News
Saracen lines up Byrnecut for $440m contract at Carosue Dam
July 28, 2017Comments 0Saracen Minerals has selected Byrnecut Australia as the preferred bidder for the $440 million underground mining contract at its Carosue Dam operation in Western Australia.Read More
Rare earth minerals project on track in WA
July 28, 2017Comments 0Northern Minerals’ new $56 million heavy rare earths pilot project in Western Australia’s Kimberly region is under way, set to create around 700 construction and operations…Read More
RCT unveils Communications Solutions to enhance digital mining
July 28, 2017Comments 0RCT’s latest Communications Solutions offering ensures it can help clients enter, expand or completely digitise its operations by integrating solutions to a new or existing network.Read More
GE gas engines to be delivered to Gruyere gold project
July 28, 2017Comments 0GE distributor and service partner Clarke Energy has been selected to provide 11 of GE’s gas engines to power the Gruyere gold project in Western Australia.Read More
Altura secures $US110m to advance development of Pilgangoora lithium prospect
July 28, 2017Comments 0Lithium hopeful Altura Mining has locked in an agreement with United States and Swiss-based investment groups to raise $US110 million ($137.9 million) to fund development of…Read More
Glencore secures part of Coal & Allied from Yancoal with never-say-die attitude
July 28, 2017Comments 0With Yancoal set to acquire Rio Tinto’s Coal & Allied division, Glencore has secured an agreement with the Chinese-controlled company to take a 49 per cent…Read More
Yancoal acquisition of Rio coal assets set for another twist
July 27, 2017Comments 0Yancoal Australia is already planning to sell a stake in the Hunter Valley coal operations it is set to acquire from Rio Tinto.Read More
Industry leaders and latest technology trends to feature at AIMEX
July 27, 2017Comments 0The Asia-Pacific’s International Mining Exhibition (AIMEX) will once again see the industry gear up for one of the most significant mining events.Read More
Features
Making way for energy storage in mining
July 28, 2017Comments 0Calls for energy storage have been on the rise in Australia, particularly after South Australia’s series of power grid failures. Delta Energy’s David Bolt discusses the…Read More
Difficult conditions fail to derail Aurizon
July 26, 2017Comments 0Mining freight operator Aurizon has rebounded from a variety of challenges over the past decade, most recently the devastation caused by Cyclone Debbie.Read More
Gold closes June quarter weaker after early promise
July 26, 2017Comments 0Nicholas Frappell reviews the market performance of gold in the June quarter in the first part of ABC Bullion’s precious metals review for the three-month period.Read More
AllightSykes renews focus on the FG Wilson Generators' range
July 24, 2017Comments 0Over recent years, we have seen the dependence on reliable electricity supply become more critical across all market sectors.Read More
Oil and Gas
Aussie based ALS sells oil and and gas business
July 17, 2017Comments 0Australian testing and inspection services company ALS has entered an agreement to sell its multinational oil and gas business to Chicago-based Madison Industries for $109 million.Read More
Monadelphous secures $600m contract at Woodside’s LNG operations
June 22, 2017Comments 0Monadelphous has won more work in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry, with Woodside Petroleum awarding the engineering company a $600 million contract to provide maintenance…Read More
Australian Maritime Systems wins contract at Chevron-operated Gorgon LNG project
June 21, 2017Comments 0Australian Maritime Systems Group (AMSG) has been awarded a contract by Chevron to design and install a new vessel tracking service (VTS) system to manage shipping…Read More
Monadelphous wins Ichthy LNG contract, adds $125m of work
June 15, 2017Comments 0Engineering company Monadelphous has secured new contracts and additional work worth a combined $125 million.Read More
Four key challenges ahead for the Australian mining sector
June 09, 2017Comments 0While the mining sector has experienced tough times it seems there are calmer waters ahead, according to trade credit insurer Atradius.“Australia is one of... Read More
Design phase for WA gas project announced
June 09, 2017Comments 0The design competition phase for the Waitsia gas project in the northern Perth Basin has been given the green light.Starting immediately, the competition for the project... Read More
Products
FG Wilson 7.5 to 2500kVA range of generators
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New range of greases for rolling bearings
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The true tradie's smartphone can withstand a Caterpillar
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Resources
Wake Up To Driver Fatigue And Distraction Monitoring
July 28, 2017Comments 0Operators, regulators, authorities acknowledge the inherent risks of driver fatigue and distraction is implicated in approximately 60 per cent of mining accidents and up to 30...Read More
Cloud-Based Safe Work System For The Mining And Resources industries
July 27, 2017Comments 0Mineral Blue is an advanced, cloud-based safe work system for the mining and resources industries. Mineral Blue is an iSSoW system - an integrated Safe System of...Read More
MV Drive Solutions for Large Industrial Applications
July 27, 2017Comments 0Drives can save an average of 40 per cent of the electricity a motor uses as well as reduce related CO2 emissions. Since industry accounts for...Read More
Bearing Contamination – How to Prevent a Problem that Causes 25 per cent of All Premature Failures
July 20, 2017Comments 0Bearing reliability is a crucial component of productivity and uptime in expensive machinery and plant throughout industries such as mining, manufacturing, bulk handling and primary production....Read More
