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The issues and participation of listed Australian companies in mining exploration and project development throughout the collection of states within the African continent, will be under the spotlight this Thursday and Friday (7-8 September) in Perth at the 2006 Africa Downunder Conference hosted by Paydirt Publishing.
An Australian explorer has expanded its oil and gas interests in a third US state in a new 50-50 joint venture with an American company operating several hundred wells across six states.
Another uranium explorer has set its sights on an ASX listing early in October after formally announcing today a A$6 million Initial Public Offer (IPO).
Australia's national liquor market is to get a second listed boutique brewer under plans announced today for a proposed capital raising and listing on the ASX.
FerrAus Limited (ASX: FRS) will commence its first iron ore exploration drilling on its wholly-owned Davidson Creek tenement E52/1658 in the Pilbara region of W.A. on two prospects.
Exploration drilling has commenced on one of the most under-explored potential gold and base metals areas in Australia - the Warburton-Egerton area in Western Australia near the border with South Australia.
The Company is pleased to announce that the first gold bars from its flagship Burbanks Gold Project located 8 kilometres south-west of Coolgardie, Western Australia were poured this week.
China's largest independent alumina refinery has taken an option to acquire a strategic 10% stake in a Queensland bauxite explorer half owned by Metallica Minerals Limited, at a cost of A$4.6 million.
Terramin Australia Limited (ASX: TZN) today announced it has appointed National Australia Bank (ASX: NAB) on an exclusive basis to arrange an A$87 million debt facility for the development of its Angas zinc mine.
Metallica Minerals Limited (ASX: MLM) has announced it will move to a Pre-feasibility Study of the Company's 100% held NORNICO Heap Leach Nickel Project in North Queensland after an international engineering consulting firm found the proposal was 'technically robust'.