Australia

The Australian Government plans to revive greenfields exploration through a new scheme.

Annual gold production in Australia continued its slow upward trend in the 2017 financial year, according to gold consultants, Surbiton Associates.

Komatsu has established a new Australian management team focused on market innovation.

Most of the locally-listed Australian gold producers are well placed to deal with the recent strength in the Australian dollar, thanks in part to their use of gold sales’ hedging mechanisms, according to gold mining consultants Surbiton Associates.

Anglo American is prepared to play a major part in redesigning the future of mining.

Komatsu has launched a project management technology it says will add significant benefits to the construction phase of mining.

The doom-and-gloom surrounding the future of the price for iron ore remains on the back burner after its value spiked more than 7 per cent over night.

Australia’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports are forecast to grow 22.6 per cent in the 2018 financial year.

Scott Wooldridge has been appointed as Rockwell Automaton’s managing director for Australia and New Zealand.

Australia has contributed as global coal consumption fell sharply for the second consecutive year in 2016, according to a BP report.

With more autonomous mining equipment entering the marketplace, Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology is focused on developing new solutions that have been successfully tested in Australian conditions.

Explorer Variscan Mines says a suspect package was found on one of its drilling rigs at the St Pierre gold project in France.

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 Alleasing Equipment Demand Index.

Metso is expanding its global manufacturing capacity for rubber screening media used in minerals processing by investing in three new injection presses, including one for its Australian facility.

Ernst & Young (EY) expects an upward trend in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and capital raising activity to continue in 2017, the company outlined in its latest mining and metals report.

Western Australia remains the most attractive jurisdiction in Australia for mining investment, according to Canadian think-tank, the Fraser Institute.

Australian gold mine production reached a 17-year high in 2016, according to gold mining consultants Surbiton Associates.

Mining exports in the country skyrocketed in December on the back of a surge in coal and iron ore shipments.

In Australia, the push for diverse workforces is a mining recruitment trend that looks like it is here to stay. However, don’t expect emerging technologies, like autonomous equipment, to heavily influence workforces just yet.

Caterpillar has launched a project that will see the mining equipment manufacturer move further into autonomous technology.