Santos acquires ConocoPhillips’ northern Australian business for A$1.9bn
Australia's oil and gas giant Santos announced that it has completed the acquisition of ConocoPhillips’ northern Australia and Timor-Leste assets for ‘a reduced purchase...
WA iron ore success story underlines need for MRRT repeal
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry Bob Baldwin has congratulated Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) at the opening of the Kings Mine in the...
China launches landmark zero-carbon mining fleet with 100 autonomous trucks
Chinese heavy equipment manufacturer XCMG Machinery (SHE:000425) has officially delivered 100 autonomous, all-electric mining trucks to the Huaneng Yimin Open-Pit Coal Mine in Inner Mongolia.
Rio Tinto to sell its Lochaber assets for $410m
Rio Tinto has agreed to sell its assets at Lochaber, Scotland to SIMEC for a total of $410 million, subject to certain conditions precedent...
Isaac Downs mining project to provide hundreds of jobs to Bowen Basin
Stanmore Coal's $90 million Isaac Downs mining project is set to provide hundreds of jobs and a regional economic boost to Central Queensland, after...
Mining firm Brauntell orders $395,000 Titomic cold-spray systems
Mining engineering company Brauntell has filed a stock order for D523 cold-spray systems, amounting to $395,000. The systems will be sold to mining end-users...
Australia’s Super Pit gold mine given an 8-year life extension
Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines (KCGM) has extended the life of its Super Pit gold mine by an additional eight years, thus delaying its closure...
Aurizon, Anglo American to study hydrogen-powered trains for bulk freight in Qld
Australia’s largest rail freight company, Aurizon and global mining company Anglo American will undertake a study into using hydrogen-powered trains for bulk freight in...
Macmahon appoints new CEO
Mining services company Macmahon Holdings has announced that it has promoted its Chief Financial Officer Sybrandt van Dyk to Chief Executive Officer.
Mr van Dyk...
Fortescue ships billionth tonne of iron ore
Fortescue Metals Group has celebrated the shipment of its one billionth tonne of iron ore at Herb Elliot Port.
Loaded aboard Fortescue’s ore carrier ‘FMG...