology Exhibition to be held at Langley Park in Perth on 15 to 17 March 2000. ...
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