Black Cat Syndicate has confirmed the first gold doré has been poured from Myhree ore mined at its Kal East gold project in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. Pre-strip and ore production commenced on 26 July. “Excellent progress is being made on all fronts as we continue the pre-strip and the gold production build,” said Managing Director Gareth Solly. “The first ore…
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Southern Cross Gold said it is acquiring multiple properties directly surrounding its Sunday Creek project, 60 kilometres north of Melbourne, Australia. The company is acquiring two residential holdings for A$1.9 million, and has also entered into a Share Swap Agreement to acquire all the shares in Sparr Nominees Pty. Sparr holds substantial agricultural properties near Sunday Creek and approximately $18.75…
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Alchemy Resources has signed an agreement with state-owned Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC) where the latter can earn up to a 51% interest in Alchemy’s Roe Hills tenure in Western Australia, by funding up to A$6 million of exploration costs. The Farm-in and Joint Venture agreement is over sections of the Roe Hills tenure comprising 248 square…
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Liontown Resources has reached major milestones in the advancement of its Kathleen Valley lithium project in Western Australia: the maiden shipment of its spodumene concentrate and the commencement of spot sales for spodumene concentrate. The company said this week its first shipment of concentrate from Kathleen Valley successfully loaded onto MV Eckert Oldendorff and departed the Port of Geraldton on…
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Wabtec has successfully installed its Generation 3 Collision Avoidance System (CAS) at Glencore Coal’s Mount Owen site in New South Wales, Australia.
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Australian miner Westgold Resources has commenced mining of the South Junction Lode within the Bluebird-South Junction mining complex at Meekatharra. Officials called the start of operations at the Western Australian site milestone, and is targeting a ramp up to 100,000 tonnes per month by the third quarter of next year. It has also eyed an expansion that would include multiple…
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Liontown Resources has achieved what it is calling a major milestone in its Kathleen Valley mine’s history: the first shipment of concentrate from Kathleen Valley in September, a shipment that surpassed 10,000 tonnes of concentrate since its recent announcement of first production. The concentrate produced to-date has a weighted average grade of 5.2% Li2O, with all key parameters meeting or…
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Arcadium Lithium has confirmed it is planning to suspend State 4A waste stripping, as well as any expansion investments beyond stage 3 at its Mt. Cattlin operation in Western Australia, effectively placing the operation on care and maintenance. The company cited the continued decline in spodumene process for the decision. The suspensions ar near-term, while the care and maintenance effective…
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BHP has confirmed that the South Australian government has commenced its application and assessment process for BHP’s planned smelter and refinery expansion at Olympic Dam. Per a notification in the South Australian Government Gazette, the next steps are being made for BHP’s plans in the SA region. Last week, the miner said in its FY24 full-year results that it had…
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If a new report from Bloomberg is to be believed, coal has recently met a first-time marker Down Under: generating less than half of Australian power. The report, which cited figures from data aggregator Open-NAM, said recent high winds in southeastern Australia have pushed coal-fired power beneath the 50% threshold. This has not happened before o the country’s power mix,…
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