South32 and KCC have signed a six-year contract of affreightment for shipments of caustic soda to South32’s Worsley Alumina refinery in WA.

Chalice Mining’s Stage 2 CMP for initial low-impact drilling at its Julimar nickel-copper-PGE project in WA has been approved.

The University of Queensland (UQ) and Cobalt Blue Holdings will look into whether cobalt used for battery storage can be extracted from copper mine tailings in Mount Isa and Cloncurry.

The Natural Resource Recovery Program has been revamped to improve the productivity of Queensland’s land resources while supporting regional jobs.

St Barbara has completed the laying of the deep sea tailings placement pipeline at the Simberi gold operation in Papua New Guinea.

Bravus Mining & Resources Carmichael mine has successfully delivered its first shipment of coal to the North Queensland Export Terminal.

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Cobalt Blue Holdings has executed a MOU with the state of Queensland to assess opportunities for the recovery of cobalt from mine waste.

Pilbara Minerals has lowered its production targets at the Pilgangoora lithium operation in Western Australia, as labour shortages slow the use of its newly commissioned Ngungaju plant.

APA Group will begin stage two of the Mica Creek solar farm in Mount Isa in 2022, following an agreement with Glencore’s Mount Isa Mines.

USYD researchers are developing a Wi-Fi system to achieve long-range communication, high data rates and low latency for the mining industry.

Westgold Resources has reached the base of its historic Fenian’s deposit of the Paddy’s Flat gold mine in Meekatharra, Western Australia.

Andromeda Metals and Minotaur Exploration have been granted a mining lease for the Great White Kaolin project in South Australia.

Australia’s resources and energy sector will see jobs and projects abounds in the coming years, with the committed pipeline’s value increasing 24 per cent in the 2021 major projects report.

Rio Tinto has called for expressions of interest (EOI) to build 100 rail cars for its Pilbara iron ore mining operations.

Australia’s resources and energy exports are expected to reach a record $379 billion in 2021-22, up from $310 billion in 2020-21.

RPMGlobal (RPM) has continued to expand its software suite with the acquisition of three more mine plan optimisation products in partnership with Canadian research partner MIRARCO.

Fortescue Metals Group subsidiary Pilbara Energy Company has awarded a $30 million contract to GenusPlus for 98 kilometres of overhead transmission line in Western Australia.

The Land Court of Queensland has recommended that New Hope’s New Acland coal mine be granted stage three mining leases subject to conditions.