Countryman - Resources http://www.countryman.com.au/ Latest Content for Resources en-nz http://www.countryman.com.au/images/countryman_logo (small).gif Copyright 2007 Countryman http://www.countryman.com.au/feed/ Countryman RSS Generator infor@countryman.com.au infor@countryman.com.au Nickel excites junior Perth?s junior mining sector can be broadly divided into three categories... http://www.countryman.com.au/article/1071.html infor@countryman.com.au 09-05-2008 Sharp Focus upbeat about Coolgardie project Gold and nickel miner Focus Minerals Ltd last week poured its first commercial quantity of gold from its wholly-owned Coolgardie gold project in WA. http://www.countryman.com.au/article/1072.html infor@countryman.com.au 09-05-2008 Sinosteel buys 2.4pc stake Iron ore miner Murchison Metals Ltd says it is not in talks with China?s largest iron ore trader, Sinosteel Corporation, about a potential takeover offer. http://www.countryman.com.au/article/1063.html infor@countryman.com.au 08-05-2008 Millionaires new WA resource China?s hunger for the world?s coal and iron ore is leading to another type of boom ... resource millionaires in WA. http://www.countryman.com.au/article/1040.html infor@countryman.com.au 01-05-2008 Mining boom on display Hang one of Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky?s mine site photographs in the boardroom of a giant mining corporation and it will most likely be seen as a celebration of the glories of industrial advancement. http://www.countryman.com.au/article/997.html infor@countryman.com.au 24-04-2008 New push to trap CO2 An alliance of environmentalists and the coal industry has called for urgent government intervention to make carbon capture and storage (CCS) a commercial reality. http://www.countryman.com.au/article/998.html infor@countryman.com.au 24-04-2008 Albany riding new energy waves Carnegie Corporation Ltd has been granted an exclusive option by the City of Albany to carry out a feasibility study into the area?s potential as a site for its wave energy project. http://www.countryman.com.au/article/1005.html infor@countryman.com.au 24-04-2008 Record iron ore result boosts Rio Rio Tinto Ltd says its production growth is set to accelerate away from hostile suitor BHP Billiton, after delivering strong output for iron ore and aluminum for the first quarter. http://www.countryman.com.au/article/1006.html infor@countryman.com.au 24-04-2008 Gold explorer glowing Junior gold explorer Kalgoorlie Boulder Resources Ltd has received encouraging results from the scoping study on its wholly owned Norseman gold project in rural WA. http://www.countryman.com.au/article/1007.html infor@countryman.com.au 24-04-2008 Review to probe 457 visas The Federal Government has commissioned a review of the temporary skilled migrant program to investigate accusations of foreign workers being exploited. Industrial Relations Commissioner Barbara Deegan will head a working party of industry and trade union leaders looking into the 457 visa program. Immigration and Citizenship Minister Chris Evans said the six-month review would address concerns about salary levels and English language requirements. http://www.countryman.com.au/article/980.html infor@countryman.com.au 17-04-2008