Six cases of scarlet fever have been reported at two BHP iron ore mine sites in the Pilbara, Western Australia.

Senex has awarded a major Surat Basin drilling contract to Easternwell across Project Atlas and Roma North, with works to commence in May 2019.

Sandfire Resources has commenced aircore drilling at Alchemy Resources’ Bryah Basin project in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia.

Hillgrove Resources is set to transform its Kanmantoo open pit mine into a pumped hydro facility in the Adelaide Hills region of South Australia.

Strandline Resources has achieved a significant upgrade at the Coburn mineral sands project in Western Australia following the completion of a definitive feasibility study (DFS).

Rio Tinto has reduced its 2019 guidance for Pilbara iron ore shipments following a damage at the port brought by tropical cyclones.

Perseus Mining has secured up to $45 million in funding that will assist the company’s development of the Yaouré gold project in Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa.

Regis Resources has started development of its underground Rosemont gold site with an aim to achieving first ore in the September quarter of 2019.

Seven engineering and technology companies have been granted significant financial awards totalling $4.1 million through METS Ignited’s project funding program.

WorleyParsons has been awarded a major works contract at Rio Tinto’s Koodaideri iron ore project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Aeris Resources has announced that it has been “unable to come to agreeable terms with Glencore” regarding its proposed takeover offer for the CSA copper mine in Cobar, New South Wales.

Metro Mining’s Bauxite Hills mine north of Weipa is back in operation after a planned hiatus during the wet season in Far North Queensland.

Job vacancies in the mining and resources sector have risen 1.3 per cent in March this year, according to the latest Mining and Resources Job Index report from DFP Resources. 

Rio Tinto has committed a further $302 million in advancing its Resolution copper project in Arizona, the United States, taking the total investment to an excess of $2 billion with project partner BHP Copper.

TNG is advancing its Mount Peake project in the NT towards a final investment decision off the back of $US600 million ($850 million) in debt financing it secured last year.

Galena Mining has received $20 million of a proposed $90 million payment from Japanese company Toho Zinc to earn up to 40 per cent of the Abra base metals project in Western Australia.

Fortescue Metals Group has offered employment to 836 Aboriginal people and will continue to offer jobs to graduates of its vocational training and employment centre (VTEC) program.

Metso has won a contract to supply pyro-processing and comminution equipment to Albemarle’s Kemerton lithium plant near Bunbury, Western Australia.

OZ Minerals has secured a 70 per cent interest in the West Musgrave nickel-copper project by completing stage two of its earn in with joint venture (JV) partner Cassini Resources.

Caterpillar has revealed that its first battery electric load-haul-dump (LHD) platform will be the Cat R1700 underground mining loader.