Mount Pleasant expansion blocked by appeal court

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MACH Energy Australia’s expansion of its Mount Pleasant coal mine in New South Wales has been halted after a judge found the Independent Planning Commission’s 2022 approval of the project invalid, reported ABC News. The proposed expansion would allow the company to mine an additional 247 million tonnes of coal by 2048. The Denman Aberdeen Muswellbrook Scone Healthy Environment Group…

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Evolution Mining reports encouraging exploration results

Gold miner Evolution Mining said it received promising exploration results from its Mungari and Northparkes operations in Australia during the June 2025 quarter. At Mungari, which is located 20 kilometres west of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia, the miner has continued work on opportunities to sustain high-grade underground production at current rates or better. Drilling at Kundana continued to return high-grade…

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Regis Resources adds Southern Star gold prospect to assets

Gold miner Regis Resources has agreed to acquire mining licence M38/1299, host to the Southern Star gold prospect, from Great Southern Mining for up to A$9 million in cash payments. Southern Star is located 3.5 kilometres south of Regis’ Ben Hur open pit mine in Western Australia. “This transaction is beneficial for both Great Southern Mining and Regis. It delivers…

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ICMM releases tools to support mental health, safety

ICMM has published Tools for Psychological Health and Safety to support mining and metals companies in embedding strong mental health and safety practices into daily operations and organizational culture.  “There is no higher priority for ICMM members than keeping people safe and healthy at work. These new tools will accelerate critically needed progress on strengthening safety cultures and supporting workers’…

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Glencore continues to pioneer the use of underground automation

Last year, Glencore’s George Fisher mine, part of its Mount Isa Mines complex, received three automated Toro TH663i trucks equipped with AutoMine by Sandvik, following the successful implementation of an automated loader fleet with the AutoMine system in 2020.  The automated loaders and trucks are now successfully utilised around the clock on separate levels of George Fisher, with major benefits…

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