Jamie Wade
A Bankable Feasible Study (BFS) on a critical battery and mineral project in the Mid West region of Western Australia has costed the project at $604 million with a final investment decision anticipated in the fourth quarter of 2022.
The proponent of a silica sands project about 270km north of Perth has detailed plans for the $28m proposal that will produce a high grade silica sand via extraction and mechanical upgrading.
A minerals sands miner is proposing to develop a new mine 195km south of Perth, and 17km east of Busselton with start of construction anticipated in 2024.
A Chinese-owned company farming large parcels of the Ord has plans to further develop land in the East Kimberley for perennial and annual cropping including grains, cotton and horticulture which may include citrus and/or mango trees or other tree crops.
The WA Government has plans to upgrade and widen a section of highway about 20km south-east of the Perth central business district.
Plans are afoot for a limestone and sand quarry in the Peel region.
Plans are under assessment for a proposed 90 MW AC solar facility at an existing power station in the Pilbara.
Plans are well advanced for a $70 million boating facility in the Kimberley aimed at improving safety and access to meet present recreational and small commercial boating requirements and future demand.
Key project contacts with a major integrated oil and gas project in offshore Western Australia have outlined at an industry briefing in Perth how suppliers and service providers can get involved.
Detailed design is underway for a proposed $85 million resort on the doorstep of the world heritage-listed Ningaloo Reef.