Fortescue has used Perth’s Resource’s Technology Showcase to demonstrate its autonomous Caterpillar MineStar Command fleet at the Christmas Creek operation.

In a move that furthers its autonomous haulage footprint, Rio Tinto will operate trucks equipped with Cat MineStar Command for Hauling systems at the Gudai-Darri iron ore mine in Western Australia.

The Western Australian labour market may need an extra 40,000 resources workers over the next two years due to an unprecedented skills shortage, according to a Pit Crew Consulting Services report.

GBM Resources has initiated the sale of the Mt Morgan gold-copper project in Queensland to Canadian-based Smartset Services to focus more attention on its Drummond Basin gold assets.

The Queensland Government has focussed on expanding the reach of its mineral resources into the Korea and South Asia export markets with the appointment of new trade commissioners.

OZ Minerals has facilitated its Ingenious Extraction Challenge, allowing 60 submissions to discover new ways to extract metals.

Swick Mining Services has revisited its Orexplore Technologies demerger with a commitment to create the new entity by the end of the year.

NRW has received a letter of intent from Karara Mining for a mining services contract worth around $700 million at the Karara iron ore mine in Western Australia.

Gold prices suffered a dramatic loss on Thursday, falling to $US1775 ($2348) per ounce, as the United States federal reserve indicated a number of interest rate hikes by 2023.

BHP has sealed deals with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft to deliver cloud computing services to support the company’s digital transformation.

Sandfire Resources has exported its highest-value shipment of copper concentrate from the DeGrussa operation in Western Australia.

Western Australia’s push to permanently welcome fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) workers has started strong, as the state’s net interstate migration rate turned positive for the first time since 2013.  

Sandvik has developed the iDrill automation platform to enable fully autonomous blasthole drilling for the Leopard DI650i down-the-hole drill rig.

Bellevue Gold has cemented the high-grade potential of its namesake gold project in Western Australia following the latest drilling program at the site.

Keep up with the latest executive movements across the mining sector, including at Bellevue Gold, Carpentaria Resources, Minbos Resources and more.

Whitehaven Coal has reduced its production guidance again, with mixed results across its New South Wales operations presenting a cumulative negative effect.

Ramelius Resources has started ore mining at the Tampia gold mine in Western Australia for the first time since it first took over the project in 2019.