Chevron Australia ships first LNG cargo from Wheatstone
Chevron Australia has announced that the first shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) has departed from the Wheatstone Project.
Located 12 kilometres west of Onslow...
Thiess secures two BMA mining service contracts worth $440m
CIMIC Group’s global mining services provider, Thiess, has won two separate contracts from BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance with a combined value of $440 million.
Under...
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...
Rio Tinto reports third quarter 2017 production results
Rio Tinto has released its third quarter production results which revealed a number of productivity improvements across the company’s operations.
Rio Tinto’s world-class Pilbara iron...
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...
ADE calls for adoption of innovative solutions for improved safety in mining and construction
Brisbane engineering company, Australian Diversified Engineering (ADE) is urging mining and construction companies to consider more innovative ways of improving work place safety across...
Chevron starts production at Wheatstone LNG project
Chevron has commenced production of liquefied natural gas (LNG) at the Wheatstone Project located 12km west of Onslow on the Pilbara coast of Western...
Rio Tinto completes Australia’s first fully autonomous train run in WA
Rio Tinto has completed its maiden autonomous rail journey at its iron ore operations in the Pilbara region of Western Australia as part of...
Orica announces successful production trials for the world’s first wireless electronic blasting system
Orica, the largest provider of commercial explosives and blasting systems to the mining and infrastructure markets, have announced today the successful production trials of the...
Rio Tinto chief financial officer announces retirement
Rio Tinto chief financial officer Chris Lynch has told the board that he would be retiring from his role by the end of September...
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