Rio Tinto awards $9.9 million construction contract to Brierty Limited
Construction and mining services company Brierty Limited and joint venture partner Karlayura Construction Services Pty announced last Thursday that Rio Tinto has awarded them...
More than 300 jobs on the line as ExxonMobil shuts Altona refinery
ExxonMobil will close its Altona refinery in Victoria and convert it to an ‘important terminal’, the company announced Wednesday.
ExxonMobil said the decision was made...
Low uranium prices shut another mine
Australia’s Paladin Energy has announced that it has ceased production at its Kayelekera mine in Malawi, citing “continuing deterioration in the uranium price” as a...
Downer EDI secures a $400m mining services contract
Downer EDI has been awarded a $400 million contract by the Gruyere Joint Venture to provide mining services at the Gruyere Gold Project, located...
Rio Tinto continues to divest Qld coal assets
Rio Tinto has agreed to sell its 80% interest in the Kestrel underground coal mine in Queensland to a consortium comprising private equity manager...
Titomic establishes foothold in mining and reseller industries
Titomic Limited has received a stock order from mining engineering company Brauntell for D523 cold-spray Systems for $A3$5,000.
Brauntell, which offers specialist and expert sustainment...
Australia, Germany back critical minerals projects to bolster climate efforts
Australia and Germany have partnered to pave the way for new opportunities for critical minerals projects as part of a broader effort to achieve climate and energy goals.
New Century’s $50m investment at Lawn Hill to create 250 new jobs
Australian base metal company New Century Resources has officially opened its new zinc tailings project based on a former zinc mine at Lawn Hill.
The...
Battery materials exploration booms in WA
Battery materials explorers dominated the latest round of the Exploration Incentive Scheme's (EIS) Co-funded Exploration Drilling Program, with nearly a third of successful applicants...
SA set for above average grain crop
A recent report on SA’s grain crop showed that the State is up for an above average yield in 2014-15 despite the cold and...