Glencore

Downer was awarded a contract extension by Millmerran Power Partners for its mining services at the Commodore open cut coal mine in South East Queensland.

The Northern Territory Environment Protection Authority (NT EPA) has returned 30 recommendations after rigorously assessing Glencore’s overburden management project at the McArthur River mine in the Gulf of Carpentaria.

Downer EDI has secured a $120 million contract to provide mining services at Cobar Management’s CSA underground copper mine in New South Wales.

OZ Minerals now owns 100 per cent of Avanco Resources’ shares through its subsidiary OZ Minerals Brazil, as the $418 million acquisition of all Avanco’s outstanding shares has moved into completion.

Glencore has released its half-year (H1) production report for 2018, revealing year-on-year (YoY) reductions in gold and copper production at the company’s Australian operations.

PYBAR Mining Services has been awarded an underground mining contract to operate Red River’s Far West deposit, part of its Thalanga zinc operation in northern Queensland.

Local students from Brisbane to Queensland’s far north west will experience mining careers first hand at Glencore’s Mount Isa Mine this week.

Ten coal producers want to join the judicial review application filed by Aurizon against the Queensland Competition Authority (QCA) in the Supreme Court of Queensland.

OZ Minerals this week reached acceptances in its bid for Brazilian copper-gold miner Avanco totalling 73.9 per cent of company shares.

Mining companies have focused on developing a more positive image for the industry in recent years, Deloitte’s Ian Sanders tells Australian Mining.

Katanga Mining, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)-based copper-cobalt miner that is 75 per cent-owned by Glencore, has announced an update regarding its legal dispute with DRC state-owned joint venture (JV) partner La Générale des Carrières et des Mines (Gécamines).

OZ Minerals’ recent $418 million takeover bid for Brazilian-focused copper-gold company Avanco Resources has been referred to by some Avanco shareholders, primarily commenters from the company’s second-biggest investor, London-based Greenstone Resources (16.68 per cent), as undervalued.

Glencore has recorded lower Australian copper production in the first quarter of 2018 due to maintenance at its Mt Isa operations in Queensland.

Underground mining contractor Pybar Mining Services has been awarded a two-year contract at the Glencore-owned Black Rock Cave project at Mount Isa Mines in Queensland.

Glencore has delivered a $140 million increase to Thiess’ coal mining services contract at the Mt Owen mine in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales.

Rio Tinto has announced that it will launch a bond purchase and redemption plan of up to $2.25 billion equivalent to reduce gross debts as part of its ongoing capital reduction plans.

Rio Tinto has agreed to sell its interests in the Hail Creek coal mine and Valeria coal project in Queensland to Glencore for $US1.7 billion.

Australian miner BHP has unseated Glencore as the most valuable brand in mining, according to research from Brand Finance.

Airnorth has retained its contract to provide chartered air services to Glencore’s McArthur River mine (MRM) in the Northern Territory.

Diversified miner Glencore looks set to increase its Australian base metals production this year after the local operations mostly recorded falls in output during 2017.