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Mt Ida Magnetite Project to cost $1.5bn and $1.8bn to develop, according to scoping study

Jupiter Mines' Mt Ida Magnetite Project in the Yilgarn Province would cost at least $1.

FMG awards Decmil $55 million contract to install buildings for Karntama Village Stage 2

Work will start immediately on the installation of Stage 2 of the Karntama Village at FMG's Christmas Creek Project in the Pilbara after the contract was awarded to Decmil.

Green light from WA Environmental Protection Authority for $4.3bn Oakajee port and rail project

The WA Environmental Protection Authority is satisfied that the Oakajee Port and Rail project in the Mid West can proceed provided recommended conditions are met.

Iron Ore Holdings awards contract for accelerated pre-feasibility study for Iron Valley Project

Iron Ore Holdings has awarded the contract for an accelerated mining pre-feasibility study for its Iron Valley Project.

Venus Metals awards Pre-Feasibility Study for Yalgoo Iron Ore Project to ProMet Engineers

Venus Metals has awarded the Pre-Feasibility study contract for its Yalgoo Iron Ore Project to ProMet Engineers with the study due 30 June 2011.

Pre-feasibility study for Grange Resources' $1.6 billion Southdown Magnetite due this month

The pre-feasibility study for Grange Resources' Southdown Magnetite project 90km northeast of Albany is due this month.

Toro Energy submits environmental documentation for $250m Wiluna Uranium Project

Toro Energy Limited has submitted environmental documentation for its Wiluna Uranium Project to the WA and Federal and Governments.

US independent energy producer Apache to invest more than $1.2 billion in Australian operations

Apache is investing about $1.

Premier sets deadline for Mitsubishi and Murchison to commit to Oakajee Port and Rail project

Mitsubishi Development Corporation and Murchison Metals will have until 2012 to decide whether or not to proceed with the $4.

Spanish company part of PPP consortium to design, build and operate Mundaring water plant

Spain’s Acciona Agua is part of the winning consortium to design, build and operate the Mundaring water treatment plant in Perth.