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Fortescue Metals Group is trialling the expansion of its Western Australian fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) flight service network, with new charter flights departing Busselton in the state’s southwest.

Rio Tinto has reported delays to development at its Gudai-Darri iron ore mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, citing labour shortages.

Flexco Australia’s custom-engineered washbox solution has been the go-to for a Western Australian iron ore miner looking to reduce spillage and downtime.  

Deloitte has touted vaccination rates as the economy’s silver bullet, but a removal of lockdowns may even Australia’s playing field while disturbing the Western Australian growth bubble.

Fortescue Metals Group has made plans to further diversify outside iron ore with the construction of a manufacturing hub in Queensland for renewable energy and green hydrogen.

The Western Australian resources sector carried the national economy through an arduous 12 months to June 30, as minerals and petroleum sales grew to $210 billion.

BHP remains optimistic about the trade tensions between Australia and China, as iron ore miners continue to feel the pinch of reduced commodity prices.

Mineral, metal and energy exports have underpinned a monthly record for the Australian export revenue surplus, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Fortescue Metals Group has announced an ambitious goal to abolish scope 3 carbon emissions by 2040 through various projects such Fortescue Future Industries.

Rio Tinto has signed a five-year contract with K2fly with the software company to supply its ground disturbance solution to the major miner.

Fortescue Metals Group are progressively recommencing operations at its Solomon Hub operations following an incident last week.

Rio Tinto’s fleet of rail cars at its Pilbara iron ore operations in Western Australia is set to grow by 50, with the company to release a manufacturing tender for the project.

Metso Outotec has optimised the iron ore pelletising process with a digital solution to improve production capacity and quality, while reducing energy and costs.

Iron ore prices have risen slightly after last month dropping below US$100 per tonne for the first time since early November 2020.

The Pilbara Ports Authority (PPA) has begun investigating the trade of iron ore at the Port of Ashburton in Western Australia, in response to increased exports.

Operations at CITIC Pacific’s Sino Iron mine in Western Australia have recommenced following suspension on Friday due to an incident involving a 52-year-old maintenance worker.

Iron ore prices have dropped to a 10-month low as China made further calls to slow steel production, causing major and minor iron ore miners alike to feel the effects in Australia. 

Flexco has used a polyurethane skirting to solve the issues of a major iron ore miner as it looked to optimise its conveyors for less downtime and more productivity. 

Record contributions from the mining and resources sector have helped lift Western Australia to a State Budget surplus of $5.6 billion.

Located in one of the biggest iron ore hubs in the world, a mine site with belts running 24/7 was experiencing severe maintenance clean-up costs and associated labour time