BHP has partnered with exploration technology company, KoBold Metals, in the hunt for metals and critical minerals to be used in clean energy technology.
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Resource royalties return record revenue for WA
Record contributions from the mining and resources sector have helped lift Western Australia to a State Budget surplus of $5.6 billion.
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New Century zinc exploits receive Senex gas boost
Senex will provide New Century Resources seven petajoules (PJ) of natural gas over the next three years to support the mining company’s zinc production.
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Red 5 continues KOTH hype as first gold approaches
Red 5 has continued attracting attention at its King of the Hills (KOTH) gold project in Western Australia, with Minister Bill Johnston paying a visit before first production next year.
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Burgundy buy to produce Fancy diamonds from the rough
Burgundy Diamond Mines has made its first purchase of third-party rough diamonds to be sent to its purpose-built cut and polish facility in Perth, Western Australia.
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NRW’s Primero wins $290 million contract at Mt Holland
NRW Holdings’ wholly-owned subsidiary Primero Group has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract at Covalent Lithium’s Mt Holland concentrator project in Western Australia.
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Mastermyne acquisition expands hard rock services
Mastermyne has acquired PYBAR Mining Services for $47 million to expand its offering in hard rock mining, while proposing a name change to better reflect the business.
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Prominent Hill operations resume after incident
Operations at the Prominent Hill mine in South Australia are resuming progressively following suspension on Sunday afternoon due to the fatal injury of a Byrnecut employee working underground.
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NRW reveals $120 million Golding contract win
NRW Holdings’ wholly-owned subsidiary Golding Contractors has signed a five-year contract extension with Southern Cross Fertilisers, extending Golding’s mining contract at Phosphate Hill until 2026.
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Thiess recognised for Mount Pleasant rehabilitation
Thiess has been highlighted for its best-practice rehabilitation at the Mount Pleasant coal mine in New South Wales by the state’s Resources Regulator.
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Newcrest receives government grant for long-range network
The Federal Government’s Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) initiative has revealed its 11th round of recipients, with 22 projects sharing in $47 million in grants.
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GR Engineering to start construction works at Mt Ida
GR Engineering has secured a $73 million engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with Aurenne Alt Resources at the Mt Ida gold project in Western Australia.
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Mandatory vaccination on the table at BHP
BHP has considered a mandatory vaccination policy for its Australian workplaces, as it rolls out 300 AstraZeneca voluntary vaccines at the Mount Arthur coal mine in New South Wales.
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Autonomous training milestone for Rio Tinto and WesTrac
More than 100 Rio Tinto employees have completed Automated Haulage Systems (AHS) training at the WesTrac Technology Training Centre in Collie over the past six months in preparation for work at the new Gudai-Darri mine in the Pilbara.
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OZ Minerals leads waste management initiative
OZ Minerals has announced a new initiative called the Waste to Value Challenge which will gather ideas from across the industry to address issues of extraction and processing waste.
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BHP backs local business at Olympic Dam
BHP has increased its value to local communities at the Olympic Dam copper mine in South Australia, including a refuelling contract for Indigenous-owned business, Zancott Knight.
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Bravus selects custom-built Ultrahaul tray at Carmichael
Bravus Mining & Resources has awarded SMW Group a contract for Ultrahaul mine truck trays and a bore field maintenance program at its Carmichael coal project in Queensland.
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Iluka setting up WA for self-sufficient rare earths
Iluka Resources has continued to develop its Western Australian mineral sands operations, after Eneabba began phase two construction and Capel rebounded from a suspension in the first half of 2021.
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Macmahon welcomes $600m in mine cutbacks
Macmahon has welcomed the commissioning of significant bodies of work in 2021, as both the Tropicana and Telfer gold mines undergo mine altering cutbacks.
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BHP training program an investment in WA workforce
Western Australia Premier Mark McGowan has praised BHP’s new train driver training program as it decreases the state’s reliance on interstate fly-in, fly-out workers while enhancing local training and creating regional jobs.
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