News Archives
March
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Friday, 26 March 2010
DMP Director General appointed chair of Ministerial Advisory Panel
DMP Director General Richard Sellers has been appointed as chairman of a newly created Ministerial Advisory Panel charged with developing ‘Best Practice Safety Regulation’ of WA’s resources industry. Read more...
Friday, 26 March 2010
New e-newsletter keeps DMP stakeholders informed
A new quarterly email newsletter is now available to provide updates on the department’s latest activities. Read more...
Thursday, 25 March 2010
Latest DMP resources figures are now available online
Latest resources figures released by the Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) show that Western Australia’s mineral and petroleum industry performed relatively well in 2009, despite the global economic downturn. Read more...
Thursday, 25 March 2010
Perth Modern High School the new home for giant map
Perth Modern School has won a competition to be the new home for a huge geological map featuring Western Australia. Read more...
Tuesday, 23 March 2010
DMP Director General Richard Sellers addresses Goldfields’ explorers
The Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) Director General Richard Sellers told Goldfields’ explorers last week that they could look forward to a more streamlined approvals process and a new approach to approvals. Read more...
Friday, 19 March 2010
Minister opens inaugural Eastern Goldfields conference
The Goldfields-Esperance region will remain as one of the most important areas in Australia for mineral production according to Mines and Petroleum Minister Norman Moore. Read more...
Monday, 15 March 2010
Co-funded Government Industry Drilling Program 2010-2011
Explorers can now apply for up $150,000 for a multihole project or up to $200,000 for a single deep target to support innovative drilling in Western Australia’s under-explored areas under the Co-funded Government Industry Drilling Program. Read more...
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
No threat to humans in Kalgoorlie-Boulder uranium tests - Minister.
Mines and Petroleum Minister Norman Moore quashed rumours of a possible health risk from radiation at a decommissioned uranium testing site near Kalgoorlie-Boulder, following completion of testing at the site. Read more...
Tuesday, 9 March 2010
State Government grants new geothermal exploration permits
The State Government has granted 10 new exploration permits to companies looking to develop geothermal energy projects in Western Australia. Read more...
Thursday, 4 March 2010
AMEC and CME congratulate DMP
THE Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (AMEC) and the Chamber of Minerals and Energy (CME) have congratulated DMP for its commitment to improving the approvals process. Read more...
Wednesday, 3 March 2010
State Govt steps in to save Kalgoorlie Mining Hall of Fame
Mines and Petroleum Minister Norman Moore has thrown a lifeline to Kalgoorlie’s financially-strapped Australian Prospectors and Miners Hall of Fame (APMHF). Read more...
