Ausenco has executed a contract for the Engineering Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) services for the development of Bemax Resources' Snapper Mineral Sands mine in south western NSW.
Mineral sands miner Iluka Resources has bucked the industry trend of struggling to stay afloat, instead using the current financial crisis as a means to increase production.
Astron has gained the necessary environmental approvals for its Donald Mineral Sands Project from the Victorian Government.
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 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.