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Kentor to start drilling at Gabanintha
/in The Drill Sergeant /by Wally GrahamTHE DRILL SERGEANT: Kentor Gold is set to proceed with a program of exploration drilling at it suite of tenements at Gabanintha, located near Meekatharra in Western Australia. The program follows a HeliTEM survey flown by the company in September last year. Gabanintha HeliTEM targets ‐ southern tenements. Source: Company announcement “The survey […]
Integra intercepts further gold / copper mineralisation
/in The Drill Sergeant /by Wally GrahamTHE DRILL SERGEANT: Integra Mining has reported drilling results carried out at the Imperial prospect situated on the Majestic area of the company’s Randalls gold project in Western Australia. The diamond drill hole was undertaken to provide the company with structural information on mineralisation identified by previous drilling, which included 19 metre at 4.39 grams […]
FIFO Inquiry called to task by AMA
/in Uncategorized /by Wally GrahamLast year, the Federal House of Representatives Standing Committee on Regional Australia launched an inquiry into the experience of fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) and drive-in, drive-out (DIDO) workers in regional Australia. The Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government, Simon Crean asked the Committee to look into a range of issues, including: – The […]
Gillard Government invests in Indigenous employment
/in Uncategorized /by Wally GrahamThe Gillard Government’s Indigenous Employment Program has given sixty-eight Indigenous Australians from North Queensland an opportunity to develop their skills and be placed into jobs in the mining or civil construction industries. The Myuma-Dugalunji Program 2011-12 commenced in September with participants from remote Gulf and Cape Communities and regional towns in North Queensland. According to […]
Coziron picks up Western Australian triplets
/in The Bourse Whisperer /by Wally GrahamTHE BOURSE WHISPERER: Coziron Resources has entered into agreements that will result in the acquisition of three separate projects in Western Australia. The purchases will come at the cost of a total consideration of 500 million shares at a deemed value of $15 million, together with an ongoing free carried interest for the vendors of […]
IronClad set to commence work at Wilcherry Hill
/in The Bourse Whisperer /by Wally GrahamTHE BOURSE WHISPERER: IronClad Mining has finalised key infrastructure and mining contracts for its Wilcherry Hill project in South Australia. Construction works on the project are due to commence later this month following the recent announcement by the SA Government of formal approval for IronClad’s Program for Environmental Protection and Rehabilitation (PEPR) – formerly known […]
Gold Anomaly excited by Crater Mountain drilling
/in The Drill Sergeant /by Wally GrahamTHE DRILL SERGEANT: Sydney-based Gold Anomaly has received results from a recently deep-drilled NEV027 carried out at the Nevera prospect situated within the company’s Crater Mountain gold project in Papua New Guinea. The company said the highlight of the results has been the identification of deep porphyry at 1046 metres depth. Gold Anomaly said the […]
KBL inks Chinese MoU
/in The Bourse Whisperer /by Wally GrahamTHE BOURSE WHISPERER: KBL Mining has signed a Memorandum of Framework Cooperation, an apparently fancier term for an MOU, with Chinese concern, Guangdong Guangxin Mining Resource Group (GMR). GMR is a subsidiary of Guangdong Guangxin Holding (GGH). GGH is a Chinese government-owned enterprise, and according to KBL, is the largest foreign trade group in Guangdong […]
NT floods costly for OZ Minerals
/in The Bourse Whisperer /by Wally GrahamTHE BOURSE WHISPERER: Recent flooding, which has impacted on road and rail transport in the Northern Territory has resulted in a costly mishap for OZ Minerals. A Genesee & Wyoming Australia train travelling north to Darwin derailed in bad weather near Edith River. The freight train derailed at the Edith River Crossing after flood […]
Central Asia defers Dalabai commissioning
/in The Bourse Whisperer /by Wally GrahamTHE BOURSE WHISPERER: Central Asia Resources has postponed final commissioning and production from its Dalabai gold project in Kazakhstan until late January 2012 due to issues with cyanide supply. The initial commissioning of the Dalabai project has been completed successfully, however the final commissioning will commence when cyanide is received, which the company said it […]