ABN Newswire reported that at a ceremony in Perth earlier this week, Mr Norman Moore WA Mines and Petroleum Minister had awarded Crosslands Resources Limited with a prestigious Golden Gecko Award for demonstrated environmental excellence.

Crosslands, which is jointly owned by Murchison Metals Limited and Mitsubishi Development Pty Limited, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation, is the owner and operator of the Jack Hills iron ore project in the mid west region of WA.

Crosslands received the award for research conducted by Crosslands and Phoenix Environmental Services at the Jack Hills project, which led to innovations in conducting low impact fauna surveys.

The Department of Mines and Petroleum in Western Australia instigated the Golden Gecko Awards in 1992 to recognize excellence and leadership, and to acknowledge the outstanding contribution recipients have made to balance environmental responsibility with the successful development of the state's mineral and petroleum resources.

(Sourced from www.abnnewswire.net)