EXPLORATION & DEVELOPMENT

Rigs at 10 paces

CLAIMS of a new base metals province in Western Australia, capital cost reductions of more than $100 million and ambitions of creating a copper mine the size of Ok Tedi were the highlights from the “Dueling Drill Rigs” segment at this year’s Diggers and Dealers forum. <b>Michael Vaughan</b> reports from Kalgoorlie.

Michael Vaughan
Rigs at 10 paces

Dueling Drill Rigs gives smaller companies – often explorers – the opportunity to showcase their wares in front of the Diggers crowd on Day 2. Kicking off proceedings was Marengo Mining managing director...

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