Idemitsu has confirmed a worker returned a positive COVID-19 test at its Boggabri coal mine in New South Wales, before further testing revealed the case was a false positive.
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Queensland FIFO workers get call-up for vaccination hub
Queensland’s Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young has included fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) workers in a new priority vaccination list, as the state prepares a vaccination hub at Brisbane Airport.
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Fortescue clear of outbreak at Cloudbreak
Fortescue Metals Group has been cleared of any COVID-19 cases after a positive test scare shut down its Cloudbreak mine site in Western Australia this week.
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Fortescue worker returns positive COVID-19 test
Fortescue Metals Group (Fortescue) has been advised by the Western Australian Department of Health that a maintenance contractor at its Cloudbreak site has returned a weak positive test result for COVID-19.
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Potential ‘cold war’ with China could wreak havoc for mining
Oxford University professor of globalisation and development Ian Goldin has warned the Australian mining sector that tensions with China could escalate into a 'cold war' with further impacts on supply chains.
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BHP targets Mount Keith ramp up
BHP has set itself to expand production by 40 per cent at its Mount Keith nickel mine in Western Australia, with a new SAG mill, flotation technology and two new Liebherr excavators.
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Northern Star expands Thunderbox with GR Engineering contract
Northern Star Resources has awarded GR Engineering Services a $101 million engineering, procurement and construction contract at the Thunderbox gold operations in Western Australia.
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Fortescue makes waves with shipping record
Fortescue Metals Group has marginally beaten its ore shipment targets with a record 182.2 million tonnes setting sail from the Pilbara in the 12 months to June 30.
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Stanmore gets the nod at Isaac Downs
Stanmore Resources has received a mining lease for the Isaac Downs metallurgical coal project in Queensland’s Bowen Basin, enabling construction and operations to begin.
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NRW secures Gudai-Darri solar contract
Rio Tinto has awarded NRW Holdings with a contract to deliver a 34-megawatt solar energy system at the Gudai-Darri mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
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Approvals acceleration to fast track WA economy
The WA Government has invested a record amount to accelerate project approvals across several agencies including the DMIRS.
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Northern Star reaps benefits of Saracen merger
Northern Star Resources is seeing the early signs of cost savings and productivity gains from the merger with Saracen Mineral Holdings as it progresses towards producing 2 million ounces of a gold a year.
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BHP unites with Tesla for nickel supply partnership
BHP will supply Tesla with nickel from its Nickel West asset in Western Australia in a collaboration which will aim to make the battery supply chain more sustainable.
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BHP powers through with key commodity records
BHP has broken production records at the Goonyella Riverside metallurgical coal mine in Queensland and at its Western Australia Iron Ore sites after launching operations at South Flank in May.
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Shipping acquisition sees Glencore set sail
Glencore has acquired a majority stake in Newcastle Coal Shippers as the final part of its Hunter Valley Operations joint venture (JV) with Yancoal in New South Wales.
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Fortescue celebrates autonomous haulage milestone
Fortescue has marked a significant milestone with its autonomous haul fleet moving two billion tonnes of material, doubling the amount hauled since reaching the one billion tonne milestone in September 2019.
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Newmont ends Tanami camp quarantine
Newmont Corporation has released around 700 workers at the Tanami gold mine camp in the Northern Territory from quarantine following last month's COVID-19 outbreak.
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NRW Holdings sells mobile fleet to Boggabri
NRW Holdings has sold the majority of the major mining equipment from subsidiary Golding Contractors to Idemitsu Group subsidiary Boggabri Coal for $81 million.
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Warrikal wins record Fortescue contract
Warrikal Pty Ltd has been awarded a five-year $350 million contract as one of the providers of maintenance and shutdown services at Fortescue’s Pilbara operations.
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Fortescue produces first-ever green iron ore
Fortescue Metals Group has successfully produced high purity green iron ore as part of its Fortescue Future Industries (FFII renewable energy and industry initiative.
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