- 1. Australia releases mine waste map
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- ... Survey of South Australia, the Geological Survey of Western Australia and Mineral Resources Tasmania along with RMIT University, and the University of Queensland. More information on the atlas can b ...
- Created on 06 June 2023
- 2. Rio Tinto to invest US$395 million to secure water supply in Pilbara
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- Rio Tinto said it will invest US$395 million in a desalination plant in Western Australia to support future water supply for the company’s coastal operations and communities in the Pilbara region. The ...
- Created on 06 June 2023
- 3. NSW enviro authorities investigating Cadia pollution claim
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- ... the gold operation. Reuters reported that, in March, Cadia Community Sustainability Network (CCSN) – a residents' group from Orange, New South Wales – said they and a researcher from Western Sydney ...
- Created on 24 May 2023
- 4. St Barbara rejects latest Silver Lake bid, backs Genesis offer
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- Gold miner St Barbara said it will not engage further with Silver Lake Resources regarding a A$707 million bid for its Leonora assets in Western Australia citing a lack of synergies and cash offering. ...
- Created on 15 May 2023
- 5. NRW picks up contract for POPL project
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- Primero Group subsidiary NRW Holdings has been awarded an upgrade contract for Pilbara Minerals’ Pilgangoora Operations for an expansion of the Pilgan Plant outside of Port Hedland, Western Australia. ...
- Created on 10 May 2023
- 6. Rio Tinto radioactive density gauge component found in WA
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- Emergency crews on the hunt for a pea-sized radioactive capsule along a 870-mile/1,400-kilometre route in Western Australia found the capsule after the tiny device went missing while being transported ...
- Created on 10 May 2023
- 7. Fortescue moves closer to zero-emission battery electric truck
- (Leading Developments)
- ... and installed at Fortescue’s workshop in Perth, Western Australia, before its transported to the Pilbara for testing on site later this year. ...
- Created on 10 May 2023
- 8. Iron Bridge hits major milestone: first magnetite production
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- After several delays and 20 years of planning, Fortescue Metals has successfully made its first magnetite product at the Iron Bridge mine in Western Australia – remarkably at first run grade of greater ...
- Created on 03 May 2023
- 9. TOMRA Mining picked for Pilbara plant
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- TOMRA Mining said its technology has been selected to outfit the largest lithium sorting plant in the world at Pilbara Minerals’ Pilgangoora project in Western Australia. Installation at the site has ...
- Created on 25 April 2023
- 10. Perenti’s Barminco extends deal at Flying Fox
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- Perenti subsidiary Barminco has confirmed a nine-month extension to its contract at IGO’s Flying Fox nickel operations in Western Australia. The contract extension is effective from 1 January 2023 ...
- Created on 19 April 2023
- 11. RCT automates Northern Star underground fleet
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- Technology specialist RCT has partnered with Northern Star Mining Services to implement a digital autonomous mining fleet at the Ramone gold mine in Western Australia. The mine, which is located ...
- Created on 18 April 2023
- 12. OZ Minerals shareholders approve BHP takeover
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- ... Musgrave nickel project in Western Australia; and the Carajás East Hub in Brazil, which includes the Pedra Branca underground copper-gold mine. Sources: Reuters and BHP ...
- Created on 15 April 2023
- 13. Mining commences at Bellevue Gold project
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- Australian miner Bellevue Gold said mining has started at the Vanguard open pit at its namesake project in Western Australia with mining contractor NRW Holdings fully mobilised. Mining at the open ...
- Created on 11 April 2023
- 14. Siempelkamp boosts Fenner’s conveyor capacity
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- Fenner Conveyors, a Michelin Group Company, celebrated the grand opening of “K3,” its third Siempelkamp plant at its Kwinana, Western Australia, facility last month. The conveyor manufacturer ...
- Created on 10 April 2023
- 15. Iron Bridge faces another delay
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- Fortescue Metals Group said first production for its Iron Bridge magnetite project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia has been pushed to the second half of April from a previously scheduled start ...
- Created on 29 March 2023
- 16. Monument now mining in Malaysia
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- ... in the Murchison area of Western Australia. It has a 20% interest in the Tuckanarra gold project jointly owned with Odyssey Gold Ltd in the same region. Source: Monument Mining ...
- Created on 28 March 2023
- 17. MACA fishes out contract for McPhee Creek
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- Australian contracting group MACA has been awarded a three-year mining contract at Atlas Iron’s McPhee Creek project in the northeast Pilbara region of Western Australia. The project scope includes ...
- Created on 21 March 2023
- 18. Cowal turns tables to underground
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- ... of [about] 320,000 low-cost ounces.” Evolution operates five wholly-owned mines: Cowal; Ernest Henry and Mt Rawdon in Queensland; Mungari in Western Australia; and Red Lake in Ontario, Canada. Source: ...
- Created on 20 March 2023
- 19. FMG cutting ‘hundreds’ of jobs: report
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- ... the Pilbara include Chichester Hub, Solomon Hub, Western Hub, Hedland Operations and the Iron Bridge magnetite project still under development. Iron Bridge is a joint venture between Fortescue’s subsidiar ...
- Created on 10 March 2023
- 20. NRW picks up contract for POPL project
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- Primero Group subsidiary NRW Holdings has been awarded an upgrade contract for Pilbara Minerals’ Pilgangoora Operations for an expansion of the Pilgan Plant outside of Port Hedland, Western Australia. ...
- Created on 05 February 2023