14 July 2014 Hailey Renault North West Star AS CONFIDENCE builds for Queensland’s export industries, the slump in copper prices this year is forecast to continue. This is despite Townsville-based Senator Ian […]
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Article – Pilbara expansion boosts Rio Tinto iron ore output
16 July 2014 Cecilia Jamasmie Mining.com Giant miner Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) said second-quarter iron-ore production increased 11% in its fiscal first half, after expanding several vast mines in the remote Pilbara region of Western […]
Read moreArticle – Barges to solve big problem
14 July 2014 Ben Leahy and Nick Evans The West Australian Trans-shipping companies are targeting Port Hedland Ports major players as well as mining juniors as part of their push to win […]
Read moreArticle – Unlocking the gate on gas
9 July 2014 Vernon Graham Farm Weekly NATURAL gas has the potential to transform the Australian economy including cutting farm fertilisers costs, a major development summit in Townsville was told. A number […]
Read moreArticle – Roy Hill construction nears halfway mark
3 July 2014 RG Network Gina Rinehart’s Roy Hill project is almost halfway to completion thanks to the hard work of more than 3,500 people. International contractor Brookfield Multiplex (ASX: MXG) began […]
Read moreArticle – TNG benefits from NT govt exploration spend
27 June 2014 Esmarie Swanepoel Mining Weekly ASX-listed TNG has become the latest benefactor in the Northern Territory government’s geophysics and drilling collaborative funding programme. The programme aims to increase the intensity […]
Read moreArticle – Woodside strikes gas at Toro
2 July 2014 Cole Latimer Australian Mining According to the company it has hit approximately 150 metres gross gas and 65 metres net gas within the Mungaroo formation target. It had drilled […]
Read moreArticle – Looking for more Top End gold to boost chances of mine restart
27 June 2014 Matt Brann ABC Rural The company planning to restart gold mining at Toms Gully in the Northern Territory hopes a new drilling program will uncover more riches to increase […]
Read moreArticle – NT has ‘considerable’ shale gas potential
1 July 2014 Esmarie Swanepoel Mining Weekly Westra van Holthe noted that the territory’s onshore petroleum industry had recently experienced an unprecedented expansion, driven largely by the state’s potential for shale gas […]
Read moreArticle – Gas needed to power Northern Australia development
27 June 2014 Fortescue Metals Group Fortescue Metals Group CEO Nev Power has called on Australia’s resources and agriculture sectors to work together to unlock Northern Australia’s enormous potential as an energy […]
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