Fortescue has contracted Indigenous business Bugarrba to provide engineered scaffold services at its port operations and facilities in WA.

Pilbara Minerals has signed Contract Power to construct, operate and maintain a six-megawatt solar farm for 15 years at the Pilgangoora lithium mine in Western Australia.

Panoramic Resources has arrived with its first nickel-copper-cobalt at the Savannah nickel project in Western Australia.

Northern Star Resources is confident of the role the Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mine (KCGM) operations will play in its goal to become a two million ounce per year gold producer. 

Silver Lake Resources has reaped the rewards of an upgraded mill circuit at the Deflector gold mine in Western Australia, setting a new quarterly throughput record.

Rio Tinto has welcomed the final report of the Joint Standing Committee on Northern Australia following its inquiry into the destruction of rock shelters at Juukan Gorge.

The global metals industry is bouncing back hard from the COVID-19 pandemic, enjoying major exploration budget increases in 2021.

The Western Australian Government has put $10 million towards upgrading the Central Regional TAFE’s Kalgoorlie campus, expanding training capacities for plant mechanics and engineers.

Civmec has welcomed $130 million in maintenance and construction contracts with BHP, Roy Hill and Rio Tinto, bringing its order book past $1 billion.

BHP reported reduced production across most of its Australian operations for the September quarter as the company underwent planned maintenance.

Interest in Australia’s metallurgical coal (met coal) has enjoyed a significant increase in recent times, as South Korea, Japan and Europe pounce on the popular resource.

The Western Australian resources sector is more concerned about skilled labour shortages than any other sector, according to the CCIWA.

South32 is working on alterations to its Dendrobium Next Domain (DND) mine plan to get the mine extension approved.

Tyre Stewardship Australia has welcomed a number of major tyre manufacturers to its Tyre Product Stewardships Scheme, including Bridgestone Mining Solutions.

The Queensland Parliament has passed legislation that ensures 900 of the state’s historic mining tenures remain valid.

BHP has teamed up with South Korea’s POSCO to explore greenhouse gas emissions reduction technologies in integrated steelmaking.

Fortescue Metals Group is trialling the expansion of its Western Australian fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) flight service network, with new charter flights departing Busselton in the state’s southwest.

The Queensland Government has partnered with the University of Queensland (UQ) to develop a digital tool for mining exploration, uncovering almost 600 mineral and rare earth deposits.

Northern Star has joined forces with technology innovator Emesent to enhance data capture and processing at its operations.