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Have you been a fly on the wall? Do you know some gossip you would like to get of your chest? Drop us an email and our contact will be treated confidentially.
| Caterpillar halts development its underground jumbo - Wednesday, February 20, 2008Sources have advised the Caterpillar will pack it's latest twin boom jumbo into containers for later development.
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| CAT builds a twin boom Jumbo - Wednesday, November 28, 2007Several sources have indicated that CAT/ Elphinstone have built a twin boom Jumbo currently undergoing testing in various minesites throughout Australia.
Any specs or photos would be welcomed.
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| Sandvik builds a three boom Jumbo - Wednesday, November 28, 2007Sandvik have released a three boom Jumbo drill rig. Sandvik claims it is the fastest drill in the world, yet we are to see any further info on this machine to substatiate these claims?
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Mining & Industry News
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Sage snaps up stake in DMC
Cape Lambert boss Tony Sage has cemented his reputation as an acquisitive dealmaker after securing 37 per cent of iron ore explorer DMC Mining.
Cape Lambert said today it had acquired the stake throu
Wesfarmers in senior exec reshuffle
Wesfarmers has reshuffled its senior executive team, with Tom O’Leary to replace Tim Bult as managing director of the group’s energy division and Mr Bult to take up Mr O'Leary's role as executive mana
FerrAus lures former BHP chief
FerrAus has named former BHP Billiton executive Mike Amundsen as its new managing director and chief executive.
The East Pilbara-focused iron ore junior has been on the lookout for a new chief after
Emergent emerges from halt with China deal
Iron ore hopeful Emergent Resources has struck a preliminary $200 million deal with China Metallurgical Investment Co to develop its Beyondie magentite prospect.
As flagged in The West Australian, th
BC Iron gives Nullagine go-ahead
BC Iron has put a $43 million price tag on its Pilbara iron ore ambitions and expects to produce first ore in the second quarter of 2010.
The Mike Young-headed junior gave its Nullagine project the f
AAMI tackles RAC, SGIO with push into WA insurance field
AAMI will launch a push into WA this weekend with a mass media offensive to lure new customers as the Suncorpowned general insurer looks to exploit a long-standing market dominance enjoyed by the RAC
Group auditor faces public probe
The receivers behind Elderslie Finance will launch a public examination of the failed group’s auditor in a bid to recover more money for the thousands of investors stung by the former WA company’s col
Gindalbie's Jones to step down
Long-standing Gindalbie Metals chairman George Jones will step down from the role after four years on August 31.
The company made the shock announcement in a statement early this morning, saying Mr J
Woodside push on Browse leases will test Ferguson
The Rudd Government is set to come under huge pressure from Woodside Petroleum to strip valuable Browse Basin gas leases off multinationals including Chevron Corp and Royal Dutch Shell unless an agree
Woodside denies Browse cost blowout
Woodside Petroleum’s Browse liquefied natural gas project in Western Australia isn’t facing a “cost blowout,” spokesman Roger Martin said today.
“Any suggestion of a cost blowout for the Browse LNG d
Dattels boosts Berkely Resources stake
The investment group backed by Canadian uranium entrepreneur Stephen Dattels has spent more than $5 million to boost its stake in WA’s uranium hopeful Berkeley Resources.
The Mr Dattels’-chaired and
Fight for Bonaparte takes a twist
The tussle over Ted Ellyard’s Bonaparte Diamond Mines has taken a new twist after suitor Minemakers picked up 9.64 per cent of its rival bidder, Union Resources.
Minemakers today confirmed it had acq
FerrAus assumes control of Silver Swan North
BHP Billiton and Mithril Resources Ltd have withdrawn from the Silver Swan North nickel and gold joint venture, with full ownership of the project reverting to FerrAus Ltd.
Iron ore mining hopeful
Plan B acquires Aspire Finance
Wealth managemnt firm Plan B has acquired Perth based mortgage business Aspire Finance which has a loan book of $230 million.
The acquisition will be financed from existing loan facilities and the is
BHP seeks independent assessment at Perseverance
BHP Billiton Ltd. will get an independent engineering assessment on its Perseverance nickel mine in WA, it said today on its Web-site.
The company is confident its underground operations at Persever
Gull swooping for acquisitions
WA's largest independent fuel wholesaler and retailer Gull Petroleum says it is eyeing acquisition opportunities.
The family-owned company said in a statement today that it was cashed-up to aggressiv
RAC speeds into new training venture
Motoring group RAC WA has added another service to its road safety offering after striking a deal to buy Perth's only specialised driver training facility for an undisclosed sum.
RAC general manager
Posco takes a 16% stake in Jupiter
Posco agreed to pay $7.8 million for a 16.65 per cent stake in West Perth Jupiter Mines.
The Korean steel mill has also signed an offtake pact for up to 50 per cent of Jupiter's future direct shippi
Medusa shares soar before halt
Medusa Mining has entered a trading halt this afternoon pending a resource upgrade for its Co-O mine in the Philippines.
The miner's shares jumped 10 per cent or 23 cents to $2.45 before it stopped
Quickflix peddles DVDs with mobile customers
Quickflix has partnered with Virgin Mobile to market its online DVD rental company as an alternative to the traditional video store.
In July all new Virgin Mobile post-paid customers will receive a
Interest shown in Lady Annie
Tony Sage’s Cape Lambert says it has received expressions of interest over its recently-acquired Lady Annie copper mine Queensland, but is not in negotiations for a sale.
Days after finalising the ac
Toxfree hooks more WA work
Toxfree shares bounced in mid-morning trade today after news it had scored a role in servicing WA's Gorgon project in the state’s North West.
The local waste management company shares climbed 8 per
Oilex strengthens board
Perth oil play Oilex has beefed up its board in the wake of its inclusion in the S&P ASX 300 index.
Former BHP Billiton Petroleum executive Ben Clube will step into the role of finance direc
Panoramic looks to new horizons
WA miner Panoramic Resources has made its first splash outside the nickel sector after buying into a copper-gold project in the Northern Territory.
Panoramic has signed a farm-in deal with Territory
TFS receives strong investor response to MIS projects
Sandalwood grower TFS Corporation has received increased applications for 1025 hectares of its Indian Sandalwood project,despite sector woes. The company said applications for the project had climbed
Boart offloads operations
Debt-laden drilling services provider Boart Longyear says it has sold some of its Sub-Saharan African operations to Tranter Energy and Mining Services.
Boart Longyear, which has seen its share price
Education provider in fight with NSW Government
Perth based private educator Navitas says it is opposing a move by the NSW government to resume its premises in Wynyard, in Sydney’s CBD, for use with its Metro transport project.
Navitas said in a s
Delay looms for Browse LNG
Woodside Petroleum’s aim to have agreed by last night on a location for the Browse Basin project with its four joint venture partners has failed amid increasing concern the $25 billion liquefied natur
BHP denies worker was trapped in rockfall
BHP Billiton has denied union claims a miner was trapped underground by a tremor-induced rockfall at a mine where another worker was trapped earlier this month. More than 12 hours after the incident,
Norfolk subsidiary wins RGP5 rail contract
A subsidiary of the listed Norfolk Group has secured a $96.5 million contract for rail signalling relocation and installation for BHP Billiton in WA.
The contract by O'Donnell Griffin Rail is expecte
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