Pilbara Minerals greenlights Pilgangoora mine development
Australian lithium developer Pilbara Minerals has reached a final investment decision (FID) to fully develop its 100%-owned Pilgangoora Lithium-Tantalum Project in WA’s Pilbara region.
It...
OZ Minerals to go ahead with development of SA’s second biggest mine
OZ Minerals has green lighted the development of a $916 million copper mine in South Australia- the second biggest in the state.
The Carrapateena copper...
Rio Tinto opens new iron ore mine in WA
Rio Tinto has officially opened its 16th iron ore mine in the Pilbara region in Western Australia.
Located next to the company’s Nammuldi mine some...
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...
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...
Three mining leases granted for Metro’s Bauxite Hills project
Metro Mining Limited has been granted three mining leases for the Bauxite Hills Mine in a move that could ultimately result in the creation...
BHP and Vale to commit US$1bn for Samarco rehabilitation work in 2018
BHP and Vale have to date committed approximately US$1 billion towards rehabilitation work in Brazil following the failure of the Fundao tailings dam at...
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...
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...
Glencore restarts Collinsville Coal Mine, begins recruitment process
Glencore is set to recommence operations at its Collinsville Coal Mine near Bowen in a move that is expected to provide employment for up...