Copper Ore Mining
Outgoing South Australian premier Mike Rann and Treasurer Kevin Foley have been in Melbourne to negotiate the final phase of BHP's proposed $30b Olympic Dam expansion.
A Perth-based base metals explorer has expanded the scope of the bankable feasibility study for its copper and zinc project in the Pilbara with recruitment underway for a project manager.
A Ballarat-based copper, gold and iron ore explorer and mine developer says its proposed open pit mine on the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia could cost up to $800 million to develop.
Sandfire Resources' DeGrussa Copper-Gold Project 900km north of Perth will cost an estimated $384 million to develop including $267 million for plant and infrastructure.
Moly Mines has awarded Chinese engineering company CACS Corporation the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for its Spinifex Ridge Molybdenum / Copper Project.
Xstrata Mount Isa Mines has announced plans to expand existing mining operations and develop of new mines at Mount Isa and the broader region.
TriAusMin will most likely assess in Q3 CY2011 financing options for its Woodlawn Re-treatment Project (WRP) in Tarago following completion of Front End Engineering & Design (FEED).
Swiss mining and trading company Glencore has revealed plans for a $129 million expansion from 2013 of its 100%-owned underground Cobar copper mine in Central Western NSW.
BHP Billiton has released the final Supplementary Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the expansion of its Olympic Dam operation in South Australia.
Monadelphous Group Limited has secured maintenance and construction contracts with a combined value of about $200 million.
