Komatsu Australia will now be serving Papua New Guinea customers after its acquisition of distributor UMW Niugini Limited. The business has been renamed Komatsu Niugini Limited (KNL). Sean Taylor, Komatsu Australia Managing Director, said the acquisition succeeded a change in ownership structure of the joint venture parties that previously owned UMW. The acquisition was completed on 1 May. “As a…
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Australia-based Native Mineral Resources continues to advance activities at its Blackjack processing plant and Charters Towers assets in north Queensland, where it expects to commence commissioning in June. “We continue to make strong progress at the Blackjack gold processing plant, with milestones achieved across mechanical, piping, electrical, and commissioning readiness activities during the quarter. Refurbishment works on the ball mill,…
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Honeywell announced that its Integrated Controls and Safety System, or ICSS, will be designed and implemented at Iluka Resources’ Eneabba rare earths refinery in Western Australia as part of a project to improve safety and production efficiency. Through a strategic partnership between the Australian Government and Iluka, the refinery will produce rare earth oxides that are essential inputs to defense…
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BHP, the world’s biggest miner, is preparing to search for a new chief executive officer in the coming months as Mike Henry heads toward the end of his tenure, reported Bloomberg. Company insiders told Bloomberg that a change could come as soon as next year, and internal frontrunners for the role include Geraldine Slattery, president Australia, Vandita Pant, chief financial…
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Macmahon has received a notice of award for a three-year extension at the Byerwen coking coal mine in Queensland’s Bowen Basin. The company has been providing open-cut mining services, including load and haul, and crusher feed, at Byerwen since the mine’s establishment in 2017 and provides employment to over 800 people on site. “We are very pleased to continue as…
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Newmont has deployed Ericsson Private 5G at its Cadia gold-copper mine in Australia, marking the first use of private 5G technology for teleremote dozing. With zero interruptions from communications instability or outages, 5G has boosted safe production. Previously, the miner was unable to connect more than two machines at distances of no more than 100 metres on Wi-Fi, before the…
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Fortescue has ordered a major fleet of fully autonomous and electric surface mining equipment from Epiroc to be used at its iron ore mines in the Pilbara region of Western Australia – the largest order contract in Eprioc’s history. The contract, valued at A$350 million over five years, includes a fleet of Epiroc blasthole drill rigs, the cable-electric Pit Viper…
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Australia-based fine particle specialist RST Solutions has entered a strategic business agreement with Indonesian mining company, PT Mineral Nusa Investama (MNI), to increase capacity of service delivery for clients. RST Solutions has held a strong presence in Indonesia for many years, with company representatives based in Malaysia servicing Indonesian clients. “With the Indonesian government implementing laws and policies to ban…
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Earlier this year, Liebherr-Australia commissioned five PR 776 dozers for gold producer Northern Star Resources. These dozers are the first of 13 brand-new Liebherr machines set to be commissioned for the miner throughout the year. On top of these initial five machines, Liebherr-Australia will supply another two PR 776s, five R 9150 excavators and an R 9400 excavator. Most of…
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Liontown Resources said underground stoping has commenced on schedule at its Kathleen Valley lithium operation in Western Australia with the first blast fired at the Mt Mann orebody. “This achievement was made possible by advanced planning, the dedication of our team and the support from our mining partner, Byrnecut, ensuring the first stope blast at Mt Mann proceeded as planned,”…
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