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Anglo American coal operations hit autonomous milestone

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Anglo American’s 10-year vision for a “mine of the future” became reality when all of its underground coal mines in Australia’s Bowen Basin began operating simultaneously from Remote Operation Centres (ROCs). Additionally, the Central Queensland underground operations have notched up 10,000 longwall mining shears from those ROCs, another remarkable feat. Matthew Wakeford, Anglo American Australia automation superintendent, said the rapid…

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Bowen Rail selects THREE Group for Carmichael project

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Bowen Rail Company has appointed THEE Group as the new track and civil maintenance contractor for the billion-dollar Carmichael Rail Network project in central Queensland. Bowen Rail Company general manager Brendan Lane said THEE Group was chosen following a months-long selection process. The scope of work to be delivered is so fundamental to the safety and performance of the railway…

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Operations restart at Dugald River mine

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Photo: MMG Ltd Hong Kong-based MMG resumed operations at its Dugald River MMG in MMG on January 14 after an approaching grassfire near its perimeter was contained, reported Reuters. The miner, which is backed by state-owned China Minmetals Corporation, said it does not expect any material impact on its full-year production outlook for Dugald River. In fiscal 2023, the mine…

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First coal leaves Peabody’s Centurion

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Peabody Energy, which is working on redevelop its Centurion mine in the Bowen Basin region of Queensland, has shipped first product from the hard coking coal property. The inaugural shipment was delivered to the Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal and loaded for export to a customer in Asia the week of 9 December. Centurion is undergoing a ramp-up at the mine…

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Great Divide Mining transitions to gold producer

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Queensland explorer Great Divide Mining has entered into a joint venture with Adelong Gold and its subsidiary, Challenger Mines, to recommence operations at the historic Adelong gold mine in New South Wales.  “GDM was formed to rapidly evolve into a cash-flow mining business. This agreement sets us squarely on the path to producing our first gold in the near-term,” said…

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Peabody aims for Centurion longwall production in 2026

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Peabody Energy said it has completed $250 million of the anticipated $489 million of initial development capital to achieve longwall production at its Centurion hard coking coal project  in March 2026. The company has so far commissioned two continuous miner units with a third unit expected to be commissioned in the fourth quarter. Centurion successfully produced its first development coal…

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Dyno Nobel opens new detonator plant

Francesca Mills

Dyno Nobel, a business of Incitec Pivot, recently held an official opening ceremony for the new fully automated electronic detonator plant at its Helidon manufacturing site in Queensland. The plant will deliver an increase in Dyno Nobel’s capability to manufacture its DigiShot Plus.4G  units, one of the world’s safest and most popular electronic detonator systems. “This project highlights our unwavering…

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Whitehaven offloads 30% stake in Blackwater mine

Francesca Mills

Photo: Whitehaven Coal Australian miner Whitehaven Coal has entered into separate deals with Japan’s Nippon Steel and JFE Steel for the sale of a joint venture interest of 20% and 10%, respectively, in its Blackwater coal mine in Queensland.  The transactions total US$1.08 billion, and are expected to close in the first quarter of 2025. “We look forward to working…

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Byerwen mine reports second August fatality

Francesca Mills

Mining contractor Macmahon reported a fatal collision on 22 August at QCoal’s Byerwen coal mine in Queensland. The accident follows the death of a worker involved in a crane incident three weeks prior. Macmahon said a loaded dump truck was ascending the ramp leading out of the pit at low speed when a light vehicle approached from behind and ran…

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BMA going all electric in Australia

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The assets of BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) will be the first Australian operations across the miners portfolio to run under renewable power arrangements for 100% of their electricity needs, BHP has confirmed. The move comes with the signing of a new power purchase agreement (PPA) for BMA’s Queensland operations. Specifically, the company arm has entered a new seven-year PPA commencing…

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