Shale could double Australia’s gas resources – Minister

Australian shale gas resources could potentially be significant and could double the country’s overall gas resource, which is estimated to last for another 184 years, Resources and Energy Minister Martin Ferguson reported this week. The...

Australian gas users fear shortage as LNG exports grow

Australia is on its way to becoming the world's top exporter of liquefied natural gas, but industrial consumers on the country's east coast are worried gas producers will ship so much to Asia's booming economies that domestic supplies will be...

Australian govt releases 27 areas for exploration

The federal government on Monday announced the exploration acreage release, comprising 27 areas across nine basins in Commonwealth waters off Western Australia, the Northern Territory, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. Using the Australian...

BHP leaves door open to US shale gas write-down

BHP Billiton's petroleum chief executive left the door open to the possibility of a write-down on the company's US shale gas assets on Monday, but defended their long-term value. The company will review its assets at the end of the fiscal year on...

S Australia targets A$10bn in mining output

South Australia was well on its way to meeting its target of producing some A$10-billion worth of mineral products by 2020, the state’s Mineral Resources and Energy Minister, Tom Koutsantonis, said on Monday. Speaking at the South Australian...

Company Announcement: New Iron Ore Discovery - Commonwealth Hill - Assays Confirm Higher Grade Mineralisation At Sequoia

Apollo Minerals has received very encouraging assay results from Amdel Adelaide’s mineral laboratory.

Prominent Hill copper/gold project, South Australia

First production from the underground mine is scheduled for the first quarter of 2012.

Olympic Dam mine expansion, Australia

The Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy for the state of South Australia expects a decision from BHP Billiton around July or August, with regards to developing the Olympic Dam openpit mine.

Company Announcement: Key Enviromantal Approval for Australian Developers

The Australian developers of a breakthrough US$135 million low grade uranium project in Namibia have overnight won the key environmental approval which is part of its mining licence application.

S Australia in talks to open weapons test range for uranium mining

South Australian Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Tom Koutsantonis on Tuesday that the state was working with the federal government to open up the Woomera prohibited area (WPA) for exploration and mining. Occupying some 127 000 km2, the WPA...

Products do their bit in Quebec

Diamond drill bits from global mineral exploration company Boart Longyear are having a positive impact on iron-ore drilling operations in the remote area of Schefferville in northern Quebec, Canada.

Australian energy, mining orders lift Aveng’s backlog to R46bn

South African construction and engineering group Aveng, which confirmed on Thursday that it would report lower earnings for the interim period to December 31, said demand from the mining and energy sectors in Australia had helped lift its two-year...