Liontown Resources has produced first spodumene concentrate at its Kathleen Valley mine in Western Australia, following the commissioning of the wet plant and end-to-end operation of the Kathleen Valley value chain. “Two and a half years ago, we set ourselves the ambitious goal of achieving first production by mid-2024. Today, we have achieved it,” said Managing Director and CEO Tony…
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Poseidon Nickel has entered into an agreement with Encore Minerals to develop the gold and nickel tailings at the Windarra tailings project in Western Australia using Draslovka’s proprietary Glycine Leaching Technology and other patented solutions. Under the agreement, Encore will be responsible for the funding, development, operation, closure and rehabilitation of the project, subject to certain conditions being met. Additionally,…
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Tribe Technology said it has shipped its first autonomous reverse circulation TTDS GC 700 drill rig from its manufacturing site in Belfast, Northern Ireland, to its first customer McKay Drilling, a subsidiary of Major Drilling, in Australia. “We look forward to the demonstration of the operation of the drill rig in the field and this will be a tremendous platform…
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The University of Adelaide’s South Australian-based consortium of universities, which has worked with METS partners, mining companies and key stakeholders to unlock significant economic potential, has made an impact to boost copper – an impact that will last after concluding as collaborations continue to advance. The Integrated Mining Consortium, funded by the South Australian Premier’s Research and Industry Fund (PRIF),…
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Zenith Energy has entered an agreement with Lynas Rare Earths to design, build, own, operate and maintain a hybrid power station at Lynas’ Mt Weld mine in Western Australia. The total installed capacity of the Mt Weld power station upon completion will be approximately 65 megawatts. The Mt Weld hybrid power station will include a 24-MW wind farm (four wind…
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Rio Tinto and the Ngarluma Aboriginal Corporation (NAC) have agreed to develop an 80-megawatt solar farm on Ngarluma Country to supply renewable energy to Rio’s iron ore operations in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The solar farm is the first proposed project the Ngarluma people and Rio Tinto will pursue after a memorandum of understanding was signed to explore…
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Metso has signed an agreement to acquire Jindex Pty Ltd, a privately owned Australian tech company specializing in valves and process flow control, for an undisclosed amount. “This acquisition is yet another important step in the development of Metso’s Pumps business line offering to bring us closer to being our customers’ lifecycle partner of choice. Flow and isolation control play…
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Rex Minerals has entered into a scheme implementation deed (SID) with its major shareholder MACH Metals Australia, under which MACH will acquire all of the shares it does not already own for cash consideration of A$0.47 per share. The offer price, which implies a fully diluted equity value of A$393 million, follows a competitive global partnering process, which focused on…
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Liontown Resources said it has executed a full-form offtake agreement with Beijing Sinomine International Trade Co. (BSIT) for the supply of spodumene concentrate from its flagship Kathleen Valley lithium project in Western Australia. “Securing a near-term offtake with an established lithium refiner to sell initial volumes over the ramp-up period, de-risks sales during our ramp-up of the plant towards nameplate…
Read MoreCobalt Blue Holdings has selected Tetra Tech for the engineering works of its cobalt-nickel refinery in the Kwinana Industrial Area of Western Australia. Financial details were not disclosed, nor was a timeline for work, but Coalt Blue said the scope of work will include detailed process plant design and construction participation in the projects. “We are excited to partner with…
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