Rio Tinto has recovered from operational and weather challenges faced in the Pilbara earlier this year, with its September quarter iron ore production jumping 10 per cent.
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Rio Tinto awards Pindan $90m construction contract
Rio Tinto has contracted integrated property and construction group Pindan to construct an operations village for its Koodaideri iron ore project in the Pilbara.
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CAPE secures Rio Tinto contract in Pilbara
Rio Tinto has awarded mining and utilities services company CAPE a contract for the Robe Valley sustaining project in Western Australia.
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Aboriginal-owned iron ore producer to create 240 jobs in Pilbara
The Australian Aboriginal Mining Corporation (AAMC) has secured $27.1 million in debt funding for the development of the First Iron project in the Pilbara.
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Flexco universal lightweight cleaner pole enhances conveyor safety
The conveyor experts at Flexco have developed a Universal lightweight cleaner pole that is delivering much-needed relief for maintenance workers at mine operations.
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Fortescue autonomous trucks hit billion tonne milestone
Fortescue Metals Group’s fleet of autonomous haul trucks in the Pilbara has surpassed the one billion tonne milestone of material moved, covering 33.5 million kilometres in the process.
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Komatsu diversifies in Western Australia with BHP deal
Australian Mining speaks with Komatsu Australia chief executive Sean Taylor about what an agreement to deploy haul trucks at BHP’s South Flank project means for the company and Western Australia.
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SIMPEC continues relationship at Fortescue project
SIMPEC has been chosen by Energy Power Systems Australia for the construction of the 25-megawatt diesel power generation facilities at Fortescue Metals Group’s Eliwana mine and rail project in the Pilbara, Western Australia.
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Fortescue fosters a new era of conveyor monitoring
Fortescue Metals Group is leading the way in monitoring the health of its conveyor assets, introducing a new paperless inspection system.
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Weir secures largest-ever mining order with Fortescue
The Weir Group has won a £100 million ($179.4 million) contract to provide a range of crushing and pump equipment to Fortescue Metals Group’s Iron Bridge iron ore project in the Pilbara, Western Australia.
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Komatsu strikes BHP deal for 41 South Flank autonomous trucks
Komatsu will deploy 41 automation-ready Komatsu 930E-5 ultra-class haul trucks at BHP’s South Flank iron ore project in the Pilbara, Western Australia from next month.
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CSIRO edges closer to solving the mystery of the Pilbara gold nugget
An ‘old-school gold rush’ kicked off in the Pilbara goldfields in 2017 with the discovery of hundreds of gold nuggets shaped like watermelon seeds.
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Bucking bulls, heavy hitters and fishing fanatics
Minprovise continues to demonstrate their commitment to community engagement with their most recent slate of sponsorships.
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Rio Tinto contract increases NRW presence at Koodaideri
Rio Tinto has awarded a $95 million mine pre-strip contract for its Koodaideri project in Western Australia to NRW Holdings.
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Thunderbird is go for 100% stage one offtake
Spain’s CFM Minerales has agreed to an additional offtake of zircon from Sheffield Resources’ Thunderbird mineral sands project in Western Australia.
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Atlas Iron extends BGC contract at Mt Webber
BGC Contracting has secured a contract extension with Atlas Iron at the Mt Webber iron ore project in Western Australia.
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Primero secures South Flank contract for world’s largest balance machines
Primero Group has bagged a contract from Thyssenkrupp for works on the balance machines that will be installed at BHP’s South Flank iron ore project in the Pilbara, Western Australia.
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Fortescue leads the way towards gender parity
Fortescue Metals Group will sign the ParityPledge, becoming one of the first companies in Australia to make the commitment to foster an inclusive and diverse workforce.
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CSIRO initiative helps mining build social licence
CSIRO has launched Voconiq to help companies tackle the issue of achieving a social licence to operate, one of the top business risks facing industry today.
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Fortescue strengthens shunters program in Port Hedland
Fortescue Metals Group’s school leaver shunting trainee program has welcomed its second intake of team members to the company’s rail operations team in Port Hedland.
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