Jamie Wade
WPG Resources' subsidiary Southern Iron has awarded a 70-month mining services contract to Mining & Civil Australia at the Peculiar Knob Iron Ore Direct Shipping Ore (DSO) Project 90km south east of Coober Pedy.
Chevron spokesman Guy Houston has confirmed to Projectory that final feasibility studies and a Financial Investment Decision on the Wheatstone project would both be released late this year.
Conquest Mining has awarded the EPC contract for its $127 million Mt Carlton project near Townsville to Calder Projects Services.
Projectory has confirmed that Royal Dutch Shell is planning to make a final investment decision on its Prelude LNG project with a capex between $8 billion and $10 billion.
The NSW Government has approved a $110 million expansion of the Rasp zinc, lead and silver mine in Broken Hill.
Procurement opportunities are available for works associated with the Coal Handling and Preparation Plant (CHPP) expansion at Lake Vermont coal mine following award of the EPC contract.
Industry will this month be invited to bid for $120million worth of work to upgrade road and rail access to the Esperance Port.
The future of Burrup Holdings' proposed $700m explosives technical ammonium nitrate plant appears uncertain after several appeals were lodged against the project.
Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd's plans to sell a 20% stake in the company to China National Petroleum Corporation have raised hopes for a fifth LNG project in Gladstone.
Venturex Resources has awarded GR Engineering Services the process design and infrastructure components for its Combined Whim Creek – Panorama Cu-Zn Project in the Pilbara.