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India — Mumbai Western Australian Trade Offi ce Securing future resources growth 93 Jolly Maker Chambers No 2 Western Australia’s resources sector is going from strength-to-strength with 9th fl oor, Nariman Point • Mumbai 400 021 • INDIA Tel: +91 22 6630 3973 • Fax: +91 22 6630 3977 a number of signifi cant projects set to transform the State’s north-west and Email: [email protected] help secure the future growth of the State’s resources industry. India — Chennai Western Australian Trade Offi ce - Advisory Offi ce In June, the Western Australian Government signed a historic agreement 1 Doshi Regency • 876 Poonamallee High Road with the State’s two largest iron ore producers that will secure further Kilpauk • Chennai 600 084 • INDIA development of the Pilbara iron ore industry and increase Tel: +91 44 2640 0407 • Fax: +91 44 2643 0064 Email: [email protected] Western Australia’s royalty income. Indonesia — Jakarta The agreement with BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto presents a new chapter in Western Australia Trade Offi ce Wisma Budi Building • fl oor 5 Suite 504 the State’s resources industry. JI H R Rasuna Said Kav C-6 Kuningan, Jakarta 12940 • INDONESIA Also in June, the Western Australian Government gave the green light to a Tel: +62 21 5290 2860 • Fax: +62 21 5296 2722 dedicated railway for the transportation and export of Roy Hill iron ore. Email: [email protected] Japan — Tokyo The project will see a 300 kilometre railway connect the Roy Hill mine with Government of Western Australia, Tokyo Offi ce port facilities in Port Hedland and, on completion, will enable greater access 13th fl oor, Fukoku Seimei Building 2-2-2 Uchisaiwai-cho Chiyoda-ku for smaller miners to rail infrastructure in the region. • TOKYO 100-0011 • JAPAN Tel: +81 3 5157 8281 • Fax: +81 3 5157 8286 The Roy Hill mine is expected to be a feature in Western Australia’s resource Email: [email protected] industry for many years to come, delivering jobs, investment and prosperity Japan — Kobe in the Pilbara. Western Australian Government Offi ce 6th fl oor, Golden Sun Building • 4-3-6 Nakayamate-dori Another signifi cant project for the north-west is the new deepwater port at Chuo-Ku • Kobe 650-0004 • JAPAN Anketell, located 30 kilometres east of Karratha. Tel: +81 78 242 7705 • Fax: +81 78 242 7707 Email: [email protected]

The multi-user, multi-commodity deepwater port and strategic industrial area Malaysia — Kuala Lumpur will promote regional development and boost Western Australia’s growth and Western Australian Trade Offi ce export potential. 4th fl oor, UBN Tower • 10 Jalan P Ramlee KUALA LUMPUR 50250 • MALAYSIA Tel: +60 3 2031 8175/6 • Fax: +60 3 2031 8177 These projects add to Western Australia’s reputation as being one of the Email: [email protected] world’s greatest mineral precincts and will help secure the State’s future Middle East — Dubai resources growth, delivering long-term benefi ts for all Western Australians. Western Australian Trade Offi ce • Emarat Atrium PO Box 58007 • Dubai • UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Colin Barnett Tel: +971 4 343 3226 • Fax: +971 4 343 3238 PREMIER OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA & MINISTER FOR STATE DEVELOPMENT Email: [email protected] People’s Republic of China — Shanghai Norman Moore Western Australian Trade and Investment Promotion MINISTER FOR MINES AND PETROLEUM Room 2208 • CITIC Square 1168 Nanjing Road West SHANGHAI 20004 • PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA Tel: +86 21 5292 5899 • Fax: +86 21 5292 5889 Email: [email protected] Prospect Western Australian Prospect magazine is published quarterly by the People’s Republic of China — Hangzhou Western Australian Government’s Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) Western Australian Trade and Investment Promotion and Department of State Development (DSD). Hangzhou Representative Offi ce Editorial management: Rebecca Atkinson, DSD Communications and Marketing Division. Room 1705 • World Trade Offi ce Plaza Zhejiang World Trade Centre Tel: (08) 9222 0417 • Fax: (08) 9222 0505 122 Shuguang Road • Hangzhou 310007 Disclaimer PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA Prospect has been compiled in good faith by the Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) and Department of State Development (DSD). Opinions Tel: +86 571 8795 0296 • Fax: +86 571 8795 0295 expressed in Prospect are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views, or have the endorsement of DMP and DSD. DMP and Email: [email protected] DSD has used all reasonable endeavours to ensure the material contained in this publication is correct, but it is intended to be general in nature. No representation is made with regard to the completeness or accuracy of the information contained herein. DMP and DSD disclaims any or all liability for loss or damage whatsoever suffered or incurred resulting from the use of or reliance on information contained herein. Readers of this publication South Korea — Seoul should make and rely on their own enquiries, research and judgements in making decisions affecting their own or any other persons interest. Western Australian Trade and Investment Offi ce Unit 702 • 7th Floor • Kwanghwamoon Building 211 Sejongno, Jongno-gu Cover photo: Roy Hill Iron Ore Mine site in the Pilbara. A State Agreement with Roy Hill Seoul • South Korea 110-730 • KOREA Infrastructure Pty Ltd will see the mine connected to infrastructure in Port Hedland. Tel: +82 2 722 1217 • Fax: +82 2 722 1218 Photo courtesy of Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd. Email: [email protected] In this issue

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04 Railway for Roy Hill 16 Th e Golden Gecko Awards Rail agreement paves way for jobs, investment and prosperity From recycling worn teeth to surveying Malleefowl mounds in the Pilbara – diverse array of submission received for this year’s environmental excellence awards 06 Transforming the north New deepwater port for the Pilbara at Anketell 22 On the RADAR(S) Moving ahead with resources safety reforms 09 Integra on track 27 Star attraction Integra Mining to become the newest Australian gold producer One of the mining industry’s biggest stars debuts in Kalgoorlie

Department of Mines and Petroleum Department of Mines and Petroleum Department of State Development Department of State Development www.dmp.wa.gov.au www.dsd.wa.gov.au AGREEMENT on major new Pilbara iron ore mine and infrastructure project

Western Australian Government support peak construction and about 750 people proven resource base that will sustain for construction of a 300 kilometre when operational. the project for at least the next two railway will enable development of decades,” the Premier said. The project is being developed by parent a major new iron ore project in company, Hancock Prospecting Pty “This project adds to this State’s Western Australia’s Pilbara region. Ltd, an established Western Australian reputation as being one of the world’s A State Agreement between the minerals exploration and development great mineral precincts, vital in feeding Government and Roy Hill Infrastructure company, with other participants the powerhouse economies in Pty Ltd allows for construction of a including the Republic of Korea’s north Asia. railway, in a corridor connecting the Pohang Iron and Steel Company “It will also create new opportunities Roy Hill Iron Ore Mine with (POSCO) and STX Corporation. Port Hedland Port. for smaller miners in the Pilbara by The Agreement also includes provision providing better access to rail and The Agreement also provides for port for smaller miners to access the rail port infrastructure.” facilities that include stockyards, infrastructure, either directly, or through The Agreement is currently before rail loops, train unloading facilities, the company providing haulage services. conveyors and other infrastructure, to the Western Australian Parliament transport the iron ore to Port Hedland’s As part of the Agreement, the company for ratifi cation. will consult with communities in the Inner Harbour, where the company The Department of State Development, region and their local governments to will construct two new berths and on behalf of the State Government, prepare a community development plan. ship loading facilities. negotiated the Roy Hill Agreement and Construction of the iron ore mine is This plan will include strategies for has ongoing responsibility for overseeing expected to commence in mid-2011, developing a regionally based workforce, its implementation. providing training and employment with production beginning in 2014, After initial discussions in 2009, formal opportunities, local procurement of and reaching optimum production of negotiations on the Agreement, which goods and services and contributing 55 million tonnes per annum in 2018. began in March 2010, were concluded to community services, facilities and in June. Roy Hill Iron Ore says that exploration development activities. has defi ned more than 2.3 billion tonnes Roy Hill Iron Ore has environmental of low phosphorus iron ore at indicated Western Australia’s Premier Colin approval to construct and operate and inferred Joint Ore Resources Barnett announced the Agreement its mine, and the Department, as the Committee (JORC) classifi cation levels. in July, 2010 congratulating Hancock Western Australian Government’s Prospecting and its Korean partners. The Roy Hill mine, rail and port lead agency for the project, is project has an estimated total cost “The Roy Hill mine is expected to be a assisting with the timely completion of of approximately A$7.2billion and is feature in Western Australia’s resource relevant approvals processes for the expected to employ 1500 people during industry for many years to come, with a infrastructure project.

2 Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett (fifth from left) with representatives of HPPL, POSCO and STX at Parliament in June.

Hancock Prospecting Chair and Director Gina Rinehart and exploration staff at Roy Hill Camp. Images courtesy of Hancock Prospecting.

3 PILBARA HEADS OF AGREEMENT

A historic agreement between the by other producers, and generating Western Australia is well-established Western Australian Government an estimated additional A$340 million with 10 producers and at least and the State’s two largest iron in State royalties for the 2010-11 80 companies actively exploring ore producers will increase the fi nancial year. for iron ore.” State’s royalty income and enable In addition, the companies have greater fl exibility for the companies’ Rio Tinto Executive Director and agreed to make a one-off joint operations in Western Australia’s Chief Executive of the Iron Ore Group, A$350 million payment to the State Pilbara region. Sam Walsh said the agreement which the Premier has indicated will would deliver profound benefi ts for Between them, BHP Billiton help fund a new children’s hospital. Rio Tinto’s iron ore business, local and Rio Tinto export more than Legislation to implement these Pilbara communities and the State 330 million tonnes of iron ore changes has been passed by the in general. annually from the Pilbara, and Western Australian Parliament. their operations have an estimated “This agreement continues combined annual output value in The Heads of Agreement also Rio Tinto’s drive for operational excess of A$25billion. provides for greater effi ciency and effi ciency, which is important in fl exibility for Rio Tinto’s and BHP an increasingly competitive global Across a vast 160,000 square Billiton’s current operations, through market. It will also assist us for when kilometre area in Western Australia’s sharing infrastructure and blending we are able to launch the next phase North West, they employ about ore across their networks. of our Pilbara expansion plans,” 20,000 people, operating 21 iron ore Mr Walsh said. mines, more than 2,400 kilometres of Negotiations are underway on the railways and fi ve shipping terminals. detail of variations to the State Marcus Randolph, BHP Billiton’s Agreements of both companies to Chief Executive Ferrous and The two companies pay the lion’s enable this integration of operations. Coal agreed. share of Western Australia’s iron ore royalty earnings, which in 2009 Both companies have identifi ed “The ability to blend iron ore from any totalled more than A$1.7billion. signifi cant potential effi ciencies of our mines, and the fl exibility in the from such arrangements and are Both are making major investments use of all rail and port infrastructure, also considering fully integrating in expanding their Pilbara operations will be major enablers for our their Pilbara operations in a Joint that will increase the combined operations,” Mr Randolph said. Venture, subject to the approval of annual export capacity to between competition authorities in Australia “This will improve our operating 500 to 600 million tonnes within and internationally. effi ciency and we are pleased to be 10 years. able to share the gains from this “This is a win-win deal which gives These operations are conducted enhancement with the people of the companies greater fl exibility to under 13 State Agreements with the Western Australia.” integrate their operations and Western Australian Government. ensures a better return to the In January, BHP Billiton announced These are contracts between project community,” Mr Barnett said. approval for US$1.93billion capital proponents and the State that are expenditure to underpin the further ratifi ed by Acts of Parliament. “Western Australia’s iron ore industry accelerated growth of its Western has come a long way since the fi rst State Agreements specify the rights, Australia Iron Ore business. State agreements were signed with obligations, terms and conditions for Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton in the As the sixth phase of its Rapid development of specifi c projects, and early 1960s. Growth Project, this investment is establish a framework for ongoing expected to increase installed iron relations and cooperation between “The old agreements recognised the State and the project operator. the pioneering role the companies ore production capacity to 240 million They can be amended with the would play in the region and tonnes per annum during calendar consent of both parties. offered a discounted royalty rate year 2013. to acknowledge that fi ne ore was In June this year, Western Australian Also, since the agreement was signed, not a valued product in the market Premier Colin Barnett, announced Rio Tinto has approved a US$1billion at that time. a Heads of Agreement, signed by investment, in expanding its Pilbara both companies and the State “Since then the companies have export capacity to 330 million tonnes Government that would enable made signifi cant investment in per annum, by 2016. signifi cant amendments to the infrastructure in the region, The Department of State Development State Agreements. including developing towns, had a leading role in the negotiations, roads, rail and ports. These include removing concessional which Premier Barnett described royalty rates for iron ore fi nes “Today, fi ne ore has become the main as considerable and often tough, and benefi ciated ore, raising the iron making feedstock, the Pilbara between the State Government and royalty rate from 3.75 per cent to is known as a world-class iron ore the producers that resulted in the 5.625 per cent, in line with that paid producing area and the industry in Heads of Agreement.

4 A Heads of Agreement between the State Government and BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto will lead to more effi cient and productive iron ore operations and spur further investment in the Pilbara. Photo courtesy of Rio Tinto.

5 ANKETEL the Pilbara’s next major deepwater

Anketell, 30 kilometres east of Karratha, has been identifi ed as the next major deepwater iron ore port for the Pilbara.

6 The transformation of Western Australia’s Three companies have expressed interest north has taken a further step forward in developing port facilities at Anketell: with Western Australian Premier and Australian Premium Iron (API) for its Minister for State Development, 30-40Mtpa West Pilbara Iron Ore Project, Colin Barnett, endorsing a new deepwater China Metallurgical Group Corporation for port at Anketell in the Pilbara. its 15Mtpa Cape Lambert Iron Ore Project, and Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) for its Located 30 kilometres east of Karratha 30-60Mtpa Solomon Project. and 10 kilometres from Cape Lambert, Anketell API and FMG have aspirations to expand the multi-user, multi-commodity deepwater port and strategic industrial their projects once established. the Pilbara’s next major deepwater port area (SIA) will promote regional The State Government was briefed in development and boost Western February this year on a conceptual Australia’s growth and export potential. layout suitable to cater for the current “This project will help Western Australia and future companies. develop, and the revenue it will generate The port will act as a catalyst for will help pay for our schools, hospitals and other proponents in the central and other services,” the Premier said. west Pilbara. Anketell will join other projects, including The sharing of infrastructure and costs Rio Tinto’s Cape Lambert port expansion will provide opportunities for junior and the state-initiated Oakajee Project in operators to minimise start-up costs the Mid-West, aimed at accommodating when entering the market and help Western Australia’s rapidly growing monetise resources that might mineral exports, particularly iron ore. otherwise remain uneconomic. “The strength of Western Australia’s The precinct will be funded by a private iron ore exports and the growth plans proponent, along with a proportion of of current users are testing the capacity social infrastructure costs, but will of the existing Pilbara ports,” ultimately be managed and owned by Mr Barnett said. the Dampier Port Authority for the port and infrastructure corridors and “The Anketell port and industrial LandCorp for the industrial precinct. precinct will provide opportunities for new exports and processing of iron ore The Department of State Development and other minerals.” is the lead agency responsible for delivery of the project. In 2009-10 the Pilbara exported more than 366 million tonnes of bulk commodities, The State Government will spend mainly iron ore, which is forecast to reach A$3.5million during the next three more than 530 million tonnes per annum years to plan and prepare an Industrial (Mtpa) by 2015 and as much as 750Mtpa Precinct Development Agreement for by 2020. the project. The precinct would ultimately include a The development of Anketell will provide port with up to 350Mtpa export capacity, a number of opportunities for the region an industrial area of at least 1000 hectares including direct and indirect employment, and a corridor for transport and services. improved social and industrial infrastructure and the development Anketell has been earmarked for of the towns of Wickham, Roebourne industrial development since the 1970s. and Karratha, while minimising the The most recent government assessment environmental and social impacts that could result from the development of a confirmed its suitability for a future number of single-user ports. multi-user facility. Flow-on benefits will be delivered from Anketell will complement both Port increased royalty payments to the State. Hedland and Dampier ports to overcome current capacity constraints and will join It is planned that the port should them as another of the world’s largest commence operations by 2015, preceded mineral export facilities. by a two-year construction period.

7 SUCCESSFUL COFUNDED DRILLING PROJECTS ANNOUNCED

A total of 62 projects were successful commitment to supporting development The core obtained from drill holes in gaining co-funding from the second of alternative energy sources,” he said. funded by the program must be round of the Co-funded Exploration submitted to one of the Department of Other successful energy applications Drilling program for drilling to be Mines and Petroleum’s core libraries include one coal and one onshore oil and undertaken in 2010–11. and will be made available to the public. natural gas project. Mining and Petroleum Minister Norman Most successful applicants were small Gold is the mineral featuring in the Moore said the Co-funded Exploration exploration companies. largest number of applications with Drilling program was a key component 29 projects listing gold as the main Mr Moore said further co-funding would of the fi ve-year A$80 million Exploration or one of the commodities sought, be available in future years with about Incentive Scheme (EIS) funded from followed by copper in 22 projects. A$6 million on offer in 2011–12. Royalties for Regions. Other commodities being targeted are “Details of this next round of “A number of innovations were nickel and uranium, both in 11 projects, co-funded drilling will be advertised introduced in this round including an as well as manganese, silver, iron, zinc, later this year,” he said. increase in co funding to A$200,000 cobalt and lead. for projects consisting of a single For more information visit deep hole, a special category Three projects are being co-funded to www.dmp.wa.gov.au/EIS or introduced for applications by A$200,000 as they will be drilling deep contact Margaret Ellis prospectors and handicapping of holes to 1500 metres or deeper. ([email protected]). multiple applications from the same applicant,” Mr Moore said. Despite the handicapping applied to second and subsequent applications, several companies still managed to gain co-funding for two or three projects. EXPLORATION INCENTIVE SCHEME Applications were submitted using an CO-FUNDED GOVERNMENT — INDUSTRY DRILLING online system that required applicants to address a number of criteria related 2010/11 1 Consolidated Minerals to the projects for which they were 2 Abra Mining Limited 3 Abra Mining Limited seeking co funding. 4 AC Minerals Pty Ltd 5 Alamar Resources Ltd 6 Alamar Resources Ltd All applications were assessed against 7 Anglo American Exploration (Australia) Pty Ltd 8 Aragon Resources Limited KUNUNURRA " these criteria and were subsequently 9 Ashburton Minerals Ltd 43 !( 10 Atlas Iron Limited ranked according to their total score. 11 Atlas Iron Limited 12 Atlas Iron Limited KIMBERLEY 45 The assessments were undertaken by 13 AusQuest Ltd 62 !( 14 Backreef Oil Pty Ltd !( 19 a small team of independent geologists 15 Beadell Resources Ltd !( 16 Beadell Resources Ltd 14 with signifi cant exploration industry 17 Cazaly Resources Limited !( 18 Complex Exploration Pty Ltd 54 experience. This online submission 19 Cullen Resources Limited !( 20 Echo Resources Limited " PORT HEDLAND 21 Emu Nickel NL 50 process resulted in an increase in the " 10 !( 22 Encounter Resources Ltd KARRATHA !( quality of applications. 23 Encounter Resources Ltd " 24 Enterprise Metals Limited PILBARA 1 TELFER !( !( 25 Enterprise Metals Limited 22 41 48 !( The process of assessment and the 26 Enterprise Metals Limited 61 42 !( !( 11 !( 27 Galaxy Resources Limited !( 9 28 General Mining Corporation Ltd !( subsequent rankings were endorsed by 59 29 Goldtribe Corporation Pty Ltd 23 !( 13 12 !( an Advisory Committee representing 30 Goldtribe Corporation Pty Ltd !( !( 31 Gondwana Resources Limited 3 Association of Mining and Exploration 32 Goodz and Associates GMC Pty Ltd !( GASCOYNE 2 46 33 Greatland Pty Ltd !( !( 17 Companies, the Chamber of Minerals 34 Green Rock Energy 53 30 !( !( !( 52 35 Green Rock Energy 18 !( 29 MID-WEST 16 and Energy, Australian Petroleum 36 Hampton Hill Mining NL !( !( 7 !( 37 Harmony Gold (Australia) Pty Limited " MEEKATHARRA 20 33 36 !( Production and Exploration Association, 38 Image Resources NL 51 6 !( !( !( !( 39 Jaguar Minerals Limited 21 the Amalgamated Prospectors and 40 Magnetic Resources NL 39 37 58 !( 41 Mega Redport Limited 26 !( !( 5 Leaseholders Association of Western 42 Meteoric Resources NL !( !( 15 44 !(" Australia, as well as the research sector. 43 NiPlats Australia Ltd LAVERTON !( 44 Poseidon Nickel Limited !( 49 GOLDFIELDS-ESP 45 Premier Base Metals ERANCE 46 Quadrio Resources 34 An independent probity auditor endorsed !( 4 47 Richmond Mining Limited 38 !( 48 Royal Resources Limited !( 47 the integrity of the process. " KALGOORLIE !( 56 49 Saracen Mineral Holdings Limited !( !( !( 50 Shaw River Resources Limited 24 55 35 31 8 28 51 Silver Swan Group Ltd !( !( WHEATBELT !( !( Mr Moore said successful applications PERTH 52 Sipa Resources Ltd " 25 were well distributed across 53 Talisman Mining Limited 40 !( 54 Tana mi Gol d NL PEEL !( 60 !( 55 Tec k A us tr ali a Western Australia and covered 32 57 56 Tec k A us tr ali a BUNBURY " 0200km !( 27!(!( ESPERANCE 57 Traka Resources Ltd " most commodities. UTH WEST 58 Troy Resources NL SO GREAT SOUTHERN 59 U3O8 Limited “It is particularly pleasing that among 60 Uranex NL 61 Uranex NL the successful projects this year are two 62 Uranium Exploration Australia Limited geothermal energy projects, showing The successful Co-funded Drilling applications covered a wide area of Western Australia, including some very remote areas. 8 INTEGRA ENTERS GOLDEN AGE

Primary, secondary and tertiary crushers at Integra’s Salt Creek processing facility.

Integra Mining is on track to become the grade material and we are going to be The inclusion of underground newest Australian gold producer with its putting 3.6 grams open pit material production is expected to extend Randalls Gold Project. through the mill,” he said. the mine life to 10 years. Located in the Eastern Goldfi elds, “That’s almost unheard of in WA in “Our ambition is to go up to 60 kilometres south-east of Kalgoorlie, terms of open pit grade; typically people 140,000 ounces plus by incorporating and 100 per cent owned by Integra, the are operating at half that grade. underground production from the project is only the second integrated “The Salt Creek discovery we made in three BIF (banded iron formation) gold mining and processing project May three years ago and, three years deposits, also, open pit production based on a new discovery in Australia later, we are now mining that deposit. emerging from Majestic is looking in the past 10 years. very solid,” Mr Cairns said. “It’s been a very, very fast development Integra Managing Director Chris Cairns of the project.” Integra aims to extend the life of said that Integra’s mantra was to the project and defi ne suffi cient ore create shareholder wealth through The initial development has an estimated the discovery and development of new capital cost of A$64 million and is set to reserves to justify a plant upgrade. gold deposits. deliver a production rate of more than The stage two expansion has a target 90,000 ounces per annum for four years. Commissioning and fi rst gold production to initially increase gold production to for the Randalls Gold Project is on target The project is expected to bring in an 100,000 ounces per annum with plans to for September 2010. operating profi t of A$75 million in the ultimately expand processing capacity by fi rst year post-commissioning. 50 per cent to bring production to a rate The project will be developed in two of more than 140,000 ounces per annum. stages with the fi rst focused on the “As we move into construction we have Maxwells and Salt Creek pits. also been aggressively exploring and Exploration of the Aldiss Project could more recently we have been putting out lead to the development of a second It is considered low risk due to its low some drill results from a new discovery mining operation targeting a combined operating and capital costs and high at a prospect called Majestic, which is grade, and has very strong prospects 250,000 ounces per year. showing great signs as a potential open of good fi nancial returns. pit source of feed to supplement what “Majestic is providing very good Mr Cairns said the project would have we’ve already got,” Mr Cairns said. encouragement in terms of an an average grade of 3.1 grams per tonne additional open pit,” Mr Cairns said. Three high grade underground mine of gold over the initial four-year mining developments at Maxwells, Santa “We are confi dent that all the stars period from the two pits. and Cock-Eyed Bob are currently are aligning in terms of doing the mill “The fi rst 15 months of production, being evaluated to supplement stage expansion and taking the project however, we are scheduling higher one production. up to 140,000 ounces.”

9 A GROWING PARTNERSHIP: WA AND KOREA

Signifi cant changes are underway in Dr Lee says that Korean industry regards “We also think there is great potential Western Australia’s important and long Western Australia as rich in resources, for the Western Australian Government standing economic relationship with the and attractive for investment and and industry to take more opportunities Republic of Korea, as the North Asian participation in development projects. in developing businesses and investment industrial powerhouse moves to secure initiatives in Korea by building “Western Australia is a very stable the mineral and energy resources closer relationships.” resource supplier in terms of it needs for future growth and government policy, high technology and Dr Lee makes it clear that while economic development. a strong educational system and social Western Australia is a signifi cant focus Over the past 22 years merchandise infrastructure,” he said. for Korean industry and government, trade between Western Australia and in a fi ercely competitive world, Korea “Korean companies can safely predict Korea has grown at an average annual is pursuing a balanced approach to the future outcomes of their activities rate of almost 14 per cent, from securing its future supplies. in Western Australia, because the A$450 million in 1988/89 to A$7.7 billion data, project planning and government “Compared to Africa and the Middle in 2009/10, making Korea Western policies on which they are based are East, Western Australia offers lower Australia’s fi fth largest trading partner. reliable and transparent. risks with lower returns, but a mixed While Western Australian resources portfolio is essential for balanced “Industry interest in Western Australia exports - petroleum, iron ore, gold, management,” he said. will focus on six strategic resources alumina and a range of other minerals - iron ore, bituminous coal, uranium, The Department of State Development’s - account for the bulk of this trade, nickel, copper, and zinc - and the Korean Western Australian Trade and Korea is a signifi cant source of industrial Government is working to secure the Investment Offi ce in Seoul, helps goods and advanced technology and nation’s energy supplies for the future. identify trade and investment an important market for Western opportunities for, and build links Australia’s agricultural exports. “I also expect Korean industry will be between, businesses, educational interested in playing a greater role in Korean students already make up institutions and government agencies. providing infrastructure and equipment, a signifi cant proportion of overseas including advanced electronics systems, The offi ce also maintains a strong students enrolled in Western Australian for resources development projects, as relationship with the Energy and tertiary institutions, and Korean and we are very competitive in terms of high Mineral Resources Development Western Australian universities are technology, abundant experience, cost Association of Korea. developing stronger partnerships, effi ciency, and the Korean Government specifi cally aimed at enhancing is very supportive.” research, knowledge and skills in areas such as geology, engineering Dr Lee also sees broader opportunities and science. for co-operation between Korean and Western Australian businesses The signifi cance of this growing and researchers. relationship was underlined last year, when the Energy and Mineral Resources “Biotechnology, medicine, environmental Development Association, a peak body technology and sustainable and for Korean heavy industry and resources renewable energy are areas in which development companies, invited Korean industry will increase its Western Australian Premier and investment,” Dr Lee said. Minister for State Development, “These are areas in which Western Colin Barnett, to contribute a Australia has signifi cant expertise so message to its inaugural publication. there is great potential for co-operation. Securing energy and mineral resource “Beyond doubt, Korean companies supplies is the key factor in Korea’s and our Government think of Western future economic success, according to Australia as a great partner and a stable Dr Churl-Gyu Lee, managing director resources supplier and investment of the Energy and Mineral Resources opportunity, and fi rmly believe our Development Association, whose relationship will be reinforced in 70 members include some of the future. Energy and Mineral Resources Development Korea’s largest companies. Association Managing Director Dr Lee.

10 Key Republic of Korea interests in Western Australia (As at 10 August 2010)

Oil & Gas • 13.91% shareholding (largest Hyundai Steel KOGAS shareholder) in Murchison Metals Second largest electric steelmaker The world’s largest LNG importer. • 16.65% shareholding in Jupiter in the world 61% Korean Government owned Mines Ltd and up to 50% offtake • Purchase agreement with BHPBIO agreement (Investment of $7.81mil) • Long term customer of the North Daewoo International • 19.99% equity interest and up to West Shelf Venture (since 2003) A major trading and investment company and has an office in Perth 30% offtake agreement with • Purchase agreement with Chevron’s Sandfire Resources a mineral • Joint Goldfields nickel venture Gorgon Project explorer and developer, with between White Cliff Nickel and a • 5% equity investment in Chevron’s significant base metal holdings Korean consortium comprising Wheatstone LNG Project • 3.75% interest in the Roy Hill Iron Ore Daewoo International and the Korea Resources Corporation • 20years purchase agreement Project (Hancock Prospecting) with a (Korean Government) (1.5mt/y) with Chevron’s plan to buy up to 15% of the project Wheatstone Project • Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine • 24.5% interests in Aquila Resources’ Engineering (DSME) has an office GS Caltex West Pilbara iron ore project in Perth Korea’s number two oil refiner, major (investment of $182million) benzene/ unleaded gas producer, fuel Samsung C&T Corporation retailer and gas and electricity utility, STX Corporation South Korea’s largest conglomerate jointly owned by GS Holdings and Chevron Major shipping operator and including Engineering & Construction resources trader, also shipbuilding Group and Trading & Investment Group • Purchase agreement with and heavy engineering Chevron Australia • Has an office in Perth • Has an interest in Roy Hill project • Invested A$40 million into Perdaman Mining Industries A$3.5 billion coal-to-urea with permanent Perth based staff POHANG IRON AND STEEL COMPANY plant in Collie (POSCO) LS-Nikko Copper Western Australian/ RoK joint World’s third largest steel maker in 2009 Operates world’s third largest Korea National Oil Corp (KNOC) copper smelter State-run oil developer • 20% interest in the POSMAC Joint Venture agreement with BHPBIO • Acquired a 12.5% strategic interest • Joint project with Woodside in Block (65%), Itochu (8%) and Mitsui (7%) – in Sandfire through an A$93.9 million 8 and the northern part of Block 6-1 Area C deposit in the Pilbara share placement (23 July 2010) in the East Sea in Korea

KOGAS LNG terminal in Incheon, South Korea. Image courtesy of KOGAS.

11 PLANNING UNDERWAY for Ashburton North LNG precinct

The Department of State Development The development of Ashburton North related to the Wheatstone Project and has the lead agency role to progress the as a gas processing precinct for the port. State Government’s objectives for the the southern Carnarvon Basin will If the Macedon and Wheatstone projects development of Ashburton North as a complement the State’s existing get the green light, it is expected that multi-user, liquefi ed natural gas (LNG) gas-based industrial precinct on the the SIA will stimulate both the local and and hydrocarbon based industrial area Burrup which services the North West State economy through the construction and associated deepwater port. Shelf gas, and the future gas processing stages, with ongoing benefi ts resulting facility at James Price Point, north of This is in line with the department’s from operational phases. Broome, which is planned to service strategic objective of enabling the the Browse Basin. The business case for establishing LNG development of industrial land and facilities at Ashburton North is to provide infrastructure to meet industry needs. Foundation proponents are Chevron gas processing facilities to a number (Wheatstone LNG Project) and BHP The project will involve the delivery of relatively small gas fi elds in the Billiton (Macedon Domestic Gas and co-ordination of priority projects southern Carnarvon Basin. Project), while BHP Billiton/Exxon on behalf of the State Government and Mobil (Scarborough LNG Project) is The offshore Carnarvon Basin contains the facilitation of approvals to provide investigating the site but will not be a number of important gas fi nds and is serviced industrial and port land to a foundation member. a highly prospective area for petroleum support key LNG and gas projects. discoveries, with signifi cant activity The projects currently proposed for The decision to create a Strategic occurring in the area. development at Ashburton North contain Industrial Area (SIA) at Ashburton North a domestic gas supply component, which Technical improvements in the recovery was made by Cabinet in October last will diversify supply if they succeed and and processing of gas will also assist in year, following on from in principal provide an additional 60 per cent of the commercialising Carnarvon Basin gas, approval by Western Australian Premier current domestic gas market. making the area an important strategic and Minister for State Development, asset with long-term growth potential. Colin Barnett, in December 2008. A steering committee has already been established with representatives from If successful, the Ashburton North SIA At the time, the Premier wrote to DSD, LandCorp and the Dampier will provide many opportunities including Chevron, BHPB Petroleum and Port Authority (DPA), along with the promotion of regional development ExxonMobil earmarking land at Chevron Australia. and boosting Western Australia’s growth Ashburton North to enable the and export potential. companies to investigate the feasibility Current issues being worked out by of the site for LNG and domestic gas the steering committee revolve around The SIA would also minimise the processing facilities. critical planning and design issues environmental and social impacts that

12 Investigative works at Ashburton North – the Ashburton North Strategic Industrial Area is located 11 kilometres south-west of Onslow in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.

could otherwise result from a number Australia following drilling success in to start in late 2010, and gas production of single-user ports, and increase the the Carnarvon Basin. to commence in late 2012. domestic gas supply and assist in The Acme-1 exploration well, located ExxonMobil/BHPB – the development of a related 150 kilometres offshore from Onslow, Scarborough LNG Project hydrocarbon industry. encountered about 273 metres of net The Scarborough gas field was Cabinet has authorised A$3.5 million gas pay. discovered in 1979 with the drilling of the of funding up to 2012 for site studies, The discovery is expected to help Scarborough-1 well in more than 900m planning and statutory approvals, and underpin potential expansion of water in the Carnarvon Basin with for legal commercial and engineering opportunities at the Wheatstone project. (P50) probable reserves of around 8 Tcf advice for the development of the SIA. of gas. The gas field is a relatively flat BHPB – Macedon Domestic structure at a depth of roughly 1800m. RELATED PROJECTS Gas Project Chevron – Wheatstone LNG Project In May 2006, ExxonMobil (EM) announced The Macedon gas field, about 90 kilometres that it is now interested in assessing the Chevron is investigating the feasibility of west of Onslow, was discovered in 1992 potential development. an LNG project based on its Wheatstone during drilling of the West Muiron-3 and Lago gas fields to be located at well and is estimated to contain a BHPB and EM are now jointly Ashburton North. gas resource of up to 6000bcf. conducting feasibility studies of various development options, including floating The project will also process gas from BHP Billiton Petroleum (Australia) Pty LNG, to assess the viability of converting third party fields in the Carnarvon Basin. Ltd and Apache Energy Limited are the gas to LNG. BHPB is continuing its Chevron entered FEED (Front End currently progressing the necessary exploration in 100 per cent owned Engineering Design) in July 2009 with approvals for a domestic gas project for WA-346-P tenement where it has a a final investment decision planned for Western Australia. The development will 73m gas/condensate intersection in involve a number of sub-sea gas wells mid 2011. Gas to market is scheduled the Thebe-1 hole. connected to the gas field, offshore and for 2015/16. onshore wet gas pipelines, an onshore In November 2008, EM and BHPB were allocated land within the Ashburton The project is to have an initial capacity gas processing plant 15 kilometres North SIA (refer to D12709) for a period of two 4.3Mtpa LNG production trains, southwest of Onslow, and a sales gas of three years (from 27 November expandable to five, and a 2000TJ/d pipeline connected to the Dampier-to- 2008 to 26 November 2011) to conduct domestic gas plant. Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline. feasibility studies. The land allocation In August this year, Chevron announced Daily production is expected to be in the will cease if certain conditions are one of its biggest gas discoveries in order of 200TJ. Construction is expected not met.

13 ENERGY 2031  AN ENERGY VISION

The Offi ce of Energy is approaching a This includes electricity produced • removing impediments to, and major milestone with the fi nalisation from renewable sources such as solar, promoting alternative fuels of the Strategic Energy Initiative (SEI) wind, biofuels/biomass, wave, tidal and technologies Energy 2031 Directions Paper. and geothermal power. • ensuring ongoing gas availability In August last year, Minister for Energy It is intended that the SEI: Energy 2031 in a globally competitive market Peter Collier announced that the will outline the strategies required to • managing climate change mitigation Government would outline a vision deliver secure, reliable, competitive measures and impacts on the and broad plan for the energy sector and sustainable energy. energy sector for the next twenty years. The Offi ce of Energy has assembled a • coordinated planning of energy The major theme within the scope of project team which includes offi cers infrastructure investment the energy initiative was to ensure from the Departments of State the provision of secure, reliable, Development (DSD) and Mines and • ensuring the reliability of energy competitive and sustainable energy Petroleum (DMP), Synergy and Horizon supply across the supply chain for Western Australians. Power, while an Industry Reference • limiting exposure to energy Group and an Inter-Agency Group Recent energy supply disruptions in cost increases were formed to provide advice. Western Australia, such as the gas • slowing the growth of energy demand disruptions of 2008, highlighted the An Issues Paper was released in and improving energy effi ciency dependence of the State’s economy December 2009 to seek the views on uninterrupted energy supply. of community and industry • ensuring that regulated prices refl ect stakeholders on the key issues the costs of supply to support the Dr Paul Biggs from the Offi ce of Energy, affecting the energy sector, ongoing availability of those services and Project Leader of the Strategic followed by extensive consultation. Energy Initiative, said security of • providing transparent support energy supply would be addressed Key issues mechanisms to secure social through a range of measures including The consultation process identifi ed and regional objectives without diversifi cation of supply, increasing a range of issues that need to be market distortion. the sources of domestic gas, and addressed to ensure that the energy Energy Minister Peter Collier plans management of infrastructure. sector can accomplish the SEI goals. to release the Directions Paper later “Benefi ts to the mining industry from It also revealed that a broad consensus this year. the SEI would include better planning existed in relation to some of the longer The Offi ce of Energy will begin its second for the necessary market conditions term challenges faced by the State round of consultation over the remainder and infrastructure to meet future and the issues to be addressed. of 2010, where it will seek input that will energy needs,” Dr Biggs said. Among the key issues and inform the State Government in deciding “The role of Government is to ensure challenges were: its fi nal strategies. an effective market and regulatory environment for major resource projects to access energy needs most effectively and effi ciently.” He said that role was reinforced following feedback from stakeholder consultation. “The principles that came strongly from the consultation session were for the Government to facilitate effective markets - not to be the supplier of energy to the mining sector, nor to dictate fuel types,” he said. “Energy 2031 will look to remove impediments to adoption of alternative fuels and help facilitate their adoption if required by national or other regulatory processes.” Energy consumption in Western Australia has doubled in the past 20 years, and while traditional energy sources will continue to play a central role, a range of alternative fuel sources will likely be available to meet Energy 2031 will deliver a plan for the energy sector for the next twenty years. future needs.

14 WA AND CHINA BUILD BRIDGES ON LNG

During their visit to Western Australia participants in the Australia-China LNG Training Program also had time for some sight-seeing.

The Australia-China LNG Training for professional development, expand The design of these programs draws on Program recently celebrated the horizons and build institutions in China. the latest research and practice related graduation of a sixth class as the The representative of the 2010 to leadership and management in the scheme, which began in 2005, goes Leadership Imperative contingent, natural gas sector, at an organisation, from strength to strength. Tang Yong Xiang, praised the program. industry and policy level. The training program is a collaborative “Each lecturer has made a good The ACNGM seeks to achieve effort by the Australian Centre for impression on us with his or her excellence in international executive Natural Gas Management (ACNGM) professional knowledge, experience and and management education in the and the Australia-China Natural Gas responsible attitude,” Mr Tang said. energy sector within Australia and Technology Fund. throughout Asia. Mr Tang acknowledged the direction Thirteen Chinese executives recently and delivery of the program, describing completed the fi rst course, The This expertise is complemented by coordinators’ efforts as “careful and Leadership Imperative, of the innovative briefi ngs by industry and regulators. attentive” and thanked those involved on modular program during a visit to behalf of all course participants. To date it has benefi ted managers and Western Australia. executives from some of China’s leading As part of an agreement for Western The participants are part of an intake LNG organisations, including the China Australia to supply liquefi ed natural of 32 professionals from China to the National Offshore Oil Corporation, gas to China for 25 years, the Australia- program this year, with the remainder Shenzhen Energy, Guangdong Dapeng China Natural Gas Technology Fund scheduled to visit Western Australia LNG, Shenzhen Gas Group and was formed to expand opportunities later in the year. for training, research and technology Chongqing Gas Group. Participants are given the opportunity transfer between Australia and China. This year, for the fi rst time, an to learn, build relationships and share In late 2009 the ACNGM, a joint venture Australian delegation will travel to experiences in the natural gas sector at between Curtin University and the China as part of the technology an individual and national level. University of Western Australia, was fund process, to gain a fi rst-hand The underlying purpose of the awarded a new fi ve year contract by the understanding of the national program is to create opportunities fund to deliver three new programs. natural gas sector.

15 DIVERSE PROJECTS FOR THIS YEAR’S GOLDEN GECKO AWARDS

2010 marks the 19th year of the Golden assessment panel’s fi ndings before water as it is being recycled and used Gecko Awards and a diverse array of recipients are selected. several times over, including being submissions have been received for transported and used over numerous The Minister for Mines and Petroleum what is one of the highest environmental drill sites. presents award recipients with a bronze accolades achievable in the Western Golden Gecko Award sculpture, crafted Australian resources sector. Signifi cant earthworks are also avoided by local artist George Kosturkov. by eliminating the need for clearing a Assessment of the submissions is now large drill pad and associated sump, A Certifi cate of Merit may be awarded complete for this year’s Golden Gecko and the subsequent earthworks Awards for Environmental Excellence. to entrants who demonstrate determined efforts towards achieving required to rehabilitate the area. The awards program offers companies excellence and leadership in ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI and individuals in Western Australia environmental performance. Integrated approach to protecting an opportunity to be recognised environmental values for innovation and leadership in The names of all award and certifi cate environmental management within the recipients are recorded on a perpetual AngloGold Ashanti is exploring resources sector. sculpture displayed at the Department greenfi eld areas at the edge of the of Mines and Petroleum’s head offi ce Great Victoria Desert. The Tropicana Eleven submissions have been received at Mineral House, Perth. and Viking Project areas are under from mining and petroleum companies, 285 program of works approvals and as well as several service providers. The successful applicants will be announced at the awards ceremony over varying land ownership including “It is pleasing to once again see in September. the Department of Environment and such a high calibre of submissions,” Conservation (DEC) managed lands. Department of Mines and Petroleum The 2010 candidates are: A comprehensive integrated Environment Director Phil Gorey said. AMC management system has been “The initiative taken by these companies Solids Control Unit implemented to ensure exploration to minimise their environmental impact Typical onshore drilling activities require project design minimises environmental is to be commended.” signifi cant earthworks to clear a drill impact and manages all their activities Entries are assessed on their pad and a sump to manage water fl ow, under their approvals. commitment to environmental with water to be sourced at each The system ensures that exploration excellence; demonstrated excellent drill location. Rehabilitation is activities minimise impact and avoid environmental outcomes; community required post drilling. high value environmental and heritage engagement; andability to demonstrate AMC has developed a unit to minimise areas, and provide an understanding of innovation and leadership, provide these environmental impacts, specifi c cumulative impacts across a large area. a new industry standard, or to Australian conditions. demonstrate performance above BLUPOINT and beyond compliance. AMC’s Solids Control Unit separates Recycled Ground Engaging Tools and removes drill cuttings from the The assessment process is in two Blupoint has designed an innovative fl uid allowing the cleaned fl uid to be phases with a panel of government way of welding worn teeth from ground used for ongoing drilling operations. representatives fi rstly meeting with engaging tools so that they can be AMC provides onsite training to entrants and undertaking some site reused up to three times. Mine sites operational staff. inspections, then a selection committee, typically have a high turnover of comprised of three people external Removing drill cuttings from the fl uid worn teeth from excavating ground to the public sector, reviews the ensures more effi cient use of available engaging tools.

16 THE 2010 CANDIDATES AMC AngloGold Ashanti

Blupoint Pty Ltd Buru Energy Chevron

Sites are provided with a specifi cally CHEVRON All of the survey data that is recorded designed measuring gauge to determine Gorgon Project: CO2 Seismic Baseline by the group is provided to the National when the teeth are at their maximum Survey Malleefowl Database so that the wear. Worn teeth are collected in skip information is widely available. This survey was undertaken in 2009 bins provided by Blupoint and are to acquire high quality seismic data Cliffs’ strong partnerships and ongoing then transported for remodelling with to be used as a baseline for ongoing commitment to surveys to monitor the hardened steel. monitoring of injected greenhouse effectiveness of management actions

The Blupoint recycling process reduces gases from the Gorgon CO2 Injection is an important contribution to the the overall input of material required for Project on Barrow Island. conservation of Malleefowl. maintaining ground engaging tools and The project planning involved using GIS COMPASS is an innovative way of extending the life data to identify environmentally sensitive Origin Foods – An environmentally of these tools. areas to be avoided. Existing clearings sustainable food service were utilised where possible. BURU ENERGY Compass Group is a mine site catering Bunda 3D Seismic Survey On ground vehicle disturbance was company, operating as ESS. As part of In 2009, Buru Energy, through minimised by transporting equipment to providing catering on Barrow Island, the contractors Terrex Seismic, completed the required drill sites by helicopter and Compass Group was required to comply with the quarantine requirements a 3D seismic survey over 223 square staff walking out the seismic equipment, as well as walking between drilling and ensure careful management of kilometres of the Canning Basin. locations rather than driving. their foodstuffs and waste. In order Several innovative techniques to minimise this high risk pathway, Modifi cations to the equipment were were employed for the seismic line Compass developed a program known also undertaken to minimise impact. preparation to prevent typical clearing as Origin Foods. Future monitoring surveys will not disturbance and ensure minimal impact. require helicopter transportation of Origin Foods involves the partial This included dynamic line clearing, drill rigs or explosives. or complete preparation of food by allowing 20 metre variance on a straight suppliers in Perth prior to transport Overall the survey resulted in only 19 line to avoid large trees and sensitive to site. At Barrow Island the company hectares of temporary disturbance over areas. Raised blade clearing maintains Toxfree collects all food waste for a total survey area of 13,500 hectares. existing roots and seed stock and transport off the island. reduces the formation of windrows. CLIFFS ASIA PACIFIC IRON ORE This program has now been adopted Management of Malleefowl at Mt Active speed monitoring and driver at 80 remote site villages across Jackson training is important to avoid the Western Australia. degradation caused by poor driving. Cliffs Asia Pacifi c Iron Ore’s Preparation at a central facility also Access roads were also disguised to Koolyanobbing project is within an provides a higher quality assurance of avoid use by recreational vehicles. important habitat area for Malleefowl, the food that is transported, thereby This low impact line preparation a species listed as vulnerable. also minimised the need for active increasing the usage of the transported remediation earthworks, and promoted Cliffs has established strong collaborative goods. Greenhouse emissions are relationships with the government, also reduced by minimising transport natural generation. the community and the Malleefowl volumes. Energy and water consumption Overall this avoids the clearing and Preservation Group, and supports the typically incurred at each site is subsequent rehabilitation of 2500 square group to undertake annual regional minimised through economies of scale kilometres of seismic lines. surveys of activity at Malleefowl mounds. in food preparation in Perth.

17 Cliffs Asia Pacifi c Iron Ore Compass Crosslands Resources

Mitchell Corp Australia Pluton Resources Rio Tinto Iron Ore

CROSSLANDS RESOURCES A custom designed truck wash was RIO TINTO IRON ORE Effect of exploration drilling on the designed to manage the water and Minimising Environmental Impacts Shield-back Trapdoor Spider overfl ows to be captured for treatment Rio Tinto Iron Ore manages extensive in a waste water facility rather than Crosslands Resources short range tenure across the Pilbara over which surface fl ows off site. endemic surveys in 2007 at the Jack numerous environmental surveys Hills Iron Ore Project identifi ed new Mitchells have identifi ed all the potential have been undertaken and operations populations of the Schedule 1 Shield- contamination risks and has upgraded planned. Rio Tinto has developed three back Trapdoor Spider. Due to the its infrastructure and processes to integrated and comprehensive systems uncertainty regarding the impacts of minimise environmental impacts. to adequately capture data and better exploration on the spiders, a 200 metre inform their operation planning. buffer distance was required between These infrastructure upgrades are The Environmental Characteristics spider burrows and any drilling activity. supported by a monitoring program and incident reporting. and Capabilities Project developed Crosslands commissioned Phoenix standards to ensure the consistency Environmental Sciences to develop a PLUTON RESOURCES LTD of data used within the database, and research project to assess the effects Irvine Island Exploration Project captured historical data. All survey of past exploration drilling and the Pluton has demonstrated environmental data contributed to Rio Tinto’s potential effects of vibration from a commitment in all aspects of its databases must meet the data new drilling program. exploration program for iron ore on standards requirements. The study identifi ed that there was no Irvine Island, located in the Yampi Sound The Approvals Request system is an immediate observable response from near Broome. internal approvals process to ensure all the spiders to drilling operations and appropriate approvals are in place and All measures have been taken to that previous drilling had not affected plans for ground disturbance avoid any minimise environmental disturbance on recruitment. The innovative design of sensitive areas. the island, including the development the study also provided new techniques and use of a Universal Drilling Platform The Exploration Earthworks for low impact fauna surveys. for diamond core drilling. Management Information System MITCHELL CORP AUSTRALIA uses the information provided by the Management of wastewater and The heli-portable platform is raised on Approvals Request system to guide hydrocarbons adjustable legs to create a safe platform the drivers, using a unit developed in even on uneven ground, which avoids collaboration in Micronics. This provides Mitchells provides a road transport the need for earthworks on slopes and a visual display and audible alarms when service to the resources industry with limits ground disturbance from the clearing access tracks and drill pads depots across Western Australia. Each 2 2 usual 30m to 5m . for exploration. The units also track the depot supports the transport fl eet in vehicle movements via GPS and this undertaking refuelling, truck washing All transport on the island is by foot or information is then downloaded back and servicing. Mitchell identifi ed helicopter and an intact soil and seed into the database. that these activities had the potential profi le enables natural regeneration of to contaminate the soil and water at vegetation. The total ground disturbance These three integrated systems enable their depot areas, and has upgraded for all activity on the island, including the capture of quality data from surveys infrastructure and on site practices. the 23 diamond core holes, is and operations which is then utilised approximately 1.2 hectares. in an innovative manner to minimise Mitchells completed audits of their environmental impacts. Geraldton and Kewdale depots to The drilling program represents a wholly identify opportunities for improving integrated approach to low impact For more information regarding operations that have the potential to exploration and innovative methods the awards program please visit result in contamination. to working on rugged terrains. www.dmp.wa.gov.au/goldengecko.

18 BOOST FOR MINING APPROVALS

In a big boost to Western Australian DMP recently announced the identifying and initiating actions, and mineral explorers it is now possible formation of working groups to establishing the department’s position to lodge and track Program of Works improve communication, policy across the critical issues impacting applications for environmental and operational issues in key areas on approval processes outside DMP,” assessment online. impacting approvals processes. Dr Griffi n said. The new capacity is included in the The working groups are the “The issues they identify will form the Department of Mines and Petroleum’s Environmental Intra Agency Working basis for DMP to work cooperatively (DMP) Environmental Assessment and Group, the Aboriginal Heritage Intra with industry and other key agencies Regulatory System, which is freely Agency Working Group and the Native to achieve reform.” accessible by industry. Title Intra Agency Working Group. The groups will operate for a minimum This is the latest step in the Deputy Director General, Approvals, of 12 months and will provide monthly department’s improvement of Tim Griffi n said each had specifi c progress reports. exploration and development approvals terms of reference. Dr Griffi n has been permanently processes under its lead agency role “These cover policy and operational appointed after acting in the newly implemented by the State Government. issues, responsibilities and expectations, created position for several months. Environment Division General Manager of Business Development, Kaye Mulligan, said the new Programme of Works (PoW) system provided signifi cant benefi ts to industry. “It is a quicker and easier way for industry to submit their PoW applications, which the department must assess before exploration activities can be approved. “It also allows companies to keep track of where their applications are in the system, which increases certainty regarding their investments. “Finally, the reduction in application time and paperwork allows DMP to cut down on the time it takes to process PoW applications, in turn allowing industry members to reduce their own project timelines.” The latest departmental fi gures show 583 PoW applications were submitted during the second quarter of 2010, an increase of 20 per cent on the same period last year. “Despite this large number, 91 per cent of these applications were processed within the 30 day target timeline DMP set for itself,” Ms Mulligan said. She said the new PoW system was the result of the hard work of a working group within the Environment Division, with valuable support from a number of other DMP business areas. The department has also liaised with industry members about its planned introduction of online lodgement and tracking of Mining Proposals, which are environmental approvals granted after exploration success. This was scheduled to be implemented Environmental assessments will be a quicker and easier process for Government and industry by the end of August this year. under the new Program of Works system.

19 NEW APPROVALS SYSTEMS DELIVER

The Department of Mines and Petroleum is expanding the online Approvals Tracking system, designed to streamline the resources approvals process.

Streamlining the complex processes of online submissions for Program of Western Australia’s resources sector, involved in approvals for resource Works and Mining Proposals. This allows and ensures the long-term future of our projects has seen the Department of DMP to collect and process applications State’s economy,” Dr Griffi n said. Mines and Petroleum (DMP) develop a electronically and collect performance new system, which has recently been data in a much faster and more Dr Griffi n said that the Approvals shortlisted for this year’s Premier’s effi cient manner. Tracking Project’s success to date Awards for Excellence. was the result of dedicated effort Performance measures were also from DMP staff in reviewing and The Approvals Tracking Project includes developed to enable effective evaluation integrating activities within the a number of measures, developed and of the effi ciency of approval processes department to streamlining the implemented by the department, to in the department, which are reported complex approvals process. assist in streamlining the resources quarterly on the DMP website. approvals process. The Premier’s Awards for Excellence Deputy Director Approvals cover fi ve categories: These measures include online systems Dr Tim Griffi n said the performance such as the Environmental Assessment measures had already demonstrated • developing the economy and Regulatory System (EARS) and the marked improvements. Petroleum and Geothermal Register • revitalising the regions “The performance measures have (PGR), together with quarterly reporting resulted in greater transparency • strengthening families and of key performance indicators. and accountability, while enhancing communities The department’s online tracking the whole of government reputation, • managing the environment system deals with tens of thousands and have already resulted in marked of applications. It is being expanded to improvements in performance since • improving government. capture information from other agencies their implementation,” he said. The Approvals Tracking Project was involved in the approvals processes for Working with the information entered into the Improving Government resource projects. gathered has resulted in more category which met the criteria of: The PGR system is the fi rst of its kind in effi cient processing of applications • delivering outcomes that improve Australia and now allows petroleum and and allows for parallel processing as geothermal industry to remotely lodge hard copy fi les moving from desk to public sector systems and service applications, pay fees and monitor the desk are no longer required. delivery progress of each application online. DMP is also focused on collaborating • enhancing effi ciency, accountability, The department has received praise with external agencies to address the workforce capacity or community for the new system from individual broader concerns of these sectors when confi dence in the public sector. companies, other government addressing native title, heritage and The applications are independently departments and peak industry bodies. environmental issues. assessed with fi ve applicants shortlisted Important developments were also made “Improving the approvals process assists for each category. The overall winner to EARS, including the introduction in sustaining high risk investment in will be announced in November.

20 LATEST UPGRADE OF ILUKA NARNGULU COMPLETE

In June 2010, Iluka Resources Limited Final capital expenditure for the project, to the Port of Geraldton in December completed a A$60million upgrade including the Narngulu upgrade, was 2009 and a ramp up of production has at its Narngulu processing facility, A$390 million compared to the occurred during the fi rst half of 2010. near Geraldton, in order to treat up to approved budget of A$420 million. 600,000tpa of heavy mineral concentrate The company announced in June 2010 Commencing in December 2008, (HMC) from its Jacinth-Ambrosia the achievement of targeted (nameplate) the expansion activities at deposit in South Australia. rates enabling regular shipments to the Narngulu included: Narngulu mineral processing facilities Iluka has commenced shipping • Construction of new plant and with Plant 2 also achieving nameplate commercial quantities of Jacinth- equipment to transfer heavy mineral production rates. Ambrosia zircon and expects to concentrate from ships, reclaim from continue activities to fi ne tune and stockpile and wash saline residue Total zircon production sourced from optimise product quality and plant from surface. Jacinth-Ambrosia for 2010 is expected to effi ciency during the second half of 2010. be approximately 150 thousand tonnes • The existing mineral separation plant The upgrade is the result of the and in 2011 a full year production of restored to dual train confi guration Western Australian Government’s approximately 300 thousand tonnes is by installation of a separation circuit. approval of a variation last year to the now expected. State Agreement covering Iluka’s o Plant 1 capable of treating Iluka has commenced shipping Mid West operations. both Jacinth-Ambrosia heavy mineral concentrate as well as commercial quantities of Jacinth- The variation has allowed the company Western Australian heavy Ambrosia zircon and customer to use the Narngulu plant for processing mineral concentrate. acceptance of the product has been ore mined from other sources other than highly favourable. its Eneabba mining leases. o Plant 2 processing upgraded and reconfi gured to solely Its premium grade makes it suitable for The opportunity to process HMC from treat Jacinth-Ambrosia heavy ceramic applications, casting, zirconium South Australia is expected to extend mineral concentrate. chemical and foundry uses. Rutile and the life of the Narngulu facilities by at least 10 years. • Zircon fi nishing plant upgrade with ilmenite production stream are marked the capacity to produce 300 thousand for welding and other titanium-based Iluka also has an active exploration tonnes of zircon annually. applications. program within its Eneabba licence area and within the past 18 months The fi rst shipment of Jacinth-Ambrosia The Narngulu operations employ about has stepped up efforts to identify new heavy mineral concentrate was shipped 155 people on a direct basis and an deposits near existing facilities. from Port Thevenard, South Australia estimated 15 contractors.

The Jacinth-Ambrosia mine pit in South Australia – heavy mineral concentrate from the mine will be treated at Iluka’s upgraded Narngulu processing facility.

21 SAFETY REFORMS MOVING AHEAD

There have been some key developments 30 September and will be issued from implementation of the reforms, including in the Department of Mines and 16 October. The levy will only apply to the levy,” he said. Petroleum’s Reform and Development mining and exploration operations “Working with industry is the key to at Resources Safety (RADARS) with a quarterly total more than making a meaningful difference to strategy over the past few months. 5,000 hours worked. safety culture on Western Australian Safety Reform Project Director Simon The Legislative Review Working Group mine sites.” Skevington said that the Ministerial will be reviewing the levy regulations to Advisory Panel on Best Practice Safety fi ne tune regulations over the coming National harmonisation of occupational Regulation identifi ed areas of focus months, based on industry feedback health and safety legislation is and three working groups have been received post-implementation. progressing, and Resources Safety formed to quickly progress these core has assigned resources to prepare for Cost recovery for dangerous goods and components of the safety reforms. its introduction. petroleum is currently being developed, The working groups, which include and industry will be consulted as part The Best Practice Safety Strategies industry and union representatives, of this process. Working Group is looking at what are Best Practice Safety Strategies, strategies and tools may be required to The Department will also liaise with the Financial Reporting and Transparency, contribute to the national harmonisation Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA and Legislative Review. process for occupational health and and other peak bodies to provide safety legislation. “These are areas where we can work industry updates regarding the Mines collaboratively with industry and the Safety and Inspection Levy and the Improvements to data collection and unions to address key issues raised RADARS strategy at their forums. IT systems have also taken signifi cant by the Panel in more detail,” steps forward. The Chamber forums will include Mr Skevington said. representatives from the Safety The initial phase of replacing old “It is an opportunity to ensure that there Reform Group to present information compliance systems is underway. is alignment on how to deliver better and answer questions from industry The internal release of the Safety safety outcomes across the State and representatives about the levy Regulation System “AXTAT Plus” in ensure these are being delivered at all and RADARS. July was an important milestone levels from the workers right through for Resources Safety. The forums are in addition to the to management. department’s recent series of industry The system is due to be externally “Safety is everyone’s responsibility briefi ng sessions held in Perth, accessible by the end of the year and and we need to ensure that everyone Bunbury, Kalgoorlie and Karratha will enable industry to submit safety recognises this fact.” between July 5 and 8. data via a web portal rather than A phased cost recovery model is being The briefi ng sessions were well completing forms. implemented to fund the RADARS received by industry and are one way Companies will also be able to changes. The fi rst phase was the the department is communicating produce reports on the data they introduction of a Mines Safety and directly with industry regarding the submit and compare it industry-wide Inspection Levy earlier this year. safety reforms and the mines safety to gauge performance. Cost recovery for the petroleum and levy. Representatives from the Chamber dangerous goods sectors will follow attended the briefi ng sessions, along This will also improve effi ciency in the as the rollout of RADARS continues. with about 66 industry employees department by removing the need for from across the State. staff to manually transfer the data The fi rst Mines Safety and Inspection from forms to databases. Levy assessment notices were issued Department of Mines and Petroleum from 16 June, based on hours worked Director General Richard Sellers said Resources Safety recruitment has also by mining and exploration operations that communication between the been ramped up. New employment during the month of May 2010. This department and industry was vital packages, competitive to those offered money is being used to offset the in establishing the reforms. by industry, are being developed in an costs of developing and implementing effort to attract applicants with the “It is through communication the reforms. necessary skills and experience. with industry that we develop an The next mines safety levy assessment understanding of their expectations For further updates on RADARS go to notices cover the period from 1 July – and potential issues with the www.dmp.wa.gov.au/RADARS

22 Collaboration with industry on safety reforms will see safety culture transformed on Western Australian mine sites.

23 DMP staff members take background radiation measurements at a former Lake Way uranium exploration site south-east of Wiluna. DMP INVESTIGATES URANIUM CLAIMS

A recent visit by Department of Mines A visit from DMP offi cers found Handling and transportation of and Petroleum (DMP) offi cers to a background radiation levels on radioactive materials such as mineral former uranium exploration site at the site were also low. sands and tantalum are similar to uranium and these sectors have Lake Way found background radiation Offi cers visiting uranium exploration operated without major incident in levels to be within safe limits. sites and auditing companies’ Western Australia. Greens MLC Robin Chapple claimed the performance against tenement site at Lake Way, about 11 kilometres conditions is part of DMP’s responsibility This experience has given the south-east of Wiluna in Western in regulating the uranium sector. department a solid understanding of the issues involved with uranium Australia’s Mid-West, had unsafe Offi cers from the department’s mining and exploration. levels of background radiation due to Environment Division were recently in inadequate rehabilitation in the 1970s. the northern Goldfi elds visiting several The successful development of the The department responded by sending uranium exploration sites, including uranium sector in Western Australia Toro Energy’s trial pit project. is supported by State Government a qualifi ed Radiation Survey Offi cer and uranium industry involvement from the Resources Safety Division to As part of the environmental approvals in the Uranium Council (previously the site to measure current background process, mining companies must the Uranium Industry Framework radiation levels. rehabilitate sites to be safe, stable, Implementation Group), which ensures non-polluting and able to support a The levels detected were found to be the world’s best health, safety and native ecosystem. consistent with what would be expected environmental standards are used. Protecting the health and safety of at a site with outcropping uranium ore “Uranium mining in this State can, and workers, the community and the associated with a shallow deposit. will, be done in a way that protects environment in the uranium sector workers, the community, and the The department’s survey results were is a high priority for the Western environment,” Mr Loftus said. consistent with a survey undertaken by Australian Government. a radiation specialist for Toro Energy, Investment in uranium mining has the “The State has a long background in which is now developing the site. potential to offer a signifi cant fi nancial regulating radioactive materials through return for Western Australia. Concerns were also raised earlier this the mineral sands industry, and we year that the former Western Mining are committed to world’s best practice It will provide another source Corporation Kalgoorlie Research Plant regulation of uranium mining,” DMP of employment for Western site, north of Kalgoorlie, was an Principal Uranium Policy Offi cer Australians and bring economic ongoing danger to the public. Ian Loftus said. benefi ts to the State.

24 RESEARCH BOOST underpins future WA resources success

Six Western Australian minerals and in these fi elds is challenging,” said He said surface seismic exploration had energy researchers have received State Minister Moore. proven viable in mineral exploration Government scholarships to continue “These scholarships assist researchers during the past few years, yet there their potentially lucrative work. reach their goals and provide vital data was currently no cost-effective tool Minerals and Energy Research Institute for the State’s largest industry.” for “check-shot” calibration of surface of Western Australian scholarships seismic data. worth A$10,000 have been awarded The State Government funds MERIWA to “The research grant component of this to Talitha Santini of the University of support the development of the minerals Western Australia, Simon Assmann of and extractive energy industries. scholarship will be of great assistance in the fi nal data collection of my research the Western Australian School of Mines “As always, the quality of applications (WASM) at Curtin University, Andrew received this year was outstanding, and will go towards the survey costs of Greenwood of Curtin University, and and the State Government is pleased comparing an industry standard three- Mohammad Sarmadivaleh of to support the research of these six component borehole geophone tool Curtin University. successful scholarship recipients,” against the hydrophone array,” he said. Two additional A$5000 stipends were Minister Moore said. “Results to date are looking very awarded to PhD candidates David Mr Greenwood said the scholarship promising and the fi nal results will be Grimsey and Zoja Vukmanovic. relieved some of the fi nancial pressures available next year. Mines and Petroleum Minister Norman of living while conducting research “One of the large miners is showing Moore said the support would encourage and also assisted in participating at interest in the technique and I would research and development and conferences. establish a strong technical base for the expect one or two service providers to The primary objective of his research is industries through universities and other be offering the technique within one to fully evaluate the origin of shear zone Government or private laboratories. to two years.” seismic refl ectivity, and characterise “The attraction and retention of suitable surrounding hard rock through the use A list of the successful projects is on candidates to undertake research of borehole seismic methods. page 26.

MERIWA Chairman Phil Lockyer (left) and Mines and Petroleum Minister Norman Moore (second from right) with the 2010 scholarship recipients.

25 MERIWA THE SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS

Zoja Vukmanovic’s research into physical and chemical processes involved in remobilisation of nickel sulphides from komatiitic deposits will improve the ability to predict the shape and location of new ore bodies. David Grimsey will assess amenability of Western Australian laterites to the extraction of nickel using a segregation process which should optimise processing economics. Talitha Santini’s research involves a study of soil formation in bauxite residue. This project will lead to improved rehabilitation outcomes associated with bauxite residue deposits and greater understanding of soil forming processes. Simon Assmann’s study will surround mass transfer in electrostatic liquid to liquid extraction, also known as E-L-X. This research will lead to a signifi cant improvement in the MINERS HALL OF FAME design of an industrially applicable E-L-X cell, and potentially, the The Australian Prospectors and Miners Hall of Fame is now home to a 793 C dump truck exhibition. commercialisation of a superior alternative to existing technology. Andrew Greenwood’s primary research objective is to evaluate The Australian Prospectors and chance to interact with one of the the origin of shear zone refl ectivity Miners Hall of Fame recently mining industry’s biggest pieces of and characterise the surrounding welcomed its latest star attraction, equipment,” Minister Moore said. hard rock through the use of the Australian-fi rst exhibition of a borehole seismic methods. The The 793 C dump truck has been fi tted 793 C dump truck. resulting data could greatly with a high-tech audio system and improve exploration targeting. Mines and Petroleum Minister sub woofer, allowing visitors to gain the complete trucking experience. Mohammad Sarmadivaleh’s Norman Moore offi cially opened research will specifi cally the exhibition, giving visitors a The latest attraction is a major investigate the mechanical rare experience generally restricted milestone for the Mining Hall of Fame process of pre-existing fractures to those who work in the and heralds a signifi cant turning point being intersected by a hydraulic mining industry. in the future of the facility. fracture. The research will improve available numerical modelling to “The new attraction allows visitors to “This will arguably be Kalgoorlie- study these fracture interactions climb into the cab of the 793 C dump Boulder’s biggest tourist attraction,” in a more realistic manner. truck, where they have the Minister Moore said.

26 WELCOMES LATEST ATTRACTION

In February, the State Government developing the site to a point where it an educational experience into the pledged to try and save the hall after could become economically viable in history, processes and techniques it became aware of the severity of the future. of mining,” Mr Govey said. fi nancial diffi culties it faced. “It’s exciting times for the Hall of Fame “Over the last four years we have The Government prepared an A$290,000 with a number of new up and coming welcomed over 16,000 students rescue package for the hall. projects set for commencement over to the Hall of Fame from more than the next 24 months, further promoting “The Hall of Fame is not only important 200 schools, we hope that with these the Hall of Fame as a world class tourist to Kalgoorlie-Boulder, it is also new attractions we will see more attraction,” he said. important to Western Australia and schools visiting from the Northern Australia as a showcase for the The Hall of Fame is in the process of Territory and the Eastern States.” history of mining in this country,” introducing a Pit Stop Café, mini golf “The Hall of Fame is a unique facility Minister Moore said. course, fl ying fox, outdoor cinema and that gives visitors a hands-on learning a Kalgoorlie-fi rst dedicated gold shop. Hall of Fame Chief Executive Andrew experience of mining activities in Govey said that with the recent funding “We very much have a focus on providing Australia; these new attractions will the facility could look forward to our visitors, whether young or old, with further enhance that experience.”

27 Commenced Operations Committed Projects

AGRICULTURE Pilbara Mesa A - Mesa A / Warramboo Iron Ore ELECTRICITY ROBE RIVER MINING CO PTY LTD Ord - Ord East Kimberley Expansion Project Karratha 7 Mile - 7 Mile Power Station Construction of the mine and rail extension started HAMERSLEY IRON PTY LIMITED WA STATE GOVERNMENT in November 2007 and was completed in Q1 2010. The State Government has committed $220 million to First production commenced in February 2010. Initial Rio Tinto has proposed a power infrastructure increase the existing amount of irrigated land in the production is planned to be approximately 20Mtpa, rationalisation program and upgrade for its mining Kununurra region by adding 8,000 hectares at Weaber increasing to 25Mtpa by 2011. The project involves and port operations in the Pilbara region. Hamersley Plains. This funding will provide the construction of an open cut mine located south of the Pannawonica Iron Pty Limited is constructing a new power irrigation channels, roads and off-farm infrastructure road off the North West Coastal Highway. Mesa A will generating facility at 7 Mile near Karratha. Robe River Mining Company Pty Limited is constructing a 220kV to service the future needs of the region’s growing sustain production of the sought-after Robe Valley transmission line and a sub-station at Cape Lambert. population and sustain economic growth. The pisolite ore as production from Mesa J decreases. The Cape Lambert sub-station will be linked to the Commonwealth Government has committed Expenditure: $1b. 7 Mile main power generator via the new transmission Employment: Operation: 220 $195 million of funding for social and common line. Hamersley and Robe will share the generation use infrastructure in the East Kimberley region. capacity created by the new power station. This new Construction has commenced and the package OIL & GAS DEVELOPMENTS single station will replace the two aging plants at will be fully implemented by June 2012. Dampier and Cape Lambert. Construction of the Expenditure: $415m. Carnarvon Offshore Basin - Pyrenees Oil Fields power station commenced in late 2008 and is targeted Employment: Construction: 218 BHP BILLITON PETROLEUM (AUSTRALIA) PTY for completion in Q3 2010. LIMITED Expenditure: $700m. In July 2007, BHPB Petroleum announced approval HEAVY MINERAL SANDS of the Pyrenees oil development located 45km HEAVY MINERAL SANDS north of Exmouth. The development comprises the Narngulu - Processing Facility Expansion Crosby, Ravensworth and Stickle oil fi elds which ILUKA RESOURCES LIMITED Tutunup South - Heavy Mineral Sands Mine have estimated recoverable oil reserves in the ILUKA RESOURCES LIMITED In June 2010, Iluka completed an upgrade at its range of 80-120 million barrels. The project involves Narngulu processing facility, near Geraldton, in order the development of 13 subsea wells connected The Tutunup South mineral sands mine, located to treat up to 600,000tpa of heavy mineral concentrate via fl owlines to a Floating Production Storage and approximately 15km south east of Busselton, received environmental approval in August 2009. Iluka plans from its Jacinth-Ambrosia deposit in South Australia. Offl oading vessel, which will be capable of producing to commence site works early in Q4 2010, with fi rst The plant is now able to produce up to 300,000tpa of about 96,000 bbl/d of oil. First production commenced production expected in mid-2011. The project involves zircon. Iluka has commenced shipping commercial March 2010. As planned, the wells will be drilled and brought on in phases, with approximately half the fi eld the construction of mine pits, screen plant, ore quantities of Jacinth-Ambrosia zircon and expects to concentrator, solar drying dams and associated mine continue activities to fi ne tune and optimise product ramping up from fi rst oil and the other half over the next six months. infrastructure. The mine is expected to produce over quality and plant effi ciency during the second half 1.2Mt of heavy mineral concentrate over its four to Expenditure: $2b. of 2010. fi ve year life, which will be transported to Capel for Expenditure: $60m. Carnarvon Offshore Basin - Van Gogh Oil Field further processing. Employment: Construction: 100; Operation: 8 APACHE ENERGY LIMITED Expenditure: $30m. The Van Gogh oil development, located around Employment: Construction: 130; Operation: 30 50km northwest of Exmouth, will utilise a Floating IRON ORE Production Storage and Offl oading (FPSO) vessel (the Ningaloo Vision) with a processing capacity of IRON ORE Pilbara - Atlas Iron Pardoo Hematite Direct 63,000bbl/d of oil and storage capacity of 540,000 Shipping Ore (DSO) Mine barrels. It will be linked to two subsea drill centres Mid West Region - Extension Hill Hematite Mine ATLAS IRON LTD with 10 production wells. Development drilling MOUNT GIBSON IRON LIMITED Atlas Iron Ltd is an active explorer and developer, and sub-sea production equipment installation is Mount Gibson Iron has environmental approval for focused on iron ore projects within Western Australia. completed awaiting the arrival in the fi eld of the FPSO. a 3Mtpa hematite mining operation at Extension With a growing number of projects and a large Production commenced Feb 2010. Hill, 260km south east of Geraldton. The ore will be landholding in the Pilbara (15,000km2) located close Expenditure: $700m. trucked to a rail head near Perenjori then railed to the port of Geraldton for export. Construction of the to existing infrastructure, the company is effectively Employment: Operation: 80 project has commenced with fi rst shipments expected defi ning resources and reserves capable of being to be in June 2011. mined with relatively low capital expenditure. Exports Expenditure: $73m. commenced in December 2008 starting with its TITANIUM DIOXIDE PIGMENT Employment: Construction: 150; Operation: 100 Pardoo Project located some 75km east of Port Kwinana - Titanium Dioxide Pigment Plant Hedland. The company has now commenced mining Expansion Mid West Region - Karara Iron Ore Project at its Wodgina Direct Shipping Ore Project 110km TIWEST JOINT VENTURE KARARA MINING LTD (GINDALBIE METALS LTD / south of Port Hedland. In June 2010 the Tiwest Joint Venture partners, Tronox ANSTEEL JOINT VENTURE) Expenditure: $28m. Incorporated subsidiary Tronox Western Australia The Karara Iron Ore Project is Karara Mining’s Employment: Operation: 200 Pty Ltd, and Exxaro Resources Limited subsidiary cornerstone production project in the Mid West region. Yalgoo Minerals Pty Ltd, completed construction Construction commenced in November 2009. Karara Pilbara - FMG Iron Ore Mine Rail and Port of an expansion at their Titanium Dioxide Pigment will deliver some 10Mtpa of iron products before Development Plant in Kwinana. The plant is currently undertaking the end of 2011, comprising 8Mtpa of high grade FORTESCUE METALS GROUP LTD a controlled ramp-up to achieve the full expanded magnetite concentrate and blast furnace quality FMG Chichester operates iron ore mines at operating capacity by mid-2011. Production capacity pellets and 2Mtpa of Direct Shipping Ore hematite. Cloudbreak and Christmas Creek in the Chichester will increase from 110,000tpa to around 150,000tpa. The Project is underpinned by a world-class Ranges of the eastern Pilbara, serviced by a multi- Expenditure: $100m. JORC-Code compliant resource base comprising a user railway and port facilities at Port Hedland. Employment: Construction: 250 522 million tonne magnetite reserve, a 1.853 billion FMG Chichester is currently ramping production tonne magnetite resource, a 10.9Mt hematite reserve and a 16.2Mt hematite resource. up to 45Mtpa and is investigating increasing its production to 120Mtpa from the Chichester Ranges BAUXITE Expenditure: $1.975b. Employment: Construction: 1500; Operation: 500 and areas surrounding the Solomon deposits in the Worsley/Boddington - Alumina Refi nery - E & G western Pilbara. Project Expansion to 4.7Mtpa Pilbara - Rapid Growth Project 5 Employment: Operation: 1600 BHP BILLITON WORSLEY ALUMINA PTY LTD BHP BILLITON IRON ORE PTY LTD Pilbara - Rapid Growth Project 4 BHP Billiton announced in May 2008 the go-ahead BHP Billiton Iron Ore has obtained all relevant BHP BILLITON IRON ORE PTY LTD for the A$2.5 billion Effi ciency and Growth (E & G) Government approvals for a further installed expansion project at its Worsley alumina refi nery. production capacity expansion of its Western BHP Billiton Iron Ore has obtained all relevant The expansion project will lift capacity of the refi nery Australian Iron Ore operations to 205Mtpa, to be Government approvals for expanding its installed from 3.5Mtpa to 4.7Mtpa through expanded mining operating in the second half of calendar year 2011. production capacity of its Western Australian Iron Ore operations, additional refi ning capacity and upgraded Construction activities for the increased production, operations to 155Mtpa. The increased production will port facilities. Construction has commenced and which involves mine expansions, dual tracking of be achieved through infrastructure upgrades and the production capacity is expected to be expanded by sections of the railways and additional berths at creation of a Newman hub. First ore was produced, 2012. An additional A$500 million will be spent on a Port Hedland inner harbour, are over 60% complete. ahead of schedule, in Q4 calendar year 2009 and new multi-fuel cogeneration power plant to be built The Company is in the study phases for future ramp-up continues. The Company is also undertaking at the refi nery. potential expansions. a parallel expansion, Rapid Growth Project 5. Expenditure: $2.5b. Expenditure: $4.8b. Expenditure: $1.8b. Employment: Construction: 1500; Operation: 200 Employment: Construction: 3500

28 This section is intended as an overview and does not constitute an exhaustive list of projects within the Western Australian resources industry. Committed Projects

Pilbara - Western Turner Syncline OIL & GAS DEVELOPMENTS an onshore gas processing plant and a sales gas (Sections 10 & 258 of ML4SA) export pipeline connected to the Dampier to Bunbury Barrow Island (Carnarvon Offshore Basin) - HAMERSLEY IRON PTY LIMITED Natural Gas Pipeline (DBNGP). Gas plant site In January 2010 construction commenced on the Gorgon Gas Processing Project earthworks are complete and civil works progressed 6Mtpa iron ore mine at Western Turner Syncline, GORGON JOINT VENTURE suffi ciently to allow for the sequential installation of 20kms west of Tom Price. The mine is scheduled to The Gorgon Joint Venture (GJV) made a fi nal pipe rack and gas processing modules. The onshore come on stream to replace the production from the investment decision on the $43 billion Gorgon gas supply pipeline is nearing completion and the Tom Price mine as production decreases. Western Project on 14 September 2009. The GJV’s foundation pipeline shore crossing, installed by horizontal Turner Syncline ore will be delivered by road to the project on Barrow Island includes a three train processing and rail facilities at Tom Price at the initial directional drilling methods, is well advanced. The LNG development capable of exporting 15Mtpa rate of 6Mtpa. Construction is now complete and the development site is located near Devil Creek, 65km and a domestic gas project capable of delivering at fi rst ore was stockpiled on 25 May 2010. south west of Karratha where the construction least 300 terajoules per day of gas to the mainland. Expenditure: $200m. workforce is being accommodated within a purpose The development on Barrow Island also includes Employment: Construction: 200; Operation: 150 built facility. The DCDP is designed to provide up to potentially the largest commercial geosequestration 200 terajoules per day of dry natural gas and between Pilbara Brockman Syncline 4 - Brockman project in the world. The project obtained State and Syncline 4 Iron Ore Mine Commonwealth environmental approval in August 80kl to 160kl per day of gas condensate. All gas from HAMERSLEY IRON PTY LIMITED 2009. The project is based on gas from both the the DCDP will service the domestic gas market in In mid 2008 Hamersley Iron commenced construction offshore Gorgon and Jansz/Io gas fi elds. On-island Western Australia, with fi rst gas delivered into the of the mine for the Brockman Syncline 4 iron ore activity commenced in late 2009 and will ramp up DBNGP second half 2011. deposit, located approximately 60km north west of through 2010 with the processing plant construction Expenditure: $800m. Tom Price. First ore was stockpiled in June 2010 scheduled to commence in 2011. Employment: Construction: 200; Operation: 20 with a full production target of 22Mtpa. Expenditure: $43b. Expenditure: $2b. Wanaea/Cossack (Carnarvon Offshore Basin) - Employment: Construction: 3500; Operation: 300 Employment: Construction: 1500 Oil and Gas Fields Carnarvon Basin - Pluto LNG WOODSIDE ENERGY IRON ORE PROCESSING WOODSIDE ENERGY The Cossack Wanaea Lambert Hermes (CWLH) Pilbara - Cape Preston - Sino Iron Project Approved for development in July 2007, the Pluto LNG fi elds, 135km northwest of Karratha, have produced CITIC PACIFIC Project will process gas from the Pluto and Xena gas 395 million barrels of oil since production began in fi elds, located in the Carnarvon Basin about 190km CITIC Pacifi c Mining, a Chinese company, is 1995. The redevelopment work includes the purchase constructing a magnetite iron ore mine and north-west of Karratha, Western Australia. The and conversion of the Okha fl oating storage and processing plant at Cape Preston. The project Pluto and Xena gas fi elds are estimated to contain offl oading facility into a fl oating production storage will include a concentrator, 6Mtpa pellet plant, 4.6 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of dry gas reserves and an and offl oading facility to replace the Cossack Pioneer additional 0.5Tcf of contingent resources. The initial slurry pipeline, combined cycle power station, port in late 2010, as well as the replacement of associated facilities and desalination plant. When operational, phase of the project comprises an offshore platform, subsea infrastructure. At a total investment of about the facility will be capable of producing 27.6Mtpa connected to fi ve subsea wells on the Pluto gas fi eld. A$1.8 billion, the CWLH Redevelopment Project will of iron ore concentrate and high grade pellets, with Gas will be piped in a 180km trunk line to the Pluto support ongoing safe and reliable production from the fi rst production of concentrate planned for the fi nal LNG Park onshore facility located on the Burrup quarter of 2011. CWLH fi elds beyond 2020. Peninsula. Onshore infrastructure comprises a single Expenditure: $5.2b. LNG processing train with a forecast production Expenditure: $1.8b. Employment: Construction: 4000; Operation: 500 capacity of 4.3 million tonnes a year. Storage and loading facilities include LNG and condensate storage RARE EARTHS LITHIUM tanks and export jetty. The Pluto LNG Project is on Great Southern Region - Mount Cattlin Lithium track to become the world’s fastest developed LNG Mt Weld - Rare Earths Mine Project, Ravensthorpe project from discovery of the gas fi eld in 2005 to fi rst LYNAS CORPORATION LTD LNG in early 2011. GALAXY RESOURCES LIMITED The Mt Weld deposit, located about 35km south of Expenditure: $12b. Galaxy Resources Limited is developing a 1Mtpa Laverton, contains an estimated resource of 12.2Mt lithium project (over a 15 year mine life) at Mt Cattlin, Employment: Construction: 4000; Operation: 300 at 9.7% grade for 1.18Mt rare earth oxides (REO). north of Ravensthorpe. Galaxy commenced mine The development involves an open pit mine and development and plant construction in Q4 2009 with North Rankin (Carnarvon Offshore Basin) - fi rst production of concentrates planned during Q3 North Rankin Redevelopment concentrator at Mt Weld. The concentrate will be 2010. Lithium (spodumene) concentrate is expected WOODSIDE ENERGY containerised on site then trucked to the Port of to be shipped through Esperance. Galaxy’s initial In March 2008 the North West Shelf Venture Fremantle for export. The ore will be shipped to a fast track project schedule aims to meet the growing participants approved funding of the $5 billion North $300 million processing plant in Malaysia, which demand for lithium-ion batteries currently being Rankin Redevelopment Project which will recover will have an initial production capacity of 11,000tpa fuelled by the rapidly expanding international hybrid remaining low pressure gas from the North Rankin REO in 2011 and then expanding to 22,000tpa by and electric vehicle market. Scoping studies for 2013. Lynas raised $450 million in equity to enable processing of lithium carbonate in Jiangsu, China, and Perseus gas fi elds, and extend the fi eld life to were completed in October 2009 and plans for around 2040. The project involves the installation suspension of the project to be lifted in November commencement of the plant in Q4 of 2010 are of a new second platform - North Rankin B - with 2009. Construction work recommenced at Mt Weld in on track. gas compression facilities, low pressure separators, April 2010 and the fi rst ore feed into the concentration Expenditure: $75m. utilities and accommodation. North Rankin B will plant is scheduled to occur in December 2010. Employment: Construction: 100; Operation: 75 be connected by a 100m bridge to the existing Expenditure: $135m. North Rankin A platform and on completion both Employment: Construction: 135; Operation: 90 NICKEL platforms will be operated as a single integrated facility known as the North Rankin hub. The North Ravensthorpe - Ravensthorpe Nickel Operation Rankin Redevelopment project also includes the SILICON METAL FIRST QUANTUM MINERALS AUSTRALIA NICKEL necessary connections to North Rankin A and some PTY LTD refurbishment of the North Rankin A platform. Kemerton - Silicon Metal Plant Expansion First Quantum Minerals (FQM) acquired the North Rankin B is scheduled for start-up in 2013 SIMCOA OPERATIONS PTY LTD Ravensthorpe Nickel Operation (RNO) from BHP and will support the North West Shelf Venture’s Simcoa announced in October 2009 its decision to Billiton (BHPB) in February 2010. FQM plans to return onshore gas requirements to supply future RNO to sustainable production by late 2011. RNO is expand the company’s 32,000tpa capacity silicon customer commitments. an open cut mine and hydrometallurgical process metal plant at Kemerton. The fi rst stage expansion, plant that produces a mixed nickel cobalt hydroxide Expenditure: $5b. involving installation of a third furnace, will increase intermediate product. The modifi cations are within Pilbara - Devil Creek Development Project the plant capacity to 48,000tpa and commissioning is the plant’s existing footprint in the materials handling APACHE ENERGY LIMITED scheduled for Q3 2011. Providing world demand for area, including crushing, conveying and stockpiles. silicon continues to increase strongly, a second stage FQM aims to produce 39,000tpa nickel metal for the Apache Northwest and Santos Offshore are continuing expansion, involving installation of a fourth furnace fi rst fi ve years after recommencement and 28,000tpa construction works for the Devil Creek Development could take place by late 2013 and increase plant nickel metal over the current anticipated mine life of Project (DCDP), a greenfi eld gas project comprised of capacity to 64,000tpa. 32 years. an unmanned offshore gas production platform over Expenditure: $150m. the Reindeer gas fi eld located about 80km northwest Expenditure: $100m. Employment: Construction: 200; Operation: 600 of Dampier; offshore and onshore gas pipelines; Employment: Construction: 200; Operation: 40

All conversions from foreign currencies were calculated at the latest available rate. 29 Projects Under Consideration

AMMONIA/UREA So far, a resource estimate of 5 million oz of gold INFRASTRUCTURE has been identifi ed with a mine life of at least Shotts Industrial Park - Collie Shotts - James Price Point - Browse LNG Precinct Project 10 years. The feasibility study commenced in July 2009 Coal to Urea and is ongoing. The 8 week Public Environmental WA STATE GOVERNMENT PERDAMAN CHEMICALS AND FERTILISERS Review closed on 24 November 2009. Construction is The State Government is developing a Liquefi ed PTY LTD anticipated to commence in late 2010. Commissioning Natural Gas (LNG) Precinct in the Kimberley to Perdaman Chemical and Fertilisers Pty Ltd is is expected to be around the fi rst quarter in 2013 enable processing of natural gas from the offshore developing a coal to urea plant at the new (to be with production of up to 410,000 oz per annum. Browse Basin. The LNG Precinct will be capable developed) Shotts Industrial Park, near Collie. The The recently released (19 July) 2010 EPA report of accommodating LNG processing and shipping plant will use proven “best in class” coal gasifi cation has recommended project approval to the Minister facilities for at least two proponents currently and fertiliser production technologies. Around 2.7Mtpa for Environment. exploring for and developing these resources. This of coal will be used to produce approximately 2Mtpa Expenditure: $700m. approach will minimise the environmental footprint of urea, primarily for export. Up to 100,000 tonnes Employment: Construction: 700; Operation: 400 of urea could be made available for local use, which of gas processing in the region while maximising would represent up to 20% of WA’s needs. The urea opportunities for local people and businesses to will be transported to Bunbury Port by rail. The HEAVY MINERAL SANDS participate in, and benefi t from, employment and company is well advanced in the environmental Happy Valley - Heavy Mineral Sands Mine business opportunities. Woodside’s fi nal investment decision for the precinct is expected to be made in approval processes and has Government approval BEMAX CABLE SANDS (WA) PTY LTD to obtain land in the Shotts Industrial Park. Supply mid-2012. Located adjacent to the Bemax Gwindinup deposits, and off take arrangements are also well advanced. the project will involve the mining of the Happy Expenditure: $30b. Financial Close is planned for September/October Valley North and South mineral sands deposits Employment: Construction: 6000; Operation: 400 2010. Construction is expected to commence in situated on private land and in State Forest. The two early 2011 with the fi rst shipment of urea planned Oakajee - Oakajee Industrial Estate & deposits contain over 750,000 tonnes of recoverable for Q4 2013. heavy mineral concentrate, with average production Port Project Expenditure: $3.5b. expected to be around 150,000tpa over a combined WA STATE GOVERNMENT Employment: Construction: 1500; Operation: 200 mine life of eight years. The Environmental Review The Oakajee Port will include common user and Management Program document was released infrastructure (channel, breakwater, turning basin, AMMONIUM NITRATE for public review and closed in November 2009. navigational aids, provision for tug and pilot boat pens, Burrup Industrial Estate Site D - Burrup Nitrates Subject to obtaining all relevant approvals, Bemax port administration offi ces and roads and utilities) Ammonium Nitrate Plant expects to commence mining of the North deposit in funded by the State and Commonwealth governments BURRUP NITRATES PTY LTD early to mid-2011 and then plan to transfer mining to and private use infrastructure (at least one Cape the South deposit in 2013. The concentrate will be Class iron ore berth, as well as associated materials Burrup Nitrates Pty Ltd (BNPL), a joint venture trucked to Bemax’s Bunbury Mineral Separation between Burrup Holdings Ltd (BHL) of Australia and handling equipment and rail infrastructure). The Plant for fi nal processing. Yara International ASA of Norway, is conducting a Port will also include provision for a Panamax feasibility study into the construction of a 350,000tpa Expenditure: $35m. berth to provide import / export capability for Technical Ammonium Nitrate (TAN) plant to be located Employment: Construction: 100; Operation: 30 value-adding industries in the Oakajee Industrial on the Burrup Peninsula. Ammonia feedstock will Jangardup South - Heavy Mineral Sands Mine Estate. A 570km railway will link the port to mining be supplied from BHL’s subsidiary company Burrup BEMAX CABLE SANDS (WA) PTY LTD tenements north-east of Geraldton and through Fertilisers Pty Ltd, which operates its facility directly existing rail to mining tenements to the south-east. The Jangardup South minerals deposit is situated adjacent to the proposed location for the new TAN The new rail line will be operated by Oakajee Port and plant. It is expected that all manufactured product will 54km south of the Nannup township and adjacent to the D’Entrecasteaux National Park. Cable Sands Rail though an open access regime. Oakajee Port and be sold into the Pilbara region. Regulatory approvals Rail has now identifi ed three foundation customers are in progress, with construction targeted to begin estimates that the deposit would provide 2Mt of with an expected initial throughput of 45Mtpa and Q3 2010. The company is aiming for operations to minerals. Feasibility and environmental studies are delivered its bankable feasibility study to the State commence by Q4 2013. well advanced. An environmental impact statement for the project is being prepared. for consideration. Expenditure: $600m. Expenditure: $60m. Expenditure: $4b. Employment: Construction: 600; Operation: 65 Employment: Construction: 100; Operation: 50 Employment: Construction: 2000; Operation: 400 ELECTRICITY Keysbrook - Heavy Mineral Sands Mine IRON ORE Collie - Bluewaters III and IV, MATILDA ZIRCON LIMITED Coal Fired Power Stations Matilda Zircon proposes to develop a mineral sands Great Southern Region - Southdown GRIFFIN ENERGY PTY LTD mine located near the township of Keysbrook, Magnetite Mine Griffi n Energy is planning to expand the Bluewaters approximately 70km south of Perth. It has ore GRANGE RESOURCES LTD Power Station Project with two additional 208MW reserves of 41Mt, containing 1.2Mt of heavy mineral The Southdown Magnetite Mine is situated 90km north concentrate. The project is expected to produce coal-fi red power stations at the Coolongatta Industrial east of Albany near Wellstead. Grange Resources 40,000tpa of leucoxene and 47,000tpa of ilmenite, Estate, near Collie. Commissioning of the Bluewaters III Ltd is targeting a 2015 start up with a production high titanium ilmenite and zircon over its eight base-load power station is expected by late 2013 and of 6.6Mtpa of magnetite concentrate. The slurry commissioning of Bluewaters IV by late 2015. year mine life. Keysbrook received environmental approval in October 2009. Matilda’s applications for concentrate will be transported via a 100km pipeline Expenditure: $800m. development approvals have been refused by the from Southdown to the Port of Albany for export and Employment: Construction: 600; Operation: 50 Murray and Serpentine-Jarrahdale Shires, and have pelletising in Malaysia. The merger of Grange with Mid West Region - Centauri 1 Power Project now been referred to the State Administrative Tribunal Australian Bulk Minerals brings signifi cant magnetite ENEABBA GAS LIMITED (EGL) for determination. Subject to these applications being mining and pelletising experience to the Southdown project. Albany Port Authority (APA) is expanding Eneabba Gas Limited is planning to develop a approved, Matilda plans to obtain project fi nance and the Port to allow access to Cape size vessels and 168MW Centauri 1 gas-fi red turbine power station start development of the mining operations, with near Dongara. Generation capacity can be increased mining to commence in 2011. to increase berth, storage and loading facilities for to 365MW. The project is focused on supplying Expenditure: $18m. the Southdown operation. The APA is waiting on the additional volumes of energy for the developing Employment: Construction: 35; Operation: 30 appeals process and the Minister for Environment’s Mid West iron ore industries. Besides sourcing gas Statement. The mine and pipeline environmental from the Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline, Shark Bay - Coburn Zircon Project approvals were received by Grange in November 2009. the company is working to develop an underground GUNSON RESOURCES LIMITED Grange is aiming for an updated prefeasibility study coal gasifi cation gas supply for the facility. Gunson proposes to develop the Coburn mineral to be completed by late 2010 and bankable feasibility Expenditure: $200m. sands project, located south of Shark Bay. It contains studies by late 2011. total ore reserves of 308Mt at an average grade of Employment: Construction: 100; Operation: 4 Expenditure: $1.7b. 1.2% heavy minerals, all of which lie within the portion of the project area that has received government Employment: Construction: 2000; Operation: 600 GOLD environmental approvals for mining. At the proposed Mid West Region - Extension Hill Magnetite Mine Kalgoorlie (330kms North East) - mining rate of 17.5Mtpa, the Coburn mine life is ASIA IRON Tropicana Gold Project estimated to be 17.5 years which could be extended Asia Iron has primary environmental approval to ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI/INDEPENDENCE GROUP by six years if the northern area receives government produce up to 10Mtpa of magnetite concentrate, JOINT VENTURE approvals for mining. The Defi nitive Feasibility Study which will be transported by slurry pipeline to the AngloGold Ashanti, as Joint Venture Manager, has was completed in December 2009 and Gunson is port of Geraldton for export. The company is currently undertaken an intensive exploration and resource continuing to advance discussions with potential seeking secondary approvals. development program approximately 330kms north strategic funding and offtake partners. east of Kalgoorlie. Plans for the project are to develop Expenditure: $169m. Expenditure: $2b. an open-cut gold mine and nearby processing plant. Employment: Construction: 170; Operation: 110 Employment: Construction: 1000; Operation: 350

30 This section is intended as an overview and does not constitute an exhaustive list of projects within the Western Australian resources industry. Projects Under Consideration

Mid West Region - Jack Hills Iron Ore Mine Pilbara - Rapid Growth Project 6 15km southwest of Onslow, and a sales gas pipeline Stage 2 BHP BILLITON IRON ORE PTY LTD connected to the Dampier-to-Bunbury Natural Gas CROSSLANDS RESOURCES BHP Billiton Iron Ore announced on 29 January 2010 Pipeline. Daily production is expected to be on the Crosslands commenced trucking 1.5Mtpa hematite early expenditure of US$1.73 billion (BHP Billiton order of 200TJ. Construction is expected to start in from its Jack Hills operations to the port of Geraldton share) for Rapid Growth Project 6 which is expected to late 2010, and gas production to commence in in December 2006. Jack Hills Stage 2 would involve an increase installed capacity at the company’s Western early 2013. increase to 25-35Mtpa of hematite and benefi ciation Australian Iron Ore operations to 240Mtpa during Expenditure: $1b. feed ore. The ore would be transported by a new calendar year 2013. The funding will allow early Employment: Construction: 300 railway to a new deepwater port at Oakajee. A procurement of long lead time items and detailed defi nitive feasibility study and exploration drilling engineering to continue the expansion of the inner Pilbara - Wheatstone LNG Development program on the Stage 2 project is progressing. harbour at Port Hedland, progress rail track dual CHEVRON AUSTRALIA PTY LTD Expenditure: $2b. tracking work and expand the Jimblebar mining Chevron is investigating the feasibility of an LNG Employment: Construction: 450; Operation: 350 operation. The approval for the balance of the RGP6 project based on its Wheatstone and Iago gas fi elds, Mid West Region - Weld Range Iron Ore Mine capital will be considered in the future. to be located at Ashburton North, near Onslow. The SINOSTEEL MIDWEST CORPORATION LIMITED Expenditure: $2.144b. project will also process gas from sub-economic third Sinosteel Midwest Corporation proposes to develop a party fi elds in the Carnarvon Basin. Chevron entered Pilbara - West Pilbara Iron Ore Project 15Mtpa iron ore mine at Weld Range 65km southwest FEED (Front End Engineering Design) in July 2009 of Meekatharra, producing a mix of hematite lump API MANAGEMENT PTY LTD with a Final Investment Decision planned for mid and fi nes. The project is expected to utilise a new rail The Australian Premium Iron Joint Venture is 2011. Gas to market is scheduled for 2015/16. The line and a new deepwater port facility at Oakajee. proposing to develop the West Pilbara Iron Ore project will initially have two LNG trains with a 10Mtpa The company fi nalised a bankable feasibility study Project. Stage 1 of the project is based on the capacity, expandable to fi ve, and a 250 million cubic in July 2010. production of 30Mtpa of direct shipping iron ore from feet per day domestic gas plant. Expenditure: $1b. its Red Hill and Mt Stuart mine sites located 35-80km Expenditure: $23b. Employment: Construction: 1000; Operation: 500 south west of Pannawonica. The ore will be exported Employment: Construction: 5000; Operation: 400 via a new heavy haul railway to a new multi-user Pilbara - Balla Balla port facility at Anketell. Subject to the successful SALT AUROX RESOURCES LIMITED completion of feasibility and environmental studies, Aurox Resources Limited is a Perth company and receipt of government regulatory approvals, the Exmouth Gulf - Yannarie Solar Salt Project developing the Balla Balla Iron, Vanadium and company anticipates that the fi rst shipment will occur PTT ASIA PACIFIC MINING PTY LTD Titanium Project west of Port Hedland, Western in mid-2013. PTT Asia Pacifi c Mining P/L is proposing to develop Australia. Operations are scheduled to commence in the fi rst half of 2012 with the production of 6Mtpa Expenditure: $4b. a 4Mtpa salt operation in the east coast of Exmouth magnetite iron concentrate and 280,000tpa of titanium Employment: Construction: 2500; Operation: 500 Gulf. It has exploration licences over the area and has concentrate. Within 4 years it is planned to expand applied for a mining lease. The company is looking at Port Wallcott - Cape Lambert Expansion to 10Mtpa iron concentrate, 7,000tpa ferrovanadium options to progress the project. RIO TINTO LIMITED and 470,000tpa titanium concentrate. Based on Expenditure: $200m. Robe River is proposing to expand Cape Lambert the currently defi ned JORC Ore Reserves of 238Mt Employment: Construction: 100; Operation: 75 grading 45% Fe, Balla Balla has a life of mine of Port B to supplement the Port’s existing capacity by 16 years. Conceptual mine plan studies have shown up to 100Mtpa. The company has identifi ed an area Balla Balla’s mine life could exceed 26 years. The of approximately 150 hectares to cater for new ship TIMBER company has in place two 15 year sales contracts with loading facilities to the west of the existing Cape Mirambeena Timber Processing Precinct - major Chinese steel companies for a total of 6Mtpa; Lambert Wharf A. Wharf B with access jetty will Engineered Strand Lumber increasing to 10Mtpa production in 2015. be approximately 2700 metres in length from the LIGNOR LTD Expenditure: $2b. conveyor junction on land to the end of the wharf. It Lignor is proposing to develop an Engineered Strand Employment: Construction: 680; Operation: 860 is proposed that two ship loaders will be constructed, Lumber ESL®/ Engineered Strand Board ESB® along with wharf conveyors, to service four ship Pilbara - Iron Ore Mine - Roy Hill and Central plant located at Mirambeena, about 15km north west loading berths. The Port B development includes: - Pilbara of Albany. The Commercial Plant will be preceded by ore handling facilities (incorporating rail tracks, car HANCOCK PROSPECTING PTY LTD the construction of a Demonstration Plant. This Plant dumpers, conveyors, stackers, stockpiles, reclaimers Hancock Prospecting is developing the world class will produce a range of products for certifi cation to the and screenhouses) - supporting operational iron ore project of Roy Hill that is located 105km Australian Building Code and overseas equivalents infrastructure (including offi ces, warehouses and north east of Newman. This project is expected to to allow fi rm off-take contracts to be in place for workshops) - marine facilities incorporating jetty, come into production in 2014 and will produce iron the revised Commercial Plant at Mirambeena. wharf, shiploaders and dredging. ore for over 20 years after ramp up at 55Mtpa. The Both the Demonstration Plant and the Commercial project includes the development of the mine, a new Expenditure: $3b. Plant to follow will source most of the timber from railway and port facilities at Port Hedland. Roy Hill Employment: Construction: 300; Operation: 300 the extensive eucalypt plantations growing in the project was granted Major Project Facilitation status Albany region and will use technology developed in in September 2009. Environmental approval for Roy OIL & GAS DEVELOPMENTS conjunction with the German engineering companies Hill mine Stage 1 was received in December 2009 Siempelkamp or Dieffenbacher. Lignor is fi nalising and environmental approval for Stage 2 was received Carnarvon Basin - Pluto LNG Project Expansion its design of the Demonstration Plant and anticipates in March 2010. The Railway (Roy Hill Infrastructure WOODSIDE ENERGY construction to commence 2010/2011, with product Pty Ltd) Agreement Bill 2010 was introduced into Woodside`s vision for the Pluto LNG Park is an Parliament on 24 June 2010. coming into the market by end 2011. Following expansion with up to fi ve LNG trains and a pipeline successful results from the Demonstration Plant, Expenditure: $7b. gas plant. In November 2009, Woodside awarded construction of the Commercial Plant is expected to Employment: Construction: 1500; Operation: 750 Front-End Engineering Design contracts for Pluto commence by the end of the fi rst quarter of 2013. Train 2 and Train 3. These studies are expected to Pilbara - MCC Cape Lambert Iron Ore Project Expenditure: $276m. MCC MINING (WESTERN AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD be completed in the second half of 2010. A fi nal investment decision for Pluto expansion trains Employment: Construction: 350; Operation: 125 MCC Australia Holding Pty Ltd (MCCAH Pty Ltd) is remains contingent on identifi cation of economically developing a 15Mtpa iron ore (magnetite) concentrate viable gas resources either through exploration URANIUM project at Cape Lambert and aims to ship its fi rst ore by mid-2013. The Project comprises a proven JORC volumes and/or other resource owners. Yeelirrie - Yeelirrie Uranium Project compliant 1.9bt iron ore resource and exploration Macedon (Carnarvon Offshore Basin) - Gas Field BHP BILLITON YEELIRRIE DEVELOPMENT licences covering 369 square kilometres. The Project BHP BILLITON PETROLEUM (AUSTRALIA) COMPANY PTY LTD would consist of a benefi ciation plant (A$1b), 300MW PTY LIMITED BHP Billiton proposes to develop the Yeelirrie power plant, a port for exporting concentrate (A$1b) Uranium Project in the North-eastern Goldfi elds. and other related infrastructure. A feasibility study The Macedon gas fi eld, about 90km west of Onslow, and ongoing environmental and social studies are was discovered in 1992 during drilling of the West The proposal entails open cut mining of shallow being conducted by consultancy companies GHD and Muiron-3 well and is estimated to contain a gas deposits of uranium ore, treatment in a plant to be GRD Minproc on behalf of MCC. GHD is currently resource of up to 600bcf. BHP Billiton Petroleum established at the site, and development of associated preparing a draft Public Environmental Review (Australia) Pty Ltd and Apache Energy Limited are infrastructure. The project would produce up to 3500 document. The company commenced native title currently progressing the necessary approvals for tonnes per year uranium oxide (as UO4) over 30 years. negotiations with the Ngarluma Aboriginal people in a domestic gas project for Western Australia. The The formal environmental impact assessment process March 2010. development will involve a number of sub-sea gas was initiated in 2009 with a view to commencement of Expenditure: $3.7b. wells connected to the gas fi eld, offshore and onshore construction in late 2011 and mining in 2014. Employment: Construction: 3000; Operation: 800 wet gas pipelines, an onshore gas processing plant Employment: Construction: 700; Operation: 300

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Project Value Employment (estimated A$m) Construction Permanent Prospect Alumina Subscription/Change of address BHP Billiton Worsley Alumina - Refi nery Expansion 2500 1500 200 ABN: 69 410 35 356 Sub Total 2500 1500 200 Iron and Steel Asia Iron - Extension Hill Magnetite Mine 2000 1000 350 Australian Premium Iron Joint Venture - Iron Ore Mine 4000 2500 500 BHP Billiton Iron Ore Rapid Growth Project 4 1800 - - Name: BHP Billiton Iron Ore Rapid Growth Project 5 4800 3500 - BHP Billiton Iron Ore Rapid Growth Project 6 2144 - - Cape Lambert Port B Expansion 3000 300 300 z CITIC Pacifi c - Cape Preston Mine and Processing Projects 5200 4000 500 Crosslands Resources - Jack Hills Stage 2 Hematite Mine 2000 450 350 Position: Fortescue Metals Group - Mine, Rail and Port Project - - 1600 Grange Resources - Southdown Magnetite Mine 1700 2000 600 Hamersley Iron Pty Limited - Brockman 4 2000 1500 - Organisation: Hamersley Iron Pty Limited - Western Turner Syncline 200 200 150 Hancock Prospecting - Iron Ore Mine - Roy Hill 7000 1500 750

Address: Karara Iron Ore Project 1975 1500 500 MCC Cape Lambert Iron Ore Project 3700 3000 800 Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd - Mesa A 1000 - 220 z Sinosteel Midwest Corporation - 1000 1000 500 Weld Range Hematite Mine Sub Total 43519 22450 7120 Type of business: Nickel/Cobalt Ravensthorpe Nickel Operation 150 200 600 Sub Total 150 200 600 Phone number: Oil, Gas and Condensate Apache - Devil Creek Project 800 200 20 Email Apache - Van Gogh Oil 700 - 80 BHP - Macedon 1000 300 - Please tick the appropriate box BHP Billiton - Pyrenees Oil Project 2000 - - Please add me to your mailing list to receive Prospect magazine. I would like a subscription for Browse LNG Precinct 30000 6000 400 Chevron - Wheatstone LNG 23000 5000 400 one year @ $12 (incl. GST) Gorgon Joint Venture Gas Processing Project 43000 3500 300 two years @ $22 (incl. GST) North Rankin Redevelopment 5000 - - three years @ $32 (incl. GST) Woodside - Pluto LNG Plant 12000 4000 300 My cheque, made out to the Department of Mines and Woodside Energy - Cossack Wanaea Lambert Hermes 1800 - - Petroleum, is enclosed OR please debit the amount to (CWLH) Redevelopment Project my credit card using the following details: Sub Total 119300 19000 1500 Type of card: Visa Bankcard Mastercard Other AngloGold Ashanti/Independence Group - 700 700 400 Tropicana Gold Project Expiry date BHP Billiton - Yeelirrie Uranium - 700 300 This form will become a tax invoice for GST purposes when payment is made. Burrup Nitrates ammonium nitrate 600 600 65 Change of address Griffi n Energy - Bluewaters III and IV Coal Fired 800 600 50 (please make changes required on one of your old labels). Power Stations Please photocopy or cut coupon and mail to: Hamersley Iron 7 Mile Power Station 700 - - Prospect subscriptions Oakajee Port, Rail and Industrial Estate 4000 2000 300 Information Centre Ord East Kimberley Expansion Project 415 218 - Department of Mines and Petroleum Perdaman Chemicals & Fertilisers - Collie - Mineral House, 100 Plain Street 3500 1500 200 East Perth, Western Australia 6004 Coal-to-Urea Plant PTT Asia Pacifi c - Yannarie Salt Project 200 100 75 Sub Total 10915 6418 1390 TOTAL 176384 49568 10810 MINERAL SYMBOLS PETROLEUM SYMBOLS COMMODITIES INSET C Precious metal Gas Ag...... Silver Major Resource Projects — September 2010 05km Au (or as shown) Au...... Gold Wonnich Oil Steel alloy metal Cr...... Chromium Wonnich Deep Bambra Ulidia Oil and gas Northwest Shelf / Pilbara Region Ni (or as shown) Significant gas field discovery Cu...... Copper Mutineer Fletcher Linda Fe...... Iron Speciality metal Processing plant Exeter Bambra East Lee Ti–Zr (or as shown) LNG...... Liquefied natural gas Oil / gas pipeline INSET B Rose Base metal Lst...... Limestone Hermes Harriet Monty Proposed oil / gas pipeline Eaglehawk Lambert Deep Iron Mo...... Molybdenum Persephone Lambert Gudrun Ni...... Nickel Martell Athena Egret Josephine Coal and lignite NON-MINERAL SYMBOLS Project labels: Montague Angel Baker Pb...... Lead Capella Uranium PROJECTS OPERATING OR CURRENTLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT WITH AN ACTUAL Cossack Zephyrus Irrigation / water / desalination Pd...... Palladium Searipple Forestier Simpson Industrial mineral OR ANTICIPATED VALUE OF PRODUCTION GREATER THAN $A10 MILLION ARE SHOWN IN BLUE North Rankin Ajax Port Pt...... Platinum Perseus Wanaea South Plato Power plant Gaea Legendre North Victoria Ta...... Tantalum PROPOSED OR POTENTIAL PROJECTS WITH A CAPITAL EXPENDITURE GREATER THAN Echo / Yodel Hurricane Processing plant Goodwyn Legendre South Pedirka Ti...... Titanium $A20 MILLION ARE SHOWN IN RED Keast Goodwyn South / Pueblo Double Island V...... Vanadium PROJECTS ON CARE AND MAINTENANCE ARE SHOWN IN PURPLE Rankin / Sculptor Tidepole Little Sandy Zn...... Zinc Dockrell Urania Wheatstone Gorgon Gas Lady Nora Dixon / West Dixon West Cycad Zr...... Zirconium Jansz Io Pluto Pemberton Sage Barrow Island Saffron Narvik Geryon / Callirhoe Eris Iago / North Tryal Rocks Barrow I Io South Xena Reindeer Top or oa Pelion Wilcox Gnu Brulimar Caribou Chrysaor / Dionysus Brokenwood Brunello Corvus Rimfire / Bravo Grange Wandoo Briseis Maenad Orthrus Julimar East Pardoo Glencoe Julimar Northwest Julimar Southeast Ridley Tusk Okapi Port Hedland Achilles West Tryal Rocks Nimblefoot Lightfinger Port Hedland Salt Clio Oryx Stag Chamois Poondano Gorgon John Brookes SEE INSET C Cattle Gorge Satyr Rosella Mentorc Pluto LNG Anketell – Dixon Island NWSV LNG Cape Lambert Maitland Parker Point Halyard Dampier Burrup Spar Fertilisers Cape Lambert Balla Balla Fe V Ti Dampier Salt Salt Creek Zn Cu Pb Sherlock Bay Whim Creek Cu Zn Pb Spinifex Ridge Barrow I Cape Preston Cape Preston Pellet Spinifex Ridge Mo Cu Devil Creek Gas Woollybutt Radio Hill Pasco Whundo Zn Cu Flinders Shoal Sino / Citic Abydos Panorama – Sulphur Springs Zn Cu Pb Balmoral South Munni Munni Pt Pd Wodgina Wodgina Ta Glacier Valley

Mardie Nasutus South Chervil Coniston Nimrod Cyrano Novara Australind Cadell Eskdale Van Gogh Saladin Mt Webber Vincent Enfield Corowa Crest Stybarrow Ravensworth Cowle Outtrim Onslow / Prodemas Salt Laverda Macedon Blencathra Skate Scafell Roller Onslow Warramboo Middle Robe Mesas Pyrenees Coaster Onslow Salt Mesa A Mesa J Leatherback Wheatstone LNG Ashburton North Scarborough LNG Macedon Gas Golden Eagle Bungaroo Creek Exmouth West Pilbara Investigator Nullagine CID Cape Range Lst Rivoli Pilbara / Flinders Firetail Murrays Hill Serenity Kings

Cloud Break Silvergrass Christmas Creek Nammuldi Roy Hill Brockman 2 Manyingee Rough Range Koodaideri Marillana / Brockman Brockman 4 Paulsens Marandoo Turner Syncline West Yandi / BHPB Beasley River Western 4 Iron Valley Tom P ric e Yandicoogina / HI Mindy Mindy Railway Mining Area C Hope Downs 1 Rocklea–Hardey

Rhodes Ridge Wonmunna Hope Downs 4 Western Range Turee Syncline Central Paraburdoo West Angelas

Eastern Range Giles Mini Newman gas-fired power station 23/24/25 Channar 18 Mt Whaleback Wheelarra Hashimoto

Coobina Cr 010025 50 75

Kilometres Prairie Downs Zn Pb Ag Sunrise Major Resource Projects — September 2010 Troubadour Project labels: Kelp Deep INSET A Balline Grt Hill 50 Jahal Tallering Peak PROJECTS OPERATING OR CURRENTLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT WITH AN ACTUAL Kuda Tasi 050km Yo gi Laminaria Corallina Chudditch Port Gregory Grt OR ANTICIPATED VALUE OF PRODUCTION GREATER THAN $A10 MILLION ARE SHOWN IN BLUE Laminaria East Krill Bluff Elang–Kakatua Gullewa Au Cu Hingkip Oakajee PROPOSED OR POTENTIAL PROJECTS WITH A CAPITAL EXPENDITURE GREATER THAN Buller Golden Grove Cu Zn Pb Bayu–Undan Geraldton Eradu Pig Iron $A20 MILLION ARE SHOWN IN RED Narngulu Synthetic Rutile Alinta Wind Farm Minjar – Mt Mulgine Geraldton Brick Mount Horner Koolanooka PROJECTS ON CARE AND MAINTENANCE ARE SHOWN IN PURPLE Oliver Audacious Dongara Irwin River Mungada Centauri Tenacious Katandra Eremia Karara Jabiru Hovea Apium Koolanooka South Cash–Maple Xyris Dongara Swan Challis–Cassini Xyris South Ta ra ntula Three Springs Tlc Mt Gibson Puffin Vesta Jingemia Skua Ta lb ot Cliff Head Beharra Springs Evandra Beharra Springs North Mt Gibson Swallow Swift North Redback South Eneabba Padthaway Montara–Bilyara Prometheus / Rubicon Woodada Central West Ta hb ilk Petrel Coolimba Crux Warro Argus Badgingarra Wind Farm Frigate Deep Concerto Te rn Cooljarloo North Moora Chert Poseidon Ichthys North Minuet Emu Downs Wind Farm To ca tta Mimia Cornea Cooljarloo Ichthys West Fortissimo Prelude Marina Kwinana–Rockingham Cataby To ro sa Ichthys Cape Bougainville Alumina refinery Ye re c oin Burnside Blacktip Ammonium nitrate Brecknock BP oil refinery Calliance Gwydion Bindoon North Mitchell Plateau Turtle Cement and lime Neerabup / NewGen Chandala Synthetic Rutile Chlor alkali Wesbeam Timber Desalination Malaga Brick Middle Swan Brick Caversham Tile Midland Brick Fused alumina Ord Irrigation Expansion Fused zirco nia PERTH Airport Brick Fremantle Wyndham HIsmelt Fe Armadale Brick LNG Cardup Brick Ord Irrigation Kwinana Bulk Cockatoo Island LPG Te rmin al Keysbrook Irvine Island Sorby Hills Pb Zn Cu Pinjarra Al Koolan Island Nickel refinery Huntly Sparks Kln Lake Argyle Hydro Power station Wagerup Al Boddington Au Cu Binningup Desalination Willowdale Speewah V Ti Fe Sodium cyanide Saddleback Speewah Fl Titanium pigment Chlor alkali Kemerton Sisd Oobagooma Silicon smelter Worsley Al Bluewaters 1-2 Argyle Zirconia Titanium pigment Collie Point Torment Bunbury Ewington Stokes Bay Point Torment Australind Titanium Pigment Collie–Shotts Urea Wespine Timber Muja Derby Lloyd Dardanup Premier West Terrace Wesfi Timber Gwindinup Muja Timber James Price Point LNG Boundary Savannah Capel Synthetic Rutile Happy Valley Ellendale Vasse CBM Sundown Blina Greenbushes Li Yulleroo Copernicus Vasse Tutunup South Broome Panton Pt Pd Whicher Range Duchess–Paradise Manjimup Timber Jangardup South Koongie Park Zn Cu Pb

Kapok West – Lennard Shelf Pb Zn Ag

SEE INSET B Admiral Bay Zn Pb (inside cover) Thebe Kentish Knock / Guardian Scarborough Coyote

Big Hill Tungsten Te lfe r Au Cu Woodie Woodie Nifty Cu Mn Mesa – Ant Hill Mn Maroochydore Cu Co MINERAL SYMBOLS Kintyre Lake Auld K Precious mineral Dmd Lake Mackay K Precious metal Nicholas Downs Mn Au (or as shown) Steel alloy metal Lake Disappointment K Ni (or as shown) Davidson Creek Robertson Range Speciality metal Ti–Zr (or as shown) Base metal Iron Cape Cuvier Lake MacLeod Gp Alumina Bx (or as shown) Lake MacLeod Salt Abra Pb Cu Zn Coal and lignite Beyondie Uranium Industrial mineral Fortnum Plutonic Peak Hill Mn Construction material Doolgunna Processing plant Cu Au Jack Hills PETROLEUM SYMBOLS West Musgrave Wingellina Gas Shark Bay Salt Magellan Pb Jundee–Nimary Oil Radio astronomy Meekatharra Wiluna West Wiluna observatory Gabanintha V Ti Fe Lake Way Oil and gas Coburn Hillview Honeymoon Well Weld Range Hinkler Well Significant gas field discovery Burnakura Wilsons– Mt Keith Gidgee Lake Maitland Processing plant Nowthanna Yeelirrie Cliffs Bronzewing Oil / gas pipeline Barrambie V Ti Fe Yakabindie Moolart Well Duketon Cosmos Leinster Proposed oil / gas pipeline Lawlers Agnew Darlot Thatcher Soak NON-MINERAL SYMBOLS SEE Waterloo Lawlers MgCO3 Marshall Pool Power plant INSET A Windimurra V Fe Sinclair Bentley Zn Pb Cu Laverton–Sickle Radio astronomy Jaguar Zn Cu Pb Mt Windarra Mt Weld Phos King of the Hills Brightstar Irrigation / water / desalination Cashmere Downs Leonora / Navigator Mikado Sons of Gwalia Port MgCO3 Mt Weld REE Wanna Lakes Mt Mason Murrin Murrin / Granny Smith – Wallaby GME Murrin Sunrise Fortitude Tropicana COMMODITIES Murrin Dam Ag...... Silver Al...... Alumina Lake Giles Highway Jump Up Dam Au...... Gold Windarling Goongarrie Scotia Mulga Rock Range Carnegie Paddington South Laverton – Carosue Dam Bx...... Bauxite Cawse Co...... Cobalt Mt Jackson Canegrass Lindsays Find Ponton Carina Siberia Black Swan Cr...... Chromium Navajo Chief Kanowna Belle Cu...... Copper Kundana – Kundana East Kalgoorlie Nickel Smelter White Foil Dmd...... Diamond Koolyanobbing Superpit Mt Monger / Silver Lake Fe...... Iron Coolgardie–Redemption Aldiss–Randalls Rawlinna Lst Nepean Blair Carnilya Hill Fl...... Fluorite Edna May South Kal Long–Victor Gp...... Gypsum St Ives Kambalda Nickel Concentrator Marvel Loch Otter–Juan Beta–Hunt Grt...... Garnet Mt Caudan Wattle Dam Bald Hill Ta K...... Potassium Yilgarn Star Spargoville Lanfranchi Collgar Windfarm Trident Kln...... Kaolin PERTH Mariners Li...... Lithium Bounty Mt Thirsty Maggie Hays Central Norseman LNG...... Liquefied natural gas Flying Fox Lounge Lizard LPG...... Liquefied petroleum gas Spotted Quoll Lst...... Limestone MgCO3.. Magnesite Salmon Gums Mn...... Manganese Mo...... Molybdenum Ni...... Nickel Scaddan 0400100 200 300 Mt Cattlin Li Ta Pb...... Lead Ravensthorpe Pd...... Palladium Phillips River – Trilogy Au Cu Kilometres Phos...... Phosphate Esperance Pt...... Platinum REE...... Rare earth elements Sisd...... Silica sand Southdown Ta...... Tantalum Ti...... Titanium Mirambeena Timber Tlc...... Talc Albany V...... Vanadium Albany Wind Farm Zn...... Zinc Zr...... Zirconium