Catastrophic floods on Australia’s east coast have suspended operations at Aurelia Metals’ Dargues gold mine, 80km east of Canberra, while several major miners donate to recovery efforts.
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Red 5 on the road again with MLG
Red 5 has awarded a contract to MLG Oz for integrated haulage and road maintenance services at the King of the Hills gold project in WA.
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Red 5 crushing it at KOTH
Red 5 has begun commissioning the crushing circuit at its King of the Hills (KOTH) gold project in Western Australia, as the company targets first gold next quarter.
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Bellevue gold project on target and budget
Bellevue Gold remains confident of first production at its namesake Bellevue Gold project in June next year despite increased infrastructure turnouts during the development of the site.
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OZ Minerals breathes life into Prominent Hill expansion
OZ Minerals has selected long-time partner Zitrón Australia to design and manufacture a new primary underground ventilation system for the Prominent Hill gold mine in South Australia.
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Westgold milestone at the crown of Meekatharra
Westgold Resources has reached the base of its historic Fenian’s deposit of the Paddy’s Flat gold mine in Meekatharra, Western Australia.
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Newcrest brings Clough onboard for Lihir shutdowns
Clough has been awarded a shutdown scope at Newcrest’s Lihir Gold project on Lihir Island in Papua New Guinea.
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Epiroc autonomy readies Cadia expansion
Newcrest has credited Epiroc for its help converting Panel Cave 1 at the Cadia East gold mine in News South Wales into a semi-autonomous integrated production level.
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OceanaGold first production at Macraes underground
Golden Point underground mine at the OceanaGold Macraes operation has achieved its first production of five thousand tonnes of ore.
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Northern Star lights up KCGM with power grab
Northern Star has solidified the power supply to the Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines (KCGM), taking the option to purchase Newmont Corporation’s power business.
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Defeat downtime with CoreTech nylon rollers
Learn how a high production mine in NSW reduced roller failure, decreased downtime and increased productivity with CoreTech Nylon Rollers
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Solid block bearing units are good as gold
When it comes to performance in punishing environments, the Timken® spherical roller bearing solid-block housed units are as good as gold. Which was certainly the case when Michael Greelish had these units installed in a Queensland gold mine.
“These unitised housings have multiple features that make them a great choice for conveying applications in the mines and quarry sector,” says the National Segment Manager for Mines, Quarries and Resources at CBC Australia.
“In the case of the gold mine, we began using them on their tail drums due to failures from contamination with their previous standard bearings. The Timken units have been so successful that they’ve now installed them on all the head and gravity take up pulleys.”
The solid-block housed units are literally solid-blocks of steel that have been designed to eliminate the risk of bearing contamination.
“These units are completely sealed off and come pre-assembled – unlike standard bearings which are supplied in separate components, the bearing, housing and sleeve is all included,” Michael explains.
“With standard bearings, if you need to install or have to replace them, you need to remove all the componentry, and on mining or quarry sites, that means you’ve got maintenance staff trying to fit them on conveyors in difficult conditions. All it takes is one small gust of wind and the dust blows in and contaminates the bearing while you’re trying to fit it.”
The Timken® spherical roller bearing solid-block housed units remove this risk.
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Byrnecut sinks its teeth into Wira shaft for OZ
OZ Minerals has confirmed that Byrnecut Group has been selected to perform works on the Wira mine shaft at the Prominent Hill gold mine in South Australia.
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Capricorn up to scratch at Karlawinda gold mine
Capricorn Metals has achieved steady-state production at the Karlawinda gold mine in WA's Pilbara region after construction was completed in June.
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Virtual gas power plant minimises emissions for miner
Ora Banda Mining began the process of restarting operations at the Davyhurst Gold Mine in 2019. As part of the capital works programme they needed to re-establish a power station.
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Northern Star steps up power capacity at Carosue Dam
Northern Star Resources has had a 3.3 megawatt re-deployable solar farm commissioned at its Carosue Dam gold operations in Western Australia.
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Red 5 forges a Redpath with Darlot development
Red 5 has awarded a mine development contract to Redpath Australia at the Darlot gold mine in Western Australia, accelerating operations for a cost of $13 million.
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CJD grinds away for portal expansion solution
CJD Equipment has enabled a gold mine portal expansion in Western Australia, modifying a Volvo ECR235E excavator to work underground with a rock grinding tool and all the trimmings.
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St Barbara looks to fill the mill to uplift Leonora
St Barbara has outlined a strategy focused on exploration and increased throughput to extend the mine life of its Leonora gold operations in Western Australia.
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Red 5 continues KOTH hype as first gold approaches
Red 5 has continued attracting attention at its King of the Hills (KOTH) gold project in Western Australia, with Minister Bill Johnston paying a visit before first production next year.
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