White Rock Minerals, owner of the Woods Point gold project in Victoria, Australia, said it has no immediate plans to return its crews to their work stations underground after a magnitude 6 earthquake struck southeastern Australia on 22 September. Read full article from The Asia Miner.
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Rio Tinto, WestTrac autonomous training soaring
WesTrac Cat and Rio Tinto have met the six-month mark on autonomous haulage systems training at the WesTrac Technology Training Centre in Collie, Western Australia, and have now seen more than 100 Rio employees complete the program. Read full article from The Asia Miner.
Read MoreCharge On Innovation Challenge shortlists 21
The Austmine-spearheaded Charge On Innovation Challenge, first introduced to the industry in May, has selected 21 vendors for its shortlist to progress to the next phase of the challenge designed to develop faster charging solutions for electric trucks. Read full article from The Asia Miner.
Read MoreHillgrove gets grant for decline project
Hillgrove Resources has been given a A$2 million grant to conduct a trial of Komatsu underground mining technology for portal development at its Kanmantoo mine in South Australia. Read the full article from The Asia Miner.
Read MoreChinese iron ore producer betting on lithium
Chinese iron ore miner Hainan Mining said it will be investing US$164 million in a plant that will produce battery-grade lithium hydroxide as electric vehicle demand rises. Read full article from The Asia Miner.
Read MoreEvolution steps up efficiency with Aspen’s Mtell
Australian gold miner Evolution Mining has deployed U.S.-headquartered Aspen Technology’s Mtell software at its Mungari operations to help it to mitigate unplanned downtime and to improve performance at its plant. Read for article from The Asia Miner.
Read MoreMacmahon picks up trio of contract extensions
Engineering group Macmahon Holdings has added A$600 million to its order book with the extensions of two of its existing projects in Australia and one in Indonesia.
Read MoreBardoc brings in GR for plant build
Bardoc Gold, developer of a project of the same name in Western Australia, has selected GR Engineering Services as its preferred contractor for the building of the site’s processing facility. Read full article in The Asia Miner.
Read MoreNorthern Star orders Metso Outotec Premier SAG mill
Metso Outotec has received an order for the delivery of a Premier SAG mill to Northern Star Resources’ Thunderbox gold mine expansion near Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. Read full article in The Asia Miner.
Read MoreBHP, Barada Barna people come to agreement at South Walker
The Barada Barna Aboriginal Corporation (BBAC), on behalf of the Barada Barna people, has signed a Native Title Project Agreement with BHP Mitsui Coal, a first of its kind between the two, providing “immediate and intergenerational” benefits to the former at the South Walker Creek operation in Queensland. Read full article in The Asia Miner.
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