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SIMPEC awarded contract at Iluka Resources project

SIMPEC has been awarded a contract to install a flocculant treatment plant for Iluka Resources’ new mineral sands project in Cataby. The A$1.7 million ($1.2 million) contract award will see SIMPEC, a...

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...

New gold mine approved for South Australia

A new gold mine for South Australia has been approved by the State Government. Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Tom Koutsantonis said the Portia Gold Project, located 120km north-west of Broken...

Exploration expenditure falls by $46.8 million

Mineral exploration expenditure fell 9.6% (or -$46.8m) to $438.8m in the June quarter 2014 according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The largest contributor to...