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Millennium Minerals has reached a milestone at the Nullagine gold project by producing its first gold from the site’s stage one sulphide plant expansion.

Independence Group (IGO) now owns 90 per cent of the Plumridge nickel project in the Fraser Range, Western Australia after completing its farm-in expenditure with joint venture partner Arrow Minerals.

Dacian Gold has discovered some of the thickest, highest-grade gold mineralisation ever intersected from its 100 per cent-owned Mt Morgans mine near Laverton, Western Australia.

The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is now taking its Going for Gold gold recovery technology out of the trial phase and into the real-world market.

Saracen Minerals has made an off-market offer to acquire Western Australia-based gold miner Bligh Resources.

Employment company SEEK has revealed that the mining, resources and energy sector was the third-strongest contributor to the Australian employment market for the month of May.

Canadian miner RNC Minerals has finalised the acquisition of the Higginsville gold operation from Westgold Resources.

TNG is continuing to attract interest in its diversified Mount Peake project in the Northern Territory after announcing it will receive a $10 million placement from German investors.

Western Australia is driving a boost to mineral exploration spending in the March 2019 quarter, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data.

South32 has awarded a long-term engineering services contract at the Worsley Alumina bauxite operations in Western Australia to SRG Global.

Nearly a third of participants involved in the current round of an ongoing state-backed commodity exploration scheme in Western Australia are focusing on battery metal discoveries.

An amateur prospector in Western Australia has discovered a 49-ounce (1.4-kilogram) gold nugget worth almost $100,000.

Caterpillar will supply machinery and autonomous technology for Rio Tinto’s Koodaideri iron ore project in the Pilbara, Western Australia.

Leading miners, METS companies and universities discuss how Australia is solidifying a record year in 2018 by adding more talent into the field.

Utilising innovative technology to fast-track both the exploration and exploitation of mining sites is the key to success in the modern age, according to Independence Group (IGO) managing director and CEO, Peter Bradford.

Online recruitment portal SEEK has reported the mining, resources and energy sector as one of the five biggest industries for job growth over the past year.

Sandfire Resources has commenced aircore drilling at Alchemy Resources’ Bryah Basin project in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia.

Galena Mining has received $20 million of a proposed $90 million payment from Japanese company Toho Zinc to earn up to 40 per cent of the Abra base metals project in Western Australia.

Swick Mining Services has considerably boosted its order book due to several new tender outcomes and contracts both in Australia and internationally.

Lucapa Diamond Company has recovered a 55-carat diamond from its Mothae kimberlite plant in Lesotho, southern Africa.