The nine permits stretch between Onslow and Canarvon and cover most of the prospective geothermal areas in the Pilbara, a wedge-shaped chunk of land encompassing more than 500,000 sq km in Western Australia.
The development of multi-billion dollar liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects and the expansion of iron-ore mining operations in the area means that the Pilbara will see a tremendous growth in energy demand in the coming decade.
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