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REGIONAL NEWS - AUSTRALIA/OCEANIA tion in the equity market and that signifi- cant funds are required to bring both the Central Murchison gold project and the Rover 1 project into development and sub- sequent production. This is an attractive proposal from Metals X, which brings the financial strength to rapidly progress these assets and expose Westgold shareholders to a diversified range of commodities as part of a larger, well-funded mining house." Sandfire Completes First Shipment from DeGrussa Sandfire Resources has completed the first shipment of Direct Shipping Ore (DSO) from its flagship DeGrussa copper-gold roject, located 900 km north of Perth in Western Australia. The 6,600 dry metric tons (mt) of DSO grading approximately 30% copper depart- ed from Geraldton on the Flinterland for China. The shipment has an estimated value at the current spot copper price of approximately A$13 million. The high- grade DSO mined from the open-pit will be sold under two sales contracts, with MRI Trading AG and Yunnan Copper Corp. Ltd. This shipment marks Sandfire's transi- tion to producer status with regular DSO The first of three concentrate containers is loaded onto a ship in Geraldton, Australia. shipments expected over the remainder of 2012 as the open-pit mine progresses through chalcocite, oxide and sulphide material. The mine commenced in May 2011 and is on schedule, with more than 7.7 million bank cubic meters of material mined to date. COMPANY PROFILE-PAID ADVERTISEMENT Spinner II® Products (T.F. Hudgins, Incorporated) Why throw away oil and filters when you could get two or three times more usable life? How much would you save by avoiding engine overhauls? What if you could stop premature crusher failures? You'll get answers with a Spinner II® oil-cleaning cen- trifuge—the world's leading bypass filtration device. A Spinner II centrifuge is the most effective way to remove wear particles from engine oil and abrasive debris from the lube circuit of crushers, mills and other equipment. It uses centrifu- gal force over 2,000 times greater than gravity to extract both large contaminants and ultra-fine particles as small as one-tenth of a micron. The result? Up to 50% less wear on critical compo- nents. Plus huge savings from fewer oil changes, lower repairs and higher productivity. Your machin- ery simply lasts longer, does more, and costs less to operate. Spinner II centrifuges have been the proven bypass filtration leader for over 30 years. They have been installed as OEM first-fit for more than 50 engine manufacturers—including Caterpillar, Cummins, Detroit Diesel, EMD, General Electric, Ingersoll-Rand, MTU, Waukesha, White Superior and many others. Worldwide, Spinner II centrifuges protect more mobile fleets and stationary equipment than any other bypass filter. Save money now by specifying Spinner II centrifuges on new equipment and retrofitting your existing machines. For more information, call 1-800-231-SPIN (7746) or visit www.spinnerii.com. Spinner II Products Division T.F. Hudgins, Incorporated 713-682-3651 sales@tfhudgins.com www.spinnerii.com 32 E&MJ; • JUNE 2012 www.e-mj.com Sandfire Managing Director Karl Simich said the first shipment of DeGrussa copper ore three years after the discovery of DeGrussa marked another outstanding achievement by the company, elevating it to the ranks of Australian mining compa- nies. "The sale of this remarkably high-