Digitising the mining industry (0) June 22, 2017 Digital technology has the potential to shape the mines of the future. Deloitte’s Nicki Ivory tells Australian Mining how this movement continues to evolve.
MICROMINE’S Pitram wins international mining technology award (0) June 22, 2017 Finding the best possible technological solution for a mine planning, construction, modernisation or closure is a complex task and often involves analysis of alternative offers.
Gruyere gold JV locks in power contract with APA (0) June 21, 2017 Infrastructure company APA Group will construct a new gas transmission pipeline and gas-fired station to supply power to the Gruyere gold project in Western Australia as part of a 15-year, ...
Rio director steps down after fraud conspiracy charge (0) June 21, 2017 Rio Tinto’s John Varley has resigned as a non-executive director of the company after being charged with conspiracy to commit fraud in the United Kingdom.
WA Government bans future uranium mines (0) June 21, 2017 A ban on uranium mining has returned to Western Australia. The state’s Labor Government, which stormed to power behind Mark McGowan in March, yesterday implemented a ban on uranium mining ...
Whittens secures $22m contract at Mount Pleasant coal mine (0) June 20, 2017 Services company Whittens has been awarded a $22 million contract by G&S Engineering Services at MACH Energy’s Mount Pleasant coal mine in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales.
New 320-Ton Hauler Delivers Big Performance Advantages (0) June 20, 2017 In recent years, 320-ton electric-drive trucks have emerged as the go-to haulage option for mine sites around the world. Now, as many of those mines begin to replace their ageing ...
Are you not entertained, Rio workers? Expect a Swift upgrade (0) June 20, 2017 Communications provider Swift Networks has won a material contract to design and construct a remote networking solution at Rio Tinto’s Hope Downs workers’ village in the Pilbara of Western Australia.
Lincom unveils compact Powerscreen Warrior 1200 (0) June 20, 2017 Lincom Group’s Powerscreen Warrior range includes high capacity, heavy duty, versatile machines capable of screening and separating a wide variety of material in the most challenging and demanding of applications.
Mount Gibson off-take agreement with Chinese falls through (0) June 19, 2017 Mount Gibson Iron has terminated an off-take agreement with Xinyu Iron and Steel Group because the Chinese partner did not comply with the terms of the arrangement.
Korean consortium named as preferred Arrium bidder (0) June 16, 2017 A Korean consortium, including leading steel-maker POSCO, has been chosen as the preferred bidder for South Australian-based iron ore company Arrium, which entered voluntary administration in 2016.
Weir Minerals process-focused solution lifts CNC output (0) June 16, 2017 CNC Crushers raised throughput at the Roadstone Shaft 5 crushing plant in South Africa by 45 per cent, while cutting back on maintenance and simultaneously increasing production, after implementing a ...
WA gold miner fined for not securing stolen explosives (0) June 16, 2017 Gold company Avoca Mining has been fined $20,000 in Kalgoorlie Magistrates Court after pleading guilty to four charges related to the secure storage of explosives.
Gruyere gold contract to create hundreds of jobs in Western Australia (0) June 15, 2017 Gold Road Resources, with project partner Gold Fields, has signed a $298 million engineering, procurement and construction contract with the Amec Foster Wheeler Civmec Joint Venture (ACJV) for the Gruyere ...
Limited tickets for Women In Industry left (0) June 15, 2017 Organisers have advised that limited tickets to the fourth annual Women in Industry Awards and Conference remain for next week’s event in Melbourne.
Civmec wins EPC contract with Alcoa (0) June 15, 2017 Civmec last week secured an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with Alcoa, as well as other new construction and maintenance contracts for resources clients, worth a combined $90 million.
Disgruntled former Discovery Metals shareholders propose class action (0) June 15, 2017 Former shareholders of now-defunct Discovery Metals plan to launch class action against KPMG Financial Advisory Services over a valuation of the company that was made almost five years ago.
Independence offloads Victorian copper project for $47m (0) June 14, 2017 Independence Group plans to sell its Stockman copper-zinc project in Victoria to CopperChem for $47.2 million, clearing the way for it to focus on advancing the Nova operation in Western ...
WPG to expand Challenger gold mill (0) June 14, 2017 Gold miner WPG Resources has raised $7.2 million for expansion of the mill at the Challenger operation in South Australia.
Pilbara Minerals secures $US100m for lithium venture (0) June 14, 2017 Pilbara Minerals has completed a $US100 million ($132 million) bond issue, moving it closer to funding development of its Pilgangoora lithium project in Western Australia.
New Mobile App Pitram Connect Integrating With PRIS (0) June 13, 2017 Designed by MICROMINE specialists, Pitram Connect through Pitram Restful Integration Services (PRIS) offers mine sites seamless third party data integration, and will be available on your mobile device.
Pitram Connect provides ...
Rio Tinto to consider Glencore bid for NSW coal assets (0) June 13, 2017 The Australian mining marketplace is watching for Rio Tinto’s response to Glencore’s attempt to trump Yancoal Australia’s $US2.45 billion ($3.23 billion) offer for its coal operations in New South Wales.
Yagahong Alliance wins first contract for Monty copper-gold mine (0) June 13, 2017 Yagahong Alliance, a joint venture between Central Earthmoving and the Yugunga-Nya People, has been awarded an $8.2 million contract for the development of the Monty copper-gold mine in Western Australia.
Golden Mile reaches 60 million ounce milestone (0) June 13, 2017 June is a historic month for mining in the Goldfields region of Western Australia and locally operating gold joint venture, Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines (KCGM).
Top Six Tips On Weighing Up MIG Gun Consumables (0) June 9, 2017 When deciding on what brand of MIG gun to purchase, there is a lot more to consider than just the characteristics of the gun itself.
Experience shows that consumables – the ...
New discovery at high-grade cobalt mine (0) June 9, 2017 Corazon Mining has identified new zones of cobalt at the Mt Gilmore cobalt-copper-gold project in New South Wales.
The Cobalt Ridge prospect hosts one of the highest-grade cobalt deposits in Australia.
Rich ...
Design phase for WA gas project announced (0) June 9, 2017 The design competition phase for the Waitsia gas project in the northern Perth Basin has been given the green light.
Starting immediately, the competition for the project facilities will include a ...
Statoil to begin Great Australian Bight drilling (0) June 9, 2017 Statoil has been granted regulatory approval to revive exploration in the Great Australian Bight after signing a swap agreement with BP.
The Norwegian company will take over two permits off Australia’s ...
Smarter Technology Solutions For Enhanced Productivity And Safety (0) June 8, 2017 Workers in mine sites are faced with hazardous and challenging environments on a daily basis. Noisy surroundings make it difficult for messages to get through between mine workers and can ...
Westgold to acquire Australian Contract Mining (0) June 8, 2017 Westgold Resources has signed an agreement to acquire Australian Contract Mining (ACM), one of the largest privately-owned specialist underground mining contractors in Australia.
The deal will set Westgold back $2.5 million ...
Australian ‘fly-in, fly-out’ operator extends BHP Billiton mining contract (0) June 8, 2017 Alliance Aviation will continue to supply scheduled “fly-in, fly-out” chartered flights for BHP Billiton Iron Ore (BHPIO) miners after its contract was extended.
Australasia’s leading provider of contract, charter and allied ...
Mining leaders meet in Melbourne over industry’s future (0) June 8, 2017 Resource sector leaders are meeting in Melbourne on Thursday as Australian industry, including mining, faces a major change.
Steve Knott, CEO for the Australian Mines and Metals Association (AMMA), said resource employers ...
Quantum Resources to acquire WA aluminia specialist Halcyon (0) June 8, 2017 Quantum Resources is planning to enter the high purity alumina (HPA) market after announcing its interest in acquiring Australian private minerals exploration company, Halcyon Resources.
Halcyon, which controls the Tambellup kaolin ...
AGL announces development of $295m gas-fired power station (0) June 7, 2017 AGL has announced plans to invest $295 million to develop a 210mW gas-fired power station alongside the company’s Torrens Island plant, near Adelaide.
Construction of the Barker Inlet power station is scheduled ...
Kimberley Diamonds places last diamond mine into administration (0) June 7, 2017 Australian miner Kimberley Diamonds (KDL) has placed its last remaining diamond mine into administration.
Following a vote, the company has closed its Lerala operation in Botswana, placing the mine into judiciary ...
New Australian mining technology to sweep the globe (0) June 7, 2017 New technology built in Australia could soon benefit the global mining industry, thanks to a commercialisation deal.
CSIRO’s advanced mineral analysis and logging technology, HyLogger, has been licensed to Australian mining, ...
Adani’s $16b Carmichael coal mine gets go-ahead (0) June 6, 2017 Adani has given the green light to start work on the $16 billion Carmichael coal mine in Queensland’s Galilee Basin.
Chairman Gautam Adani announced he had signed off on the project ...
Ausmex agrees Cloncurry mining venture in QLD (0) June 6, 2017 Ausmex Mining Group has acquired a joint venture with Queensland Mining Corporation (QMC) to explore and mine within the Cloncurry region.
The company has completed the first and second sale under ...
AngloGold Ashanti agrees ore purchasing deal at WA gold mine (0) June 6, 2017 AngloGold Ashanti Australia (AGAA) has signed an ore purchase agreement to buy and treat all the ore excavated from Matsa Resources’ Trial Mine at the Fortitude gold project in Western Australia.
A ...
Mining industry hits out at expected blow for Australian coal power (0) June 6, 2017 The mining industry has raised “serious concern” following reports that this week’s final Finkel review on the Future Security of the National Electricity Market may rule out modernised coal-fired power ...
Australian energy explorer to invest in California gas discovery (0) June 5, 2017 Magnum Gas and Power has entered into a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Gasfields LLC to farm in to the Tulainyo high-pressure gas project in California’s Sacramento Basin.
The Australian-based energy ...
Calibre signs SA engineering contract amid Magnetite Mines merger (0) June 5, 2017 New South Wales construction and maintenance specialist Calibre Group has signed a contract with Magnetite Mines to provide engineering services for a multi-stage project in South Australia.
The first stage is ...
Survey at NT mine unearths ‘major anomaly’ (0) June 5, 2017 A geophysical survey in the Northern Territory has revealed a major geophysical anomaly at one of Korab Resources’ drill sites.
The international mining and exploration company has reported “a large cobalt ...
KalNorth confirms sale of WA’s Kalpini project (0) June 5, 2017 KalNorth Gold Mines has confirmed the sale of its Kalpini project in Western Australia for $3.2 million.
Following an agreement early last month, NBT Metals was granted an extension to make ...
Australian mining consultant RPM Global to aid coal study in Bangladesh (0) June 2, 2017 Brisbane-based mining software consultant RPM Global Holdings has entered into an advisory services contract with the Barapakuria Coal Mining Company (BCMCL) in Bangladesh.
As a member of a three-team consortium, the ...
Wongawilli miners down tools as Delta SBD goes into administration (0) June 2, 2017 Operations at Wongawilli colliery have halted after its service provider was placed into voluntary administration, Wollongong Coal has confirmed.
Administrators have stood down Delta SBD’s workforce – meaning work at the ...
Austmine 2017 winners: ‘Collaboration key to moving mining industry forward’ (0) June 2, 2017 Champions of the mining industry from across the globe were paid their dues at the biennial Austmine awards, held in Perth.
This year’s finalists attended the Austmine 2017: Mining’s Innovation Imperative conference ...
BHP Billiton confirm evacuation amid fire investigation at WA mine (0) June 2, 2017 An investigation is underway into the cause of a fire, which disrupted production at the Mount Whaleback iron ore mine in Western Australia.
BHP Billiton has confirmed an evacuation took place ...
Micromine turns GKZ International Conference in Moscow virtual (0) June 1, 2017 Mining companies from all over the world attended the GKZ International Conference at the Expocentre in Moscow earlier this week.
Sponsored by Micromine Russia, the topic of this year’s conference was ...
Eastern Goldfields, Intermin Resources sign joint venture at WA gold mines (0) June 1, 2017 Eastern Goldfields (EG) has signed a joint venture agreement to explore some of Intermin Resources’ gold mining projects in Western Australia.
The agreement includes certain tenements at Intermin Resources’ Menzies and ...
APA Group to buy Cooper Energy’s Orbust gas plant (0) June 1, 2017 APA Group has signed a deal with Cooper Energy to buy the Orbost natural-gas processing plant in Victoria as part of a $270 million project.
The energy infrastructure company has agreed ...
QLD Land Court rejects $900m New Acland mine expansion (0) June 1, 2017 The Queensland Land Court (QLC) has recommended that New Hope Group’s $900 million expansion of the New Acland mine be rejected.
While the potential economic benefits of the third stage of ...
LNG company ends funding in QLD gas project (0) May 31, 2017 Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (LNGL) will no longer fund maintenance for Queensland’s Fisherman’s Landing LNG (FLLNG) project, it has announced.
Following a review of its asset portfolio, the Australian company has ...
EMC Metals secures EPCM contract for Lycopodium Minerals on scandium project (0) May 31, 2017 Brisbane-based Lycopodium Minerals has signed an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract with EMC Metals Australia to build the Nyngan scandium project in New South Wales.
Lycopodium has been awarded ...
Parliament to consider plans for cleaner coal-fired power plants (0) May 31, 2017 Changes to federal legislation to allow investment in carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology could see coal-fired power plants use cleaner energy.
Energy minister Josh Frydenberg has announced the move, which ...
Reducing The Environmental Impact On Mines (0) May 30, 2017 There are two main issues to consider when it comes to the environmental impacts of a mine:
The erection of plant, and its ongoing effect on its surrounds; and
How the site ...
Carbine Resources’ Mount Morgan project gets final heritage approval (0) May 30, 2017 The Queensland department of natural resources and mines (DNRM) has granted the final heritage approval for Carbine Resources’ Mount Morgan gold copper project, southwest of Rockhampton.
Black lung ‘catastrophic’ regulatory fail (0) May 30, 2017 The second report from the Queensland Parliamentary Inquiry into the resurgence of coal workers’ pneumoconiosis has found there to be a ‘catastrophic failure’ in the regulatory system designed to protect ...
Rio Tinto receives gold for innovative technologies (0) May 30, 2017 Rio Tinto’s Mine Automation System (MAS) and real-time video intelligence (RTVi) technologies have been awarded an innovation gold medal by Austmine, Australia’s mining equipment, technology and services association.
The 2017 Austmine ...
Oil Search to farm-in to PNG exploration project (0) May 30, 2017 Sydney-based Oil Search has bought a 30 per cent stake in five licences in the emerging Eastern Foldbelt region of the onshore Papuan Gulf Basin.
The company has made an agreement ...
Women in Industry 2017: Finalists announced (0) May 29, 2017 Nominations for the 2017 Women in Industry Awards are in, and there are some fantastic candidates that have been put forward.
Mining industry celebrates TAFE graduates (0) May 29, 2017 More than 100 guests from across the region’s mining industry celebrated the successes of 27 apprentices at the TAFE NSW 2017 Mining Skills Presentation.
In its 12th year, the programme – ...
Queensland Government dismisses Adani’s ‘royalty holiday’ (0) May 29, 2017 The Queensland Government has unveiled a new resources policy on royalties, which will require Adani to pay all of its royalties for the Carmichael mine.
ABC Bullion gets full LBMA membership (0) May 26, 2017 ABC Bullion, the bullion trading arm of precious metals services provider Pallion Group, has been accredited as a full member of the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA).
UNSW develops autonomous 3D mapping drone (0) May 26, 2017 Researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have created an autonomous 3D mapping drone that reduces map surveying times.
Employment conditions improve for Australian geoscientists (0) May 26, 2017 Employment prospects for Australian geoscientists improved during the first quarter of 2017, according to the Australian Institute of Geoscientist’s latest employment survey.
ASIC bans Nathan Tinkler from managing companies (0) May 25, 2017 Nathan Tinkler is one of three former co-directors the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) banned from managing companies for between three and four years after failing to uphold their ...
Rio Tinto to invest $30.9m in Pilbara iron ore project (0) May 25, 2017 Rio Tinto plans to invest $30.9 million to complete the project feasibility study for the development of its Koodaideri iron ore deposit in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
Downer, Microsoft partner for cloud-based solutions (0) May 23, 2017 Engineering company Downer EDI has entered a strategic alliance with Microsoft to develop cloud-based solutions and services that will enhance their respective markets.
CSIRO launches METS sector roadmap (0) May 23, 2017 The CSIRO has released a technology roadmap to increase the growth of Australia’s mining equipment, technology and services (METS) sector.
AMMA praises Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s $400m charity donation (0) May 23, 2017 The Australian Mines and Metals Association (AMMA) has congratulated mining magnate Andrew Forrest and his wife Nicola for their $400 million dollar donation to philanthropic causes.
Westdrill fined $10k after truck incident at Pilbara mine (0) May 22, 2017 Drill and blast services company Westdrill has been fined $10,000 in Perth Magistrates Court for two mine safety breaches at Mineral Resources’ Iron Valley mine in the Pilbara.
WorleyParsons signs Shell EPCM services contract (0) May 22, 2017 Shell Global Solutions has awarded WorleyParsons a five year framework agreement to provide engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services for Shell’s downstream projects worldwide.
RPM enters underground mine software deal (0) May 22, 2017 RPM Global has signed an agreement with Alford Mining Systems (AMS) to distribute the AMS Stope Optimisation software within RPM’s Underground software solutions.
BBI Group to acquire MinRes asset near $6bn iron ore development (0) May 19, 2017 BBI Group, which is developing the $6 billion Balla Balla infrastructure project in the Pilbara of Western Australia, has secured an agreement to acquire the Weelumurra iron ore asset from ...
Rio Tinto and Barrick develop technologically innovative companies (0) May 19, 2017 Technological innovation has emerged as a necessity in the Australian mining industry. Most mining companies have committed to initiatives that add technological innovation to their operations, and the mining equipment, ...
Newcrest and South32 headline hackathon in Perth (0) May 18, 2017 This weekend will mark the fourth time Unearthed has hosted a resources technology hackathon in Perth since the inaugural event in 2014.
ACCC backflips on Virgin-Alliance FIFO partnership (0) May 18, 2017 The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has decided to approve the Charter Alliance agreement between Virgin Australia and Alliance Aviation Services to provide fly-in fly-out (FIFO) services in Western ...
Trump political woes boost gold prices (0) May 18, 2017 As the United States ponders the uncertain future of President Donald Trump commodities markets have benefitted, especially gold.
Surge in mining jobs on Seek continues (0) May 18, 2017 The mining, resources and energy sector experienced the largest advertising growth of all industries on online recruitment portal Seek in April.
MRV Metals’ Granite Belt project on track for restart (0) May 17, 2017 Moreton Resources subsidiary MRV Metals has received state government approval to restart the Granite Belt polymetallic project near Texas in Queensland.
TerraCom takes ownership of $1 coal mine (0) May 17, 2017 TerraCom subsidiary Orion Mining is officially the owner of the Blair Athol coal mine after the Queensland Government transferred the mining lease for the operation.
NSW Minerals Council seeks more regional mining support (0) May 16, 2017 The NSW Minerals Council has called for a 12-month moratorium on regulatory changes in the mining industry, one of the key priorities it wants the state government to address in ...
Lucapa 2017 diamond sales edge towards $20m (0) May 16, 2017 Lucapa Diamond Company has now sold close to $20 million worth of diamonds from the Lulo mine in Angola in 2017.
Real Energy, Santos sign Windorah gas project MoU (0) May 15, 2017 Real Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Santos Energy to enable raw gas from Real’s Windorah gas project to be processed into sale gas and supplied to ...
The Semi-Mobile Sizer Station Helping To Cut Costs (0) May 12, 2017 Setting up and running a mining operation can be very expensive. Conveyor belts, trucks, loaders, scrapers, motor graders, draglines, labour… costs add up.
Start-up costs for an open-pit mine that processes ...
Government betrayed mining by dropping exploration incentive: AMEC (0) May 12, 2017 The Australia Government’s decision to dump the exploration development incentive (EDI) is a betrayal of the mineral exploration industry in the country, according to the Association of Mining and Exploration ...
Managing rapid change indispensable for tomorrow’s miners (0) May 12, 2017 Change management skills will be in high demand in the coming decade, according to general manager of operations services at Newmont Asia Pacific Lara Bruhns.
MMG’s Dugald River begins recruitment (0) May 12, 2017 MMG has begun recruiting the first of hundreds of jobs at its Dugald River zinc mine in Queensland, targeting local employment from Cloncurry, Mt Isa and Townsville.
Outotec wins process equipment contract for Gruyere gold project (0) May 12, 2017 Mining equipment manufacturer Outotec has been awarded a €14 million ($20.6 million) contract by the Amec Foster Wheeler Civmec Joint Venture (ACJV) for the delivery of process equipment at the ...
Maptek unveils latest solutions for mine planning (0) May 11, 2017 Mining technology developer Maptek has released Vulcan version 10.1, together with Eureka version 4.0 for mine planning and design.
Carbine launches engineering activities at Mount Morgan (0) May 11, 2017 Carbine Resources is a step closer to development of the Mount Morgan gold-copper project in Queensland after starting key engineering and design work.
Heron locks in offtake agreement for Woodlawn operation (0) May 11, 2017 Heron Resources has secured an offtake agreement for the zinc, copper and lead production from its Woodlawn project near Tarago in New South Wales.
Civmec wins contract for Altura Mining’s Pilgangoora project (0) May 10, 2017 Civmec has secured a contract to construct the civil component of Altura Mining’s Pilgangoora process plant, one of three major contracts awarded for the Pilgangoora lithium project in Western Australia.
Austmine 2017 Awards finalists announced (0) May 10, 2017 The finalists have been announced for Austmine’s biennial awards night, part of the Austmine 2017: Mining’s Innovation imperative conference in Perth.
Monadelphous wins long-term Ichthys LNG contract (0) May 9, 2017 Monadelphous has been awarded a long-term maintenance services contract at INPEX’s Ichthys LNG project offshore Western Australia.
Construction begins at Byerwen coal project (0) May 9, 2017 Japan based JFE Steel Corporation will begin construction on its Byerwen joint venture project with QCoal, set to bring nearly 900 jobs to Queensland.
How To Improve Your Stick Welding Technique (0) May 9, 2017 Stick welding can be a hard process to learn as there is an array of issues that could cause problems. But don’t despair. There are techniques that can make the ...
Macmahon on track with Indonesian mining services contract (0) May 8, 2017 Macmahon has locked in an agreement that would see it become the mine services contractor for PT Amman Mineral Nusa Tenggara (AMNT) at the Batu Hijau copper-gold mine in Indonesia.
ExxonMobil completes Longford Gas Conditioning plant (0) May 8, 2017 Gas supply in Australia’s east coast will receive a boost after ExxonMobil Australia completed the Longford Gas Conditioning Plant in Victoria on Sunday.
Metro lands approvals for Bauxite Hills mine (0) May 8, 2017 Metro Mining has executed a combined native title and land access agreement for the Bauxite Hills mine in North Queensland.
Anglo American sells interest in Drayton project (0) May 5, 2017 Anglo American has entered an agreement with Malabar Coal to sell its 88.17 per cent interest in the Drayton thermal coal mine and Drayton South project in New South Wales.
Pilbara Ports throughput up three per cent (0) May 5, 2017 The Pilbara Ports Authority has noted a total monthly throughput of 55 million tonnes (Mt) for April this year, a three per cent increase from the same month in 2016.
De Beers pursues carbon neutral mining (0) May 5, 2017 A research project undertaken by diamond mining company De Beers Group aims to bring carbon-neutral mining to its diamond operations within five years.
Rio Tinto remains strong despite economic volatility (0) May 4, 2017 Rio Tinto has delivered a strong performance in 2016 despite the year’s challenging economic conditions, according to chairman Jan du Plessis.
PYBAR secures North Queensland mining contracts (0) May 4, 2017 Underground mining contractor PYBAR Mining Services has been awarded the development and mining contracts at Auctus Resources’ Mungana and King Vol projects in North Queensland.
Coates to depart as Santos chairman (0) May 4, 2017 Santos chairman Peter Coates has announced his intention to step down from his role at the Australian oil and gas company in the coming months.
Embrace disruption in mining, bring on Uberisation (0) May 4, 2017 Digital disruption must be embraced rather than avoided if miners are to remain competitive, according to Barrick Gold chief innovation officer Michelle Ash.
Sedgman wins $107m Woodlawn EPC contract (0) May 4, 2017 Heron Resources has awarded a $107 million engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract at the Woodlawn zinc-copper project in New South Wales to Sedgman.
Northern Territory gas pipeline reaches next milestone (0) May 3, 2017 More jobs in the Northern Territory’s resources sector are on the away after the government granted Australian energy company Jemena a pipeline licence for the Northern Gas Pipeline project.
Australian technology designed to help solve gas crisis (0) May 3, 2017 A new Australian-developed technology could make an important contribution to solving the country’s gas crisis by improving production rates and removing many of the environmental impacts associated with traditional fracking, ...
Operations resume at Tarcoola after rainfall (0) May 2, 2017 Mining activities have resumed at WPG Resources’ Tarcoola gold mine in South Australia, after it was temporarily suspended due to heavy rainfall.
Bacteria holds key to more efficient gold processing (0) May 2, 2017 Research from the University of Adelaide has found that certain ‘nugget producing’ bacteria could be the key to developing more efficient methods of processing of gold ore.
South32 to invest $110m in Canadian explorer (0) May 2, 2017 Diversified miner South32 will invest $C110.3 million ($107.14 million) in Canadian explorer Arizona Mining, which is advancing a multi-commodity project in the United States.
MACA wins Northern Minerals rare earth contract (0) May 2, 2017 Northern Minerals has awarded MACA a $6 million mining contract for the Browns Range heavy rare earth pilot plant project in Western Australia.
BHP Billiton to lift iron ore exports from Port Hedland (0) May 1, 2017 BHP Billiton has received approval from the Town of Port Hedland to increase the amount of iron ore it can export through the Western Australian port each year.
Orion to reopen Blair Athol coal mine in June (0) May 1, 2017 Orion Mining is preparing to restart operations at the Blair Athol coal mine in Queensland next month after it satisfied several conditions required by the state government.
Getting The Right Weld (0) April 28, 2017 Welding is an essential component of construction and getting the right weld is important to ensure buildings maintain their structural integrity.
When it comes to gas metal arc metal welding (GMAW) ...
Land released for exploration in Bowen Basin (0) April 28, 2017 The Queensland Government has opened more than 270sqkm of land for exploration in the Bowen Basin, set to deliver resources opportunities in the state.
Aurizon criticises Adani’s bid for Queensland rail line (0) April 28, 2017 Aurizon and Adani are vying for a government funded loan to develop a new railway for miners in the Galilee Basin, with Aurizon CEO Andrew Harding claiming its line would ...
EnviroSuite offloads consultancy to global environmental firm for $15m (0) April 28, 2017 EnviroSuite, a provider of environmental management software solutions for the mining industry, plans to sell its Pacific Environment Consulting (PEC) practice to global environmental firm, Environmental Resources Management (ERM), for ...
Mount Gibson to create 400 jobs to restart Koolan Island iron ore mine (0) April 28, 2017 Mount Gibson Iron will spend $97 million to redevelop and restart production at the Koolan Island iron ore mine in Western Australia after a feasibility study delivered “compelling economics” for ...
NT Government considers Tennant Creek common user mine (0) April 27, 2017 The Northern Territory Government has committed to fund a feasibility study into the development of a common user mine and processing facility in Tennant creek, set to bring more jobs ...
Earthquake to interrupt Newcrest gold operation for months (0) April 27, 2017 Newcrest Mining expects operations at its Cadia East underground mine in New South Wales to perform below production capacity for several months following the Good Friday earthquake that interrupted mining ...
Mining services rebound revives asset acquisition plans (0) April 27, 2017 A rebound in sentiment in the mining services sector has sparked a significant increase in the asset acquisition intentions of businesses in Western Australia and Queensland, according to the latest ...
BHP considers selling US shale assets (0) April 26, 2017 BHP Billiton is considering the divestment of its Fayetteville onshore gas field in the United States, the company reported in its latest operational review.
Rio Tinto enters mineral sands joint venture in Tanzania (0) April 26, 2017 Rio Tinto has signed a joint venture agreement worth up to US$10.75 million with Strandline Resources for a suite of heavy minerals sands tenements in Tanzania.
New Puma Energy Tier 3 diesel to lift fuel efficiency of mining fleets (0) April 26, 2017 Puma Energy is promising that a new Tier 3 diesel fuel being launched by the company will provide Australian mining companies with a strong improvement in efficiency from their equipment ...
Digital technology has the potential to shape the mines of the future. Deloitte’s Nicki Ivory tells Australian Mining how this movement continues to evolve.
Finding the best possible technological solution for a mine planning, construction, modernisation or closure is a complex task and often involves analysis of alternative offers.
Infrastructure company APA Group will construct a new gas transmission pipeline and gas-fired station to supply power to the Gruyere gold project in Western Australia as part of a 15-year, ...
Rio Tinto has named China’s Yancoal as the preferred buyer of its Hunter Valley coal division, Coal & Allied Industries, ahead of Glencore, which made a superior bid earlier this ...
Rio Tinto’s John Varley has resigned as a non-executive director of the company after being charged with conspiracy to commit fraud in the United Kingdom.
A ban on uranium mining has returned to Western Australia. The state’s Labor Government, which stormed to power behind Mark McGowan in March, yesterday implemented a ban on uranium mining ...
Australian Maritime Systems Group (AMSG) has been awarded a contract by Chevron to design and install a new vessel tracking service (VTS) system to manage shipping to and from the ...
Services company Whittens has been awarded a $22 million contract by G&S Engineering Services at MACH Energy’s Mount Pleasant coal mine in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales.
Scott Wooldridge has been appointed as Rockwell Automaton’s managing director for Australia and New Zealand.
In recent years, 320-ton electric-drive trucks have emerged as the go-to haulage option for mine sites around the world. Now, as many of those mines begin to replace their ageing ...
Australian Potash has another off-take partner lined up for product from its Lake Wells project in Western Australia.
Rio Tinto has awarded Aggreko AusPac a contract to build and operate a 20MW power station at the $2.6 billion Amrun bauxite project in North Queensland.
Lithium Australia’s attempt at a $23.8 million takeover of Lepidico has been unsuccessful.
BHP is celebrating its 30-year anniversary of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in the United States.
Communications provider Swift Networks has won a material contract to design and construct a remote networking solution at Rio Tinto’s Hope Downs workers’ village in the Pilbara of Western Australia.
Explorer White Cliffs Minerals has finalised a drilling contract with Geostandarf for activities at its Aucu gold project in the Kyrgyz Republic.
Lincom Group’s Powerscreen Warrior range includes high capacity, heavy duty, versatile machines capable of screening and separating a wide variety of material in the most challenging and demanding of applications.
An industrial dispute over workplace agreements at Glencore’s Oaky North coal mine near Rockhampton in Queensland has now spanned six weeks.
New Hope Corporation will not give up on its proposed expansion of the New Acland coal mine in Queensland.
Newcrest Mining has invested $US40 million in SolGold to help London-listed gold junior advance its flagship asset in Ecuador.
Mount Gibson Iron has terminated an off-take agreement with Xinyu Iron and Steel Group because the Chinese partner did not comply with the terms of the arrangement.
A Korean consortium, including leading steel-maker POSCO, has been chosen as the preferred bidder for South Australian-based iron ore company Arrium, which entered voluntary administration in 2016.
Ken MacKenzie has been named as Jac Nasser’s successor as chairman of BHP.
CNC Crushers raised throughput at the Roadstone Shaft 5 crushing plant in South Africa by 45 per cent, while cutting back on maintenance and simultaneously increasing production, after implementing a ...
Gold company Avoca Mining has been fined $20,000 in Kalgoorlie Magistrates Court after pleading guilty to four charges related to the secure storage of explosives.
Lithium developer Pilbara Minerals is planning to finish of its funding campaign for the Pilgangoora project in Western Australia by raising up to $92 million.
Gold Road Resources, with project partner Gold Fields, has signed a $298 million engineering, procurement and construction contract with the Amec Foster Wheeler Civmec Joint Venture (ACJV) for the Gruyere ...
Organisers have advised that limited tickets to the fourth annual Women in Industry Awards and Conference remain for next week’s event in Melbourne.
Engineering company Monadelphous has secured new contracts and additional work worth a combined $125 million.
Civmec last week secured an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with Alcoa, as well as other new construction and maintenance contracts for resources clients, worth a combined $90 million.
Former shareholders of now-defunct Discovery Metals plan to launch class action against KPMG Financial Advisory Services over a valuation of the company that was made almost five years ago.
Matsa Resources has awarded a mining services contract at the Fortitude gold project in Western Australia to Quadrio Earthmoving.
Mining companies increasingly expect drilling contractors to keep pace with their commitment for healthier and safer work sites for all employees, according to Boart Longyear.
Job opportunities in mining, resources and energy almost doubled on online recruitment portal SEEK in the year up to the end of May.
Federal parliament has passed changes to native title law, removing legal uncertainties surrounding development of Adani’s $16.5 billion Carmichael coal mine in Queensland.
Australia has contributed as global coal consumption fell sharply for the second consecutive year in 2016, according to a BP report.
Independence Group plans to sell its Stockman copper-zinc project in Victoria to CopperChem for $47.2 million, clearing the way for it to focus on advancing the Nova operation in Western ...
Gold miner WPG Resources has raised $7.2 million for expansion of the mill at the Challenger operation in South Australia.
Red River Resources has secured an off-take agreement with Glencore for copper production from the Thalanga zinc project in Queensland.
Designed by MICROMINE specialists, Pitram Connect through Pitram Restful Integration Services (PRIS) offers mine sites seamless third party data integration, and will be available on your mobile device.
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Yagahong Alliance, a joint venture between Central Earthmoving and the Yugunga-Nya People, has been awarded an $8.2 million contract for the development of the Monty copper-gold mine in Western Australia.
The latest mineral exploration data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that activity in Australia continues to fall.
June is a historic month for mining in the Goldfields region of Western Australia and locally operating gold joint venture, Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines (KCGM).
When deciding on what brand of MIG gun to purchase, there is a lot more to consider than just the characteristics of the gun itself.
Experience shows that consumables – the ...
Corazon Mining has identified new zones of cobalt at the Mt Gilmore cobalt-copper-gold project in New South Wales.
The Cobalt Ridge prospect hosts one of the highest-grade cobalt deposits in Australia.
Rich ...
The design competition phase for the Waitsia gas project in the northern Perth Basin has been given the green light.
Starting immediately, the competition for the project facilities will include a ...
Statoil has been granted regulatory approval to revive exploration in the Great Australian Bight after signing a swap agreement with BP.
The Norwegian company will take over two permits off Australia’s ...
Workers in mine sites are faced with hazardous and challenging environments on a daily basis. Noisy surroundings make it difficult for messages to get through between mine workers and can ...
Westgold Resources has signed an agreement to acquire Australian Contract Mining (ACM), one of the largest privately-owned specialist underground mining contractors in Australia.
The deal will set Westgold back $2.5 million ...
Alliance Aviation will continue to supply scheduled “fly-in, fly-out” chartered flights for BHP Billiton Iron Ore (BHPIO) miners after its contract was extended.
Australasia’s leading provider of contract, charter and allied ...
Resource sector leaders are meeting in Melbourne on Thursday as Australian industry, including mining, faces a major change.
Steve Knott, CEO for the Australian Mines and Metals Association (AMMA), said resource employers ...
Quantum Resources is planning to enter the high purity alumina (HPA) market after announcing its interest in acquiring Australian private minerals exploration company, Halcyon Resources.
Halcyon, which controls the Tambellup kaolin ...
AGL has announced plans to invest $295 million to develop a 210mW gas-fired power station alongside the company’s Torrens Island plant, near Adelaide.
Construction of the Barker Inlet power station is scheduled ...
Australian miner Kimberley Diamonds (KDL) has placed its last remaining diamond mine into administration.
Following a vote, the company has closed its Lerala operation in Botswana, placing the mine into judiciary ...
New technology built in Australia could soon benefit the global mining industry, thanks to a commercialisation deal.
CSIRO’s advanced mineral analysis and logging technology, HyLogger, has been licensed to Australian mining, ...
Ausmex Mining Group has acquired a joint venture with Queensland Mining Corporation (QMC) to explore and mine within the Cloncurry region.
The company has completed the first and second sale under ...
AngloGold Ashanti Australia (AGAA) has signed an ore purchase agreement to buy and treat all the ore excavated from Matsa Resources’ Trial Mine at the Fortitude gold project in Western Australia.
A ...
Magnum Gas and Power has entered into a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Gasfields LLC to farm in to the Tulainyo high-pressure gas project in California’s Sacramento Basin.
The Australian-based energy ...
New South Wales construction and maintenance specialist Calibre Group has signed a contract with Magnetite Mines to provide engineering services for a multi-stage project in South Australia.
The first stage is ...
A geophysical survey in the Northern Territory has revealed a major geophysical anomaly at one of Korab Resources’ drill sites.
The international mining and exploration company has reported “a large cobalt ...
KalNorth Gold Mines has confirmed the sale of its Kalpini project in Western Australia for $3.2 million.
Following an agreement early last month, NBT Metals was granted an extension to make ...
Brisbane-based mining software consultant RPM Global Holdings has entered into an advisory services contract with the Barapakuria Coal Mining Company (BCMCL) in Bangladesh.
As a member of a three-team consortium, the ...
Operations at Wongawilli colliery have halted after its service provider was placed into voluntary administration, Wollongong Coal has confirmed.
Administrators have stood down Delta SBD’s workforce – meaning work at the ...
Champions of the mining industry from across the globe were paid their dues at the biennial Austmine awards, held in Perth.
This year’s finalists attended the Austmine 2017: Mining’s Innovation Imperative conference ...
An investigation is underway into the cause of a fire, which disrupted production at the Mount Whaleback iron ore mine in Western Australia.
BHP Billiton has confirmed an evacuation took place ...
Mining companies from all over the world attended the GKZ International Conference at the Expocentre in Moscow earlier this week.
Sponsored by Micromine Russia, the topic of this year’s conference was ...
Eastern Goldfields (EG) has signed a joint venture agreement to explore some of Intermin Resources’ gold mining projects in Western Australia.
The agreement includes certain tenements at Intermin Resources’ Menzies and ...
APA Group has signed a deal with Cooper Energy to buy the Orbost natural-gas processing plant in Victoria as part of a $270 million project.
The energy infrastructure company has agreed ...
The Queensland Land Court (QLC) has recommended that New Hope Group’s $900 million expansion of the New Acland mine be rejected.
While the potential economic benefits of the third stage of ...
Changes to federal legislation to allow investment in carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology could see coal-fired power plants use cleaner energy.
Energy minister Josh Frydenberg has announced the move, which ...
There are two main issues to consider when it comes to the environmental impacts of a mine:
The erection of plant, and its ongoing effect on its surrounds; and
How the site ...
The Queensland department of natural resources and mines (DNRM) has granted the final heritage approval for Carbine Resources’ Mount Morgan gold copper project, southwest of Rockhampton.
The second report from the Queensland Parliamentary Inquiry into the resurgence of coal workers’ pneumoconiosis has found there to be a ‘catastrophic failure’ in the regulatory system designed to protect ...
Rio Tinto’s Mine Automation System (MAS) and real-time video intelligence (RTVi) technologies have been awarded an innovation gold medal by Austmine, Australia’s mining equipment, technology and services association.
The 2017 Austmine ...
Nominations for the 2017 Women in Industry Awards are in, and there are some fantastic candidates that have been put forward.
Anglo American Coal Australia has announced its commitment to maintaining its operations in Queensland after citing an enhanced business performance toward the end of 2016.
More than 100 guests from across the region’s mining industry celebrated the successes of 27 apprentices at the TAFE NSW 2017 Mining Skills Presentation.
In its 12th year, the programme – ...
The Queensland Government has unveiled a new resources policy on royalties, which will require Adani to pay all of its royalties for the Carmichael mine.
ABC Bullion, the bullion trading arm of precious metals services provider Pallion Group, has been accredited as a full member of the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA).
Researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have created an autonomous 3D mapping drone that reduces map surveying times.
Northern Territory resources minister Ken Vowles has extended Vista Gold’s management of the Mt Todd gold mine, with a long term plan to reopen the site.
Employment prospects for Australian geoscientists improved during the first quarter of 2017, according to the Australian Institute of Geoscientist’s latest employment survey.
Nathan Tinkler is one of three former co-directors the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) banned from managing companies for between three and four years after failing to uphold their ...
Remote mining projects in farming areas could soon access baseload electricity from biomass plants powered by straw.
Rio Tinto plans to invest $30.9 million to complete the project feasibility study for the development of its Koodaideri iron ore deposit in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
Yancoal has launched a $US710 million ($946.9 million) offer for Mitsubishi’s stake in its Hunter Valley Operations Joint Venture (HVO JV) with Rio Tinto in New South Wales.
Schneider Electric has released EcoStruxure for the mining industry a new system architecture and platform for the mining industry.
Heron Resources has awarded Ertech a $12 million earthworks contract for its Woodlawn zinc-copper project near Tarago in New South Wales.
Research has found fears over job security and finances are setting back recovery and return to work times for injured workers.
Indian based Adani has indefinitely deferred its final investment decision on whether to proceed with the Carmichael project creating a political stir in Queensland.
Engineering company Downer EDI has entered a strategic alliance with Microsoft to develop cloud-based solutions and services that will enhance their respective markets.
The Queensland Government is proposing changes to the financial assurance and rehabilitation policy to improve mine remediation in the state.
The CSIRO has released a technology roadmap to increase the growth of Australia’s mining equipment, technology and services (METS) sector.
The Australian Mines and Metals Association (AMMA) has congratulated mining magnate Andrew Forrest and his wife Nicola for their $400 million dollar donation to philanthropic causes.
The second round of grants under the Victorian Government’s TARGET program have been given to boost gold exploration in the state.
Drill and blast services company Westdrill has been fined $10,000 in Perth Magistrates Court for two mine safety breaches at Mineral Resources’ Iron Valley mine in the Pilbara.
Shell Global Solutions has awarded WorleyParsons a five year framework agreement to provide engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services for Shell’s downstream projects worldwide.
RPM Global has signed an agreement with Alford Mining Systems (AMS) to distribute the AMS Stope Optimisation software within RPM’s Underground software solutions.
Pilbara Aboriginal business Pindari has been awarded a long-term facilities management contract by Rio Tinto.
The Northern Territory Government has announced a public tender to provide environmental and public safety work for historic mines near Tennant Creek.
BBI Group, which is developing the $6 billion Balla Balla infrastructure project in the Pilbara of Western Australia, has secured an agreement to acquire the Weelumurra iron ore asset from ...
Rio Tinto will reduce the payment terms for smaller suppliers to 30 days in a bid to improve cash flow for those businesses.
Technological innovation has emerged as a necessity in the Australian mining industry. Most mining companies have committed to initiatives that add technological innovation to their operations, and the mining equipment, ...
This weekend will mark the fourth time Unearthed has hosted a resources technology hackathon in Perth since the inaugural event in 2014.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has decided to approve the Charter Alliance agreement between Virgin Australia and Alliance Aviation Services to provide fly-in fly-out (FIFO) services in Western ...
The mining, resources and energy sector experienced the largest advertising growth of all industries on online recruitment portal Seek in April.
Fortescue Metals Group has awarded Aboriginal-owned business Redspear Safety a three-year contract to supply lifting and rigging equipment across all of its sites.
Moreton Resources subsidiary MRV Metals has received state government approval to restart the Granite Belt polymetallic project near Texas in Queensland.
TerraCom subsidiary Orion Mining is officially the owner of the Blair Athol coal mine after the Queensland Government transferred the mining lease for the operation.
BHP chief executive officer Andrew McKenzie believes the foundation has been set to grow the company by up to 50 per cent.
Gold exploration company Vango Mining has entered a join venture agreement with Dampier Gold for the K2 gold deposit in Western Australia.
The NSW Minerals Council has called for a 12-month moratorium on regulatory changes in the mining industry, one of the key priorities it wants the state government to address in ...
Explorer Variscan Mines says a suspect package was found on one of its drilling rigs at the St Pierre gold project in France.
Lucapa Diamond Company has now sold close to $20 million worth of diamonds from the Lulo mine in Angola in 2017.
Dacian Gold has launched underground mining in the Westralia mine area at the Mt Morgans gold project in Western Australia.
Real Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Santos Energy to enable raw gas from Real’s Windorah gas project to be processed into sale gas and supplied to ...
The Queensland Government has launched an online database of $4 billion worth of upgraded geological data to boost mineral and gas exploration in the state.
Glencore has awarded Mitchell Services with a three-year contract to provide drill services across its Queensland coal operations.
BHP Billiton has unveiled a rebranding campaign that will see its name revert to BHP.
Setting up and running a mining operation can be very expensive. Conveyor belts, trucks, loaders, scrapers, motor graders, draglines, labour… costs add up.
Start-up costs for an open-pit mine that processes ...
Evonik Industries is helping the mining industry to achieve the highest possible level of efficiency through its solutions.
Boart Longyear has launched its new global training program for drillers, which incorporates the company’s standards and worldwide best practice.
Change management skills will be in high demand in the coming decade, according to general manager of operations services at Newmont Asia Pacific Lara Bruhns.
MMG has begun recruiting the first of hundreds of jobs at its Dugald River zinc mine in Queensland, targeting local employment from Cloncurry, Mt Isa and Townsville.
Newcrest Mining expects to restart production at the earthquake-hit Cadia East mine in New South Wales by the end of September.
Mining technology developer Maptek has released Vulcan version 10.1, together with Eureka version 4.0 for mine planning and design.
South32 evacuated all workers from one of its Illawarra coal sites in New South Wales last weekend due to potentially hazardous gas levels.
Container leasing company Seaco has continued to strengthen its presence both in Australia and worldwide since its amalgamation with Cronos Containers.
Complex services company SRG has secured an agreement with BGC Contracting to extend the terms of its drill and blast operations at Arrium’s South Middleback Ranges and Iron Knob mine ...
Carbine Resources is a step closer to development of the Mount Morgan gold-copper project in Queensland after starting key engineering and design work.
Joy Global has officially been relaunched as Komatsu Mining Corp.
Immersive Technologies has experienced investment growth for its underground solutions in Africa since the release of the IM360 simulator.
Civmec has secured a contract to construct the civil component of Altura Mining’s Pilgangoora process plant, one of three major contracts awarded for the Pilgangoora lithium project in Western Australia.
The finalists have been announced for Austmine’s biennial awards night, part of the Austmine 2017: Mining’s Innovation imperative conference in Perth.
Fortescue Metals Group has tapped into strong support from investors to complete a $US1.5 billion ($2.04 billion) bond offering.
Hundreds of coal mining jobs may be saved after Glencore today put its Tahmoor underground mine in New South Wales up for sale.
Monadelphous has been awarded a long-term maintenance services contract at INPEX’s Ichthys LNG project offshore Western Australia.
MICROMINE launches the new mobile app, Pitram Connect, offering a near real time overview of their mine’s data on their smartphone and tablets.
Pitram clients can now easily track the performance of ...
Renascor Resources has been awarded a $100,000 research grant to conduct mineral processing test work at its Siviour graphite deposit in the Eyre Peninsula.
Arrow Energy plans to double the production capacity of its Tipton gas project in Queensland amid an east-coast gas shortage.
Japan based JFE Steel Corporation will begin construction on its Byerwen joint venture project with QCoal, set to bring nearly 900 jobs to Queensland.
Stick welding can be a hard process to learn as there is an array of issues that could cause problems. But don’t despair. There are techniques that can make the ...
Blackham Resources has identified potential to more than double gold production at the Matilda/Wiluna gold operation in Western Australia.
Macmahon has locked in an agreement that would see it become the mine services contractor for PT Amman Mineral Nusa Tenggara (AMNT) at the Batu Hijau copper-gold mine in Indonesia.
Gas supply in Australia’s east coast will receive a boost after ExxonMobil Australia completed the Longford Gas Conditioning Plant in Victoria on Sunday.
Metro Mining has executed a combined native title and land access agreement for the Bauxite Hills mine in North Queensland.
Canada’s Kirkland Lake Gold plans to suspend production at the Cosmo mine in Northern Territory next month.
Anglo American has entered an agreement with Malabar Coal to sell its 88.17 per cent interest in the Drayton thermal coal mine and Drayton South project in New South Wales.
The Pilbara Ports Authority has noted a total monthly throughput of 55 million tonnes (Mt) for April this year, a three per cent increase from the same month in 2016.
A research project undertaken by diamond mining company De Beers Group aims to bring carbon-neutral mining to its diamond operations within five years.
Rio Tinto has delivered a strong performance in 2016 despite the year’s challenging economic conditions, according to chairman Jan du Plessis.
Underground mining contractor PYBAR Mining Services has been awarded the development and mining contracts at Auctus Resources’ Mungana and King Vol projects in North Queensland.
Santos chairman Peter Coates has announced his intention to step down from his role at the Australian oil and gas company in the coming months.
Digital disruption must be embraced rather than avoided if miners are to remain competitive, according to Barrick Gold chief innovation officer Michelle Ash.
The value of mining machinery in Australia is on the rise, another sign that sentiment in the industry has improved.
The Queensland Government has approved New Hope Group’s mining lease for the Colton coal project, bring it closer to development.
Iron Road has received two key approvals from the South Australian Government that will help clear the way for development of the $4.5 billion Central Eyre iron ore project.
More jobs in the Northern Territory’s resources sector are on the away after the government granted Australian energy company Jemena a pipeline licence for the Northern Gas Pipeline project.
Salt Lake Potash (SO4) has announced that it will raise $17.6 million to fund the development of its Goldfields Salt Lakes project in Western Australia.
A new Australian-developed technology could make an important contribution to solving the country’s gas crisis by improving production rates and removing many of the environmental impacts associated with traditional fracking, ...
Australian-listed Lithium Power International has awarded WorleyParsons a design and feasibility engineering contract at the Maricunga lithium project in Chile.
A stand out line-up of speakers has been announced for the Mining the North West information session on day one of MineX 2017 in Mount Isa.
Mining activities have resumed at WPG Resources’ Tarcoola gold mine in South Australia, after it was temporarily suspended due to heavy rainfall.
Research from the University of Adelaide has found that certain ‘nugget producing’ bacteria could be the key to developing more efficient methods of processing of gold ore.
Diversified miner South32 will invest $C110.3 million ($107.14 million) in Canadian explorer Arizona Mining, which is advancing a multi-commodity project in the United States.
Northern Minerals has awarded MACA a $6 million mining contract for the Browns Range heavy rare earth pilot plant project in Western Australia.
BHP Billiton has received approval from the Town of Port Hedland to increase the amount of iron ore it can export through the Western Australian port each year.
Copper Mines of Tasmania’s (CMT) Mt Lyell mine is on track to restart after a $9.5 million investment from the state government.
The Queensland Heritage Council has supported the development of Carbine Resources’ Mount Morgan copper gold project, bringing it closer to operation.
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The Queensland Government has opened more than 270sqkm of land for exploration in the Bowen Basin, set to deliver resources opportunities in the state.
Aurizon and Adani are vying for a government funded loan to develop a new railway for miners in the Galilee Basin, with Aurizon CEO Andrew Harding claiming its line would ...
EnviroSuite, a provider of environmental management software solutions for the mining industry, plans to sell its Pacific Environment Consulting (PEC) practice to global environmental firm, Environmental Resources Management (ERM), for ...
Mount Gibson Iron will spend $97 million to redevelop and restart production at the Koolan Island iron ore mine in Western Australia after a feasibility study delivered “compelling economics” for ...
Western Australia’s Curtin University is collaborating with mining companies at a new $6.7 million research centre to apply world-class science to the rehabilitation of retired mine sites.
The Northern Territory Government has committed to fund a feasibility study into the development of a common user mine and processing facility in Tennant creek, set to bring more jobs ...
Newcrest Mining expects operations at its Cadia East underground mine in New South Wales to perform below production capacity for several months following the Good Friday earthquake that interrupted mining ...
Aurizon has reopened its Goonyella coal rail system following damage caused by Cyclone Debbie and subsequent flooding in March.
A rebound in sentiment in the mining services sector has sparked a significant increase in the asset acquisition intentions of businesses in Western Australia and Queensland, according to the latest ...
BHP Billiton is considering the divestment of its Fayetteville onshore gas field in the United States, the company reported in its latest operational review.
Rio Tinto has signed a joint venture agreement worth up to US$10.75 million with Strandline Resources for a suite of heavy minerals sands tenements in Tanzania.
Puma Energy is promising that a new Tier 3 diesel fuel being launched by the company will provide Australian mining companies with a strong improvement in efficiency from their equipment ...