- 1. Hitachi, Rio Tinto unveil world first for digital automation
- (Latest)
- ... system for the new Gudai-Darri iron ore mine in Western Australia’s Pilbara. The world’s first fully automated heavy-haul, long-distance rail system, AutoHaul will enable 220 trains, monitored remotely ...
- Created on 10 August 2022
- 2. Ford picks BHP for multi-year nickel supply
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- ... care about where products come from: their environmental and ethical footprints, as well as the efficiency and transparency of their supply chains.” The Ford announcement follows the signing of supply ...
- Created on 30 July 2022
- 3. Cobalt Blue making transition to operations
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- ... circuit for leaching pyrrhotite; an iron removal circuit; a MHP circuit; a refining circuit to produce cobalt sulphate; and on-site production of oxygen for leach and nitrogen for the kiln. The plant’s ...
- Created on 27 July 2022
- 4. Thiess Rehabilitation nails first contract
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- ... stage of rehabilitation, the dates of which were not made available. “We’re very pleased with our achievements to date, including attaining the Queensland’s Department of Environment and Science’s certification ...
- Created on 12 July 2022
- 5. NRW bags numerous new contracts at Olive Downs, Mt Weld, more
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- ... contract extension from Atlas Iron for mining and crushing services at the Mt Webber iron ore operation in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. The works to be continued include load and haul, drill and ...
- Created on 05 July 2022
- 6. Sandvik offers an enhanced triple-deck doublescreen solution
- (Product News)
- ... MORE SUSTAINABILITY Sandvik offers a hybrid “e” drive with electric plug-in which means you can choose your most economical and efficient energy source. The QA452 provides a lower environmental ...
- Created on 29 June 2022
- 7. Wabtec to modernise Fortescue locomotive fleet
- (Supplier News)
- Wabtec announced an agreement to transform Fortescue’s locomotive fleet to meet the performance requirements of the resource company while delivering operational and environmental efficiencies. “While ...
- Created on 29 June 2022
- 8. MINING TECHNOLOGY
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- ... replaced regularly. In order to change the mantle, which can happen as frequently as every 10 days in harsher environments, the retaining “head nut” has to be unfastened to allow removal of the worn ...
- Created on 28 June 2022
- 9. WATER MANAGEMENT FOR MINES
- (Features)
- ... water is a human right and a valuable cultural, economic and environmental resource. This interdependency makes water security and sustainable development around water resources a shared interest among ...
- Created on 28 June 2022
- 10. REDUCING TAILINGS
- (Features)
- ... exists to make great strides in tailings reduction in the mining of copper, gold, nickel, iron ore, coal and bauxite. He has outlined how those technologies can reach their full potential in waste minimisation. ...
- Created on 27 June 2022
- 11. Viê̂t Nam’s nickel demand expected to increase
- (Leading Developments)
- ... to service global markets. “It is important to consider sustainable and environmentally friendly methods of sourcing nickel, and with this regard, it would be prudent for Việt Nam to establish production ...
- Created on 27 June 2022
- 12. Rio Tinto opens A$3.2 billion Gudai-Darri
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- Rio Tinto’s most technologically advanced iron mine, Gudai-Darri, has officially opened in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The A$3.2 billion operation is expected to reach an annual capacity ...
- Created on 22 June 2022
- 13. Victoria in need of ‘fundamental and urgent’ reform: MCA
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- ... impediments to minerals exploration, remove any “artificial challenges” to allowing resource discoveries to become new mines, and improve environmental and community regulation without reducing standards. ...
- Created on 16 June 2022
- 14. Komatsu to acquire Mine Site Technologies
- (Latest)
- ... of the future and provide a more sustainable environment for the next generation,” the executive said. Source: Komatsu ...
- Created on 16 June 2022
- 15. BHP rail team grows with new recruits
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- ... BHP “We are excited to see the first round of recruits coming through BHP’s Pilbara Rail Academy and joining our high calibre rail team in Western Australia,” said BHP WA Iron Ore Asset President Brandon ...
- Created on 15 June 2022
- 16. Wabtec to modernise Fortescue locomotive fleet
- (Latest)
- Wabtec has announced an agreement to transform Fortescue’s locomotive fleet to meet the performance requirements of the resource company while delivering operational and environmental efficiencies. “While ...
- Created on 07 June 2022
- 17. Rio Tinto, traditional owners take step toward co-management of land
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- ... sacred rock shelters at Juukan Gorge in May 2020 by Rio Tinto in an effort to expand its Brockman 4 iron ore mine in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. “This agreement provides clear acknowledgement ...
- Created on 26 May 2022
- 18. K2Fly’s ground disturbance system taking off for BHP Iron Ore
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- K2Fly has been selected by BHP to provide its ground disturbance solution across its Western Australia Iron Ore (WAIO) mines in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. The one-year deal has an annual recurring ...
- Created on 11 May 2022
- 19. GRT launches dust control system for autonomous mining
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- ... sites are impacted by a range of environmental and physical factors … this is where our SMART Dosing Unit coupled with GRT: Haul-Loc comes in, as it is designed to address the challenges that autonomous ...
- Created on 11 May 2022
- 20. Lundin closes Josemaria acquisition
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- ... its environmental social impact assessment. The US$485 million deal, first announced last 12 December, closed 28 April and now gives Lundin 100% ownership of the producer and the copper-gold operation ...
- Created on 04 May 2022