Capricorn Metals will raise $65 million to advance development of the Karlawinda gold project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Fortescue Metals Group has awarded Civmec a contract for the delivery of the primary crushing and ore processing facility at its Eliwana iron ore project in the Pilbara.

Barrick Gold has come clean about bidding for its stake in the Super Pit gold mine in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, revealing that Northern Star Resources is amongst the frontrunners.

Rio Tinto has awarded a $60 million contract to Monadelphous to provide maintenance services on its rail network in the Pilbara, Western Australia.

Western Australia has welcomed the Golden Gateway joint venture (JV) between China’s leading gold producer and Perth-based PCF Capital Group.

Rema Tip Top has purchased the remaining shares it did not already own of Convatech to complement its recent opening of a Brisbane Centre of Excellence.

Rio Tinto has awarded more than $60 million of contracts to Aboriginal businesses to develop the Koodaideri iron ore project in the Pilbara, Western Australia.

BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) has joined forces with TAFE Queensland and CQUniversity Australia to launch the Queensland Future Skills Partnership.

Albemarle Corp has delayed construction of 125,000 tonnes of additional lithium conversion capacity due to a slump in prices.

Northern Minerals has signed an offtake agreement with Thyssenkrupp Materials for 100 per cent of offtake from the Browns Range pilot plant project.

Downer has made the largest single purchase in MineWare’s history by ordering 23 Argus hydraulic monitoring systems for its operations.

AQC Dartbrook Management has received an approval to restart a mothballed coal mine in the Upper Hunter of New South Wales, but was unable to extend operations beyond 2022.

BHP has revealed details surrounding its ambitious growth plans, sharing its technology and transformation agenda being undertaken in response to changing work conditions.

Deloitte has highlighted the challenges of changing the image of mining along with practical actions to reset the Australian public’s perception of the industry in a new report.

Rio Tinto has achieved a permitting milestone at the Resolution copper project in the United States with the release of an independently prepared draft environmental impact statement.

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