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Australian shares higher today with the S&P/ASX 200 up 0.67 per cent. The S&P/ASX 200 gained 27.1 points or 0.67 per cent to 4073.6. The All Ords was up 25.6 ... Switzer - 7:37 p.m. Monday 21st May 2012 EST Related Articles View Article Email

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Toro Energy's bid to develop ... The West Australian Your Money - 6:49 p.m. Monday 21st May 2012 EST Related Articles View Article Email

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Western Australia has opened up a new front in the mining boom by announcing environmental approval of the state's first producing uranium mine. Environmentalists are critical, saying they're concerned about ... PM - 6:38 p.m. Monday 21st May 2012 EST Related Articles View Article Email

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Western Australia could be a step closer to getting its first uranium mine. Sky News Business - 6:05 p.m. Monday 21st May 2012 EST Related Articles View Article Email

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Sunrise Resources ( LON:SRES ) told investors today that it is funded for the work programmes planned at its key projects for this year. Following a £600,000 fundraising in February, ... Proactive Investors - 6:04 p.m. Monday 21st May 2012 EST Related Articles View Article Email

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Western Australia’s Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has recommended that uranium developer Toro Energy’s Wiluna project be approved for development. The environmental impact of Wiluna – the first uranium project in ... Mining Weekly - 5:46 p.m. Monday 21st May 2012 EST Related Articles View Article Email

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Mining services provider Orica has joined forces with mineral fertilizer producer Yara and explorer Apache to build a $800-million ammonium nitrate plant in Western Australia. The 330 000 t/y plant ... Mining Weekly - 5:23 p.m. Monday 21st May 2012 EST Related Articles View Article Email

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Colder temperatures have had a distinct impact on the quality and volume of cattle yarded throughout southern Australia in the past week, according to Meat and Livestock Australia’s National Livestock ... Beef Central - 4:42 p.m. Monday 21st May 2012 EST Related Articles View Article Email

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Orica has announced it will build an $A815.87 million ammonium nitrate plant in Western Australia. Sky News Business - 4:25 p.m. Monday 21st May 2012 EST Related Articles View Article Email

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On the WA Country Hour today, Western Australia's Environmental Protection Authority has given the green light for the development of the state's first uranium mine. ABC Local - 3:59 p.m. Monday 21st May 2012 EST Related Articles View Article Email

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