Atlas Iron has awarded MACA a contract to carry out open pit mining services at the Corunna Downs iron project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Prime Creative Media has surveyed more than 2200 business leaders across 15 industries, to capture sentiment as the country started to lift COVID-19 restrictions.

Gold prices have reached eight-year highs, breaking through $US1800 ($2603) an ounce for the first time since 2011.

Stay on top of the latest executive appointments across the mining sector over the past week, including at Rio Tinto, Engineering Australia, South32 and more.

Astec Industries has awarded mining solutions specialist Aramine with a contract for the former’s product distribution in Africa.

BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) is set to introduce 34 autonomous trucks at the Daunia coal mine in central Queensland through a $100 million investment.

Wolff Mining has implemented its semi-autonomous tractor system (SATS) technology, in a world-first application into a mining production environment.

John Holland plans to recruit 400 new workers on the back of winning major new contracts in Western Australia, including a $130 million deal with Fortescue Metals Group.

Rio Tinto has added a new group executive role to tackle future priorities, including strategy, technology and climate change.

Fortescue Metals Group has opened its expanded integrated operations centre in Perth, the Fortescue Hive, bringing together the company’s integrated supply chain.

Metso’s mineral business merger with Outotec has been finalised after nearly a year since the signing of the combination agreement.

Core Lithium’s latest studies at the Finniss project in Northern Territory have delivered a 159 per cent increase in ore reserves, doubling the site’s projected mine life.

Saracen Mineral Holdings has contracted GR Engineering Services to complete additional works at the Thunderbox and Carosue Dam projects in Western Australia, worth a combined $29 million.

Northern Star Resources has experienced a 3.3-magnitude earthquake at the Kanowna Belle underground gold mine in the Goldfields region of Western Australia.

Ora Banda Mining, formerly Eastern Goldfields, is targeted to pour first gold at its Davyhurst project in Western Australia in January next year.

Anglo American has defended its safety systems and practices at the Grosvenor coal mine in Queensland, saying they draw on international best practice despite an accident that injured five people in May.

Derrick Corporation has launched its new G-Vault polyurethane interstage screen for carbon in leach and resin in leach processing at gold recovery plants.

Paladin Energy has moved closer towards the restart of the Langer Heinrich uranium mine in Namibia, Africa, which remains permitted to resume mining.

Tasmania’s Beaconsfield gold mine has been officially revived by NQ Minerals after the company finalised its acquisition of the site yesterday.