Discovery - December 2003
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Product description:Download The downloadable version of Discovery magazine is supplied in PDF format. Contents Regulars Minister’s Foreword Meeting the challenges facing the resources sector and the government. Monitor BHP Billiton’s new home, revisiting Walhalla, Goldfields of South Africa eyes Bendigo, BeMaX merger, ELs on CD, Reliance eyes Murray Basin, Bendigo Mining’s new find, Iluka Resources joins with Austpac and Tarnagulla refloat. Review What’s happening with mineral applications and licences Go to Your guide to Minerals and Petroleum contacts and resources sector websites Features Favoured state A rapid increase in exploration spending augers well for Victoria's resources sector Fosterville go-ahead Perseverance Corporation ’s commitment to build its mine near Bendigo is a massive boost to the state ’s gold industry Stawell's gift Innovative modelling techniques are detecting likely gold targets under the Murray Basin sediments Making cyanide safe Good cyanide management is a key objective of Victoria’s growing gold industry End of the pipe The natural gas link from Victoria to South Australia nears completion Gas network grows The Bellarine Peninsula joins the natural gas network A rich quarry Melbourne’s building boom has been a boon to Victoria’s extractive industries with new demand for sand, clay and stone Casino delivers Otway Basin gas will be a significant source for an innovative supply contract Bass Strait search Esso Australia and BHP Billiton launch an ambitious program to find new reserves in the Gippsland Basin Block of promise Nexus is set to drill a highly prospective exploration permit area in Bass Strait Shifting Sands Iluka Resources’ Hamilton mineral separation plant moves ahead St Arnaud's secrets Mapping geological history points to new gold prospects in the state’s west | ||||||
