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Asphar Survey Pty Ltd is a Western Australian based licensed engineering construction specialist company servicing major marine and engineering construction projects worldwide since 1996.

With a head office in Perth and offices in Karratha (new as of July 2009), Port Hedland, Collie, Dunsborough and Broome, they’ve worked on some of Australia’s largest projects including Woodside’s LNG Train 4, HiSmelt Project at Kwinana, NHP Billiton’s Rapid Growth Project, and CiticPacific Mining’s Sino Iron Ore Cape Preston development.

It’s been a huge week for Galaxy Resources. On 5 November, they received final approval from the Department of Mines and Petroleum to commence mining at their Mt Cattlin Spodumene Project based in Ravensthorpe, and the following day, conducted the official Ground Breaking Ceremony with WA Premier, Colin Barnett in attendance.

MMG is a brand new company but comes with a long and proud history of providing metals and minerals of all kinds to customers around the world. The Group owns and operates a portfolio of world-class base metal mining operations, development projects and exploration fields.

MMG is the world’s second largest producer of zinc as well as a substantial producer of copper, lead, gold and silver. The group currently has mining operations located in Australia and Asia and a large portfolio of advanced and early stage exploration projects through Australia, Asia and North America.

Early last year, the North West Shelf Venture participants approved funding of the A$5 billion North Rankin Redevelopment Project which will recover remaining low pressure gas from the North Rankin and Perseus gas fields, and extend the field life to around 2040.

The project involves the installation of a new second platform – North Rankin B – with gas compression facilities, low pressure separators, utilities and accommodation.