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     <guid>http://www.drillblast.com.au/news/newcastle-uni-secures-mining-research-funds</guid>
     <title><![CDATA[Newcastle Uni secures mining research funds]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The University of Newcastle has been granted more than one million dollars to develop new mining technology.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 11:27:05 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Ausgold carries out $25 million share issue]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Ausgold has carried out a $25 million placement to fund drilling at its Katanning gold project.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 11:21:21 GMT</pubDate>
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     <guid>http://www.drillblast.com.au/news/northern-illawarra-csg-needs-greater-scrutiny---2</guid>
     <title><![CDATA[Northern Illawarra CSG needs greater scrutiny: geologist]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Concerns over plans to sink coal seam gas wells in the Illawarra have been raised by an industry insider.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 11:55:53 GMT</pubDate>
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     <guid>http://www.drillblast.com.au/news/brierty-win-karara-iron-ore-contract--2</guid>
     <title><![CDATA[Brierty win Karara iron ore contract]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Brierty has been awarded the hematite mining and services contract for the Karara iron ore project.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 11:52:28 GMT</pubDate>
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     <guid>http://www.drillblast.com.au/news/drilling-begins-at-belanglo-state-forest</guid>
     <title><![CDATA[Drilling begins at Belanglo State Forest]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A subsidiary of Cockatoo Coal has begun drilling exploratory wells in the Belanglo State Forest.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 11:40:38 GMT</pubDate>
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     <guid>http://www.drillblast.com.au/news/easternwell-signs-agreement-with-fortescue</guid>
     <title><![CDATA[Easternwell signs agreement with Fortescue]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Easternwell will provide drilling services for Fortescue Metals Group.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 11:38:03 GMT</pubDate>
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     <guid>http://www.drillblast.com.au/news/drill-and-blasting-best-practices--podcast</guid>
     <title><![CDATA[Drill and blasting best practices [Podcast]]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Rob Goddard, a senior mining engineer at BCD Resources talks to MiningIQ about drilling and blasting best practice on site.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 10:19:42 GMT</pubDate>
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     <guid>http://www.drillblast.com.au/news/incitec-pivot-plans-new-plant-records-25--profit</guid>
     <title><![CDATA[Incitec Pivot plans new plant; records 25% profit jump]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Incitec Pivot has announced an NPAT increase of 25%, recording a profit of $165.6 million.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 16:08:43 GMT</pubDate>
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     <guid>http://www.drillblast.com.au/news/cape-lambert-drills-out-leichardt-copper</guid>
     <title><![CDATA[Cape Lambert drills out Leichardt copper]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Tony Sage’s Cape Lambert Resources has begun drilling at the Leichardt copper project underneath the Mount Watson open pit.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:18:01 GMT</pubDate>
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     <guid>http://www.drillblast.com.au/news/ausdrill-to-raise-149m-hires-wal-king</guid>
     <title><![CDATA[Ausdrill to raise $149m; hires Wal King]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Ausdrill has annouced that it is seeking to raise $149.5 million in capital.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:13:34 GMT</pubDate>
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     <guid>http://www.drillblast.com.au/news/barminco-wins-spotted-quoll-underground-contract</guid>
     <title><![CDATA[Barminco wins Spotted Quoll underground contract; expands AUMS]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Barminco has been awarded a $60 million underground mining services contract for Western Areas’ Spotted Quoll nickel mine.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:12:08 GMT</pubDate>
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     <guid>http://www.drillblast.com.au/news/blast-fumes-injure-miners</guid>
     <title><![CDATA[Blast fumes injure miners]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[More miners at BMA’s coal mines have been hospitalised following exposure to blast fumes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 11:56:14 GMT</pubDate>
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     <guid>http://www.drillblast.com.au/news/wa-drilling-program-draws-in-explorers</guid>
     <title><![CDATA[WA drilling program draws in explorers]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The West Australian Government’s latest drilling program has attracted 60 applications from companies eager to explore.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 11:54:26 GMT</pubDate>
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     <guid>http://www.drillblast.com.au/news/poseidon-nickel-to-carry-out-massive-drilling-at-w</guid>
     <title><![CDATA[Poseidon Nickel to carry out massive drilling at Windarra]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Poseidon Nickel is set to carry out the largest diamond drilling program at Windarra since the 1980s, the miner says.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:26:21 GMT</pubDate>
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     <guid>http://www.drillblast.com.au/news/wa-explosives-plant-gets-the-go-ahead</guid>
     <title><![CDATA[WA explosives plant gets the go ahead]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A new explosives manufacturing plant in the Burrup Peninsula has been given the green light.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:21:51 GMT</pubDate>
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     <guid>http://www.drillblast.com.au/news/imdex-acquires-mud-data</guid>
     <title><![CDATA[Imdex acquires Mud-Data]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Imdex has acquired Mud-Data, a German drilling fluids and equipment company.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 13:13:38 GMT</pubDate>
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     <guid>http://www.drillblast.com.au/news/qld-to-develop-new-blasting-guidelines</guid>
     <title><![CDATA[QLD to develop new blasting guidelines]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[After two dangerous blasting incidents at BMA coal mines, Queensland is new developing new shot firing guidelines, Stirling Hinchliffe says.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 09:22:30 GMT</pubDate>
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     <guid>http://www.drillblast.com.au/news/blasting-on-hold-at-bma-coal-mines</guid>
     <title><![CDATA[Blasting on hold at BMA coal mines]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Queensland mines inspectorate has put a hold on blasting at BMA’s Saraji and Peak Downs coal mines.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 10:29:34 GMT</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.drillblast.com.au/news/blasting-on-hold-at-bma-coal-mines</link>     
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     <guid>http://www.drillblast.com.au/news/aj-lucas-sells-drilling-services-company-to-indust</guid>
     <title><![CDATA[AJ Lucas sells drilling services company to Industrea]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[AJ Lucas has sold its Underground In-Seam Services Business to Industrea for $25.5 million.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 10:14:31 GMT</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.drillblast.com.au/news/aj-lucas-sells-drilling-services-company-to-indust</link>     
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     <guid>http://www.drillblast.com.au/news/massive-tasmanian-blasting-at-savage-river</guid>
     <title><![CDATA[Massive Tasmanian blasting at Savage River]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Grange Resources has carried out blasting seven times more powerful than any seen before at Savage River.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 09:56:34 GMT</pubDate>
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