As part of its commitment to cleaner and safer mining, IGO has commissioned a Sandvik DL422iE battery-electric longhole drill at its Nova nickel-copper-cobalt operation in Western Australia. Nova is the first Australian mine to commission the drill. Full story.
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K2fly lands Roy Hill contract
Roy Hill has contracted K2fly’s Ground Disturbance Solution software for its integrated iron ore mining, rail and port operations in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. K2fly said the five-year contract has a total value of A$2 million and an annual recurring revenue of $300,000. Full story.
Read MoreGoongarrie Hub gets boost from Japanese consortium
Photo: Ardea Resources Ardea Resources said it has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a Japanese consortium to develop its Kalgoorlie Nickel Project Goongarrie Hub in Western Australia. Full story.
Read MorePrimero awarded KCGM contract
NRW Holdings’ Primero Group has been selected as the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for Northern Star Resources’ KCGM (Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines) growth project in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. Full story.
Read MoreKemerton equipment order goes to Metso
Newly renamed global group Metso has been awarded a EUR 40 million (US$43.6 million) order for ancillary equipment that will be added to the calcining and acid roasting facilities at Kemerton Lithium’s hydroxide processing plant in Western Australia. Full story.
Read MoreNRW wins Mt Cattlin contract
NRW Holdings has been awarded a contract worth about A$332 million for Allkem Limited’s Mt Cattlin open-pit lithium mine north of Ravensthorpe in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. Full story.
Read MoreRio Tinto opens WA railway after derailment
Rio Tinto has reportedly restarted rail line operations in Western Australia after an iron ore train derailed the weekend of June 24. Full story.
Read MoreBHP, K2fly extend Ground Disturbance agreement
After an initial one-year contract and successful deployment, BHP has extended its contract for K2fly’s Ground Disturbance Solution covering the miner’s Western Australian Iron Ore (WAIO) operations in the Pilbara. Full story.
Read MoreIGO awards Cosmos study to Perenti, ABB
IGO, owner and operator of the Cosmos nickel operation in Western Australia, has tapped Perenti and ABB to take on a comprehensive underground electrification study at the project as it further commits to improving its sustainability performance. Full story.
Read MoreRio Tinto to invest US$395 million to secure water supply in Pilbara
Rio Tinto said it will invest US$395 million in a desalination plant in Western Australia to support future water supply for the company’s coastal operations and communities in the Pilbara region. Read more.
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