BHP Billiton completes Olympic Dam upgrade
BHP Billiton announced that its investments in the Olympic Dam project – one of the world’s most significant deposits of copper, uranium, gold and...
Rio Tinto’s autonomous haul trucks achieve significant milestone
In yet another milestone, Rio Tinto has announced that its fleet of autonomous haul trucks last week moved their one-billionth tonne of both ore...
Rio Tinto expands its presence in Mongolia
Rio Tinto has strengthened its presence in Mongolia with the establishment of a new office that will house its exploration team and the Mongolia...
Rio Tinto posts strong fourth quarter production results
Rio Tinto has released its fourth quarter production results which showed it finished the year in line with guidance across all major products.
The company,...
Liberty House makes $500m offer for Rio Tinto’s Aluminium Dunkerque smelter
Liberty House Group, an industrial and metals company founded by UK tycoon Sanjeev Gupta, has made a binding conditional offer of $500 million to acquire...
Australia’s resource and energy exports continue to set new records
The December 2017 Resources and Energy Quarterly (REQ) has found that Australia’s resources and energy export earnings increased by 1.2% to reach a record...
EPA okays new rare earths mine in NT
Australian mineral exploration company Arafura Resources has received recommendation for approval from the Northern Territory Environment Protection Authority (EPA) to progress the development of...
Batchfire Resources set to extend life of Callide coal mine until 2043
Brisbane-based miner Batchfire Resources has been granted a mining lease for its recently acquired Callide coal mine in Central Queensland.
The mine, which has been...
Metallica Minerals granted mining lease for Urquhart bauxite project in QLD
Australian bauxite developer Metallica Minerals has been granted a mining lease for its Urquhart bauxite project, located some 5km southwest of Weipa on Queensland’s Cape...
GFG Alliance set to acquire Glencore’s Tahmoor mine in NSW
GFG Alliance’s SIMEC Mining division had reached an agreement to purchase Glencore’s high-quality Tahmoor metallurgical coking coal mine in NSW.
Located some 75km south west...
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Xometry CEO Sanjeev Singh Sahni on how AI and digital networks are reshaping manufacturing supply chains
Australian manufacturers have long competed against distance. In an exclusive interview with Australian Manufacturing, Xometry CEO Sanjeev Singh Sahni discusses how AI can help manufacturers access more production capacity and simplify traditionally email-driven supply chains.
