The Cat 797F ultra-class mining truck has become available in a fuel-efficient configuration that meets US EPA Tier 4 Final emissions standards.

BHP has invested $US6 million ($8.47 million) in Canadian clean energy company Carbon Engineering.

Australia and Indonesia have signed a trade deal that will bring greater opportunities for Australia’s mining equipment, technology and services (METS) companies.

The board of Riversdale Resources has recommended shareholders take no action relating to a takeover offer received from Hancock Prospecting last week.

Barrick Gold’s hostile $US18 billion ($24.8 billion) takeover offer for Newmont Mining has hit its first hurdle after being unanimously rejected by the target.

A private member’s bill introduced by the Greens proposing to ban coal mining in the Galilee Basin region of Queensland has drawn the ire of coal company Adani.

Sedgman is persisting in its claim for additional costs related to works at the Woodlawn project despite rejection from the contract superintendent.

Orminex has acquired Penny’s Find gold mine in Western Australia from Empire Resources, marking the mine’s second change of hands in less than six months.

Kalium Lakes’ front-end engineering design (FEED) works at its Beyondie sulphate of potash project (BSOPP) in Western Australia have delivered improved production and financial outcomes.

Vale chief executive officer Fabio Schvartsman has temporarily resigned from his role due to controversy related to the Brumadinho tailings dam disaster in Brazil in January.

Gold Exploration Victoria (GEV) is investing just over $13 million to acquire around 11 per cent of Perth-based explorer Catalyst Metals.

Coolgardie Minerals has entered voluntary administration following the commencement of gold ore production at its Geko project in Western Australia in November last year.

Australia’s gold producers have capitalised on a surging price for the precious metal by delivering an all-time production record last year.

BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) has welcomed a large intake of local apprentices to sites across the Bowen Basin, Queensland.

Westgold Resources will not go ahead with its planned purchase of Doray Minerals’ Andy Well and Gnaweeda gold projects announced in December last year.

Western Australia is the only Australian state or territory to feature in the top 10 of the Fraser Institute’s annual survey of mining companies for the second straight year.

New Hope Group has completed a $10 million refit of its large haul trucks at the New Acland coal mine in Queensland.

Several Tier 1 mining contracts have helped push engineering contractor Decmil into profitability in its first-half report for 2019.

OZ Minerals has released two terabytes of project data online for the discovery of new exploration targets at the Mount Woods tenements of the Prominent Hill copper-gold mine in South Australia.

BGC is exploring options for the sale of the group’s national contract mining, maintenance and civil construction business, BGC Contracting.