Olympic Dam call possible next year as big review passes another milestone

Diversified miner BHP Billiton has delivered its draft supplementary environmental impact statement (EIS) for its proposed Olympic Dam expansion project to the South Australian government – should it proceed, Olympic Dam would be world’s...

EIA for S Australia rare-earths project gets under way

Rare-earths developer Arafura Resources has started the environmental impact study (EIS) on its Whyalla rare-earths complex, in South Australia. “The start of these studies is an important step in Arafura’s plan to construct a world-class...

Arafura's rare-earths complex gets priority status

Rare earth developer Arafura Resources on Friday announced that South Australia Urban Development and Planning Minister Paul Holloway had declared the Whyalla rare earths complex a major project. “The scale and complexity of the proposal and...

Uranium exploration picking up in South Australia – Minister

Uranium exploration in South Australia has increased since the end of the global economic crisis, Mineral Resources Development Minister Paul Holloway said this week. Speaking at the Paydirt Uranium Conference, in Adelaide, Holloway said that...

South Australia approves Centrex's iron-ore export plan

ron-ore developer Centrex Metals on Tuesday reported that the South Australian Minister for Urban Planning and Development, Paul Holloway, had approved the company's Port Lincoln development application. The Minister's decision paved the way for...

Daily podcast – March 16, 2009

In today's podcast: Penoles declares force majeure at its MetMex precious metals refinery after a five week pay strike paralyses work; and the South Australian government plans to ramp-up efforts to promote the state's mining projects overseas.

South Australia to promote mining projects in Asia

The South Australian government plans to ramp-up efforts to promote the state’s mining projects overseas, as the current economic situation placed strain on Australia’s mining sector, a top government official said on Monday. The South...

South Australia, Saskatchewan sign minerals-cooperation agreement

The government of South Australia has entered into an agreement with Canada’s Saskatchewan province to promote improved scientific and technical cooperation within the minerals industry, South Australian Mineral Resources Development Minister...