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WA mining students shot in New Orleans

Two Curtin WA School of Mines students have been shot in a drug deal gone wrong at New Orleans. The two men, aged 21 and 23, sustained gunshot wounds after not having money to pay for drugs in a bar...

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BHP Billiton CEO Awarded Honorary Doctorate Of Science

An Honorary Doctorate of Science by Curtin University has been awarded to BHP Billiton Chief Executive Officer Andrew Mackenzie, to recognise his contribution to geochemistry and for strategic...

Faster Drilling Developed from Old Mining Technique

Scientists from Curtin University  claim they have developed a technique that can drill mineral exploration boreholes with only two workers instead of the industry standard of six. Currently, the...

3D Seismic Survey by DMP in Harvey-Waroona, WA

Valuable geological data will be the target of a 3D Seismic Survey being conducted by the Department of Mines and Petroleum in the Harvey and Waroona shires during February and March next year...

New sensitive probe to find more mineral ore

The University of Western Australia has doubled its capacity to help find new mineral ore deposits through funding for a new NanoSIMS imaging and analysis facility announced yesterday by Federal...