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Carbine Resources’ Mount Morgan project gets final heritage approval
The Queensland department of natural resources and mines (DNRM) has granted the final heritage approval for Carbine Resources’ Mount Morgan gold copper project, southwest of Rockhampton.
May 30, 2017 0 comment
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Making sure the future does not wear out
Australian Mining speaks to Laserbond chairman Allan Morton about the company’s partnership with the University of South Australia and its vision for the future.
December 27, 2016 0 comment
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Current-limiting circuit breaker offer fast-acting protection
Industrial automation customers can improve their short-circuit protection with a new line of current-limiting, moulded-case circuit breakers, claims Rockwell Automation. The line expands the Allen-Bradley Bulletin 140G moulded-case circuit breakers and offers more comprehensive, fast-acting, short-circuit protection, according to the manufacturer. The line expansion protects against overload, short-circuit and ground-fault conditions. The new line of … Continue reading Current-limiting circuit breaker offer fast-acting protection
October 26, 2016 0 comment
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Hedweld opens new manufacturing facility in the Hunter
Hedweld Engineering has opened a new manufacturing facility in Mt. Thorley, NSW, to foster innovation in the Hunter region.
September 13, 2016 0 comment
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World-scale ammonium nitrate factory opens in Pilbara
Orica and Yara have opened their joint venture Yara Pilbara Nitrates ammonium nitrate plant, located in Western Australia’s Pilbara region, and expect it to be operational by the year’s end.
August 25, 2016 899 comments
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Cat will no longer build tracked drills, bord and pillar mining machinery
Caterpillar has announced it will discontinue manufacture of its room and pillar and track drills.
August 19, 2016 0 comment
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Atlas Copco consolidates mining businesses
Atlas Copco has consolidated its mining consumables business in the US and its mining equipment operations in China.
August 16, 2016 3 comments
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CSIRO develop low cost magnesium
In a move that could help reinvigorate the metal production industry in Australia, CSIRO and Enirgi Group have joined forces to develop and commercialise an affordable and low-emission technology for producing magnesium metal.
July 20, 2016 0 comment
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Centre of Excellence opened to replace hole left by Cat’s exit
A new Manufacturing Centre of Excellence has been opened in Burnie, in response to Caterpillar Underground Mining’s decision to move manufacturing to Thailand.
July 19, 2016 0 comment
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A labour dump is unlikely under the China Australia free trade agreement
Fears that the Chinese Australian Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) will lead to a flood of Chinese workers in Australia are unfounded. The amount that China invests overseas is not linked to the flow of Chinese labour and in fact Australia could stand benefit from the investment the agreement will promote.
July 18, 2016 0 comment
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Long-term security for Arrium Whyalla needed: SA politicians
The South Australian government and SA senator Nick Xenophon have urged the new federal government to secure the long-term future of the Whyalla steelworks.
July 12, 2016 0 comment
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Innovations from other industries will enable a more sustainable mining industry
As mining endures the downturn, it now has the opportunity to adopt innovations from other industries, Adrian Hale, director of Natural Resources, Asia Pacific South, Dassault Systèmes, writes.
July 1, 2016 1 comment
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Moly-Cop looks to boost production in Chile
Arrium’s Moly-Cop grinding media business has lodged an application with Chilean environmental authorities to double capacity at its Mejillones plant.
June 23, 2016 0 comment
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Ammonia leaks investigated at Burrup plant
Eleven reportable leaks have led to investigations at the Pilbara Fertiliser site in Western Australia, owned by Yara International.
June 21, 2016 0 comment
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Coalition won’t enter ‘bidding war’ to save Whyalla steelworks
Labor will announce a commitment worth $100 million to attempt to save Arrium’s Whyalla plant, but the federal government has criticised the timing of the news, saying it wouldn’t enter a political auction on the issue.
June 16, 2016 0 comment
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First graphene factory opened in Geelong
The first graphene factory in the country has been opened in Geelong, which can “consider itself the graphene capital of Australia” according to the company behind it.
June 15, 2016 1,214 comments
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Glencore shuts Bowen coke operations
Glencore has announced that it will be closing its North Queensland Bowen Coke Works facility over the next few months.
June 10, 2016 19 comments
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Coats Group announces two acquisitions
Industrial thread and craft company Coats Group has announced the acquisition of Gotex and Fast React Systems.
June 7, 2016 17 comments
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Ausdrill sells drilling tool manufacturer
Ausdrill has sold its Drilling Tools Australia business to Robit, for $66 million.
May 20, 2016 10 comments
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Driving the Australian wire rope market
Australia’s largest wire rope supplier WRI industries has been playing an ever-growing game since the 1920s, building a business from the BHP empire to become the largest supplier in the country, and thanks to a fortuitous buyout, the world.
May 16, 2016 1 comment