minerals

Resolute Mining has poured 89,888 ounces of gold in the December quarter despite disruptions at the Syama gold mine in Mali.

The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) has launched three mining skills project hubs, including an apprenticeships hub that aims to put 5000 people into work.

NRW Holdings has offered to takeover engineering group Primero Group for $100 million, an offer that the boards from both companies have unanimously agreed to.

The Australian Government Takeovers Panel has turned down requests to change Nordgold and Shandong Gold’s offer conditions for the Cardinal Resources takeover bid.

Rockwell Automation has unveiled its PlantPAx 5.0 distributed control system (DCS) to enhance the lifecycle of plant operations through digitisation.

Stavely Minerals has uncovered one of its best drilling results to date  at the Cayley Lode at the Thursday’s Gossan prospect, part of its Stavely copper-gold project in Victoria. 

Australian Vanadium has added one year to an agreement that would see the processing plant for its namesake project based near Geraldton in Western Australia.

The federal government has released an updated  edition of The Australian Critical Minerals Prospectus for 2020 for investors  to identify the commercial opportunities within the country’s mineral projects. 

Sandvik will next year launch the Sandvik Rock Processing Solutions business area, which will replace the current Crushing and Screening division.

Glencore has been awarded a financial lifeline by the Queensland Government to extend the operation of its Mount Isa copper smelter and Townsville refinery beyond 2022. 

Calidus has secured an agreement with Novo Resources to acquire the Blue Spec gold-antimony project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

BHP plans to reduce scope two emissions at its Queensland coal mines by 50 percent in the next five years.

Technology Metals Australia has been awarded mining leases to develop its Gabanintha vanadium project in Western Australia.

Swick Mining Services expects the separation of its drilling and mineral technology to provide great value to the company after adding a number of contracts to its order book in the past two months.

BHP has made a sweep of changes and additions to its executive leadership team to enhance the company’s future readiness and long-term growth.

Ardea Resources has partnered with CSIRO to study the behaviour of gold in mineral deposits at the Goongarrie nickel-cobalt project in the Eastern Goldfields, Western Australia.

The International Council on Mining and Minerals (ICMM) and the United Nations (UN) have introduced a set of global standards to safely manage mine tailings.

Metso has officially merged its minerals business with Outotec to form a new company which aims to become an industry leader across the minerals, aggregates, metals refining and recycling industries.

Newcrest Mining has continued its bullish development at its Cadia gold mine in New South Wales, leading to operational records headlining the June quarter.

New South Wales has the potential to fortify its economic recovery by approving the 32 mining projects that are sitting in the NSW planning system.