Consultation underway for $600 million ammonia plant
Burrup Fertilisers Pty Ltd has formally commenced environmental and community consultation as a key step in preparing development of a $600 million ammonia plant, proposed for the Burrup Peninsula.Oswal Projects Ltd, based in India, is promoting the project. Oswal is part of a group of companies emp...
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WA HIsmelt plant back on the agenda
Western Australia was in the front running for development of a commercial HIsmelt plant, according to Rio Tinto chief executive iron ore operations, Chris Renwick.Speaking at an iron ore conference recently held in Perth, Mr Renwick said the project would involve construction of a $300 million plan...
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Australasian acquires Binneringie tantalum project
Australasian Gold Mines NL and joint venture partner, KEMET Corporation, recently announced the acquisition of the Binneringie tantalum project in Western Australia.Australasian estimates that the Binneringie project contains a resource of 440,000 tonnes at a grade of 257ppm tantalite to a depth of ...
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Further Simpson Oil Field discoveries
The Harriet Joint Venture recently announced two further discoveries, Gibson-1 and Simpson-2, at its Simpson Oil Field.Preliminary log analysis indicated that both wells had intersected 12 metre gross hydrocarbon columns.If confirmed, Gibson-1 will be completed and suspended as a future production w...
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Bullion to further drill Mt Day
Bullion Minerals Limited has started a drilling program to test a nickel sulphide target recently identified on its Mt Day tenements, six kilometres north along strike from LionOre (Australia) Nickel Ltd’s Emily
Ann deposit.The 2000-metre reverse circulation drilling program will provide a definit...
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New Perth suburb to be developed
Contractual negotiations have started for development of the 19.1 hectare Swan Site, located adjacent to Burswood International Resort Casino.Burswood Limited and Mirvac-Fini intend to form a joint venture to develop the site in a $700 million project which create a new riverfront suburb four kilome...
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Perth Airport ‘Vision’
Westralia Airports Corporation (WAC) unveiled a new plan for Perth International Airport, “Vision 2018”.WAC general manager property and development, Andrew Whiteside, said Vision 2018 reflected a potential investment approaching $1 billion.WAC will target $250 million expenditure in freight and log...
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Waste project go-ahead for Clough
Clough Engineering has a green light to design and construct a state-of-the-art waste management facility for the Southern Metropolitan Regional Council (SMRC).The $34.5 million facility at Canning Vale will turn household and other waste into marketable compost and recover inorganic materials for r...
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Yolla gas development, Vic
Australian Worldwide Exploration Limited (AWE) and CalEnergy Gas (UK) Ltd have entered into separate binding Heads of Agreement with Origin Energy Retail Limited (Origin), for the sale of gas from the Yolla gas and condensate field in Bass Strait, offshore Victoria.The agreements are a major step fo...
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Gympie Gold discovery and expansion
Gympie Gold Limited has found a large stockwork gold orebody in its newly developed Lewis Mine at Gympie in southeast Queensland.The orebody, to be developed over the next three months, is a wide stockwork zone within 30 vertical metres of the path of the Lewis Mine decline. It is 65 metres north of...
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Exploration alliance for Summit Resources
Summit Resources is finalising negotiations with Noranda Pacific Pty Ltd, the Australian subsidiary of Noranda Inc., to establish an exploration alliance for its Isa North ground.The agreement will inject $500,000 into Summit upon signing, $1.0 million within the first year, and up to a total of $6....
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Mupane prospect, Botswana
Gallery Gold Limited released an inferred resource estimate of 557,000 ounces of gold on its 100 per cent owned Mupane prospect, located in the southern African country of Botswana.Resource Service Group Pty Ltd (RSG) prepared an initial estimate of gold resources at Mupane.RSG’s report said that th...
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Amity Oil in Turkey project
Amity Oil NL has reached a joint venture agreement for a gas production project on the Gocerler gas discovery in the Thrace region of Western Turkey.A pipeline licence was granted and Amity, as project operator, has placed orders for the manufacture and construction of a 15 kilometre gas pipeline fr...
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Construction risk allocation survey
CCI and the Institution of Engineers, Australia (IEAust) are undertaking a joint survey on risk allocation in major construction projects in Western Australia.The aim of the survey is to determine if:risk clauses in standard forms of contracts are being modified for WA building and construction proj...
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