Managerial

Aurox Resources - a Pilbara based iron ore developer - has secured Environmental Ministerial Approval from the Western Australian Government for its 100% owned Balla Balla iron ore project.

The project, which is located midway between Karratha and Port Hedland, is to mine and process up to 10.1 million tonnes per annum of magnetite ore over a 15 year mine life and is expected to achieve first production in early 2012.

Apex Minerals has emerged as one of Australia's fastest growing new resource companies with near term gold production opportunities centred around the Wiluna mine and treatment facility.

Apex is proposing to bring three projects into production in the period from October 2008 to July 2009. The three sites are:

If you haven't typed your own name into Google lately, I highly recommend you try it and see what comes up.  For most people not much comes up when recruiters dig on the internet and usually very little comes up that might affect a recruiters decision one way or the other.  However, as Michael Phelps will tell you, having a picture of yourself taking a hit off a bong on your MySpace page or any of your friend's pages who may have tagged you, is probably not a good idea if you are looking for a professional position (or already have one!).  It is a real kick in the pants to th

Last week, Woodside verbally agreed the terms of a Heads of Agreement between the State of Western Australia and the Kimberley Land Council on behalf of Traditional Owners, related to the establishment of a LNG Precinct in the James Price Point area, north of Broome, intended to be a $185 billion, 30-year Kimberley gas project. 

Whilst this project is some way off from commencing - possibly 2011 - Woodside expects 6000 fly-in fly-out jobs will be created during the five-year construction phase, alongside hundreds of positions for local indigenous groups.

It's the toughest question of all. The white elephant lurking in the interview room. Your silent stalker.

"So why are you looking for a new position?"

It's the question most people affected by redundancy fear in an interview and also the most common stumbling block. With a look of resignation most people answer -

"I was made redundant"

Sure, it's the truth isn't it?

I certainly sit in that category of people that is keen on the advancement of green technology so the ZeroGen Project is intriguing.  ZeroGen based in Queensland is developing new generation coal technology to produce smarter, cleaner power.

One of the focuses is on Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), which is quite the hot topic in Oil and Energy Industries.  CCS intends to minimize greenhouse gas emissions by capturing and safely storing carbon dioxide (CO2), generally underground. 

How will your career benefit?

This is an excellent career opportunity to join a dynamic business that has solid foundations. In this site-based role, you will use your expertise and people skills as you manage the site Facilities Management team and provide guidance for the delivery of exceptional services to all personnel on site.

Why does the job exist?

How will your career benefit?

With HWE Mining, you will use your effective leadership capabilities combined with your commercial expertise to develop systems to manage operational, financial, market and customer risk across a number of our mining operations. This position offers you the opportunity to join a dynamic business that has solid foundations.

Why does the job exist?

The Resources Industry Training Council (RITC) is a joint venture between the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia (CMEWA) and the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association Ltd (APPEA).

Australian gold producer Focus Minerals Limited announced this week that it has appointed Perth-based Como Engineers Pty Ltd as preferred contractor for the refurbishment and re-commissioning of its 100%-owned Three Mile Hill treatment plant in Western Australia. Como Engineers is part of the engineering group, VDM Group Limited.