News was released this week announcing a surge in Chinese demand for iron-ore bringing the state $10.7 billion in royalties. Western Australia Party candidate for Mining and Pastoral Dave Grills said today the recent demand for iron-ore should provide a welcome boost to local employment in regional areas. Mr Grills said the
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Western Australia's reputation as the world's leading lithium producer continues to grow, with another facility in the pipeline, with the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder to activate a parcel of land for the new Kalgoorlie Lithium Hydroxide Facility. State land will be leased by the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder to help secure the development of
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Western Australia Lithium is proceeding with plans to build a new lithium refinery in Kwinana, subject to satisfactory studies. WA Lithium, a 50/50 joint venture between Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile and Kidman Resources, today signed an agreement to enter into an Option to Lease with LandCorp for the selected
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Woodside Energy Ltd (‘Woodside’) has entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Perdaman Chemicals and Fertilisers Pty Ltd (‘Perdaman’) for the supply of natural gas. Under the terms of the MOU, Woodside will supply approximately 125 terajoules per day of domestic gas for use in Perdaman’s proposed 2 million
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The State Government has provided in-principle backing for Western Australian pastoralists wanting to unlock the carbon potential of their lands. The Government will back a number of pilot sequestration offset projects by pastoralists, which focus on grazing strategies that increase regeneration of native vegetation and in the process extract carbon dioxide
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A Western Australian vocational education and training (VET) alliance will be established to encourage input and involvement from the mining and resources industry in the development of Australia's first automation qualifications. The WA VET Collaboration, chaired by industry leader Jim Walker, will inform curriculum development, education opportunities and strategies to build
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The Mineral Exploration Cooperative Research Centre's (MinEx CRC) $50 million funding request has been approved by the Federal Government. This funding establishes a $215 million national research initiative aimed at developing technologies to increase the discovery of mineral deposits. MinEx CRC will use the financial boost to create more productive, economical, safer
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Western Australia's resources industry reached several milestones in 2017 according to statistics released today by the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety. Higher iron ore prices, strong growth in LNG volumes and the gold sector's continued strength contributed to reported sales of $108.8 billion, a 16 per cent increase from
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The State Government announced plans to establish a LNG Jobs Taskforce at today's 2018 Australasian Oil and Gas Exhibition and Conference, to help to create new long-term job opportunities focused on servicing, maintaining and improving existing operations. The taskforce, which will be comprised of both industry and government members, will aim to
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The ACCC has authorised Chevron, INPEX, Shell and Woodside to coordinate maintenance activities at their LNG facilities in Western Australia and Northern Territory. The four LNG producers compete for a limited pool of skilled contractors and specialised equipment to conduct scheduled maintenance. “LNG producers can now schedule maintenance together without risking breaching
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