PLATINUM Australia says the funds from its successful capital raising of $61.2 million will be used to ramp up to full production and commence shipments of concentrates from its Smokey Hills Project to the Impala Platinum Smelter.
29/05/2009
PLATINUM is a key element in the fight against climate change, scientific experts say.
14/08/2008
THE GLOBAL shortage of platinum is not being reflected by the mineral’s low price, according to Platinum Australia.
13/08/2008
THE FIRST ore feed has hit Platinum Australia’s Smokey Hills Processing Plant in South Africa.
30/10/2008
PLATINUM Australia has got commissioning underway for a processing plant at its Smokey Hills mine in South Africa.
09/10/2008
Minimising stress on scarce water resources is becoming a major issue for resource developments in Australia - and for every country that has limited access to resources that must be shared with other community, agricultural and industrial groups.
08/12/2009
OUTOTEC Australia has appointed a minerals processing engineer said to be at the international forefront of flotation circuit measurement, modeling and optimisation.
23/03/2009
INFOCAST’S inaugural Managing Supply Chain Risks for Critical & Strategic Metals Summit, scheduled to take place in Washington DC between 20 and 22 October 2009, will provide supply chain, purchasing and sourcing officers a definitive assessment of the growing risks to Rare Earth Elements, Minor Metals, Lithium and Platinum Group Metals, as well as offer best mitigation practices and innovative “virtual hedging” strategies.
06/08/2009
MINERAL exploration expenditure in South Australia hit record highs in the June 2008 quarter, according to the state government.
12/09/2008
VISTA Gold Australia is conducting a pre-feasibility study into gold processing at the Mt Todd mine, Northern Territory.
31/08/2009
AUSTRALIA’s uranium policy is once again under the spotlight with the government reviewing agreements to sell the mineral to Russia.
03/09/2008
GRD MINPROC has landed an engineering contract for the $5.2bn Sino iron ore project in Western Australia.
07/10/2008
ALCOA of Australia won the WA Section of the Australian Export Awards in the Minerals and Energy Export category on 2 October 2009.
08/10/2009
CFC Group has announced its acquisition of Underground Services Australia.
14/09/2009
OUTOTEC Australia has appointed Jason King as Director – Projects, Services and After Sales for the company’s Minerals Processing division in Australia.
04/11/2009
THE MINERALS Council of Australia has come under attack for failing to accept the emissions trading scheme (ETS).
20/03/2009
Phosphate Australia is considering the construction of $226 million steel pipeline to aid the development of its Highland Plains project.
09/02/2010
SOUTH Korea has signed an agreement to develop uranium and nickel mines in Australia.
22/10/2008
GRANGE Resources is set to merge with Australian Bulk Minerals to boost a $2bn iron ore development in Western Australia.
29/09/2008
NEWMONT Mining is dishing out $1bn to acquire 100% control of the Boddington Gold Mine in Western Australia.
29/01/2009