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Native Mineral Resources on schedule for Blackjack commissioning

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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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Macmahon wins three-year extension at Byerwen

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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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Glencore provides update on Mount Isa Mines

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Glencore recently held a community information session on the future of its Mount Isa Mines mining complex in Queensland with the pending closure of its underground copper operations at the site. “I want to make clear that Glencore is not going anywhere. Mount Isa Mines is an important asset for Glencore globally and we’re continuing to invest in these operations,”…

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Blackjack playing winning hand for 3Q25

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Native Mineral Resources (NMR) said that work to restart its Blackjack gold processing plant at the Charters Towers complex in north Queensland during the third quarter is on track. In a progress update, the company said refurbishment and upgrades of the Blackjack facility are advancing across all key plant areas, with equipment ordered, modelling near completion, and pre-commissioning underway. Additionally,…

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Anglo American hands out community grants

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Anglo American, owner of a number of operations in Queensland’s Bowen Basin, has earmarked new funding grants to some community groups and not-for-profit organisations in the Moranbah, Middlemount, Moura, Banana and Theodore areas via its 2025 Community Grants Program. The successful 2024 Community Grants Program applicants include: MiddlemountBarada Barna Aboriginal Corporation, Capella Tieri Middlemount Community Support Network, Capricorn Helicopter Rescue…

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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 THEE 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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