High-grade results from exploration at Kyrgyz gold project
PERTH-based gold exploration and development company Manas Resources has received wide, high-grade results at its 100 per cent-owned Shambesai gold project in the Kyrgyz...
China-Australia coal merger gets green light
THE proposed $8 billion merger between Gloucester Coal and Chinese-owned Yancoal Australia has reached another milestone after receiving approval from the Australian Federal Government.
Deputy...
Rights issue a golden ticket for project development
MINERAL development company ERO Mining plans to raise $1.8 million through a rights issue to fund exploration and development at its Peeweena Dam prospect...
Iron ore demand set to double by 2030, according to report
IRON ore demand will double to about 3.5 billion tonnes per annum by 2030, with ongoing Chinese demand driving the ore’s production growth, according...
Fukushima anniversary rekindles uranium debate
AUSTRALIAN uranium developer Toro Energy believes the planned re-start of Japan’s nuclear reactors, expected this month, will boost global uranium prices.
Following last year’s Fukushima...
Stepping stone to new Eyre Peninsula era
A Chinese steel maker and an Australian iron ore explorer have signed a joint venture agreement to develop a new deep water port in...
Industry and infrastructure in the balance
WA’s Mid West is poised to become a thriving iron ore region: potentially one of the biggest in Australia and second only to the...
Record year worth its weight in salt
DESPITE record rainfall at two of its three mine sites last year, Rio Tinto subsidiary Dampier Salt has beaten the odds, reporting record rates...
Construction and mining industries’ best on show
WA’s premier construction and mining event, the biennial Construction and Mining Expo (CME) returns to Perth from March 15 to 17, at Sandalford Estate...
Committed to increased capacity
LEADING WA iron ore producer BHP Billiton Iron Ore experienced a 22 per cent production increase for the three months ended December 2011, achieving...