Gascoyne Resources has flagged the potential of extending the life of the Dalgaranga gold project in Western Australia following positive drilling results. 

South32 has experienced an increase in both manganese ore and metallurgical coal production during the September quarter of this year.

MACA has secured a $185 million six-year drill and blast, crushing and screening contract at Fenix Resources’ Iron Ridge project in Western Australia.

The CIMIC Group has entered into a sale agreement with Elliott Advisors to divest a 50 per cent equity interest in the world’s largest mining services provider, Thiess.

Monadelphous managing director Rob Velletri is confident on the prospects of the Australian iron ore sector despite uncertainties surrounding the global economy. 

New Hope Group has recommended its corporate workers take voluntary redundancies due to ongoing approval delays for the expansion of the New Acland coal mine in Queensland.

Alcoa Corporation president and chief executive Roy Harvey has praised the company’s productivity, with record bauxite output driving stability across the company.

Rio Tinto has shipped its 200 millionth tonne of iron ore from Cape Lambert in Western Australia to China as part of the Bao-HI Ranges joint venture with China Baowu Steel Group.

Lucapa Diamond Company has expanded its plans for the Mothae kimberlite mine in Lesotho, southern Africa, following a 280 per cent resource increase.

De Grey Mining managing director Glenn Jardine has weighed in on the hottest topics in Australian mining at the Diggers and Dealers mining forum in Kalgoorlie, including the Western Australian border closure, Australia’s relationship with China and more

Subdued coal markets have forced Whitehaven Coal to be cautious in allocating its capital to expansion, the company stated in its September quarterly report.

Keep up with the latest executive movements across the mining sector, including at Australian Vanadium, Swick Mining Services, Azure Minerals and more.

Aurizon managing director and chief executive officer Andrew Harding has anticipated that China’s decline in coal import volume will continue.

Red 5 has scheduled open pit production to start at the Great Western gold deposit in Western Australia in January next year after purchasing the site in April.

Mining companies such as Newmont, Glencore and Eriez Flotation are set to form a consortium to improve the energy efficiency of mineral processing operations.

BHP and the First Nations Heritage Protection Alliance have agreed to enhance the voices of First Nations peoples in reforming industry heritage protection and legislations.

Kirkland Lake Gold has reached new levels of production at its operations, positioning the company to achieve its full year 2020 guidance.

Fortescue Metals Group chief executive Elizabeth Gaines has told Diggers and Dealers audiences that the company has trained 3000 workers in autonomy as it introduced autonomous haulage across its entire Australian operations.

Civmec has won contracts with Fortescue Metals Group for the Iron Bridge magnetite project in Western Australia, and BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) at the Hay Point loading point in Central Queensland.