"In a statement, the company said it welcomed the government's...

"In a statement, the company said it welcomed the government's approval and looked forward to receiving clearance to dig a second mine next year.

Heathgate has also lodged an application to develop the nearby Four Mile deposit, located about 10 kilometres (6 miles) northwest of the Beverley mine in northern South Australia state through an affiliate company, Quasar."

What we are waiting on now is the clearance to dig, which should be forth coming quite soon as the concept study defines operations to start early 2010.

In all, there is much more news to be expected in the near term. In no particular order.

-Clearance to Dig
-4 Mile Central Drilling Results
-FMS drilling commencement after FMC completion
-FME, FME drilling results ahead of initial Resource Estimate
-Maldon Decline developement completion
-Eaglehawk Reef exploration Drilling to commence 4th Quarter 2008
-East Frome Gravity survey results(already in progress)

-Annual Report (September)