Operations at CITIC Pacific’s Sino Iron mine in Western Australia have recommenced following suspension on Friday due to an incident involving a 52-year-old maintenance worker.
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Rio Tinto to trial Caterpillar haul trucks at Gudai-Darri
Rio Tinto will be the first to deploy Caterpillar’s 793 zero-emission autonomous haul trucks, once development is complete at the Gudai-Darri iron ore mine in Western Australia.
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Calidus locks in $210 million Macmahon contract
Calidus Resources has hired Macmahon to undertake open cut mining at the Warrawoona gold project in Western Australia in preparation for first production next year.
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BHP aligns with KoBold for billionaire-backed exploration tech
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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MRIWA boosted by additional funding from WA
The Western Australia Government is contributing an additional $6 million to the Minerals Research Institute of Western Australia (MRIWA) across the next four years until 2024-25.
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Curtin bridges gap between Australian mining and technology
Researchers from Curtin University have begun studying the viability of broadband fibre optic acoustic sensing technology in Australian mining applications.
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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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ABS shows jobs and earnings ride COVID turbulence
Employment and wages have shown promising signs in the mining industry, with a return to record total full-time earnings, according to an Australian Bureau of Statistics report for May 2021.
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Australian exploration shrugs off COVID-19
Gold and silver have attracted almost half of Australia’s exploration expenditure in the June quarter of 2021, according to a report from Austex.
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Curtin opens doors to metals research lab
Curtin University has opened a research and teaching hub at the Western Australian School of Mines in Kalgoorlie to accelerate understanding of sustainable solutions for the resources sector.
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Monadelphous expands steelworks offering in WA
Monadelphous has acquired RTW Steel Fabrication and Construction, which offers services to mining, industrial and commercial projects across Western Australia.
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WA prioritises skilled workers with Summit and incentives
The WA Government has rescheduled its Skills Summit for late-July, when state leaders will discuss upskilling sectors including resources and construction.
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First gold runs smoothly for Capricorn at Karlawinda
Capricorn Metals has poured first gold at its Karlawinda gold project as the company continued to optimise its processes in Western Australia.
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Roy Hill locks in five-year contract with K2fly
Roy Hill has handed K2fly a contract to deliver a mining technical assurance suite at its namesake iron ore operation in Western Australia.
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Northern Star grows Super Pit potential
Northern Star Resources has set up the future of the Super Pit gold mine in Western Australia with a major increase to the reserves at the historic site.
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MinRes haulage disruptions impact iron ore shipments
Mineral Resources (MinRes) has felt the effect of Western Australia's COVID-19 border closures during the March quarter as a shortage of haulage drivers meant tonnes of iron ore were left untouched.
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Gold prices surge to six-week highs
Spot gold prices have risen to a high of $US1759.70 ($2298.06) per ounce on Thursday, reaching its highest point in over a month.
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Ramelius overcomes hurdle to reach production target
Ramelius Resources has achieved its quarterly production target despite an unplanned shutdown at the Edna May gold mine in Western Australia last month.
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WA gold, nickel sales surge alongside iron ore
Western Australia has achieved record sales and employment in its mineral and petroleum industry in 2020 despite the hard border impacts brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Salt Lake begins commissioning of potash process plant
Salt Lake Potash has launched commissioning of Australia’s first sulphate of potash (SOP) processing plant at Wiluna in Western Australia ahead of first production later this year.
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