Spinifex
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Integra plans to party on and on at Randalls
Integra Mining celebrated a milestone on Friday with the opening of its Randalls gold mine, 60km east of Kalgoorlie-Boulder.The Perth miner's celebratory hangover may have only just faded but it is turning its attention to the resource boost it needs to...
Wed, October 13, 2010, 11:21 am WST -
Push to get a piece of the action in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, the land that is best known for not bringing us Borat, appears to be shaking its tag as a destination for the overly adventurous only.At least that is the message from Austrade and mining technology industry group Austmine, which have just...
Mon, October 4, 2010, 12:19 pm WST -
FMG scotches Hancock rail deal link
There was talk around West Perth last week that Gina Rinehart and Andrew Forrest had struck a deal that would help Hancock Prospecting get its Roy Hill iron ore to Port Hedland.The Roy Hill project lies south-east of Fortescue's Cloudbreak and Christmas...
Tue, September 28, 2010, 10:47 am WST -
Reed chief to ponder asset sales
Reed Resources' diversified nature has long been both a strength and a weakness for the WA junior, so it was interesting to hear managing director Chris Reed touch on the possibility of breaking up the company when speaking to reporters last week.That...
Mon, September 20, 2010, 11:08 am WST -
Perfect pitch for Ramelius roadshow
North American investors have always valued gold more highly than their Australian counterparts but the timing of Ramelius Resources' trip to Canada to spruik its wares could not be better.It's been an extraordinary five weeks during which the might of...
Mon, September 13, 2010, 2:34 pm WST -
Centaurus tests belief in Brazil bid
Centaurus Metals boss Darren Gordon will this week receive an early test of the market's belief in his strategy to become an iron ore supplier to Brazil's steel industry.Gordon and his advisers at Hartleys and Southern Cross Equities are understood to...
Mon, September 6, 2010, 10:59 am WST -
Africa shapes as mecca for miners
When Xstrata unwrapped its $428 million offer for Sphere Minerals last week it added weight to what many in the industry have been saying for a while: that Africa is shaping up as the new hunting ground for the world's biggest miners.Since 2003 the...
Tue, August 31, 2010, 11:03 am WST -
Tantalum hopefuls inspired
Tantalum prices are on the rise after years in the doldrums and so it is hardly surprising that tongues are once again wagging about the possible re-opening of Australia's only tantalum mine.The combination of a global crackdown on so-called conflict...
Mon, August 23, 2010, 8:40 am WST -
Scotgold mine's fate in balance
It's D-Day for gold hopeful Scotgold Resources this week, with environmental approval for its Scottish project hanging in the balance.The WA-based Scotgold's plans for a gold mine in Scotland's Grampian Highlands were dealt a blow last week when a...
Mon, August 16, 2010, 11:31 am WST -
Miners push for sealed link to Pilbara
The Diggers & Dealers funfest has such a huge following that all sorts of side issues are dragged up in the hope of capturing some of the attention heaped on Kalgoorlie-Boulder in the first week of August.Not surprisingly, a push by Goldfields...
Mon, August 9, 2010, 8:32 am WST -
Goldfields spruikers need to deliver - on budget
The time has come to deliver.After a handful of years of spruiking their potential and unearthing at times exceptional zones of mineralisation with the drill bit, the Goldfields' emerging horde of miners are now under pressure to transform their...
Mon, August 2, 2010, 11:09 am WST -
Open house at Woodie Woodie
Ukrainian billionaire Gennadiy Bogolyubov could be about to lift the lid on plans for the Woodie Woodie manganese mine in the Pilbara, acquired as part of his top-of-the-market $1.2 billion takeover of Consolidated Minerals in late 2007.The low-profile...
Tue, July 27, 2010, 7:26 am WST -
Grange success bodes well for Southdown
Grange Resources is the sleeper in WA's fledgling magnetite sector, despite being the only player with an operating mine and a development project. With all focus on the Mid-West and the Pilbara, Grange's Savage River pellet operation in Tasmania's...
Wed, July 21, 2010, 10:11 am WST -
It's a risky affair for brave New Global
It's not an easy time for companies wanting to list.The combination of concerns over China's growth outlook, Europe's lingering debt problem and, closer to home, the minerals resource rent tax means investors aren't exactly falling over themselves to...
Wed, July 14, 2010, 3:10 pm WST
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Gary Adshead
May 24, 11:57 amA question of trust and clarityConstruction company boss Gerry Hanssen was quick to shoot the messenger when a report appeared on the front page of The West Australian yesterday ab...
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Andrew Probyn
May 25, 12:31 pmThomson inquiry in contemptDown in the bowels of Parliament there are remnant reminders of how seriously it takes punishment. In the southern end of the basement there were onc...
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Ben O'Shea
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