Australian producer Pantoro Gold will be commencing development of its third producing underground mine at its wholly owned Norseman project in Western Australia in early FY27. Company officials said development will be moving toward the high-grade O’Briens Reef, and that will start after completion of dewatering and rehabilitation of the site’s Bullen Decline. It is expected to produce first ore…
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State-run China Mineral Resources Group (CMRG) has widened restrictions on buying new seaborne iron ore cargoes from BHP, as a months-long contract dispute persists, reported Reuters. The iron ore buyer is said to have told several traders to buy fewer BHP flagship grades like Mac fines and Newman fines and lumps, products that have not yet been part of the…
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Rendering: Rio Tinto Rio Tinto and the Western Australian Government have entered into a 50:50 joint venture to complete both Stage 1 and Stage 2 of the Dampier seawater desalination plant. Once fully operational, the plant will deliver 8 gigalitres of desalinated water per year to the West Pilbara Water Supply Scheme, reducing pressure on regional aquifers. The joint venture…
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Victory Metals and Curtin University have formed a strategic partnership to accelerate the development of Victory’s North Stanmore heavy rare earth (HREE) and strategic defence metal project in Western Australia. “Victory, Curtin and the Resources Technology and Critical Minerals Trailblazer [initiative] create an unbeatable industry-academia powerhouse,” said Victory Metals Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director Brendan Clark. “This partnership delivers…
Read MorePLS Group, formerly Pilbara Minerals, has signed a two-year offtake agreement with Chinese firm Canmax Technologies for spodumene concentrate supply from the Pilgangoora operation in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. Under the deal’s terms, PLS will supply 150,000 metric tons annually for two years, with an option to supply additional volumes each year, and the agreement can additionally be expanded for…
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NRW Civil & Mining secured a bulk earthworks contract by Rio Tinto for its West Angelas Sustaining Project (WASP) in Western Australia, marking another important milestone in NRW’s long-standing partnership with the miner. The contract, valued at A$175 million, encompasses the bulk earthworks to provide access to five new mining satellite pits at the West Angelas operation, which includes haul…
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Australian-based gold producer Capricorn Metals has entered into a binding agreement with exploration company Tempest Minerals to acquire the prospective Yalgoo project tenement package in a A$4.5 million cash and scrip deal.
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Engineering company Monadelphous Group has won a major construction contract with Rio Tinto associated with the Brockman Syncline 1 mine project, located within the Brockman mine hub in the West Pilbara.
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Westgold Resources has successfully fired the first high-grade stope at its iconic Great Fingall mine in Western Australia, now accessing virgin areas of the famous gold reef last mined more than a century ago. “The recommencement of stoping at Great Fingall is a proud achievement for all at Westgold and the Western Australian underground mining community,” said Westgold Managing Director…
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Rio Tinto’s first Pilbara-made iron ore rail car has rolled off the production line in Karratha, as part of a A$150 million partnership with rail industry supplier Gemco Rail to build 100 rail cars in Western Australia. The first Karratha-made rail car follows the completion of 40 rail cars under the partnership at Gemco Rail’s Perth facility earlier this year,…
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