Marcelle Arak, University of Colorado Denver and Sheila Tschinkel, Emory University Global stock markets have been in a tailspin this week. And the sinking price of oil received at least some of the...
Category - Exploration
A new gas pipeline to Mount Isa from the Northern Territory is a vital shot in the arm for jobs and economic development in the north west. The Northern Territory Government announced yesterday that...
A drill program of up to 1500m of diamond drilling is now underway at Impact Minerals Limited high-grade copper-nickel-platinum joint venture project near Broken Hill in New South Wales. Seven...
The first oil development in the Kimberley in nearly 30 years was officially opened last week by Mines and Petroleum Minister Bill Marmion, 100 kilometres east of Broome in the Canning Basin. Mr...
The success of the State Government’s Exploration Incentive Scheme (EIS) is set to continue, with another $4.65 million made available for drilling and prospecting projects across the State...
UNIVERSITY of Adelaide researchers are developing a portable, highly sensitive method for gold detection that will allow mineral exploration companies to test for gold on-site at the drilling rig...
Over half the money spent on exploration in Australia in 2014 ended up in Western Australia, according to that state’s Mines Minister, Bill Marmion. In a statement released today, the Minister...
Against a background of hope for job creation and concern for the environment, a proposal to turn the abandoned Mount Todd mine site into one of Australia’s largest gold operations is up in the...
In an effort to quantify the criticality of the 62 metals on the Period Table of Elements, a group of Yale researchers has published a new paper providing key insights into how extracting the metals...
The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (AMEC) is calling for nominations of individuals for its Prospector Award, Media Awards and Environment Award. The prestigious AMEC Prospector...
A Rio Tinto initiative to free up one of the world’s great wilderness areas marks an important step in supporting the West Australian Government’s plans to establish Australia’s largest national park...
For the first time the Northern Territory Government has approved two petroleum exploration permits on Aboriginal land managed by the Northern Land Council (NLC). With the approval of the NLC, the...
