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.
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Macmahon continues contract streak at Anglo American mine
Anglo American has awarded a $200 million surface mining services contract at the Dawson coal mine in Queensland to Macmahon Holdings.
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Resources and energy exports set records
Australia’s Resources and Energy quarterly report has predicted a record $296 billion in exports for the 2020-21 financial year as the likes of iron ore and gold overcome the impact of COVID-19.
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Liebherr legacy lives on with R 9600 excavator
The original equipment manufacturer’s latest ultra-class excavator is set to transition its range towards a new generation of machine that will support the evolution of the mining industry. Ben Creagh writes.
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Burgundy Diamond swoops in on Ellendale
Burgundy Diamond Mines has emerged as the next owner of the Ellendale and Blina diamond projects in Western Australia with ambitions to reach production within two years.
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MinRes achieves first production at Wonmunna
Mineral Resources (MinRes) has produced first iron ore at the Wonmunna mine in the Pilbara region, Western Australia, as it works towards ramping up to its approved run rate by the June quarter 2021.
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Australian Pacific Coal mulls over Dartbrook’s future
Australian Pacific Coal (AQC) has extended a strategic review of the Dartbrook coal mine in New South Wales after the company was unable to finalise a board decision on a capital raising.
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Glencore inks QLD bauxite deal with Mitsubishi
Glencore and Mitsubishi Development have struck a joint venture (JV) deal to develop the Aurukun bauxite project in western Cape York, Queensland.
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Fortescue hands out contracts to Monadelphous, Vysarn
Fortescue Metals Group has signed a $150 million crane services contract with Monadelphous and extended a drilling and construction agreement with Vysarn at Western Australian iron ore operations.
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Australia restricts travel to Papua New Guinea
Australia’s mining industry is bracing for travel interruptions after Prime Minister Scott Morrison barred fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) workers from travelling to and from Papua New Guinea.
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Pilbara Minerals increases offtake ahead of production lift
Pilbara Minerals has expanded its offtake agreement with Yibin Tianyi Lithium Industry for spodumene concentrate produced at the Pilgangoora lithium-tantalum operation in Western Australia.
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Green power anticipated to surpass iron ore business: Fortescue
Fortescue Metals Group has moved its carbon neutrality target forward by 10 years to 2030 as the company advances its emissions reduction projects.
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BHP predicts golden age of exploration discoveries
BHP chief technical officer Laura Tyler has highlighted that the mining sector is coming to the “golden age” of discovery thanks to technology’s ability to reveal systems under cover.
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Mining exploration set for post-COVID boost
S&P Global Market Intelligence has ranked Australia second in the world for mineral exploration expenditure in 2020, while flagging a strong likelihood for minerals exploration investment to improve this year.
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Fortescue shifts Iron Bridge contractors following blowout
Fortescue Metals Group is redeploying contractors from the Iron Bridge magnetite project in Western Australia to other sites after completing a review of its operational strategy.
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BHP signs third emissions reduction agreement with China
BHP has penned an agreement with Chinese customer HBIS Group to evaluate solutions that will reduce greenhouse gas from ironmaking and steelmaking.
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Critical minerals hit the road map in Australia’s future
The Australian Government has reinforced the role it expects the critical minerals sector to play in the country's future in its third road map for the national manufacturing priority list.
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Industry leaders rally to decarbonise mining
South32, OZ Minerals and IGO are among the mining companies that have initiated the Electric Mine Consortium to reduce scope one and two carbon emissions in mining operations.
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Rio Tinto chairman to step down in 2022
Rio Tinto chairman Simon Thompson has signalled he will step down from his role due to the destruction of the Juukan Gorge rock shelters in Western Australia.
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Tesla boss flags nickel supply as ‘biggest concern’
Tesla chief executive Elon Musk has declared nickel supply as a major concern for the company's battery production, which could spark future deals with Australian nickel miners.
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