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The final issue for 2014 features an in-depth look at the performance of the resources sector in Western Australia in 2013–14 and the steps the State Government is taking to ensure WA remains an attractive investment destination. 

The final issue of Prospect Magazine for 2014 features an in-depth look at the performance of the resources sector in Western Australia in 2013–14 and the steps the State Government is taking to ensure WA remains an attractive investment destination.

Japanese company Mitsui & Co may not garner headlines as readily as other major players in the resources industry, but the significance of its influence cannot be underestimated.

An interview with the General Manager of Mitsui & Co in Perth, Keizo Sakurai, uncovers some of the company’s major achievements.

Western Australia is at the cutting edge of innovation in the mining sector, and two articles highlight the State’s success.

The first focuses on the Curtin Commercial Innovation Awards and what some of the past participants have gone on to accomplish, while the second looks at the simulator training solutions being developed by Immersive Technologies.

The Department of Mines and Petroleum’s (DMP) revolutionary Mining Rehabilitation Fund (MRF), which has now been in place for 18 months, has been embraced by industry with more than 95 per cent of eligible tenements registered by the 30 June 2014 deadline. Prospect takes a detailed look at what’s made it so successful.

Prospect also covers:

• The winners at the 2014 Golden Gecko Awards.
• The latest in preparations for LNG 18, to be held in Perth in April 2016.
• DMP Director General Richard Sellers’ opening address at the Paydirt 2014 Australian Nickel Conference.
• Proposed changes to Western Australia’s resources industry safety legislation.

Visit Prospect online to access a PDF version at http://www.dmp.wa.gov.au/Prospect or to receive a hard copy, contact Gerard O’Neill on +61 8 9222 3821, or email gerard.oneill@dmp.wa.gov.au