Resources Projects

Cape wins $42m four-year contract renewal for mining services at multi-mineral ore site in SA

Cape has won a $42 million four year contract renewal to provide access services to support fabric maintenance at BHP Billiton's Olympic Dam project.

St George Mining commences drilling program for high priority gold targets at East Laverton

St George Mining has commenced an initial 3,000 metre drilling program in search of high priority gold targets, at the company's East Laverton Property in the North-Eastern Goldfields.

Final approval given for Cortona Resources' Dargues Reef Gold Mine Project near Braidwood

Final approval has been given for the Dargues Reef Gold Mine Project at Majors Creek near Braidwood in the NSW Southern Tablelands.

Sedgman awarded $123m CHPP design and construct contract at Daunia Mine in Queensland

Sedgman Limited has been awarded a $123 million Coal Handling and Preparation Plant (CHPP) design and construct contract at Queensland’s Daunia Mine.

BHP approves $367m investment to cover share of coal handling facility expansion at Newcastle

BHP Billiton has approved a $367m investment that will cover its share of the continuing expansion of a coal handling facility in Newcastle.

Commissioning of suppliers and service providers for Wonawinta Silver Project due to begin

Cobar Consolidated Resources has appointed Adelaide-based Lucas Earthmovers as mining contractor for the Wonawinta Silver Project.

QR National signs agreement to construct $900m Wiggins Island Rail Project linking new terminal

Rail freight giant QR National has signed an agreement to construct the $900 million Wiggins Island Rail Project (WIRP) to a new export terminal at Gladstone.

Northern Manganese engages CSIRO to assess potential impact of mining Groote Eylandt seabed

Northern Manganese Ltd – formerly Groote Resources Ltd – has made another important step in their aim to mine the seabed for manganese in the area between the Northern Territory mainland and Groote Eylandt.

Xstrata buys 17,000 hectare property for expansion of open cut thermal coal mine at Rolleston

It has been recently reported that Xstrata has bought a 17,474 hectare Meteor Downs pastoral with the purchase of turning it into a coal mine.