North Goonyella mine life extension secures 230 local jobs
Coal miner Peabody Energy will extend mining operations at its North Goonyella mine until 2026.
The company will use advanced longwall technology to extend the...
NAIF loan to help rehabilitate historic Queensland gold mine, Mount Morgan
The Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) will provide Heritage Minerals with a loan of $66 million to help reinvigorate the abandoned historical Central Queensland...
Government okays new lithium mine in the Northern Territory
Emerging Australian lithium developer, Core Lithium has announced the granting of a Mineral Lease for the Grants Deposit, a key component of the Company’s...
FGR’s graphene powders found to improve rubber compounds used in the mining sector
Advanced materials company First Graphene Limited (FGR) has conducted a laboratory and commercial scale tests on its PureGRAPH powders which demonstrated that a low...
Mining accident at the Austar mine kills two men
An accident at Yancoal’s Austar mine claimed the lives of two miners who were working 500 metres below the surface when the accident occurred....
Rio Tinto’s iron-ore shipments reach all-time high in 2013
Rio Tinto’s decision to expand its mining operation due to strong demand from Chinese steelmakers has proved to be justified as the company’s iron...
Hybrid Systems Australia delivers WA’s largest BESS for Fortescue
Hybrid Systems Australia has deployed Western Australia's largest network-integrated battery energy storage system (BESS) as part of Fortescue Metals Group's Pilbara Energy Connect (PEC)...
Rio Tinto and Minmetals ink mineral exploration agreement
Rio Tinto and Chinese metals and mineral trading company Minmetals have agreed to establish a 50:50 joint venture to explore for world-class mineral deposits...
New mining innovation hub to open in the Goldfields
Curtin University's WA School of Mines, the Minerals Research Institute of WA and the Cooperative Research Centre for Optimising Resource Extraction (CRC ORE) have...
BHP’s CTO to step down in early 2020
BHP has announced that its Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Diane Jurgens, will leave the company early next year.
Ms Jurgens, who joined BHP in 2015...
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