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- Northern Minerals targets 20-plus year mine life at Browns Range (0) September 1, 2020
Northern Minerals has set its sights on extending the life of the Browns Range rare earths project in Western Australia by more than 20 years.
- IGO sells New Century stake (0) September 1, 2020
IGO has offloaded its share in New Century Resources less than six months after buying in to the company.
- Australia leaps on mineral exploration (0) September 1, 2020
Australia’s mineral exploration expenditure has risen by 11.9 per cent as Victoria achieved a record June quarter of investment.
- DNA sequencing could unlock hidden mineral deposits: Geoscience BC (0) September 1, 2020
Canada’s Geoscience BC has proposed that genomic sequencing can be used as a mineral exploration technique.
- FLSmidth appoints regional presidents for Australia and South America (0) August 31, 2020
FLSmidth has elected regional presidents for Australia and South America and confirmed the start date of the incoming region president for India.
- Venture Minerals prefers Qube for Riley iron ore transport (0) August 31, 2020
Venture Minerals has awarded Qube with preferred road haulage status for its Riley iron ore mine in Tasmania.
- Kirkland Lake aims for zero liquid discharge at Fosterville (0) August 31, 2020
Kirkland Lake Gold has secured a Clean Teq mine water treatment plant at its Fosterville gold mine in Victoria.
- Swick advances business demerger (0) August 31, 2020
Swick Mining Services expects the separation of its drilling and mineral technology to provide great value to the company after adding a number of contracts to its order book in ...
- Australia remains world’s second largest gold producer (0) August 31, 2020
Australian gold production experienced a strong recovery during the June 2020 quarter, with output totalling 85 tonnes, more than 10 per cent above the March quarter.
- Australian Vanadium awarded 21-year mining lease (0) August 31, 2020
Australian Vanadium has secured a mining lease for its vanadium-titanium-iron project in Western Australia.
- BMA ships construction material from Hay Point (0) August 31, 2020
BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) has shipped more than 300 containers of trestles and conveyors from its Hay Point Coal Terminal in Queensland.
- AusIMM pledges commitment to diverse and inclusive sector (0) August 28, 2020
The Australasian Institute for Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Pride Professionals to support gender and sexually diverse Australian workers.
- Pilbara Minerals prepares for lithium rebound (0) August 28, 2020
Pilbara Minerals has continued to battle against weak customer demand for lithium raw materials, moderating its mining and processing operations while Chinese market conditions remain soft.
- WesTrac launches autonomous training facility in WA (0) August 28, 2020
WesTrac has opened an autonomous technology training centre near Collie in Western Australia – the second facility of its kind in the world.
- BHP CEO eyes JVs for future-facing commodities (0) August 28, 2020
BHP chief executive Mike Henry has outlined the company’s goal to grow its future-facing commodity assets, including copper, nickel and potash over the coming year.
- OceanaGold NZ project to provide largest growth in three decades (0) August 28, 2020
OceanaGold president Michael Holmes expects that the largest organic growth in the company’s 30-year history will be driven by its Waihi gold operation in New Zealand.
- Newcrest contracts DXN for Cadia data centre (0) August 27, 2020
Newcrest Mining has awarded DXN a contract worth approximately $1.5 million for the supply of a data centre at the Cadia gold mine in New South Wales.
- Sandfire banks on growth as copper recovers (0) August 27, 2020
Sandfire Resources is well positioned to take advantage of recent recovery to copper prices, as they are up 35 per cent from COVID-19 lows experienced earlier in 2020.
- Galaxy confident in improving lithium demand (0) August 27, 2020
Galaxy Resources is anticipating that its Sal de Vida lithium mine in Argentina will enter production in time for a surge in lithium demand.
- Bellevue engages GBF Mining to develop WA gold project (0) August 27, 2020
Bellevue Gold has appointed Macmahon Group company GBF Mining to complete stage 1 of development at the Bellevue gold project in Western Australia.
- Boston Shaker nears first gold production (0) August 27, 2020
Joint venture partners AngloGold Ashanti and IGO are targeting first production at the Boston Shaker underground gold mine at the Tropicana operation in Western Australia this quarter.
- Capricorn awards $410m Karlawinda contract to MACA (0) August 27, 2020
MACA has won a five-year contract from Capricorn Metals for open pit mining services at the Karlawinda gold project in Western Australia.
- Follow the leaders: This week’s appointments (0) August 27, 2020
Keep up with the latest executive appointments across the mining sector, including at Macmahon, Kalium Lakes and MEC Mining.
- Whitehaven optimistic for future despite soft coal market (0) August 26, 2020
Whitehaven Coal has struggled against low coal prices during the 2020 financial year, with a decrease in revenue of 31 per cent compared with last year.
- BCI salt and potash project secures boost (0) August 26, 2020
BCI Minerals has received Australian Government backing for its Mardie salt and potash project in Western Australia.
- Nathan River strikes deal with Amur, Glencore (0) August 26, 2020
Nathan River Resources has received backing from London-listed Amur Minerals and Glencore to progress its Roper Bar iron ore project in the Northern Territory.
- WA to fund Pilbara Ports upgrades (0) August 26, 2020
Pilbara Ports Authority (PPA) will receive $81.7 million of works for critical port and road repairs as part of the state government’s Western Australia Recovery Plan.
- AVEVA to acquire OSIsoft for $US5bn (0) August 26, 2020
Engineering and industrial software company AVEVA will acquire industrial data software and services company OSIsoft to advance the digital transformation of the industrial sector.
- Macmahon scopes out pipeline of copper, gold opportunities (0) August 26, 2020
Macmahon is on track to continue three years of company growth as it lines up a number of contracts at copper and gold projects.
- Titan divests assets to focus on Ecuadorian gold project (0) August 25, 2020
Titan Minerals has agreed to divest its non-core assets in Peru, allowing it to focus on its key assets, including the Dynasty gold project and the Copper Duke project in ...
- BHP to explore Canada’s nickel with Midland (0) August 25, 2020
BHP has ventured further into North America by partnering with Midland Exploration in the hunt for nickel in Quebec, Canada.
- Gem Diamonds unearths 442ct diamond (0) August 25, 2020
Gem Diamonds has found a high quality 442-carat Type II diamond at the Letšeng mine in Lesotho.
- Glencore to help eradicate issues in DRC cobalt mining (0) August 25, 2020
Glencore has joined the founding members of the Fair Cobalt Alliance (FCA) to help tackle ethical issues pervading the country’s cobalt supply chain.
- Perenti to pursue $8.8bn tender pipeline (0) August 25, 2020 Perenti has announced it is targeting an $8.8 billion tender pipeline which will begin to materialise in the second half of the 2021 financial year.
- Fortescue addresses growing climate change challenge (0) August 25, 2020
Fortescue Metals Group has continued to work towards its 2040 net zero emissions target according to the company’s 2020 climate change report.
- Winners of the Women in Industry Awards 2020 (0) August 25, 2020
Whitehaven Coal executive general manager HSE, Sarah Withell has emerged a winner of the Women in Industry Awards for Excellence in Mining.
- WA gives Warrawoona environmental green light (0) August 25, 2020
Western Australian Minister for the Environment Stephen Dawson has granted Calidus Resources environmental approval to progress the Warrawoona gold project in the emerging Pilbara Goldfield.
- St Barbara basks in strong gold market conditions (0) August 24, 2020
St Barbara has increased its gold production in the 2020 financial year despite lower contribution from the Gwalia mine in Western Australia.
- Fortescue awards Christmas Creek contract to WestStar (0) August 24, 2020
WestStar Industrial has won a contract from Fortescue Metals Group for process piping fabrication works at the Christmas Creek iron ore mine in Western Australia.
- NSW investigates Springvale mine tragedy (0) August 24, 2020
The New South Wales Resources Regulator has confirmed a tragedy involving a Centennial Coal worker at the Springvale underground coal mine near Lithgow.
- Lynas secures Kalgoorlie rare earth facility sub-lease (0) August 24, 2020
Lynas Corporation has signed a sub-lease with the City of Kalgoorlie Boulder for a 135-hectare area where its rare earth processing facility in Western Australia will be constructed.
- Fortescue set for December start at Eliwana (0) August 24, 2020
Fortescue Metals Group is on track to deliver first ore from the Eliwana mine and rail project in Western Australia in December this year.
- Rio Tinto to put heritage issues on par with safety, productivity (0) August 24, 2020
Rio Tinto has conceded that the company fell short of its standards despite legally blasting the Juukan Gorge rock shelters in Western Australia during May.
- New Hope cuts mining activity at New Acland, expects further redundancies (0) August 24, 2020
New Hope Group has been forced to again reduce its mining activities at the New Acland mine in Queensland due to legal disputes regarding the project’s stage three development.
- Gruyere JV backs Gold Fields production (0) August 21, 2020
The Gruyere joint venture (JV) project in Western Australia has guided Gold Fields to increased production this year.
- Boss to slash costs upon Honeymoon restart (0) August 21, 2020
Boss Resources is inching closer to restarting the Honeymoon uranium operation in South Australia following the completion of a feasibility study.
- Fortescue fast-tracks ‘ambitious’ carbon-neutral target (0) August 21, 2020
Fortescue Metals Group has received an environmental approval to construct and operate a gas-fired power station at the Solomon iron ore mine in Western Australia.
- BHP revamps executive leadership team (0) August 20, 2020
BHP has made a sweep of changes and additions to its executive leadership team to enhance the company’s future readiness and long-term growth.
- Australian Vanadium to capitalise on calcine waste products (0) August 20, 2020
Australian Vanadium is proposing to build a processing plant near its Western Australian project that is expected to allow it to profit from otherwise wasted iron-calcine materials.
- One Nation NSW shakes up uranium mining ban (0) August 20, 2020
New South Wales’ uranium ban could be lifted soon, with a One Nation bill to be voted on in the upper house of parliament next week.
- BHP to pilot new Olympic Dam wastewater treatment (0) August 20, 2020
BHP is set to trial SciDev’s wastewater treatment chemistry at the Olympic Dam poly-metallic mine in South Australia.
- Follow the leaders: This week’s appointments (0) August 20, 2020
Keep up with the latest executive appointments across the mining sector, headlined by the World Coal Association recruiting an Anglo American veteran as its new chairman.
- South32 braces for lower commodity prices (0) August 20, 2020
South32 is prepared for an extended wave of market volatility and lower commodity prices following a financial year of strong performance.
- Nominate for the Australian Mining Prospect Awards (0) August 20, 2020
Nominations for the 17th Australian Mining Prospect Awards have been extended to October 6 along as the awards transition to a print campaign this year.
- Saracen plots Carosue Dam capacity increase (0) August 19, 2020
Saracen Mineral Holdings plans to complete the construction of a 3.2 million tonne per annum processing plant at the Carosue Dam Operations in Western Australia during the 2021 financial year.
- MinRes achieves record production in ‘extraordinary year’ (0) August 19, 2020
Mineral Resources (MinRes) has delivered record production and profitability during the 2020 financial year, including an increase in iron ore exports and lithium sales.
- Monadelphous rakes in $100m of contract wins (0) August 19, 2020
Monadelphous has secured a number of contracts in the resources and energy sectors, including with BHP, worth a combined value of around $100 million.
- Australian Mines reaches carbon neutral milestone (0) August 19, 2020
Australian Mines has become the first mineral resources company to be certified as a carbon neutral organisation under the Australian Government’s Climate Active program.
- BHP to offload QLD, NSW coal assets (0) August 19, 2020
BHP has announced it plans to sell a number of coal assets as the company looks to simplify its portfolio.
- Rio Tinto faces delays at copper operation (0) August 19, 2020
Rio Tinto has experienced a delay to the restart of its smelter at the Kennecott copper-gold-silver mine in the United States.
- OZ Minerals drives Prominent Hill underground development (0) August 19, 2020
OZ Minerals is set to accelerate underground development at the Prominent Hill copper-gold mine in South Australia with fresh funding boost.
- Kalbar sets up mega Victorian minerals sands mine (0) August 19, 2020
Kalbar Operations is on the verge of making mineral sands the next frontier of mining in Victoria with the Fingerboards project in the East Gippsland region.
- Resource potential corridors across Australia targeted in government grant (0) August 18, 2020
The Australian Government has provided a $125 million expansion to Geoscience Australia’s exploring the future program to focus on two recently discovered resource potential corridors that cover the length of ...
- Super Pit future secured by major extension (0) August 18, 2020
The iconic Super Pit mine in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia is set for another 15 years of production with an updated gold resource of 19 million ounces.
- NT grants exploration licenses to Middle Island (0) August 18, 2020
The Northern Territory Government has approved all 10 of Middle Island’s exploration licenses for the Barkly super-project.
- Evolution resumes Red Lake operations as forest fire contained (0) August 18, 2020
Evolution Mining has resumed operations at the Red Lake gold mine in Ontario, Canada, after the company was forced to suspend operations last week due to the threat of a ...
- Kirkland Lake adopts CSIRO technology at Fosterville (0) August 18, 2020
Kirkland Lake Gold has signed a deal to install Chrysos PhotonAssay technology for faster and more accurate gold analysis at the Fosterville mine in Victoria, Australia.
- Fortescue to roll out hydrogen powered buses at Christmas Creek (0) August 18, 2020
Fortescue Metals Group is introducing hydrogen powered coaches to its fleet at the Christmas Creek iron ore mine in Western Australia’s Pilbara region as it strives towards zero-emissions mobility.
- BHP enters final quarter of South Flank development (0) August 18, 2020
BHP has now developed more than three quarters of the South Flank iron ore project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
- AusIMM takes lead position on social responsibility (0) August 18, 2020
The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) has released a world-first Social Responsibility Statement and Framework for resources professionals, highlighting the organisation’s commitment to global best practice.
- India Bore discovers rare purple diamonds at Ellendale (0) August 17, 2020
Australian junior India Bore Diamond Holdings has unearthed extremely rare purple diamonds at the Ellendale diamond field in Western Australia.
- Iluka to become WA rare earths producer (0) August 17, 2020
Iluka Resources has completed the first phase of its diversification into a rare earths producer in Western Australia.
- BHP pushes industry associations to increase climate action (0) August 17, 2020
BHP has reformed its approach towards climate action and encouraged industry bodies to follow suit.
- Emesent provides underground mapping solution with Getac V110 (0) August 17, 2020
Emesent has teamed up with Getac to provide mining customers with a mapping solution for unchartered territories in mining fields.
- Lynas looks ahead following COVID-19 impacts (0) August 17, 2020
Lynas Corporation has not escaped the COVID-19 pandemic unscathed as rare earths prices took a dip and operations moved into temporary suspension.
- Vale backs massive iron ore expansion (0) August 17, 2020
Vale has approved the $US1.5 billion ($2.1 billion) Serra Sul 120 project in Brazil.
- Red River on track for end-of-year production restart at Hillgrove (0) August 17, 2020
Red River Resources has increased its gold resource at the Hillgrove gold project in New South Wales ahead of its production restart later this year.
- Swick wins BHP, St Barbara contracts (0) August 17, 2020
BHP has awarded Swick Mining Services with a five-year underground drilling contract at the Olympic Dam poly-metallic mine in South Australia.
- Heron mulls Woodlawn future (0) August 14, 2020
Heron Resources is exploring various options for its Woodlawn zinc-copper project in New South Wales, including refinancing, joint ventures and divestment.
- South32 to sell Tasmanian smelter to GFG Alliance (0) August 14, 2020
South32 has agreed to divest Tasmanian Electro Metallurgical Company (TEMCO) to Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance.
- Newcrest gold mines hit by lower mill rates (0) August 14, 2020
Newcrest Mining has delivered lower gold production across its mines in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
- Metro closes Bauxite Hills early (0) August 14, 2020
Metro Mining has moved into its planned wet season shutdown at the Bauxite Hills mine in Queensland earlier than usual.
- Geoscientist unemployment rate drops below 10 per cent (0) August 13, 2020
The employment rate for geoscientists across Australia has improved during the second quarter of this year despite the coronavirus pandemic.
- Gascoyne keeps Dalgaranga alive with $125m funding package (0) August 13, 2020
Gascoyne Resources has received a $125 million funding package through a series of agreements to recapitalise the company and continue its mining projects.
- Northern Star annual production to reach a million ounces (0) August 13, 2020
Gold miner Northern Star Minerals has forecast a 30 per cent production increase over the next two years following positive exploration results and recent acquisitions.
- Stanmore aims for 2021 construction at Isaac Downs (0) August 13, 2020
The Queensland Government has backed Stanmore Coal’s Isaac Downs project near Moranbah by naming it a prescribed project for the state.
- Cowal, Red Lake back Evolution’s future (0) August 13, 2020
Evolution Mining has set gold production targets for the next three years, which will be largely driven by the Cowal and Red Lake mines in New South Wales and Canada, ...
- Whitehaven gets green light for Vickery extension (0) August 13, 2020
The New South Wales Independent Planning Commission (IPC) has approved Whitehaven Coal’s application to extend the Vickery coal mine near Gunnedah.
- Follow the leaders: This week’s appointments (0) August 13, 2020
Stay on top of the latest executive moves across the mining sector, including Curtin University and Fortescue Metals Group appointing a Western Australian School of Mines professor, and changes at ...
- NT boosts local mining exploration (0) August 12, 2020
The Northern Territory Government will invest $26 million in resources, mining and petroleum, acknowledging the strong contribution of mining to jobs and investment in the territory.
- Geobank’s data insights drive Palayan’s progress in Kazakhstan (0) August 12, 2020
Gold explorer Palayan Resources is forging ahead with its Kokkus project in Kazakhstan, off the back of drilling data confirmed by MICROMINE’s geological data management solution Geobank, and modelling solution ...
- Newmont supports Tanami expansion with $24m contract (0) August 12, 2020
Newmont has awarded a $24 million contract to ABB for its Tanami gold mine in Northern Territory.
- Gold price tumbles following record run (0) August 12, 2020
Gold prices have fallen below $US2000 ($2783.08) to $US1911.25 an ounce overnight, marking the greatest fall since June 2013.
- Regis to strengthen Duketon operation with acquisition (0) August 12, 2020
Regis Resources is set to acquire tenements that form part of Stone Resources Australia’s North Brightstar project in Western Australia.
- Evolution suspends Red Lake mine after fire threats (0) August 12, 2020
Evolution Mining has evacuated its workforce at the Red Lake underground operation in Ontario, Canada following the threat of a nearby forest fire.
- CSIRO, Ardea to study gold behaviour in nickel-cobalt project (0) August 12, 2020
Ardea Resources has partnered with CSIRO to study the behaviour of gold in mineral deposits at the Goongarrie nickel-cobalt project in the Eastern Goldfields, Western Australia.
- Anglo American hands Aquila contract to Fenner Dunlop (0) August 12, 2020
Anglo American has commissioned Fenner Dunlop Australian Conveyor Engineering (ACE) to deliver an overland conveyor system to the Aquila coal project in Queensland.
- Pursuit Minerals eyes golden opportunity at Arizona’s Buck Mountain (0) August 12, 2020
China’s latest sanctions against the United States are the latest factors keeping the gold price at near record highs of around $US2000 ($2799) an ounce.
- QLD tightens workforce movement into state (0) August 11, 2020
Queensland has prepared for the possibility of border closures for months, and it is not allowing the entry of workers except in special circumstances.
- Glencore to cut Australian coal production as global market plunges (0) August 11, 2020
Glencore will temporarily shut down sites and equipment at a number of New South Wales and Queensland coal operations to manage its production profile as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ...
- Coronado braces weak met coal market (0) August 11, 2020
Coronado Resources has endured what it has called “one of the most challenging periods in the last 50 years” for the steel and metallurgical coal sectors.
- China copper imports soar on price recovery (0) August 11, 2020
Copper prices have rebounded this week as Chinese demand for the metal reached record levels during July.
- Sheffield signs $130m Thunderbird JV with Yansteel (0) August 11, 2020
Sheffield Resources has inked a joint venture (JV) agreement with Yansteel for the Thunderbird mineral sands project in Western Australia.
- Fortescue hands Iron Bridge contract to CPB Contractors (0) August 11, 2020
Fortescue Metals Group has awarded a contract to CIMIC Group company CPB Contractors for its $US2.6 billion Iron Bridge magnetite project in the Pilbara, Western Australia.
- Thousands of resource workers needed in WA (0) August 11, 2020
The Chamber of Minerals and Energy (CME) of Western Australia has flagged demand for an additional 8000 skilled workers over the next 12 to 18 months.
- The future of media: Partnerships, not real estate (0) August 10, 2020
Optimising value from B2B marketing budgets has never been more important. For marketing managers, this means ensuring that advertising leads to real sales opportunities.
- Lucapa recovers record-breaking Lulo diamond haul (0) August 10, 2020
Lucapa Diamond Company has hit new monthly and daily alluvial diamond recovery records at the Lulo project in Angola, Africa.
- Aurizon flags coal freight slump (0) August 10, 2020
Aurizon has recorded no significant impact to its operations in the 2020 financial year due to COVID-19, but expects a slump in the near future.
- Rio Tinto chief admits operational gain from Juukan Gorge blast (0) August 10, 2020
Rio Tinto chief executive Jean-Sebastian Jacques has revealed that the destruction of the ancient Juukan Gorge rock shelters in Western Australia led to the production of higher-grade ore.
- UGL scoops $200m in contracts with major miners (0) August 10, 2020
UGL has secured construction and maintenance contracts with Rio Tinto, Roy Hill and BHP worth a combined value of more than $200 million.
- WA environmental approval timeframes to be slashed (0) August 10, 2020
The Australian and Western Australian Governments have agreed to streamline environment approvals to cut delays for new projects.
- COVID-19 no disruption to Lihir: Newcrest (0) August 10, 2020
Newcrest Mining has encountered a positive COVID-19 case at its Lihir operation in Papua New Guinea (PNG).
- Ok Tedi suspends PNG operations due to COVID-19 (0) August 7, 2020
Ok Tedi Mining has halted operations in Tabubil, Papua New Guinea after the mining town recorded seven positive COVID-19 cases.
- Sandvik to upskill staff in the wake of Industry 4.0 (0) August 7, 2020
More than 20 Sandvik employees have signed up for a digital training course being piloted by vocational training bodies across the country.
- OceanaGold advances NZ gold project (0) August 7, 2020
OceanaGold has received a mining permit for the Wharekirauponga project on the North Island of New Zealand.
- Rio Tinto contracts Scott Technology at Robe Valley (0) August 7, 2020
Rio Tinto has awarded a multi-million-dollar contract to Scott Technology to provide equipment for a sample preparation and analysis laboratory at the Robe Valley iron ore mine in Western Australia.
- Strandline to accelerate development of Coburn (0) August 6, 2020
Strandline Resources’ development plans for the Coburn mineral sands project in Western Australia have been boosted by an $18.5 million raising.
- Gascoyne faces liquidation as court proceedings begin (0) August 6, 2020
The Federal Court of Australia has launched proceedings on Gascoyne Resources’ plan to be relisted on the Australian Securities Exchange.
- Lynas waste facility construction nears breakthrough (0) August 6, 2020
Lynas Corporation has received a government approval for the embattled construction of its waste facility in Malaysia.
- UN, ICMM set global tailings safety protocol (0) August 6, 2020
The International Council on Mining and Minerals (ICMM) and the United Nations (UN) have introduced a set of global standards to safely manage mine tailings.
- WA boosts minerals exploration funding (0) August 6, 2020
Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan and Mines and Petroleum Minister Bill Johnston have announced $8.2 million in funding for resources exploration to fuel the state’s COVID-19 recovery.
- Yellow metal prices continue golden run during pandemic (0) August 6, 2020
US gold prices have the potential to rise as high as $US3000 ($4166) per ounce, according to Edison Group analyst Charles Gibson.
- Follow the leaders: This week’s appointments (0) August 6, 2020
Stay on top of the latest executive movement across the mining sector over the past week, including at AngloGold Ashanti, Kalamazoo Resources, Adriatic Metals and more.
- Rio Tinto apologises for Juukan Gorge destruction (0) August 5, 2020
Rio Tinto has told an Australian Parliamentary Inquiry that it is determined to never allow archaeologically and culturally significant sites to be destroyed again.
- BMA hands Broadmeadow contract to Redpath (0) August 5, 2020
BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) has contracted Redpath Australia for a shaft project at the Broadmeadow underground coal mine in Queensland.
- Caterpillar launches replaceable shovel bucket (0) August 5, 2020
Caterpillar has unveiled a two-piece bucket for its hydraulic mining shovels, with the promise of reduced downtime through its unique design.
- COVID-19 a blow to mining deals (0) August 5, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a $5.3 billion ($7.4 billion) drop in the total value of mining deals during the second quarter of this year.
- Kalium Lakes on track for 2021 Beyondie production (0) August 5, 2020
Kalium Lakes has surpassed the halfway point for the development of its Beyondie sulphate of potash project in Western Australia.
- IMARC 2020 goes digital to replace Melbourne conference (0) August 5, 2020
International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC) 2020 has been postponed due to COVID-19.
- Newmont awards Tanami crusher contract to thyssenkrupp (0) August 5, 2020
thyssenkrupp is set to supply an underground gyratory crusher to Newmont for its Tanami Expansion 2 (TE2) project in the Northern Territory.
- Vulcan’s lithium extraction exceeds 90% at Germany geothermal brines (0) August 5, 2020
Boasting Europe’s largest lithium resource, Vulcan Energy Resources has a central position close to the growing lithium-ion battery (LIB) and electric vehicle (EV) markets in Germany, plus the lowest carbon ...
- Anglo American flags thermal coal exit (0) August 4, 2020
Anglo American chief executive Mark Cutifani is mulling over the company’s exit from its South African thermal operations.
- Mining services face shutdowns amid Victoria’s stage 4 restrictions (0) August 4, 2020
Mining services based in metropolitan Melbourne will be forced to shut down after the state government announced stage 4 restrictions to stop the spread of COVID-19.
- Aeris drives Cracow hard since acquisition (0) August 4, 2020
Aeris Resources has surpassed its production expectation for the Cracow gold mine in Queensland within a month of acquiring the site from Evolution Mining.
- Saracen’s golden reserves to propel production (0) August 4, 2020
Saracen Mineral Holdings plans to ramp up gold production to 450,000 ounces a year starting from the 2023 financial year.
- BHP rolls out QLD tyre recycling program (0) August 4, 2020
BHP is set to recycle mining truck tyres in Queensland’s Bowen Basin region for the first time in Australia.
- Superior Resources commences QLD gold drilling (0) August 3, 2020
Gold is breaking out. In fact, you could argue it has broken out.
- Gold prices hit $US2000/oz (0) August 3, 2020
Gold has traded above $US2000 ($2805), another record high for the precious metal, before settling just below this peak.
- Komatsu shapes diverse future of mining (0) August 3, 2020
Komatsu senior mining engineer Melinda Court has commended the company’s efforts to diversify its work environment, helping women to overcome the challenges of male dominated industries.
- Rio Tinto launches legal battle with Monadelphous (0) August 3, 2020
Rio Tinto has started legal proceedings against Monadelphous for $493 million in damages related to the mining major’s iron ore processing facility at Cape Lambert, Western Australia.
- Glencore forecasts coal production decline in 2020 (0) August 3, 2020
Glencore’s production of coking and thermal coal has taken a dip in Australia this year.
- Rio Tinto to advance mining automation skills (0) August 3, 2020
Rio Tinto has pledged almost $60 million to accelerate the development of automation skills in Western Australia’s mining workforce.
- QLD, WA mining jobs surge during pandemic (0) August 3, 2020
Employment in the mining sector has remained strong during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Minerals Council of Australia study.
- Rio Tinto extends Paterson exploration with new JV (0) August 3, 2020
Rio Tinto has signed a joint venture (JV) agreement with Sipa Resources for the exploration company’s Paterson North copper-gold project in Western Australia.
- Macmahon snaps up Strandline contract (0) August 3, 2020
Macmahon has secured a $23 million contract to provide services for Strandline Resources at the Coburn mineral sands project in Western Australia.
- Minova announces JV with India based Runaya (0) August 3, 2020
Australian ground support services company Minova International and India-based manufacturing start-up Runaya Metsource have formed a joint-venture to bring cutting-edge technology solutions to Indian and international mining and infrastructure sectors. The ...
- Metro considers closing Bauxite Hills early for wet season (0) July 31, 2020
Metro Mining may shut down the Bauxite Hills mine in Queensland for the wet season early if sales don’t pick up over the next month.
- Fosterville guides Kirkland Lake production spike (0) July 31, 2020
Kirkland Lake Gold has entered the second half of 2020 “well positioned” to achieve its full-year production guidance of 590,000 to 610,000 ounces of gold at the Fosterville mine in ...
- Panoramic flags Savannah restart in 2021 (0) July 31, 2020
Panoramic Resources has boosted the mine life of the Savannah nickel project in Western Australia as the company works to put the site’s struggles behind it.
- Rio Tinto advances Serbian lithium project (0) July 31, 2020
Rio Tinto has invested nearly $US200 million to progress the Jadar lithium-borate project in Serbia to the next stage of development.
- Grosvenor mine operations to resume next year (0) July 31, 2020
Anglo American will not restart the Grosvenor coal mine in Queensland until next year, but briefings about the future of the workforce have already started.
- Swick strengthens pockets with Northern Star, Perilya contracts (0) July 30, 2020
Swick Mining Services has won two drilling contract extensions with Northern Star Resources and Perilya, which have helped bolster the company’s order book to $244 million.
- Pilbara Minerals prepares to strike as lithium resurgence nears (0) July 30, 2020
Pilbara Minerals is set to receive $US110 million in financing, positioning it to capitalise on the growing demand for raw lithium materials.
- Follow the leaders: This week’s appointments (0) July 30, 2020
Stay on top of the latest executive movement across the mining sector over the past week, including at Kalium Lakes, Northern Minerals, Decmil and more.
- Fortescue aims high after posting record shipments (0) July 30, 2020
Fortescue Metals Group plans to build off its 2020 financial year momentum by maintaining record production, delivering its growth projects and executing its climate change goals.
- Rio Tinto overcomes COVID-19 to declare $US2.5bn dividend (0) July 30, 2020
Rio Tinto has stood on the strength of its iron ore portfolio and declared a substantial dividend despite the impact of COVID-19.
- Iluka takes legal action against US chemical firm (0) July 29, 2020
Iluka Resources has commenced legal proceedings against its American client, Chemours, after failing to pay the mining company for its scheduled shipments.
- St Barbara’s WA, Canada operations shine in the June quarter (0) July 29, 2020
St Barbara has reached a milestone in the June quarter, producing more than 100,000 ounces of gold for the first time in two years.
- South Australia clamps down on travel restrictions (0) July 29, 2020
South Australia has warned that Victoria’s mining equipment, technology and services (METS) sector is likely to face disruptions following changes to the former’s COVID-19 travel rules.
- Downer bags BHP WAIO contract (0) July 29, 2020
BHP has awarded Downer Group with a two-year contract for its Western Australia iron ore sites (WAIO), contributing to the $324 million in wins and extensions the latter received in ...
- CIMIC in talks to offload 50% of Thiess (0) July 29, 2020
CIMIC Group has flagged that it is selling a portion of Thiess’ ownership stake to London-based funds management company Elliott Advisors.
- Australian miners flag price volatility as major concern (0) July 29, 2020
The Australian mining sector is at a ‘transition point’ with concerns over commodity price volatility expected to be amplified, according to KPMG’s Australian mining risk forecast 2020/21.
- IGO smashes guidance with strong Nova performance (0) July 29, 2020
IGO has exceeded guidance for all metals produced at the Nova nickel mine in Western Australia’s Fraser Range for the second year in a row.
- Fitzroy Australia encounters accident at Carborough Downs (0) July 28, 2020
Fitzroy Australia Resources has suspended panel operations following an accident at the Carborough Downs coal mine in Queensland.
- Galileo advances Fraser Range nickel drilling (0) July 28, 2020
Drilling is underway at Galileo Mining’s Fraser Range nickel belt tenements, which are highly prospective for nickel-copper sulphide deposits similar to the operating Nova mine.
- Rio Tinto sets up Winu for large-scale operation (0) July 28, 2020
Rio Tinto has made a promising discovery two kilometres east of the Winu copper-gold deposit in Western Australia that enhances the project’s potential.
- New Century progresses New Caledonia acquisition from Vale (0) July 28, 2020
New Century Resources is optimistic about becoming a supplier of nickel and cobalt for electronic vehicles if it successfully acquires the Goro mine in New Caledonia from Vale.
- Fortescue hands Solomon energy contract to Pacific Energy (0) July 28, 2020
Fortescue Metals Group has contracted Pacific Energy to build a power station at the Solomon iron ore mine in Western Australia.
- St Barbara to expand Canadian foothold with $63m takeover (0) July 28, 2020
St Barbara is set to acquire Moose River Resources to take ownership of the Touquoy gold mine in Nova Scotia, Canada.
- Lynas makes US rare earths breakthrough (0) July 28, 2020
Lynas Corporation has overcome a political hurdle in the United States to secure a contract for a rare earth facility in Texas.
- TNG secures off-take agreement for Mount Peake iron ore (0) July 28, 2020
TNG has secured a life-of-mine off-take agreement for all of its iron ore from the Mount Peake vanadium-titanium-iron project in the Northern Territory with India’s VIMSON group.
- Tesla seeks sustainable nickel miners for EV battery production (0) July 27, 2020
Tesla chief executive Elon Musk is pushing miners to produce more nickel as an ingredient of lithium-ion batteries used in its electronic vehicles (EVs) with the incentive of a “giant” ...
- Capricorn targets first gold production by June 2021 (0) July 27, 2020
Capricorn Metals is set to to increase its throughput at the Karlawinda gold project in Western Australia’s Pilbara region to 5 million tonnes per annum.
- Iron ore becomes Australia’s $100bn export industry (0) July 27, 2020
Iron ore is the first Australian commodity to crack $100 billion in annual export value, according to the Australian Government’s latest Resources Energy Quarterly report.
- Fenner Dunlop to invest $23.5m in Kwinana plant expansion (0) July 27, 2020
Fenner Dunlop plans to undertake a $23.5 million expansion at its Kwinana manufacturing facility in Western Australia to meet the increasing demand for conveyor belts in the state.
- Gold passes $US1900/oz as US-China tensions escalate (0) July 27, 2020
Gold’s uphill momentum has persisted for the sixth consecutive week, soaring above $US1900 ($2675) an ounce on Friday last week.
- WA Government maps out recovery plan for mining (0) July 27, 2020
The Western Australian Government’s $5.5 billion recovery plan will support minerals exploration to increase mining activity across the state.
- Sandvik to display equipment line up in virtual event (0) July 27, 2020
Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology is set to showcase a line up of the latest technologies for digitalisation, automation and electrification in its first Innovation in Mining virtual event.
- QLD backs Australian Mines for Sconi project developmet (0) July 27, 2020
Australian Mines is completing pre-development work at the Sconi cobalt-nickel-scandium project in North Queensland, inching it closer to becoming a key supplier to the electric vehicle (EV) market.
- Gold prices near $US1900/oz (0) July 24, 2020
Gold prices have moved to their highest point since 2011 this week as they approached $US1900 ($2662) an ounce.
- MinRes stands on iron ore’s strength (0) July 24, 2020
Mineral Resources (MinRes) has dubbed the June period as “a record breaking quarter” for its iron ore business in Western Australia.
- Horizon’s first gold pour heads for shipment (0) July 24, 2020
Horizon Minerals has delivered first gold pour ahead of schedule at the Boorara gold mine in Western Australia.
- Roy Hill contracts Bis for site haulage (0) July 24, 2020
Roy Hill has awarded a major contract to Bis for its iron ore mine in the east Pilbara region of Western Australia.
- Gruyere climbs to new gold production heights (0) July 24, 2020
Gold Road Resources has reported record production at the Gruyere joint venture (JV) project in Western Australia, stating that COVID-19 had no material impact on its output.
- 88E prepares for a farm out on billion barrel plus Alaskan project (0) July 24, 2020
Alaska’s North Slope basin has a long history of successful oil discoveries — recent discoveries have included the two largest conventional oil discoveries onshore North America in over 40 years.
- Follow the leaders: This week’s appointments (0) July 23, 2020
Stay on top of the latest executive movement across the mining sector over the past week, including at Legend Mining, Pure Minerals, Scandi Vanadium and more.
- Shandong Gold bolsters Cardinal takeover bid (0) July 23, 2020
Shandong Gold Mining has raised its takeover offer for Cardinal Resources following a competing proposal from the target’s largest shareholder, Nordgold.
- Northern Star achieves golden records amid COVID-19 challenges (0) July 23, 2020
Northern Star Resources has defied the impact of COVID-19 to finish the 2020 financial year with record gold sales on the back of its Australian operations.
- Evolution confidence in Cowal development grows (0) July 23, 2020
Evolution Mining has accelerated the development of an underground mine at the Cowal gold operation in New South Wales, culminating in the early declaration of a maiden ore reserve.
- Strong Cadia performance guides Newcrest to production record (0) July 23, 2020
Newcrest Mining has continued its bullish development at its Cadia gold mine in New South Wales, leading to operational records headlining the June quarter.
- Rio Tinto lodges complaint against energy supplier (0) July 23, 2020
Rio Tinto has submitted a formal complaint to the Icelandic Competition Authority (ICA), accusing of abuse of market dominance by Landsvirkjun, Rio Tinto’s ISAL aluminium smelter.
- Mining to give NSW economy future boost (0) July 23, 2020
New South Wales has the potential to fortify its economic recovery by approving the 32 mining projects that are sitting in the NSW planning system.
- Australian Mining boosts online engagement by 35% (0) July 22, 2020
Australian Mining has expanded a print model that has existed since 1908 with a digital presence that gained significant ground on the previous financial year.
- Lynas accelerates 2025 projects amid operations slowdown (0) July 22, 2020
Lynas Corporation has felt the impact of the coronavirus pandemic as it delivered a lower rare earths production of 2579 tonnes during the June quarter.
- WA cuts diamond royalty rate (0) July 22, 2020
Western Australia has cut its diamond royalty rate by a significant 33.3 per cent, a move that has been welcomed by the state’s diamond producer Gibb River Diamonds.
- Northern Star acquires Mt Clement gold project in WA (0) July 22, 2020
Northern Star Resources has executed an agreement with joint venture partner Artemis Resources to buy the Mt Clement gold project in Western Australia.
- MACA picks up $130m Ramelius contract extension (0) July 22, 2020
MACA has secured a contract extension with Ramelius Resources at the Mount Magnet gold project in Western Australia.
- OZ Minerals upgrades guidance on back of Carrapateena, Prominent Hill performance (0) July 22, 2020
OZ Minerals has increased its production outlook for the 2020 calendar year based on strong production and cost performance during the first half of the year.
- Sandvik connects mines with Nokia 5G standalone network (0) July 22, 2020
Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology has selected Nokia’s 5G standalone (SA) private wireless network to advance digitalisation at its Tampere test mine in Finland.
- Saracen operational performance marred by accident (0) July 21, 2020
Saracen Mineral Holdings has released its June quarterly report, which shows a 1.7 million ounce ore stockpile set aside for the company’s protection against COVID-19 impacts.
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