Mining
McLarty Ranges: New copper discovery
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Pegasus Metals has found copper at the McLarty Ranges, 110km north of Derby.
Proactive Investors’ Angela Kean said the area was previously untested by drilling.
Proactive Investors [read this story]
Canning Basin: Heritage agreement for coal mining
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A thermal coal company has made a heritage agreement with Mangala-Nyikina traditional owners.
Proactive Investors says Stratum Metals has a thermal coal project less than 20km from another owned by well-known Rey Resources.
Proactive Investors [read this story]
Tanami Desert: Partners to develop gold prospect.
ABM Resources and Tanami Gold have agreed to jointly investigate a promising gold prospect near Coyote Mine.
If found to be economic, the companies will then develop a mine and process the ore.
The gold prospect, called Old Pirate, is in the Tanami Desert west of the NT border.
ABN Newswire [read this story]
Argyle Diamond Mine: Underground mining to start this year
Argyle Diamond Mine is expected to commence its planned underground mining development this year.
The Fairfax press says this is made possible by improved economic conditions, particularly in India which imports 80% of Argyle’s product.
WAToday [read this story]
Cockatoo Island: Worker hurt loading ship
A man was hurt while helping load an iron ore ship at Cockatoo Island on Sunday.
He was hit by a winch handle and broke his arm.
People: Andre Skeen
Andre Skeen
Andre Skeen has a new job as a mechanic at Rio Tinto’s Yandi mine in the Pilbara.
He starts later this month.
You can read more about Mr Skeen if you click here.
Halls Creek: More on the rare earths project
The Cummins Range rare earths project is located about 120km south-east of Halls Creek.
This video is a presentation from the managing director of Kimberley Rare Earths, which owns the project.
ABN Newswire [go to video]
Halls Creek: Gold project changes hands
The owners of a gold project near Halls Creek have sold it with no cash changing hands.
Northern Star agreed to take $200,000 worth of Bulletin Resources shares to settle the deal for the Golden Crown project.
Mineweb [read this story]
Golden Crown is located about 20km east of Halls Creek.
Bulletin Resources, the new owner, is developing another gold project nearby at Nicholson’s Find on Lamboo Station.
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