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Regional youth hit Canberra to 'tell it like it is' - ABC Local
ABC LocalRegional youth hit Canberra to 'tell it like it is'ABC LocalSome of the 2011 winners have come from isolated farming properties and towns from as far apart as the Gulf of Carpentaria to Eighty Mile Beach in north-west Western Australia. For many of the competition winners, just making it to Canberra is an ...and more »

A miner with the Midas touch - Barrier Daily Truth
Barrier Daily TruthA miner with the Midas touchBarrier Daily TruthThe chairman of Carpentaria Exploration Ltd, the company behind the biggest iron ore prospect in NSW and perhaps the nation, just seems to be on a roll. Not only is the Hawson's Iron Project, a previously undiscovered promise of magnetite, ...

Carpentaria Exploration forms new JV to strengthen Braemar Iron Holdings - SteelGuru
Carpentaria Exploration forms new JV to strengthen Braemar Iron HoldingsSteelGuruStrengthening its position as a leading tenement holder in the Braemar Iron Province, Carpentaria Exploration Limited announced a joint venture agreement with Maosen Australia Pty Ltd that gives CAP the opportunity to earn a 100% interest in EL3998 in ...

Flood-hit councils get disaster funds - ABC Online
Flood-hit councils get disaster fundsABC OnlineThey include the Burke, Cloncurry, Doomadgee, Flinders, Murweh, Richmond, Carpentaria, Quilpie, McKinlay and Mount Isa councils. Federal Minister for Emergency Management Robert McClelland says the total damage bill is expected to rise.and more »

Anglers hope to catch out barra - ABC Online
Anglers hope to catch out barraABC OnlineCommercial and recreational fishermen have already started gathering in north-west Queensland's Gulf of Carpentaria in readiness for the start of the barramundi season. In the Gulf, the season closed last October to protect the species during the ...Barramundi closure lifted in Gulf and along east coastMy Sunshine Coast (press release) (blog)all 3 news articles »

Century explores options for Gulf of Carpentaria - The Cairns Post
Century explores options for Gulf of CarpentariaThe Cairns PostCENTURY Zinc is investigating ways to keep its operations in the Gulf of Carpentaria operating beyond 2015. Parent company MMG plans to close Australia's largest open pit zinc mine at Lawn Hill in three years' time. The mine produces about 500000 ...

Miners want to extend hunt for minerals to seabed - ABC Online
Miners want to extend hunt for minerals to seabedABC OnlineSome of the applications are to explore for manganese along the Arnhem Land coast and in the Gulf of Carpentaria. One company, Northern Manganese, has been given federal government approval to conduct acoustic surveys near Groote Eylandt, ...and more »

Katter unveils inland canal plan - Brisbane Times
Yahoo!7 NewsKatter unveils inland canal planBrisbane TimesBob Katter wants to carve a canal through inland Queensland so mines can export iron ore through the Gulf of Carpentaria. The independent federal MP, whose fledgling Katter's Australian Party is contesting the upcoming state election, said the canal ...Katter's canal plan laughableThe North West StarCoal seam gas support to hurt Labor in Queensland election, says Bob KatterCourier MailKatter unveils inland canal plan for QldSky News Australiaall 28 news articles »

McArthur River mine expansion stirs pollution fear - ABC Online
McArthur River mine expansion stirs pollution fearABC OnlineMining company Xstrata is planning to double the width and depth of its mine pit in the Gulf of Carpentaria. It says the expansion would extend the life of the mine by nine years to 2036. Environment Centre spokesman Stuart Blanch says Xstrata still ...and more »

Fishing identity Michael Gater, acquitted of double murder, faces court ... - Courier Mail
Fishing identity Michael Gater, acquitted of double murder, faces court ...Courier MailGULF of Carpentaria fishing identity Michael Gater is back in court. Source: The Courier-Mail GULF of Carpentaria fishing identity Michael Gater, who was acquitted of the double murder of a rival fisherman and his son, faces new charges of stealing two ...

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