Monadelphous has secured a $240 million contract with BHP to provide maintenance services for shutdowns, outages and minor capital works at its iron ore operations in the Pilbara, Western Australia.
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Civmec secures Roy Hill, Rio Tinto contracts
Civmec’s focus on strengthening its maintenance service offering has paid off with the award of contracts from a number of leading Australian mining companies.
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Rio Tinto approves $2bn investment in premium iron ore
Rio Tinto plans to sustain production of its high-grade iron ore products through a $2 billion investment in two Robe River joint venture projects in the Pilbara, Western Australia.
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BHP fires first blast at South Flank
BHP’s development of the South Flank iron ore project in the Pilbara has taken a major step forward with the first blast at the site this week.
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MinRes completes Koolyanobbing iron ore acquisition in WA
Mineral Resources has finalised its completion of the Koolyanobbing iron ore assets in the Yilgarn region of Western Australia from former owner Cleveland-Cliffs.
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Early detection system catches Fortescue conveyor belt rip
An early belt rip was identified by ‘smart data’ monitoring systems on a major Fortescue Metals Group iron ore stockyard conveyor in the Pilbara.
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BCI Minerals plans sale of Pilbara iron ore assets
Pilbara-focused junior BCI Minerals has launched a divestment process for its portfolio of iron ore assets projects in the Western Australian region.
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BHP’s Olympic Dam slowed by technical concern
BHP is reportedly working to fix a technical issue that has disrupted its processing facilities at the Olympic Dam mine in South Australia.
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Chinese demand for high-grade iron ore hits Fortescue
Fortescue Metals Group’s financial performance has slumped as China has focused on using high-grade iron ore at its steel mills.
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Fatal incident at Rio Tinto’s Channar mine
A man has died behind the wheel when the truck he was driving veered off a haul road at Rio Tinto's Channar mine. The 28-year-old truck driver was part of Rio's Greater Paraburdoo iron ore operations in the Pilbara region.
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Mount Gibson positive ahead of Koolan Island restart
Mount Gibson Iron has geared up for the restart of the Koolan Island operation with a robust performance in the 2018 financial year.
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Diggers & Dealers: NRW Holdings thrives off Golding acquisition
NRW Holdings chief executive officer Jules Pemberton has credited last year’s takeover of Golding Contractors as the main reason for a company transformation.
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Mitsui makes $86m deal with Carpentaria on Hawsons iron project
Japanese trading house Mitsui has made an $86 million deal with Carpentaria Resources over the Hawsons iron project southwest of Broken Hill, New South Wales.
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Diggers & Dealers: chairman Giorgetta rallies industry to avoid crisis
Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum chairman Nick Giorgetta believes mining's skills shortage is just years away from being at crisis levels if more Australians aren't attracted to the industry.
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Public perception of mining at a six-year high
Australian opinion towards the mining sector is at its highest level in six years according to a new study by independent research firm JWS Research.
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Fluor expands BHP South Flank partnership with new contract
Fluor has extended its relationship with BHP at the South Flank iron ore development in the Pilbara, Western Australia with a project and construction management contract.
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Mount Gibson pushes Koolan Island closer to restart
Mount Gibson Iron has entered the final stage of the restart program at the Koolan Island iron ore project in the Kimberley, Western Australia.
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Rio Tinto takes key step towards first ‘intelligent’ mine
Rio Tinto has approved $US146 million ($196 million) in preliminary funding for its first intelligent mine, the Koodaideri iron ore project in the Pilbara region, Western Australia.
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MinRes statistics highlight reductions at Wodgina
Mineral Resources has produced 15.29 million wet tonnes (Mwt) of lithium and iron ore and shipped 13.21Mwt in the 2018 financial year.
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Iluka forms South Australian JV with Western Areas
Nickel-focused producer Western Areas has entered a farm-in and joint venture (JV) with Iluka Resources over the Western Gawler exploration area in South Australia.
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