Fortescue has begun construction of its 690-MW Turner River solar farm in the Pilbara region of Western Australia – the final solar installation needed to deliver its Real Zero decarbonisation plan – along with a 650-MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) at its flagship Cloudbreak iron ore mine. These projects form part of Fortescue’s Pilbara Green Grid, which is being…
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Global miner Rio Tinto is celebrating this week following the shipment of 8 billion tonnes of iron ore to global markets from the Pilbara region, 60 years after the company’s first shipment set sail from Western Australia for Japan. The milestone shipment departed from Cape Lambert port aboard the Juno Horizon on 19 May, bound for one of the miner’s…
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Mineral Resources (MinRes) is restarting operations at its wholly owned Bald Hill lithium mine in Western Australia, thanks to more favorable economic conditions. The company said a “significant and sustained recovery” in lithium prices was behind its decision, and that it has undertaken extensive planning in recent months to ensure it can be brought back online safely and efficiently. The…
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Fortescue said it has shipped its 2.5 billionth metric ton of iron ore, marking a significant milestone in the company’s history. Since loading its first vessel in 2008, Fortescue has grown into one of the world’s largest iron ore producers, exporting close to 200 million tonnes annually to customers worldwide. Will Lockyer, Port Operations, who was part of the team…
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Victory Metals Limited has announced exceptional metallurgical leaching test results from its flotation concentrate at its wholly-owned North Stanmore heavy rare earth project in Western Australia. Test work on concentrate produced from the company’s recent flotation program revealed a 48-fold upgrade of the total rare earth oxide it processed, rejecting about 95% of the feed mass into tailings. The results…
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Australia-focused Native Mineral Resources provided an update on activities across its Charters Towers and Ravenswood assets in northern Queensland, including its latest Blackjack gold pour. Completed on 25 March, the miner produced three doré bars totaling 560 ounce doré (17.41 kg), while broader mining, drilling, approvals and infrastructure workstreams continue to advance across Blackjack, Podosky and Far Fanning. “Our latest…
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Mining contractor Macmahon announced the execution of a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Wolfram Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bumi Resources, for the restart of operations at the Mount Carlton gold mine, located 150 kilometres south of Townsville in North Queensland. Macmahon’s offering of surface and underground mining services, as well as civil infrastructure services, forms the basis of…
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Australia-based Lynas Rare Earths has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japan Australia Rare Earths B.V. (JARE) to establish a framework for cooperation across the rare earths value chain, particularly in relation to exploration. JARE is a special-purpose company established by the Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) and Sojitz Corporation. Lynas and JARE are parties to…
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Australian producer Pantoro Gold will be commencing development of its third producing underground mine at its wholly owned Norseman project in Western Australia in early FY27. Company officials said development will be moving toward the high-grade O’Briens Reef, and that will start after completion of dewatering and rehabilitation of the site’s Bullen Decline. It is expected to produce first ore…
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State-run China Mineral Resources Group (CMRG) has widened restrictions on buying new seaborne iron ore cargoes from BHP, as a months-long contract dispute persists, reported Reuters. The iron ore buyer is said to have told several traders to buy fewer BHP flagship grades like Mac fines and Newman fines and lumps, products that have not yet been part of the…
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