Astron has gained the necessary environmental approvals for its Donald Mineral Sands Project from the Victorian Government.
Victorian Energy and Resources Minster Peter Batchelor has announced 11 mining companies will receive a total of $700,000 to aid in their search for minerals.
A new scraper has established itself as the preferred earthmoving machine for the rehabilitation and replacement of surface areas for the new mineral sands mining operations.
Mineral sands exports from Iluka’s Hamilton processing plant have exceeded expectations in their first 12 months of operation.
ILUKA Resources has announced a $209 million commitment for a mineral sands project near Ouyen, in north-west Victoria.
CHARACTERISATION of heavy mineral sands deposits in the South Australian portion of the Eucla Basin shows that the region has the potential to be Australia’s next big mineral sands resource.
THE Resources Victoria Conference 2008 from 25 to 27 August at Hilton on The Park in Melbourne will showcase opportunities in Victoria for investment in gold, gas, oil, coal, mineral sands and renewable energies.
THE output of mineral sands is expected to expand over the period to 2011-12, reflecting, rising demand and the start-up of new operations
THE output of mineral sands is expected to expand over the period to 2011-12, reflecting, rising demand and the start-up of new operations.