❓ A Western Australian parliamentary question seeks details on the first round of funding for a Royalties for Regions exploration drilling program, including amounts dispersed, participating companies, and project specifics. The Minister provides a detailed breakdown of funding recipients and their projects.
AnsweredQoN 1976Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
With reference to the first round of funding for the co-funded Royalties for Regions exploration drilling program, I ask -
(1) How much funding was dispersed in the first round?
(2) How many companies sought access to this funding?
(3) How many companies were successful in acquiring funding?
(4) Will the Minister identify the successful companies?
(5) Will the Minister advise of the amounts received by each of these companies?
(6) Will the Minister advise the projects identified in the successful applications that received funding?
(1) How much funding was dispersed in the first round?
(2) How many companies sought access to this funding?
(3) How many companies were successful in acquiring funding?
(4) Will the Minister identify the successful companies?
(5) Will the Minister advise of the amounts received by each of these companies?
(6) Will the Minister advise the projects identified in the successful applications that received funding?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
30 March 2010
Responded by
Minister for Mines and Petroleum
Response time
26 days
(1) To date $638 108 has been dispersed.
(2) 168 applications were received for co-funding.
(3) 35 applications were successful in gaining offers of co-funding.
(4) - (6)
Company
Project
Co-funding amount received to date
1
A1 Minerals Ltd
Narnoo Nickel - Prospect A
2
Alchemy Resources
Murchison Projects
3
Aura Energy Ltd
Junction Palaeochannel
$19 236
4
Aurora Resources Pty Ltd
The Knot
5
AusQuest Ltd
Table Hill MN6 Anomaly
$72 000
6
AusQuest Ltd
Table Hill MN5 Anomaly
$76 000
7
Triton Gold Ltd
Fraser Range North Diamond Drilling
8
Triton Gold Ltd
Salmon Gums Diamond Drilling
9
Barrick Gold Australia Ltd
Dark Star 2009/A
10
Beadell Resources Ltd
Handpump Prospect
$34 669
11
Beadell Resources Ltd
Lake Mackay
12
Corvette Resources Ltd
Corvette Gold Prospect
13
Crescent Gold Ltd
Mt Lucky Mn
14
David Reed Syndicate
Kalgoorlie Project
15
Echo Resources Ltd
Sword Project
16
Encounter Resources Ltd
Yeneena
$120 000
17
Enterprise Metals Ltd
Revere Project
$88 000
18
Goldfields Ltd - St Ives Gold Mine Pty Ltd
Foster Hinge Prospect
19
Goldfields Ltd - St Ives Gold Mine Pty Ltd
Kalahari Polymetallic Anomaly
20
Gunson resources Ltd
Burkin Project
21
Helix Resources Ltd
Booyeema Project
22
Iluka Resources Ltd.
Neale Embayment Gold RC
23
Magnetic resources NL
Jubuk Project
24
Murchison Metals Ltd
Rocklea CID - 3D Mineral mapping
$92 567
25
NiPlats Australia Ltd
Speewah Platiniferous Vanadium Deposits
$88 000
26
Rubicon Resources Ltd
Warburton Copper Project
27
Silver Swan Group Ltd
Quinns
28
Silver Swan Group Ltd
Yagahong
29
Sipa Resources Ltd
Ilgarari Copper
30
St Barbara Ltd
Malcolm
31
Teck Australia Pty Ltd
Big Red and The Serpent
32
Thundelarra Exploration Ltd
Azura Copper Prospect
33
Toro Energy
Lake Mackay IOCG Targets
$47 636
34
U3O8 Ltd
Ashburton JV - EIS2009
35
U3O8 Ltd
Clever Mary EIS2009
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(2) 168 applications were received for co-funding.
(3) 35 applications were successful in gaining offers of co-funding.
(4) - (6)
Company
Project
Co-funding amount received to date
1
A1 Minerals Ltd
Narnoo Nickel - Prospect A
2
Alchemy Resources
Murchison Projects
3
Aura Energy Ltd
Junction Palaeochannel
$19 236
4
Aurora Resources Pty Ltd
The Knot
5
AusQuest Ltd
Table Hill MN6 Anomaly
$72 000
6
AusQuest Ltd
Table Hill MN5 Anomaly
$76 000
7
Triton Gold Ltd
Fraser Range North Diamond Drilling
8
Triton Gold Ltd
Salmon Gums Diamond Drilling
9
Barrick Gold Australia Ltd
Dark Star 2009/A
10
Beadell Resources Ltd
Handpump Prospect
$34 669
11
Beadell Resources Ltd
Lake Mackay
12
Corvette Resources Ltd
Corvette Gold Prospect
13
Crescent Gold Ltd
Mt Lucky Mn
14
David Reed Syndicate
Kalgoorlie Project
15
Echo Resources Ltd
Sword Project
16
Encounter Resources Ltd
Yeneena
$120 000
17
Enterprise Metals Ltd
Revere Project
$88 000
18
Goldfields Ltd - St Ives Gold Mine Pty Ltd
Foster Hinge Prospect
19
Goldfields Ltd - St Ives Gold Mine Pty Ltd
Kalahari Polymetallic Anomaly
20
Gunson resources Ltd
Burkin Project
21
Helix Resources Ltd
Booyeema Project
22
Iluka Resources Ltd.
Neale Embayment Gold RC
23
Magnetic resources NL
Jubuk Project
24
Murchison Metals Ltd
Rocklea CID - 3D Mineral mapping
$92 567
25
NiPlats Australia Ltd
Speewah Platiniferous Vanadium Deposits
$88 000
26
Rubicon Resources Ltd
Warburton Copper Project
27
Silver Swan Group Ltd
Quinns
28
Silver Swan Group Ltd
Yagahong
29
Sipa Resources Ltd
Ilgarari Copper
30
St Barbara Ltd
Malcolm
31
Teck Australia Pty Ltd
Big Red and The Serpent
32
Thundelarra Exploration Ltd
Azura Copper Prospect
33
Toro Energy
Lake Mackay IOCG Targets
$47 636
34
U3O8 Ltd
Ashburton JV - EIS2009
35
U3O8 Ltd
Clever Mary EIS2009
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