Monday, May 20th, 2013

Goldfields Business News

Gold price fails to deter Phoenix

New gold mines can still be developed if prices for the precious metal head south towards $US1200 per ounce, according to Phoenix Gold managing director Jon Price.
May 16, 2013, 9:52 am
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Onus on Newmont managers

The head of American giant Newmont, which owns a 50 per cent stake in the Super Pit, has put the onus on his Australian mine managers to meet the challenge of rising cash costs.
May 16, 2013, 9:50 am
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Budget 'slap in the face'

Mining industry representatives have slammed the 2013-14 Federal Budget, calling it a “slap in the face” to the local industry.
May 16, 2013, 9:48 am
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Earthmoving firm focuses on Goldfields

Despite the sombre mood in the resources sector, spurred on by a tightened gold price, an increase in demand from the Goldfields has prompted one earthmoving company to focus its operations on the region.
May 15, 2013, 10:51 am
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'Air of confidence' in Fields

The Goldfields economy is in a sound condition, but facing challenges, as commodities volatility has a varying effect on business conditions while uranium mining and government capital works diversify the region’s economic base.
May 15, 2013, 10:49 am
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Barrick claims rescue honours

The annual surface mine emergency response competition has this year been taken out by Barrick Kanowna, winning overall honours as best team for the weekend's events.
May 9, 2013, 10:03 am

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Exploration cuts deep as gold sector retreats

With gold miners tightening their belts amid volatile commodity prices, analysts have warned less exploration dollars being sunk into the ground threatens the industry's long-term future.
May 9, 2013, 10:00 am

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Drilling starts at Sheffield’s Red Bull

Sheffield Resources has announced the start of a drilling program at the Red Bull Nickel-Copper Project, about 160km south-east of Kambalda.
May 3, 2013, 10:55 am
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Breaker posts positive drill results

Breaker Resources has continued to buck the trend of struggling explorers in Western Australia by posting positive March quarterly results.
May 2, 2013, 9:47 am
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Windarra set to resume

The historic Windarra nickel mine is on track to resume operation in 2014, after Poseidon Nickel released its Definitive Feasibility Study on Monday.
May 2, 2013, 9:44 am
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Licence a driving force in search for work

A driver's licence is one of the many necessities of modern life we often take for granted.
May 2, 2013, 9:39 am

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20 years’ service to the Goldfields

Twenty years is a long time for any small business to survive.
May 1, 2013, 10:15 am
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20 years’ service to the Goldfields

Twenty years is a long time for any small business to survive.
May 1, 2013, 10:15 am
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Slowdown set to escalate

The slowdown in the mining sector will begin to flow on to the engineering and construction sectors within the next four years.
May 1, 2013, 10:03 am
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Uranium industry ‘politically choked’

The removal of prejudice towards the industry was the theme of the 2013 Paydirt Uranium Conference held in Adelaide yesterday.
April 30, 2013, 9:49 am
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Nickel operations the shining light

Goldfields nickel operations are still the shining light for West Australian producers despite the falling nickel price.
April 25, 2013, 11:22 am
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Committed to Fields mining

Atlas Copco has demonstrated its commitment to servicing the Goldfields mining industry with the opening of its new multi-million dollar Kalgoorlie-Boulder branch.
April 25, 2013, 11:21 am

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Safety-related red tape is a 'necessary evil'

Former Hockeyroos star and risk management expert Megan Rivers says mountains of safety-related red tape for miners are a necessary evil as the WA mining industry aims for another fatality-free year.
April 25, 2013, 11:19 am

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Gold woes to hit drillers

The fallout from a declining gold price continued this week, with miner Tanami Gold putting its Coyote Gold project in the Kimberley on hold, and resource analysts predicting tough times for the drilling and exploration industry.
April 25, 2013, 10:57 am
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Diamond drilling planned for Boorara

Kalgoorlie-based MacPhersons Resources is planning a diamond drilling campaign at its Boorara gold project, 2km west of the company’s Nimbus mill.
April 18, 2013, 9:52 am

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