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because we are quite resource rich.”
In the recent past a number of
new mining projects have taken
off in the state. Valence has
recently opened a graphite mine
and Havilah has started up a small
gold mine at Broken Hill. There
are also several large projects
at the approval stage such as
the Rex Minerals Hillside project.
Various other companies are in the
process of initiating large iron ore
projects and petroleum projects,
both onshore and off-shore. Several
firms have evinced interest in
opening up new copper mines and
the state has seen an increased
interest in uranium exploration.
An extremely successful initiative
of the state government has been
the Plan for Accelerating Exploration
Jason Kuchel
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