Western Australia

Green light from WA Environmental Protection Authority for $4.3bn Oakajee port and rail project

The WA Environmental Protection Authority is satisfied that the Oakajee Port and Rail project in the Mid West can proceed provided recommended conditions are met.

Jamie Wade

Iron Ore Holdings awards contract for accelerated pre-feasibility study for Iron Valley Project

Iron Ore Holdings has awarded the contract for an accelerated mining pre-feasibility study for its Iron Valley Project.

Jamie Wade

Venus Metals awards Pre-Feasibility Study for Yalgoo Iron Ore Project to ProMet Engineers

Venus Metals has awarded the Pre-Feasibility study contract for its Yalgoo Iron Ore Project to ProMet Engineers with the study due 30 June 2011.

Jamie Wade

Pre-feasibility study for Grange Resources' $1.6 billion Southdown Magnetite due this month

The pre-feasibility study for Grange Resources' Southdown Magnetite project 90km northeast of Albany is due this month.

Jamie Wade

Toro Energy submits environmental documentation for $250m Wiluna Uranium Project

Toro Energy Limited has submitted environmental documentation for its Wiluna Uranium Project to the WA and Federal and Governments.

Jamie Wade

US independent energy producer Apache to invest more than $1.2 billion in Australian operations

Apache is investing about $1.

Jamie Wade

Premier sets deadline for Mitsubishi and Murchison to commit to Oakajee Port and Rail project

Mitsubishi Development Corporation and Murchison Metals will have until 2012 to decide whether or not to proceed with the $4.

Jamie Wade

Spanish company part of PPP consortium to design, build and operate Mundaring water plant

Spain’s Acciona Agua is part of the winning consortium to design, build and operate the Mundaring water treatment plant in Perth.

Jamie Wade

Conditional development approval for Sandfire Resources' $400m DeGrussa Copper-Gold Project

Open pit and underground mining contracts and orders for key long-lead items are expected this month for Sandfire Resources' $400 million DeGrussa Copper-Gold Project in the Mid West.

Jamie Wade

PTA, John Holland and GHD alliance for $360m sinking of railway through CBD for Perth City Link

A public-private alliance comprising the Public Transport Authority (PTA), John Holland and GHD will sink part of the railway through Perth for the Perth City Link project.

Jamie Wade