Liebherr-Australia and Glencore have finalised a significant 17-machine delivery plan across six major mining operations in Queensland and New South Wales, with deliveries scheduled through to the end of 2026. “We are excited to announce this new era of partnership with Glencore. Securing multi-year supply agreements of this scale is a proud moment for Liebherr-Australia,” said Brian Boitano, executive general…
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BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) entrusted Mammoet with the relocation of a 3,100-tonne Marion 8050 dragline from one end of the Peak Downs coal mine in Queensland, Australia, to another – a full 27 kilometres away. With a deadline to achieve the relocation, it was suboptimal to allow the dragline to travel under its own steam. As such, the dragline was…
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A year after Pilbara Minerals commissioned the world’s largest lithium ore sorting plant for its Pilgangoora operation in Western Australia, TOMRA Mining’s sensor-based sorting technology is delivering measurable value, contributing to strong production performance, significantly reduced costs, and enhanced resource utilization. In its June quarter FY25 results, Pilbara Minerals reported a 77% increase in production volume and a 10% reduction…
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Australian copper producer and explorer Austral Resources Australia has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Maronan Metals to jointly evaluate the potential toll treatment of ore from the Maronan project at Austral’s Rocklands processing facility near Cloncurry, Queensland. The proposed collaboration supports Austral’s strategy to position itself as a regional consolidator and processing hub, leveraging existing infrastructure to unlock…
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Rio Tinto has approved an investment of US$180 million and commenced work on the Norman Creek access project at the Amrun bauxite mine on Queensland’s Cape York Peninsula. The project will enable the miner to access half of the 978 million tonnes of ore reserves at the operation. The global miner said construction is underway on key infrastructure, including a…
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Engineering company Monadelphous has been awarded new construction and maintenance contracts in the resources and infrastructure sectors valued at more than $110 million. In the resources sector, the company won a contract for the provision of electrical and instrumentation construction services at Rio Tinto’s Parker Point Stockyard Sustaining Project near Dampier in Western Australia, with work expected to be completed…
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Betolar has signed a commercial agreement with Mandalay Resources to develop a cementless rockfill solution for the Costerfield gold-antimony mine in Australia. The companies aim to commercialize the solution by early 2026, based on the results of a techno-commercial study and piloting. “With Mandalay Resources, we can demonstrate the added value of our cementless rock filling solution in one of…
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An unnamed gold operation in Western Australia has awarded Metso an order for an innovative portable crushing and grinding circuit based on its High Pressure Grinding Roll (HPGR) technology. Metso said the plug-and-play solution is the first of its kind to be deployed in the country. The order value, which is not disclosed, is booked in Metso’s Minerals’ 2025 third-quarter…
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Stawell gold mine, northwest of Melbourne, is no stranger to RCT – Powered by Epiroc; the site has been leveraging its technology to boost safety and productivity for more than 20 years. So, when the site recently purchased two CAT 2900XE (diesel-electric) underground mining loaders to add to their fleet, they chose RCT to automate them with its multi-machine automation…
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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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