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      <title><![CDATA[Fire suppression system fails]]></title>
      <link>http://www.miningaustralia.com.au/articles/Fire-suppression-system-fails_z201971.htm</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The NSW Department of Primary Industries has released a safety bulletin urging all mobile plants to thoroughly assess fire risks after a fire suppression system on a rear dump truck failed to activate when the driver operated the manual switch located in the cabin.]]></description>
      <pubDate>7-Aug-2008</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mt Isa set for further growth]]></title>
      <link>http://www.miningaustralia.com.au/articles/Mt-Isa-set-for-further-growth_z201973.htm</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Queensland Rail (now a public company registered as QR) has released a draft plan to maximise growth potential on the Mount Isa Townsville rail corridor.]]></description>
      <pubDate>7-Aug-2008</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[BHP Billiton restricts Caroona exploration]]></title>
      <link>http://www.miningaustralia.com.au/articles/BHP-Billiton-restricts-Caroona-exploration_z201978.htm</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BHP Billiton has announced it will restrict coal exploration in the farming region at Caroona, near Gunnedah.]]></description>
      <pubDate>7-Aug-2008</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Indigenous employment gets a Federal boost]]></title>
      <link>http://www.miningaustralia.com.au/articles/Indigenous-employment-gets-a-Federal-boost_z201876.htm</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Federal Government has committed to improving resource sector employment opportunities for indigenous Australians.]]></description>
      <pubDate>6-Aug-2008</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fosterville takes home mine rescue win]]></title>
      <link>http://www.miningaustralia.com.au/articles/Fosterville-takes-home-mine-rescue-win_z201879.htm</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Fosterville Gold Mine Emergency Response Team from Bendigo in Central Victoria, has defeated nine other teams from across the country to win the annual Victorian Underground Mine Rescue Competition held in Bendigo during August.]]></description>
      <pubDate>6-Aug-2008</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[CME backs securities review ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.miningaustralia.com.au/articles/CME-backs-securities-review_z201882.htm</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia has welcomed the review of mining securities by the Department of Industry and Resources that underpinned the recommendations announced recently by Resources Minister Francis Logan. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>6-Aug-2008</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Study to safeguard lung health]]></title>
      <link>http://www.miningaustralia.com.au/articles/Study-to-safeguard-lung-health_z201885.htm</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Queensland Government and the University of Western Sydney has embarked on a joint investigation into the effects of silica dust on miners.]]></description>
      <pubDate>6-Aug-2008</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[QR welcomes competition in Queensland]]></title>
      <link>http://www.miningaustralia.com.au/articles/QR-welcomes-competition-in-Queensland_z201911.htm</link>
      <description><![CDATA[National transport and logistics company QR Limited has welcomed the arrival of competition in the Queensland coal rail market and reaffirmed it would fiercely defend its market position.]]></description>
      <pubDate>6-Aug-2008</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[QCAT showcases R&D ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.miningaustralia.com.au/articles/QCAT-showcases-R-D_z201737.htm</link>
      <description><![CDATA[World-class mining research and technological developments with far reaching implications for Australia’s future have been featured in Brisbane during the Queensland Centre for Advanced Technologies’ (QCAT’s) fourth annual Innovation and Excellence Day.]]></description>
      <pubDate>5-Aug-2008</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Aussie radio keeps Chile in touch]]></title>
      <link>http://www.miningaustralia.com.au/articles/Aussie-radio-keeps-Chile-in-touch_z201793.htm</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Benbro Electronics has successfully tested its UHF radio link at the Candelaria copper mine in Chile and, as such, it will now become a permanent fixture at the mine.]]></description>
      <pubDate>5-Aug-2008</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[A basin, map and a whole lot of potential]]></title>
      <link>http://www.miningaustralia.com.au/articles/A-basin-map-and-a-whole-lot-of-potential_z201794.htm</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A 3D model of a mining basin in Central Queensland could help explorers discover more of the untapped potential of the historic mining region, Mines and Energy Minister Geoff Wilson said.]]></description>
      <pubDate>5-Aug-2008</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Virtual reality makes mining safer]]></title>
      <link>http://www.miningaustralia.com.au/articles/Virtual-reality-makes-mining-safer_z201842.htm</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) are using video game and Virtual Reality (VR) technology to develop new training tools for mine employees working at heights on mine sites.]]></description>
      <pubDate>5-Aug-2008</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Stay tuned for QME documentary ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.miningaustralia.com.au/articles/Stay-tuned-for-QME-documentary_z201691.htm</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Initial visitor figures from the Queensland Mining and Engineering (QME) exhibition, held recently in Mackay, show an increase in total visits compared with the previous exhibition in 2006, despite exceptional rain throughout the event.]]></description>
      <pubDate>4-Aug-2008</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Zinifex prosecuted after death of worker]]></title>
      <link>http://www.miningaustralia.com.au/articles/Zinifex-prosecuted-after-death-of-worker_z201692.htm</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Zinifex Port Pirie Pty has been prosecuted by SafeWork SA in the South Australian Industrial Relations Court following the death of 45-year-old employee, Greg Sleep in October 2004.]]></description>
      <pubDate>4-Aug-2008</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Yilgarn project finalises export arrangements]]></title>
      <link>http://www.miningaustralia.com.au/articles/Yilgarn-project-finalises-export-arrangements_z201696.htm</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Polaris Metals  NL (POL) is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Fremantle Ports focussed on finalising the best option for exporting ore from the Yilgarn Iron Ore Project (YIOP) at the bulk berths at Kwinana.]]></description>
      <pubDate>4-Aug-2008</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New methods to capture and store CO2]]></title>
      <link>http://www.miningaustralia.com.au/articles/New-methods-to-capture-and-store-CO2_z201642.htm</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Experts from government, industry, universities and research organisations have attended a Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage seminar to discuss developments in CCS technologies to lower Australia’s emissions footprint.]]></description>
      <pubDate>1-Aug-2008</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Third party access scheme heats up]]></title>
      <link>http://www.miningaustralia.com.au/articles/Third-party-access-scheme-heats-up_z201651.htm</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Rio Tinto has signed an agreement to purchase ore from a junior explorer in a bid to prevent third parties gaining access to its railways in Western Australia.]]></description>
      <pubDate>1-Aug-2008</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cover supplies water evaporation reduction]]></title>
      <link>http://www.miningaustralia.com.au/articles/Cover-supplies-water-evaporation-reduction_z201558.htm</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Rio Tinto’s Northparkes mine has achieved a 95% reduction in evaporation losses thanks to a new water storage facility cover.]]></description>
      <pubDate>31-Jul-2008</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Geoscientist rewarded for excellence]]></title>
      <link>http://www.miningaustralia.com.au/articles/Geoscientist-rewarded-for-excellence_z201559.htm</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The 2008 Butt Smith Medal for Outstanding and Sustained Research Excellence in Geoscience was awarded to Dr Nigel Radford of Newmont Asia Pacific in a special presentation during the Australian Earth Science Convention in Perth during July.]]></description>
      <pubDate>31-Jul-2008</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[OPR gets green light for Oakajee Port]]></title>
      <link>http://www.miningaustralia.com.au/articles/OPR-gets-green-light-for-Oakajee-Port_z201560.htm</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Oakajee Port and Rail (OPR) has been selected by the Government of Western Australia as the preferred proponent for the new multi-billion dollar Oakajee Port project in Western Australia's mid-west.]]></description>
      <pubDate>31-Jul-2008</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[$75mill climate ready program takes off]]></title>
      <link>http://www.miningaustralia.com.au/articles/75mill-climate-ready-program-takes-off_z201289.htm</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Australian Federal Government’s Climate Ready program is officially taking applications.]]></description>
      <pubDate>30-Jul-2008</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mt Thirsty gets taste for nickel]]></title>
      <link>http://www.miningaustralia.com.au/articles/Mt-Thirsty-gets-taste-for-nickel_z201291.htm</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Barra Resources has identified several nickel sulphide gossans located six kilometres north-west of the Mt Thirsty deposit in Norseman, Western Australia.]]></description>
      <pubDate>30-Jul-2008</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mapping boost for Queensland]]></title>
      <link>http://www.miningaustralia.com.au/articles/Mapping-boost-for-Queensland_z201294.htm</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A 3D model of a mining basin in Central Queensland could help explorers discover more of the untapped potential of the historic mining region, according to the Queensland Mines and Energy Minister.]]></description>
      <pubDate>30-Jul-2008</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[BHP suspends operation on worker death]]></title>
      <link>http://www.miningaustralia.com.au/articles/BHP-suspends-operation-on-worker-death_z201307.htm</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BHP Billiton has suspended its key iron ore rail and port operations at the Western Australian mining town of Port Hedland after a worker was killed there on Tuesday.]]></description>
      <pubDate>30-Jul-2008</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Low emission technologies announced]]></title>
      <link>http://www.miningaustralia.com.au/articles/Low-emission-technologies-announced_z201311.htm</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Minister for Resources and Energy Martin Ferguson has announced the formation of a National Low Emissions Coal Council and a Carbon Storage Taskforce to drive the adoption of low emissions coal technologies.]]></description>
      <pubDate>30-Jul-2008</pubDate>
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