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Newmont has renewed its ties with software company K2fly, enabling the latter to continue providing its resource governance solution to the gold miner for a further five years.

New data from the federal Exploring for the Future initiative could benefit the mining of copper, gold, lead and zinc in southern Australia.

A research team from the University of Arizona has received $US500,000 ($679,217) from NASA for a moon mining technique using swarms of autonomous robots.

Last week ABB unveiled eMine, its suite of technologies set to transform the global mining sector and accelerate the move towards a zero-carbon mine.

Western Australia company Mining and Process Solutions (MPS) is developing new glycine heap leaching technology with the aim to unlock significant value from copper oxides, gold and nickel ores.

After the Karlawinda Gold project poured first gold on June 30, the Capricorn Metals operation has continued to grow with continuous processing throughout August.

Gold, iron ore, copper and minerals have all seen increased exploration expenditure in 2021, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) which affirmed a positive outlook for the Australian mining industry.

Australian gold production for the first half of 2021 was four tonnes more than China’s figures for the same period, according to Melbourne consulting group Surbiton Associates.

The NSW Minerals Council has assessed the growth potential of the state’s mining projects pipeline, with 32 projects underway at various stages.

Northern Star have pledged their commitment to advancing their employees, announcing several development and education initiatives for the 2022 financial year.

Evolution Mining has implemented new software at the Mungari gold operations in Western Australia, with the aim to mitigate unplanned downtime and improve plant performance.

OZ Minerals has received the go-ahead to construct a hoisting shaft at the Prominent Hill copper-gold mine in South Australia, adding four years to its mine life.

Mining has commenced at Calidus’ Warrawoona gold project, with ore now being delivered to the run-of-mine (ROM) pad.

Bardoc Gold has named GR Engineering Services as preferred contractor to construct the processing plant for its namesake project in Western Australia.

Gold and silver have attracted almost half of Australia’s exploration expenditure in the June quarter of 2021, according to a report from Austex.

Alkane Resources has purchased a $16 million fleet of Sandvik, Epiroc, Cat and Volvo machines to operate at the Tomingley gold extension project in New South Wales.

Northern Star Resources has awarded GR Engineering Services a $101 million engineering, procurement and construction contract at the Thunderbox gold operations in Western Australia.

Gold Road Resources has reported lower production for the June quarter following processing plant issues at the Gruyere gold mine in Western Australia last month.

OZ Minerals has mined a record 1.14 million tonnes of ore at the Prominent Hill copper-gold mine in South Australia off the back of strong copper demand.

Silver Lake Resources has modified its operating strategy at the Mount Monger gold mine in Western Australia due to a lack of skilled labour causing productivity and cost issues.