Minerals news 2005

Below is a list of archived news releases for Minerals and petroleum.

State Government announces new Eusdale nature reserve near Tarana  21 Dec 2005
Broken Hill regional drill core storage facility announcement of call for tenders  16 Dec 2005
Prosecutions over illegal fossicking at Lightning Ridge  04 Nov 2005
Lightning Ridge inspectors show encouraging results  14 Oct 2005
Geologists study ancient Bourke Rocks for new mineral deposits  06 Oct 2005
Derelict Mines to Get $430,000 in Rehab Works  20 Sep 2005
State Government seeks comments on Mining Act  05 Sep 2005
World's largest gold producer to explore NSW gold fields  02 Sep 2005
Cutting edge technology to put Broken Hill back on exploration map  24 Aug 2005
Annual NSW Check Inspectors Conference  17 Aug 2005
Lightning Ridge Opal Mine Safety Course chalks up 5000th participant  10 Aug 2005
Expressions of interest called for coal development in north-west  01 Aug 2005
Minister ensures environmentally friendly mining  29 Jul 2005
New opal prospecting area at Lightning Ridge  27 Jul 2005
Public meeting for Caroona expression of interest  21 Jul 2005
China coal summit in NSW  01 Jul 2005
Mineral Resources budget puts safety first  24 May 2005
Best-ever coastal mapping project complete  01 May 2005
Resources boom further strengthens NSW/China ties  12 Apr 2005
Mine safety report released  10 Apr 2005
$1.6M, 90,000km2 airborne exploration program starts – largest ever flown in NSW  06 Apr 2005
New checklist to help mines with OH&S  31 Mar 2005
Mine operators workshop chalks up 1000th participant  31 Mar 2005
Subsidence management plans a way forward  30 Mar 2005
New mapping program to boost exploration investment  22 Mar 2005
Wran mine safety review complete  17 Mar 2005
Industrial minerals conference opens  17 Mar 2005
Lightning Ridge environment and safety sweep begins  15 Mar 2005
NSW Minerals Industry takes on the world  09 Mar 2005
NSW wins silver medal in gold  01 Mar 2005
Protecting mineworkers from the hazards of electricity  03 Feb 2005
Jobs and environment win in $11M coal clean-up  19 Jan 2005
Attention all fossickers: New access arrangements in place for 2005  17 Jan 2005