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Contents of Minfo No. 81 - FAR WESTERN NSW, April, 2006

• Base metal and gold developments in Western NSW
• The changing face of opal mining at Lighting Ridge
• Broken Hill Core Drill Storage Facility
• Mining industry levy to start
• New coal project to deliver jobs and investment
• Oil search in the states Far North West
• Searching for Australia's first mines
• Bulloo Overflow - The NSW piece of the Cooper Basin
• NSW Government addresses
• Mine Safety Review recommendations
• Pooncarie Mine reaches commissioning phase
• Mineral Sands discoveries in the Murray Basin
• Titles administration information update
• Revision of the Wollombi Coal Measures
• Cargelligo mapping project
• Calendar of events
• Review environmental policies & guidelines
• Exploration NSW-Far West activities