Themes/Feature Articles

Feature - New England Fold Belt

• New England geology and mineral potential
• Precious and semi-precious minerals in New England
• Bingara Diamond Field
• Hillgrove into the next century
• The Sunnyside gold project
• Zeolite developments in the New England region
• Forest agreements and mineral resources

Discovery 2000

• Another seismic shake-up in western New South Wales
• New releases of Discovery 2000 geophysical data

Minerals

• Water reforms in New South Wales
• Water transfers in New South Wales
• Water supplies for the Cadia and Ridgeway projects
• Mineral Hill — copper and gold from around an old silver mine
• OPHIR Gold 2000
• Silicon metal project for New South Wales
• Important New South Wales mineral projects
• Exploration licences
• Exploration licences granted December 1998–February 1999
• Exploration licences in force March 1999 (map)
• Summaries of terminated exploration licences
• Exploration licences terminated before October 1998

Coal & Petroleum

• Coal Industry Updates
• Bengalla production starts
• 1998 Award for Excellence in Coal Geology
• Coal Authorisations/Exploration Licences February 1999
• Coal mining proposals March 1999
• Petroleum titles — February 1999
• AMPLA annual conference, Sydney 28-30 July 1999

Safety

• Changes to Mine Safety Legislation
• Major health and safety policy statement released
• COMET takes off — with mine safety the winner

Environment

• New environmental guidelines released

General

• The COGENT database — tying it all together
• METMIN-99 Data Package
• Earth Science, Technology and Minerals Learning Centre
• Appointment of Assistant Director, Regional Geology and Geophysics
• Y2K OK plans
• Stop Press
• NSW Minerals Conference 20-21 May 1999 update
• New AusIMM President to address Minerals Conference
• Publications released January — March 1999