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30 Jul 2025, by Amy Sarcevic
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Infrastructure upgrades at Western Australia's Dampier Port have been given the green light due to a need for additional capacity. State treasurer and transport minister Troy Buswell announced that the government is now seeking a private-public partnership deal between Dampier Port Authority and a successful bidder. "Dampier Port is one of the world's largest bulk…
10 Feb 2014, by Informa InsightsMining & Resources
The importance of CSG training is likely to be emphasised over the next few years, as Australia moves to convert coal seam gas into liquefied natural gas (LNG). Catherine Tanna, chair of BG Australia, last week (January 30) said the nation is on target to be the world's biggest exporter of LNG by 2020, which…
7 Feb 2014, by Informa InsightsMining & Resources
Public infrastructure in Australia is due an overhaul, which could provide a much-needed boost for the country's engineering sector. That is the upshot of a new report by Deloitte, as the company examined the state of the economy in the final quarter of 2013. According to the firm, public infrastructure has been in the headlines…
6 Feb 2014, by Informa InsightsMining & Resources
Australia's productivity problem is causing the country's miners to lose ground to international competitors, Deloitte has argued. In the organisation's Tracking the Trends 2014 report, several areas of improvement for Australian companies were highlighted. According to Deloitte, the cost of building new iron ore capacity jumped from $100 per tonne in 2007 to $195 per…
5 Feb 2014, by Informa InsightsMining & Resources
In a much debated ruling, the Indonesian government in January went through with its plan to ban the export of unprocessed ores. While the administration had first stated its plans for a raw materials export ban in 2009, the announcement had largely been ignored by many miners in the hope the plans would follow the…
4 Feb 2014, by Informa InsightsMining & Resources
Mount Gibson Iron Limited is an independent producers of high quality direct shipping grade iron ore products. The company operates three mines and established port and rail transport solutions throughout Western Australia. The company's CEO, Jim Beyer will be speaking at the 2014 Global Iron Ore & Steel Forecast conference, to be held on the 11-12…
4 Feb 2014, by Informa InsightsMining & Resources
The NSW government has finalised new CSG reforms, but proponents of natural gas development have called them restrictive and damaging to business. Deputy premier Andrew Stoner, minister for planning and infrastructure Brad Hazzard, and energy and resources minister Anthony Roberts announced the reforms, claiming they strike the right balance between communities and industry. "Today marks…
4 Feb 2014, by Informa InsightsMining & Resources
Oil and gas firm Santos has revealed its best ever quarterly sales revenues - $1.1 billion for the final three months of 2013. The organisation said strong oil prices, solid third-party sales volumes and excellent oil production figures were the primary drivers of its improved performance. In Q4, Santos produced 13.1 million barrels of oil…
3 Feb 2014, by Informa InsightsMining & Resources
The Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) has called for a more open and competitive natural gas market in the country. APPEA chief executive David Byers, commenting on the release of the federal government's Eastern Domestic Gas Market Study, said Australia has more than enough gas resources to support domestic and export needs for…
31 Jan 2014, by Informa InsightsMining & Resources
In recent months, the government of South Africa has made significant efforts to achieve greater control of its resources and create more employment opportunities and economic growth for the wider community. In the lead-up to IMM’s inaugural Iron Ore Beneficiation Africa conference, we had the chance to speak to David Cousins, Industry Champion for Mining…
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