Image Resources has agreed to sell 100,000 tonnes of heavy mineral concentrate from the zircon-rich Boonanarring mineral sands project in Western Australia to a Chinese buyer.

Bellevue Gold will transition to the project development phase at the Bellevue gold project in Western Australia after confirming a high-grade resource.

Scott Technology has started constructing an automated mine site laboratory at Rio Tinto’s Koodaideri Iron Ore project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Glencore has transformed 52 hectares of the formerly mined land at the Ulan coal operation in New South Wales into a habitat for a diverse range of native plants and animals.

Despite current volatility, zinc prices have been forecast to climb in the coming months as COVID-19’s strain on the market eases.

Fortescue Metals Group has awarded Civmec a civil contract for the Iron Bridge magnetite project in Western Australia.

The Northern Territory government has awarded Thor Mining’s Molyhil tungsten and molybdenum project, which is located 220 kilometres from Alice Springs with major project status.

The McGowan Government has amended its mining regulations to further support tenement holders seeking an expenditure exemption.

BHP has welcomed its first fleet of autonomous trucks to the Newman East iron ore mine in Western Australia, with the full roll out due to take place by September.

Sandvik is reintroducing new models of the renowned Toro underground hard rock loaders and trucks, starting with the Toro LH517i and Toro LH621i loaders.

Metals X is looking for buyers for its entire Western Australian copper portfolio, including the Nifty, Maroochydore and Paterson exploration projects.

Anglo American suspects a “brief ignition event” occurred in the Grosvenor underground coal mine in Queensland during June, in addition to the blast that injured five people earlier in the year.

Downer has taken delivery of five next-generation Komatsu 830E-5 dump trucks, the first fleet to be sold in Australia.

Strandline Resources has secured an offtake agreement with Spain-based Chilches Materials for the Coburn mineral sands project in Western Australia.

Rio Tinto has recommended a new mine design for the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine in Mongolia, bumping up its development capital by $1.3–$1.8 billion.

Northern Minerals has decided to partially restart operations and exploration at the Browns Range rare earths project in Western Australia following the lift of Commonwealth biosecurity restrictions.

Aeris Resources has committed $13 million for exploration at the Cracow gold mine in Queensland over the next two years after completing a takeover of the mine.

Metso has officially merged its minerals business with Outotec to form a new company with aims to become an industry leader across the minerals, aggregates, metals refining and recycling industries.

Technology Metals Australia (TMT) has chosen FLSmidth as its preferred supplier of the key roasting kiln section at the Gabanintha vanadium processing plant in Western Australia.