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Liontown Resources has flagged the potential for throughput improvements at the Kathleen Valley lithium-tantalum project in Western Australia.

New Century Resources is expecting to cut down production costs at the Century zinc operation in Queensland while bolstering its planned production expansion.

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Image Resources has snagged a mining lease for its Atlas mineral sands project in Western Australia as the life of its Boonanarring project edges closer to ending.

Mining contractor Monadelphous has introduced more flexible fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) rosters for its employees, allowing a choice for certain working arrangements

BHP has added two years to its Western Australia Iron Ore (WAIO) air charter services contract with Alliance Aviation Services.

Ramelius Resources has achieved its quarterly production target despite an unplanned shutdown at the Edna May gold mine in Western Australia last month.

Australia’s Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia Keith Pitt has announced an inquiry into the financial sector’s treatment of Australia’s resources industry.

Roy Hill has used AMCAP Industrial’s Dump Truck Midlife Service kit to deliver safer ways to conduct business, while also improving workplace productivity and reducing costs.

Western Australia has achieved record sales and employment in its mineral and petroleum industry in 2020 despite the hard border impacts brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists experts reveal what mining companies can do to mitigate human vibration exposure and reduce back injuries while their employees operate on the bumpy ground of mine sites.

The HARTING Han Ex product portfolio offers complete connector systems consisting of housings and inserts which are ideal for explosive hazardous areas.

Tyler Engineered media manager, Haver & Boecker Niagara, Steve Fair, outlines ways a minerals processing operation can reduce downtime.

OceanaGold has increased its gold reserves for 2020 following a string of exploration activities across its New Zealand and United States assets.

HYDAC Australia, in conjunction with Deakin Motion Lab, has constructed a virtual reality (VR) wheel lock hydraulic power unit training system – amid many others in the pipeline – to meet the urgent requirement for trained complex machinery technicians.

BHP plans to seek approval for an extension of operations at the Mount Arthur thermal coal mine in New South Wales to 2045 despite recent efforts to sell the asset.

Metro Mining will recommence operations at the Bauxite Hills mine in Queensland following an early shutdown for the wet season in September 2020.

COVID-19 has greatly impacted the Australian mining sector and the wider capital equipment industry. State lockdowns and the threat of COVID-19 forced many mining companies to make tough decisions regarding health screening and sanitisation, as well as face external pressures such as travel restrictions, fieldwork interruptions and contractual or joint venture obligations.

BCI has awarded $90 million worth of contracts for its Mardie salt and potash project in Western Australia over the first quarter of 2021.

ABB and Hitachi Construction Machinery have agreed to work together to develop electric, automated and digital solutions to mining trucks and excavators.