Northern Minerals commences construction of its Browns Range Pilot Plant
The Board of Australian heavy rare earths developer Northern Minerals has approved the development of the company’s 100%-owned Brown Range Heavy Rare Earths Pilot...
WA opens consultation for battery, critical minerals strategy update
The Western Australian Government has kicked off consultations for the renewal of its Battery and Critical Minerals Strategy, which will refocus the state’s initiatives to bolster the expanding local sector.
Tanami gold mine expansion creates new jobs in the NT
Newmont Mining Corporation has completed the US$120 million expansion of its Tanami Operations at Granites Gold Mine in the Northern Territory.
The project, which is...
MinRes to adopt MEVCO’s all-electric utes to cut carbon emissions
Mineral Resources is the first West Australian mining company to secure units of Australian-made electric Toyota HiLux utes for its mine site operations.
World’s Largest Blast Using ORICA WebGen Technology
BHP Mitsui Coal's Poitrel Mine recently broke the world record for largest blast using wireless technology on Sunday, 13 October.
The mining company successfully completed...
OZ Minerals announces new strategy to pursue shareholder value
Australian mining company OZ Minerals yesterday announced that it will adopt a new strategy aimed at creating value for its shareholders from its existing...
Alkane Resources inks MOU with Siemens to advance the Dubbo Zirconia Project
Alkane Resources has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Siemens Ltd – the Australian arm of the global industrial group Siemens AG –...
Flinders University, BHP Billiton to develop technique for cost-effective recovery of copper from low...
Flinders University has teamed up with mining giant BHP Billiton to work on a new technique for extracting low-grade copper in an affordable and...
Former LNP Minister Ian Macfarlane joins Queensland Resources Council
The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) has welcomed the appointment of Ian Macfarlane as the Chief Executive of the Queensland Resources Council, effective mid-November.
Given...
Grange Resources to cut jobs due to plunging iron ore prices
Iron ore miner Grange Resources has warned that it might be forced to cut jobs in order to reduce costs and rescale operations this...
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