Western Australia’s new government has been urged to support the ongoing development of uranium projects in the state.
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Woodside looks to restart Browse LNG
Woodside is looking to recommence their abandoned Browse LNG project after it was halted in March.
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BHP withdraws from Newman FIFO camp
BHP Billiton has withdrawn from its Kurra Village FIFO camp in Newman, WA, securing a win for Nationals leader Terry Redman over the camp’s license extension.
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Newman FIFO camp causes Coalition divide
WA premier Colin Barnett has come under fire for his support of a FIFO camp licence extension at Newman.
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Has the mining downturn finished?
WA premier Colin Barnett has stated that mining has reached the bottom of the trough, but that the future remains difficult.
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WA Premier opens FMG’s new gas pipelines
FMG has celebrated the formal completion and commissioning of a 270 kilometre pipeline which supplies gas to its Solomon Hub mining operations.
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Colin Barnett tells town of Onslow to stop complaining
Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett told the town of Onslow to “get over it” amid criticism the government allowed Chevron to build worker accommodation at Wheatstone rather than in the town.
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Barnett labels BHP and Rio’s iron ore strategy as “dumbest corporate plays”
WA Premier Colin Barnett has described a ramp up of iron ore production by Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton as “one of the dumbest corporate plays” he has ever seen.
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Rinehart speaks on iron ore royalties rebate debate
A West Australian Government scheme to reduce royalties for junior iron ore miners has been met with criticism from Gina Rinehart.
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WA Premier backpedals on Rio, BHP collusion claims
West Australian Premier Colin Barnett has backed away from comments he made about Rio Tinto and BHP, saying he never meant to suggest the companies were colluding.
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WA Premier Colin Barnett accuses Rio Tinto and BHP of iron ore collusion
Just days after he warned miners to "remember who your landlord is", WA Premier Colin Barnett has questioned why Rio Tinto and BHP are pushing more iron ore into a depressed market.
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‘Remember who your landlord is’, WA premier flags iron ore royalty rise
West Australian Premier Colin Barnett has hit out at Rio Tinto and BHP for flooding the market with iron ore, stating the business tactic may lead to a royalty hike.
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Privatisation of ports to finance WA government bailout
The WA government will sell off the Kwinana Bulk Terminal and Utah Point bulk handling facility in order to reduce debt.
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WA miners strike deal to develop African mining standards
West Australian Premier Colin Barnett is striking a deal with African governments in a bid to develop the continent’s mining sector.
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James Price Point LNG plant would have cost $80bn: Woodside
Woodside has revealed that building a LNG processing plant at James Price Point was set to cost $80 billion and would have put the company at risk of collapse.
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CITIC’s Sino Iron project ships first concentrate to China
After four years of delays and billions of dollars of budget blowouts CITIC Pacific has celebrated its first shipment of magnetite concentrate from its Sino Iron project in the Pilbara.
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Rio completes first major port expansion at Cape Lambert
Rio Tinto has completed a major expansion at Cape Lambert which will help the miner’s Pilbara operations become the largest in Australia.
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Browse partners agree to FLNG option
Woodside have announced that its Browse partners have signed off on the use of FLNG technology to develop the gasfields off the Kimberley coast.
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WA Premier said he has ‘failed’ over Woodside’s FLNG decision
Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett said he has failed the people of his state following Woodside’s decision to develop the Browse Basin through floating LNG technology.
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Woodside LNG project approval deemed unlawful
A West Australian court has declared the state government’s environmental approval of a multi-billion dollar gas hub in the Kimberley as unlawful.
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