Further oil discovery for Harriet JV
Harriet Joint Venture’s exploration at Simpson-1 has confirmed the existence of a 31.5-metre oil column.
It is intended to tie-in the well to the existing Simpson Oil Development plan, with first oil expected in September or October 2001.
Preliminary work indicates that the Simpson-1 well results ...
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Austeel mill goes to NSW
Austeel Pty Ltd plans to develop a $2.8 billion steel mill in Newcastle, NSW.
The original Austeel proposal involved building the mill in the Pilbara region of WA.
Austeel chairman Clive Palmer said there were a number of reasons for choosing Newcastle as the site for the steel mill operations, in...
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Kwinana Power Station upgrade
Tenders have been released for Western Power’s Kwinana Combined Cycle Project (KCCP), which will see the replacement of ageing plant at Kwinana Power Station with new, high efficiency gas-fired plant.
Gas-fired turbines operating in combined cycle mode were selected as the most efficient replacemen...
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Good recoveries for Kimberley Diamond
Kimberley Diamond Company NL announced in mid-February it had recovered a total of 1,415 diamonds, weighing 125.59 carats, from processing 415 tonnes of supergene material at its Blina site.
Three samples included grades of 53.3, 64.7 and 39 carats per hundred tonnes respectively – a substantial in...
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Environmental approval for Waste to Energy and Water project
The State Government has approved environmental requirements for Global Olivine Western Australia’s Waste to Energy and Water (WTE&W) project.
The $520 million proposal involves construction of a waste processing facility within the Kwinana Heavy Industrial Estate.
The main elements of the plant a...
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Avebury Nickel study, Tas
Technical studies completed at a scoping study level suggest the Avebury Nickel resource in Tasmania is capable of supporting a medium-sized operation with annual throughput of 300,000 tonnes and a mine life of 10 years.
Mining would be an underground combination of bench and open stoping accessed ...
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Blackwater expansion
BHP Limited has approved capital expenditure to expand its Blackwater
coal mine.
The expansion follows the announcement of mine integration plans by BHP and Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd, subsequent to their acquisition of QCT Resources Limited in November 2000.
President BHP coal, Mike Oppenhe...
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Scoping study for Twin Ridges
Selwyn Mines Limited has granted the scoping study for its Twin Ridges Project to Fluor Daniel.
The study will investigate the commercial viability of a major copper-gold development adjacent to Selwyn’s existing operations near Mt Isa in Queensland.
The study should be completed by late April 20...
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Second phase of SASE Project
The second phase of AuIron’s South Australian Steel and Energy (SASE) demonstration plant at Whyalla started in February.
Initial pig iron production rates were in line with the company’s expectations.
The fourth and final phase of the program is planned for completion in May 2001. It will use coa...
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Stanton cobalt-nickel-copper prospect
HydroMet has announced the results of its identified resource study conducted on the Stanton cobalt-nickel and copper prospect in the Northern Territory.
The total indicated resource is 800,000 tonnes with Co assaying at 0.15 per cent, Ni at 0.08 per cent, Cu at 0.15 per cent and total Co equivalen...
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Aldoga Aluminium Smelter, Qld
Aldoga Aluminium Smelter Pty Limited has proposed to construct and operate an aluminium smelter within the Gladstone State Development area in Queensland.
The proposal is to construct one of the largest greenfield aluminium smelters in the world, with a production capacity in excess of 450,000 tonn...
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World-scale ferro chrome plant for Gladstone
Tata Iron and Steel Company, a subsidiary of India’s largest private sector corporation, has proposed to develop a major ferro chrome plant in Gladstone.
The project will be undertaken in two stages, with the first stage capitalised at $100 million and planned to produce 120,000 metric tonnes a yea...
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EnviroStar-Siemens strategic alliance
EnviroStar Energy Ltd and Siemens Ltd have signed a strategic alliance agreement for the construction of plants for EnviroStar’s sustainable clean electricity generation (SCEG) projects.
The plants will convert green waste to electrical energy in a number of locations throughout Australia.
The Si...
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Green light for Moran Oil Field
The New Guinea government has granted a production licence for full development of part of the Moran Central Oil Field.
Construction of roads and facilities will start immediately.
Initial project development will see the construction of around 22kms of roads linking the Moran Central field with t...
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Road Train Network expansion halted
The State Government has instructed the Department of Main Roads to cease all work on the expansion of the Road Train Network.
Specifically, trials have been halted of 36.5 metre vehicles through Bedfordale to Kwinana and Kewdale, and 53.5 metre road trains south of Geraldton.
Planning and Infrast...
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Thiess buys out BOS Australia
Thiess Pty Ltd has bought Western Australian mechanical services company, BOS Australia.
Thiess general manager, WA operations, Ric Buratto, said the purchase was a strategic move to penetrate the expected upturn in the resources sector.
BOS Australia was considered to have strategic alliances and...
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MINEX 2001
MINEX 2001, one the world’s leading
mining conferences, opens in Perth on
20 March 2001.
Key speakers will include:
Western Mining Corporation’s Hugh Morgan, who will review recent advances in exploration, mining and processing.
Mark Dransfield, who will explain BHP’s gravity-measuring equipm...
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Delta in Emily Ann Project
In REPS edition 4, 6 February 2001, it was reported that Monadelphous won the accommodation and cleaning contract for the Emily Ann Project.
Delta Facilities Management Pty Ltd won that contract.
Monadelphous has the project contract for surface facilities....
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