Xstrata has approved the start of an $47m pre-feasibility study into the development of a large multi-commodity open pit mine on its existing Mount Isa Mines footprint.
Conquest Mining has secured a $100m financing offer from Macquarie Bank to fund the construction of its Mount Carlton gold, silver and copper project in Queensland.
Macmahon Holdings has been awarded a two-year underground engineering construction contract valued at about $110m at the CSA underground copper mine in Cobar.
Dart Energy has contracted Clarke Energy for the design, supply, installation, commissioning, operations and maintenance of several small to mid-scale gas-fired power generation projects.