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South32 moves on from Eagle Downs coal project
South32 has stepped away from the Eagle Downs metallurgical coal project in Queensland after deciding it’s not financially viable.
January 21, 2021 0 comment
South32 hands Worsley Alumina contracts to SRG Global
South32 has awarded two contracts at the Worsley Alumina operation in Western Australia worth a combined value of around $125 million to SRG Global.
October 1, 2020 0 comment
Metro’s Bauxite Hills shipment increases amid mining slowdown
Metro Mining has continued to increase shipments despite a slowdown in mining activities at the Bauxite Hills mine in Queensland.
September 8, 2020 0 comment
Metro closes Bauxite Hills early
Metro Mining has moved into its planned wet season shutdown at the Bauxite Hills mine in Queensland earlier than usual.
August 14, 2020 0 comment
Metro considers closing Bauxite Hills early for wet season
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.
July 31, 2020 0 comment
Metro off to ‘an excellent start’ at Bauxite Hills
Metro Mining’s first ship for 2020 has arrived for loading at Skardon River in Queensland as part of Xinfa Group’s two million tonne purchase this year.
April 15, 2020 0 comment
Metro Mining to resume shipping in April 2020
Metro Mining is set to recommence mining and shipping in April, with an estimated one million tonnes of bauxite to be produced and shipped by the end of June.
March 24, 2020 0 comment
Metro shifts down a gear at Bauxite Hills
Metro Mining is set to reduce activity at the Bauxite Hills mine in Far North Queensland over the next three months.
January 23, 2020 0 comment
Alcoa hands major services contract to SRG Global
SRG Global has secured preferred tenderer status for a $90 million multi-disciplinary asset services contract with Alcoa of Australia.
December 11, 2019 0 comment
Metro Mining to hit upper end guidance
Metro Mining is on track to achieve its production guidance at the Bauxite Hills project in Far North Queensland this year.
December 9, 2019 0 comment
Rio Tinto iron ore production bounces back
Rio Tinto has recovered from operational and weather challenges faced in the Pilbara earlier this year, with its September quarter iron ore production jumping 10 per cent.
October 16, 2019 0 comment
South32 shakes hands with Woodside for Worsley gas supply
South32 has reached a long-term gas purchase agreement with Woodside Energy for the Worsley Alumina bauxite mine in Western Australia.
July 25, 2019 0 comment
South32 updates Worsley mine expansion plan
South32 Worsley Alumina has submitted a revised proposal to the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) regarding the expansion of its Worsley mine in Western Australia.
July 9, 2019 0 comment
Metro resumes Bauxite Hills operations following production delays
Metro Mining has recommenced operations at its Bauxite Hills mine, having completed activities relating to expanding production in 2019.
June 12, 2019 0 comment
SRG Global inks South32 Worsley alumina contract
South32 has awarded a long-term engineering services contract at the Worsley Alumina bauxite operations in Western Australia to SRG Global.
May 27, 2019 0 comment
Metro lifts production at Bauxite Hills after resuming operations
Metro Mining’s Bauxite Hills mine north of Weipa is back in operation after a planned hiatus during the wet season in Far North Queensland.
April 15, 2019 0 comment
Rio Tinto operations return to normal after cyclones
Rio Tinto has reopened all of the operations in Western Australia and Queensland that were temporarily closed in anticipation of the cyclones on both sides of the country.
March 27, 2019 0 comment
Rio Tinto, BHP take action as cyclones hit
Major miners Rio Tinto and BHP are gearing up in preparation for the cyclones on both the west and east coasts of Australia.
March 22, 2019 0 comment
Rio Tinto commissions $2.6bn Amrun bauxite mine
The major miner has completed commissioning of the Amrun mine in Far North Queensland ahead of schedule and as global supply of the higher-grade bauxite produced at the site becomes scarcer.
March 8, 2019 0 comment
Australia a resource leader for nine commodities
Government reporting from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and Geoscience Australia (GA) have pointed to a resources and energy sector in good health following on from a record $248 billion in exports in 2018.
March 6, 2019 0 comment