BHP celebrates double Olympic Dam milestone
BHP Billiton has celebrated the mining of the first ore from the high-grade underground expansion at the Southern Mining Area (SMA) of its Olympic...
Thiess to trial sustainable mining technology in Central Queensland
Mining services provider Thiess is set to trial a sustainable mining technology at the Anthill Project in Central Queensland.
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CSIRO supports mining SMEs with Innovate to Grow initiative
National science agency, CSIRO, is offering a free online program dubbed “Innovate to Grow” aimed at helping small to medium enterprises (SMEs) in the mining and mining equipment, technology, and services (METS) sector.
Rio Tinto to sell its stake in Rössing
Rio Tinto has agreed to sell its entire 68.62% stake in Rössing Uranium Limited to the China National Uranium Corporation Limited (CNUC) for up...
FGR’s graphene powders found to improve rubber compounds used in the mining sector
Advanced materials company First Graphene Limited (FGR) has conducted a laboratory and commercial scale tests on its PureGRAPH powders which demonstrated that a low...
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...
Waterton Global Mining Company announces significant permitting milestone for the Hollister Mine
Waterton Global Mining Company, LLC (Waterton Mining), a wholly-owned portfolio company of Waterton Precious Metals Fund II Cayman, LP, yesterday announced that the final...
Pilbara Minerals awards EPC contract for its Pilgangoora Lithium-Tantalum Project
Pilbara Minerals has edged closer to becoming a world-class lithium producer with the award of the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for its...
McGowan Government: 52 applications received for Round 16 of co-funded drilling projects
The Western Australian Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety announced that it has received 52 submissions, including six from prospectors, for Round 16...
Study finds Qld coal mine methane emissions far higher than reported
A new study has found that methane emissions from an open-cut coal mine in Queensland’s Bowen Basin could be up to eight times higher than previously reported.